The Washington herald., 1911-09-06

Continued from Page Ones
was alone in his opinion. Even his rela-
tives and most intimate friends would
predict no such thing, though most Of
them, and incidentally a good many or
binary spectators at the trial, announced
that they believed a disagreement Of the
jury would be the result Of the trial.
They based this merely upon the sup
position that his story of a highwayman
having slain his wife may have created
| enough reasonable doubt in the minds
of several jurors to hang the rest and
prevent a verdict
The young defendant, pale but nervy
as usual, took the stand to resume the
| ginning OF to-day's session. He was very
self-confdent in the knowledge that he
had not broken down-though he had
suffered some severe blows-under yes
terday's attack by Prosecutor Wenden-
berg.
Crowd Is Smaller.
Only the normal crowd of 800 or 400. in
stead of yesterdays mob of 1000
watched him from the courthouse or
through the windows. At the very be-
ginning Judge Watson ruled that haste
/ must be made in the remaining part Of
| MS CrOSS-eXa mlnatlOn.
How was IT," demanded the prose-
cutor, that at the very time you
reached the spot where you say the
| highwayman killed your wife, the gun
which your cousin, Paul Beattie, bought
| for you was there in the highwayman' s
| hands,"
Il didn't know anything about any gun
| which Paul bought" retOrted Henry,
craftily lodging the one big issue OF the
case-the undsputed fact that the gun
which the alleged highwayman fired was
the one Paul bought.
| This is where the State will make its
big play in the argument: How could
an unknown highwayman have in his
possession a weapon which Paul Beattie
bought and says he delivered to Henry
That Paul bought the gun is certain.
| The pawnbrokers who sold it have sworn
so. The fact is taken even by the de-
| fense as uncontrovertible, although Henry
| denies that Paul ever gave ii to him, or
that ne had knowledge Of II.
How did that gun," repeated Prose-
cutor Wendenberg, happen to be at that
| spot waiting to kill your wife,
Il cannot give any explanation" said
Beattie, quite placidly.
That's ALL" snapped the States law
yer, and the youths ordeal was over.
Makes Complete Denial.
The defense Of Henry Clay Beattie, jr.,
as shown yesterday, was a complete de-
NAL of the story of his cousin Paul. Paul
swore that, in the first place, Henry met
him at Short and Main streets (Rich-
mond) on the Thursday night before the
murder-that was on Tuesday. July IS
and commissioned him TO buy a shotgun.
Then, Paul testified, he delivered the gun
to Henry on the Saturday night after the
purchase. Finally, that after the homi-
eide. Henry begged him to keep quiet
about the gun purchase, and confessed
that he had slain his bride.
Henry yesterday, in his crcsS-examina-
ton. swore absolutely that he had not
met his cousin on the Thursday night,
and Prosecutor Wendenberg declared he
would produce witnesses to-day 70 prove
that the meeting had taken place.
Before he did so. he said to the jurors:
Have you gentlemen any questions to
ask Henry Clay Beattie. jr.? To a man
they shook their heads negatively. Ills
was regarded as a bad sign for the 10y
On trial. indicating, perhaps, that :hey
had made up their minds about his story
OF the highwayman.
One Against SeEen.
The defense having closed with Henry's
last answer, the State put on in rebuttAl
Harry Latham, one of Henry's own
friends. He swore that he heard the
defendant call up some one on the Thurs
day night in question and say: Meet
me at Short and Main streets in fifteen
minutes" That is just the message Paul
Beattie swore he received. Then John
MCAvoy, a SaloOnkeeper, declared that
the two youths had been in his place on
the night spoken of and had drank TO-
gether. Pauls testimony was that they'd
had a couple Of juleps. Five other wit
nesses, acquaintances of one or the other
Beattie, vowed that they had been to-
gether.
If numbers are to be considered, the
statement of these seven completely oye'
balances Henrys unsupported claim that
he did not see his cousin or give lim
an order to purchase the gun on that
Thursday night.
But suill stronger testimony was given
by Mrs. Paul Beattie. the cousins wife.
and Mrs. ]. 3. Houchens. his mother-ln
law, who swore that their telephone bell |
rang that night; they called Paul to the
wire and heard him say: "All right: I'll
be at Short and Main in a quarter Of an
hour
Heard Henry'S Voice.
They also testified that they heard an
draw up before their home |
that night and heard Paul. aHghting, |
say: Goodnight, Henry"
dozen or more character witnesses
and a number of experts took up the
rest of the day: also unimportant men
and women brought to prove one or
another trifiing proposition. The last
was Henry owen, a brother of the slain
bride, who contradicted young Beattie's
assertion: My wife and I never had a
cross word. and always kissed when
we parted"
Mr.. Owen said: I remember at least
one or two occasions, not long after
the baby was born, some five or six
weeks before my sister died, when
they were not on good terms. They
had quarreled and were mad at each
other. and Henry did not kiss Louise
as he left the house"
Young Beattie glared at his brother
in-law, Just as earlier in the day he
glared at his cousin Paul, who was
brought in for a brief moment so that
a witness might identify him. Then
he turned away and resumed the con-
hdent smile which he has worn almost
always since the trial began.
Just before the taking of the evil
dence was concluded this afternoon,
one thing was settled positively: Beu-
lah Binford, the other woman" and
the alleged motive, will not be called
as witness. The State is afraid of
her, because It knows that she and
henry Beattie had secret communism |