VAOK 8 SHE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6, 1011. BEATTIEON STAND Defendant Tells Version ot Wife's Murder. DENIES STORY OF COUSIN. Great Crowd, Attruted by Sensation of Famous Trial, Travels Miles In Hope of Seeing Young Defend ant on Witness Jtand. Chesterfield Court House, Vn., Sept. 5. The definite report that Beuttle would take the stand brought a grunt jam to the courthouse. By farm wag ons. automobiles and on foot fully SlXI came to the little green In the midst of the wilderness and soon the court room was jammed from wall to wnll. People built scaffolds of benches out side of every window, climbed the sycamore trees to vantage points, whence they could see the witness chair, and banked themselves about the doors. A few minutes before Judge Watson rapped for order, the prisoner follow ed his counsel out of the Jail doors. He was very pale. The Jailer had stood by him while he shaved. lie wore a blue serge suit carefully, creas ed and a white necktie, pinned with a pearl. They wanted to recall Kas telberg, the butcher, to the stand for a question. Ho was not to be found. Then Henry C. Beattie, Sr., took the stand to say that on the Thursday night following the murder he bad not received an Intimation of his son's Impending arrest until a Richmond re porter told him of it over the phone. "Henry Clay Beattie, Jr.," Smith announced, and the prisoner pushed his way to the stand. He took a drink of water Sheriff Gill handed him before the first question was ask ed him. With a handkerchief crushed into a hard ball ho continually dabbled at his nose. The muscles of his cheek twitched as regularly as his pulse. He constantly swallowed. Nervous strain was written large all over his face. In answer to Smith's quory ho stated that he was employed as a clerk In his father's store In South Richmond. "Have you ever had Intimate asso ciation or relation with your cousin Paul Beattie?" Smith asked, driving directly at a refutation of the most damaging evidence that had been given against Beuttle through the lips of his cousin. ' "Positively none," the prisoner an swered. "The only times I have had dealings with him have been when he came to the store to got money to bos money." "You never told him a secret never trusted him with any close informn tiou of your affairs?" "I should say not: even when he wns In the store he was closely watched." The young man's eyes narrowed when he said this. He took another drink of water. Smith then launched ills witness directly into a narration of his relations with Beulah Binford. Beattie said he had first seen the girl In August, 1007, when he was rid ing In an automobile with a friend She had called from the sidewalk and asked to he taken for a ride. One of his companions had told him at the time that the twelve-year-old girl hod a bad reputation. "Hdw long did your relations witli this girl continue at that time?" "Until she went to Washington with her mother," Beattie answered roolly "What was her action toward you in reference to the child that was boinV" "Why, she said I was the father of It," Beattie said. "She thought she could get more money from me than anybody else. I refused to pay up and i;he got a lawyer after me. Then I paid. After that I was the laughing stock of the whole town." Once, more Beattie alluded to the blackmailing lie had undergone by paying he was so soft he Just "forked It up" when demands were made upon him. Then he exhibited the first hull cations of a nervous deslro to help himself by volunteer statements. "What were the relations between yourself nnd your wife up to the time of her death?" "She never spoke n cross word to me or I to her." Beattie answered. "We were both of an affectionate nature 1 defy anybody to say we were not completely happy." "Did your wlfo know of the rela tlons that had previously existed be tween you and Beulah Bluford?" "She certainly did. 1 mude n clean breast of it about the child nnd nil." "Did she know of your trip to Nor folk last April, where you met Beulah Binford?" Beuttle was silent for an Instant and then replied In a low voice: "She knew 1 was going to Norfolk but she did not know I met Beulah there." Ho quickly volunteered thnt ho had not gone to Norfolk with the express purpose of seeing the girl; his meeting had been purely accidental. The lawyer