Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-08-25

ried.
M. E. Purdie, farmer, 81, single.
H. C. Robinson, farmer, "A, mar
ried.
Thomas A. Hancock, farmer, A,
married.
Lewis Robertson, farmer, "A, mar
ried. e-r
w. P. Rocks, farmer, 4S, married.
Henry E. Blankenship, assistant
silk mills, 3S, mar
ried.
Beginning tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock Henry Beattie's life will
be cast into the scales of justice, and
twelve substantial and respected cit
liens of Chesterfield county will
render a verdict and mete out justice
according to the evidence they have
Immediately upon the converting OF
the court Commonwealth Attorney
Gregory will make the opening state
ment for the prosecution, and outline
what the State expects to prove
against the accused.
Counsel for the defense will re-
ply, and then the hearing of evidence
will begin.
Judge Walter Watson counseled
the jurors not to discuss the case
among themselves or with others.
Following these instructions from the
court the jurors were committed to
the care of Sheriff w. C. Gill, Of
Chesterfield, who will be their con-
slant attendant until the trial has
reached a conclusion.
The hotel where the jury which
will decide the fate of Henry Beattie
will be housed during the trial is a
two-story, rambling building situated
about 800 feet from the court house.
The jury will occupy room in the
north wing. The twelve men will be
carefully guarded. They will be
kept by themselves, shut off from all
intercourse with other guests, until
they have decided upon verdict and
are discharged by Judge Watson.
Wife's Cousin First Witness.
Thomas E. Owen, of Forest Hill,
will be the first witness called to tes-
tify against Henry Beattie. Mr.. Owen
Twill be followed by DR.. Herbert
, Mann, DR.. E. G. Mercer and Coroner
J. G. Loving.
Mr.. Owen, at whose house Mrs
Beattie was guest when she was
murdered, will tell how Louise
was murdered, will tell how Louise
had been waiting for her husband tt
visit her until, despairing of seeing
him on the night of July 10 she re-
tired to her room to prepare herself
for bed. Shortly after 10 o'clock
NJ Owen will say, Henry arrived In
lis car and Louise, under slight pro
! test. agreed to take ride with him
| irst Henry and Louise went tt
to fol- some medicine. Then they
took q short ride up the turnpike
! Henry rushed his car back to the
Owen homo Just before IL o'clock
Issz3rtiGg Il At his wife had been kill
+ Ell. LII. Over! assisted in taking the
/ t3cy CT tie nur Tered woman int
the house.
IIr. Owen VIII ,rtainly be CLOSELY
examined reGardir : Henry Beattie'.
nervous condition and may be able
to throw Coaside able new light OF
the case.
DR.. Mercer was at the Owen HON,
| when Henry returned with his wife,
| body. DR.. Mercer treated the sud
denly bewidowed young man for hys
terra, took him into the home ant
placed him upon a couch.
Assisted by DR.. Herbert Mann, wht
had been hastily summoned, ant
Coroner j. G. Loving, who was a
once notified, DR.. Mercer examined
the hideOus wound inflicted upo1
Mrs. Beattie, and all three of the
physicians will probably offer eek
pert testimony" regarding the ma
ture of the wound and the probable
circumstances under which it was in
flicted.
| Crowd Gathers EARLY.
Although court was announced no
to convene until noon today, people
gathered at the court house as ear
ly as o'clock this morning and KEEP
coming continuously up until noon
! when there was by far the larges
crowd yet recorded. AS the cruz
of the case approaches, interest i.
growing steadily and is greater toda,
in Richmond and at the court house
than on the day of indictment +;
week ago, or even Monday, when thu
morbidly curious had the first op
portunity of seeing Henry Clay Beat
tie, Jr.
Realization Comes to Beattie.
Looking somewhat pale and sub
dued, but smiling still, Beattie, arriv
ed at Chesterfield Courthouse thi.
morning at 11.3O o'clock in an auto
mobile which contained Specia
Agent L. L. Sherer, Detectives Wren
and farrell, County Officer Flynn ano
Judge S. c. Burdette, of Charleston
The prisoner seemed much more
serious minded than he was last
Monday, though there is no sugges-
ton of fear about him.
For a considerable while he sal
alone at the bar in the court room
with only one officer to keep an eye
on him. During this interim he
amused himself reading a newspa-
| per.
The accused today wears the same
natty gray suit in which he appear
ed when he pleaded mot guilty.,
and the same purple handkerchief
| one exactly like it-peeped from his