The Washington times., 1911-08-24
ANNIVERSARY OF
BEATTIE WEDDING
Young Vrgnian Begins Fight For His Life Just Year
", After He Was Married To
Louise Owen.
Louise Owen.

at the same place as he did later when
he brought his wife's body home"
Sent Wife for Raincoat.
Mr.. Smith neA asked about the To-
cation of DR.. Mercer's home In the
neighborhood' on Forest Hill.
Did Beattie's wife come out Of the
house with him when they left2'' asked
Mr.. Smith.
They were together until he sent
her back for the rain coat"
He said to you.' asked tn lawyer.
"that he was late as usual"
He said" returned the witness, that
am an hour late tonight on ac-
count Of q busted tire :"
Counsel for the defense now estab-
lished by the witness that Beattie and
his wife must have gone to the drug
store and filed the prescription for
That Midlothian road is q popular
one with motor car drivers?'
quite POPULAR" said Mr.. Owen.
How many automobiles do you think
night as ausual thingY" asked the
lawyer.
The Commonwealth objected, but was
overruled.
Sometimes a great many, sometimes
only a few," replied the witness when
allowed to answer the question.
Counsel for the defense next sought
to show that Beattie himself urged a
hunt for the gun, but the witness re-
piled: He said he would drive the car
If we did &C out"
Says He Suggested Hounds.
'Who first suggested bloodhounds?"
TT came frcm me, as well as I can
remember" replied owen.
Don't you remember that Henry
Beattie, 1r. suggested getting the
hourds, and seid he would pay for it7'
Il think the initiative was mine," af-
flrmed the witness.
The defense next sought to show that
1t was perfectly natural that none OF
the owen family went with >Beattte and
his wife on that last ride together"
because Mrs. Thomas owen was not
feeling we'll
point. Judge Gregory brought out that
the baby had on Friday night been a
passenger with its mother and that Mrs.
Owen was not feeling very badly that
night.
Mr.. wendenburg jumped into the fray
and endeavored to ask witness point
blank why he was not invited to ride
that night. Following a clash between
attorneys the court asked II Owen were
invited that night to go riding: Owen
said no. He had no knowledge Of his
eMa enoe, ~ Louise Sc Beattie told him Henry
wanted her alone, but this did not get
to the Jury. Mr.. Owen was then ex-
cused. Court adjourned at 1:15 until
about 2:15 or 2:30 o'clock.
Owens Appearance on Stand.
Mr.. Owen is q man Of middle age. He
is of medium size and partly bald. He
gave his testimony in a quiet, even
monotone, which was visibly broken
with emotion when he related the
graphic story Of the condition in which
his niece's body was brought back to
the home, of which he Is tn ehead.
Te story was a STRAIGHTFORWARD one.
entirely devoid Of any dramatic fea-
lures It was plainly evident that the
manner in which 1t was told carried
more conviction wit hit than any his
trionic attempt would have caused. His
voice, in well chosen words, much as
he would tell It II seated inht own
home conversing with a stranger. Every
few minuteh he wiped away the perspi-
ration that streamed down his face, and
his collar wilted percepdbly. Almost
constantly he famed himself with his
stiff straw hat. Mr.. Owen looked his
ouestioners squarely and steadily In
the eyes when he answered their in
ouiries He did not give any apprehen-
sion of being f1urried when Attorney
Harry Smith examined hi min crisp,
forcibIe sentences, regarding the pre-.
scription which appeared an important
part of the testimony.
Roth sides repeated again this morn
ing their expression Of satisfaction with
the jury. One of the four challenged
yeniremen in particular was dissatis-
factory to the Commonwealth, though
why, neither Mr.. Wenderburg nor
Judge Gregory would state. But they
showed a good deal Of glea that
Messrs. Smith and Carter had ruled
this man out of the box. Early this.
morning a big crowd was on hand In
expectation Of the arrival Of Beulah
Binford and Paul Beattie, though in
terest centered chiefly in the girl.
INC lawyer in the world can clear
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., on this charge
of wife murder declared Prosecutor
L. o. wenienburg before court opened
this morning.
"Boy Is Going to Chair"
"Our case is absolutely complete and
ready for presentation to the jury.
What Henry Beattie needs is evi-
dence, not lawyers. He will be over
whehmed and beaten down by the per-
lection of the case against him. That
boy is going to the electric chair just
as surely as the uun shines"
Mr.. WendenburE we'll knows the abil-
ity of Beattie's counsel. for he and Mr..
Smith, chief counsel for the defense,
together have saved many a man from
the chair. Mr.. wendenburg's fat-footed
confidence is absolutely sincere. He Is
not the Kind of man to make blow
hard statements.
The strain Of the trial is telling upon
the elder Beattie, soui-racked as he
has been for weeks with the knowledge
| that nearly everyone believes his son
guilty of murder and with the knowledge
that his son is in, imminent peril Of
| his life.
Lawyers Make Long Plea.
It was not until Attorneys Smith and
Carter had made a long and determined
endeavor to allow Besttie to be re-
moved to Henrico jail and failed, that