then led Beattie to a comprehensive denial of overy detail given by his cousin Paul of the alleged purchuslug of the shotgun at Henry'i lniitnnco nnd of the ride together to tho pawnshop to get the gun on the Saturday night before tho murder. "If I had wanted a gun for the pur pose Qf murder I would never have commissioned such a one as Paul te get It," Beattie snapped. But he did admit thnt he had taken the despised cousin in his machine with htm on the Saturday night in question. Ah tho examination proceeded tho DETECTIVE SCHERER. Man Who "Worked Up" the Case Against Young Beattie. J 1 . -iL. young man under tho focus of so many eyes grew more and more fidgety. His eyes Bhlfted nervously from face to face of the Jurymen before him. ne could not see his counsel without turn ing his hend painfully, but more nnd more often ho sought to catch Smith's eye before answering, like n fighter looking through tho ropes for n tip from his trainers. The prisoner's counsel hurried through to the end from this line of questioning, anticipating the attack of the commonwealth's prosecutor. Smith had his client say that on the night following tho murder, when his cousin Paul was at the Owen home, ho had Instructed Paul to carry a message to the Binford girl. "Paul told me Beulah was sorry for me," Beattie said, "nnd I tout mm to tell her not to bother me to leave me alone." Did you tell Paul to warn Beulah that If she told what she knew you would kill her if it took 100 yeurs?" "I surely did not." Beattie also was led td"say that on the second night after the murder he had received an intimation that his arrest was imminent ho phoned to his cousin Pnul to learn if the police had yet arrested her as a witness. At the end of six hours on the wit ness stand ueattio touna uimseir snared by the relentless cross exami nation. Ho was sitting clad in a coat hespnttored with the blood of the wife whom he is charged with having mur dered. The examiner had insisted thnt he put it on. By him wns a shirt, also bloodstained. Before him stood Louis Wendenburg, commonwealth's prose cutor, driving at him question after question relating to those blood stains. Young Beattie faltered for tho first time. Ills nerve had been unusual, his answers up to that time ready al most to tho point ofgllbness. But at this critical point ho could not lift his eyes to meet those of the questioner, his tongue clicked against dry lips. And Just when the prisoner wns floundering nt his worst Judge Wat son announced that court stood nd- Journed, tho cross examination of tho witness to be continued. Had there been any sports present they would have said that Benttio was saved by the gong. The climax came unexpectedly. In the little closed space not more than three feet wide, where the dense Jnm that had filled tho courtroom parted to give the witness room to place his feet, bits of grewsomo drama were spilled while all in tho courtroom held their breath. Beattie had endeavored to indicate to the prosecutor Just how he had held the body of his wife after she had been shot by the highwayman who ho says was her nssnssln. Ho spread out his left hand and indlcnted with his right hand the motion of manipulating tho steering -wheel of an automobile. 'There, take that little boy," com manded Wendenburg, "nnd show tho Jury by using his body how you sup ported your wife after she had been shot" A barefooted little farmer's boy, who had been actlng'as copy runner for the reporters, drew hastily away from the young man in tho chair as ho stretched out his hand to seize him. Then the Impulse to be tho center of all eyes overcame the lad's Umldlty and he al lowed Beattie to enclrclo his waist with his arm. Seattle's left hand spread out across his back Just 'above the buttons on his cut down trousers. "So that is how you supported your wife's body after she was shot I nsk you now to look nt tho left sleeve of this shirt, which you wore on tho night of tho murder, and tell me if you see nny blood on It." Wendenburg passed tho shirt up to Beattie. Tho witness touched tho gar ment gingerly, and as hq turned it over nnd over tho muscles of his cheeks kept pulsing, pulsing. Ho found no blood on tho left sleeve. "Now look on the left breast and the left shoulder of that Jacket," tho prose cutor commanded, "and point out to the Jury tho blood spots that wore made when your wife's head fell ngalnst you as you have Indicated." Beattie craned his nock to look at the shoulder and sleeve. Thero were no dark stains there, although ono could be seen in the middle of his back and anottwr on the tall of the coat at the back. ' STILL CHAMPION. Gotch Easily Defeats Hack enschmidt at Chicago. WINS IN STRAIGHT FALLS. Russian Challenger For World' Wrestling Honors Outgeneraled and Outclassed by American In Quick Time. Chicago, Sept. 5. Outgeneraled and outfought, George Hackenschmldt, "tho Russian Hon," laid down his hope ot the world's wrestling championship to Frank Gotch, world's champion. The first fall came in 14 minutes 18 1-5 seconds on n reverse body hold and wrist lock. The second fall came in 5 minutes 32 1-5 seconds, Gotch, using his fatal toe hold that won him tho championship three years ago. Hackenschmldt, untrained, was hog fat. He had no chance whatever. Ho was a beaten man when ho entered the ring. Gotch, trained to the minuto and seeming the acme of physical pcrfec tlon, beat Hack at every stage of the game. The masterful strength which Hack was supposed to possess did not show to advnntage when Gotch clasp ea tne Hon. The Iowa farmer was simply too good for tho Russian. He pitted physical strength against a man who had practically no strength. The result was inevitable. Hackenschmldt is guaranteed $11,000 and a largo percentage of the picture privileges. Gotch won the world's title from Hackenschmldt three years ago. Two hundred policemen were at tho ringside today to see that no foul tac tics were resorted to. Tho promoters expect that the gate receipts will reach 100,000. The out of town visitors filled all the hotels, and many who could not pay tho price at the select hotels had to walk the streets. In boxes near the ringside were sev' oral hundred women. Prominent among them were Gotch's mother, his wife nnd mother-in-lnw. The latter three occupied a box directly in front of the arena, and with them sat Jack Curley, manager of Gotch's training camp, nnd Emil Klnnk, Gotch's man nger. It is safe to say that the femi nine relatives of tho champion were the most Interested in all tho vast crowd of spectators. There was little betting. The df rectors of the Empire Athletic club ruled that "all bets are off," thus re moving the club from nny responsi bility which might afterward arise. It was merely a technicality for the pro tection of the club which promoted the contest Ono bet of 5-100 to 200 wns made, and the' prevailing odds were 2 to 1 on Gotch. KILLS GIRL, THEN HIMSELF. Daughter of Retired Brooklyn Lawyer victim of Rejected Suitor. New York, Sept. 0. Miss Catherino Van Wyck, the twenty-year-old daugh ter of Albert Van Wyck, a retired lawyer of 107 Joralomon street, Brook lyn. wns shot and killed tonight at Quoque, N. Y., by William A. Childs, Jr., formerly of Englcwood, whose family have occupied a cottage at Quoque for some years. Childs then turned the revolver on himself and committed suicide. The tragedy occurred in Beach lane, where Miss Van Wyck's father has a cottage. Childs had been visiting more or less at tho cottage belonging to Alice W. Howell, which is rented by ills brother, Alfred D. Childs, but has been staying nt the Cooper House for the summer. Childs was about tho same age as Miss Van Wyck and had been attentive to her. Miss Van Wyck, ChUds and another young man were together, when sud denly Childs drew behind tho young womnn nnd fired twice into Miss Van Wyck's back. As she fell to tho ground ho gave one glance and Jumped over tho fence. He ran a short distance through a cornfield and .when found was dying. KEENE UNDER KNIFE AGAIN. American Financier Rallies From Op eration In London. London, Sept. 5. James It. ICeeno, the financier, was successfully operated on for stomach trouble nt n nursing homo here. The patient rallied well, according to a statement Issued by his physician, and his condition Is encouraging. It was announced that Mr. Kcene was resting quite comfortably. Thero were no signs of complica tions, his condition promises well, and he is making good progress toward convalescence. TALE OF THE WEATHER. Observations of the United States weather bureau taken at 8 p. m. yesterday follow: Temp. Weather. New York 05 Clear Albany 08 Clear Atlantic City... 03 Clear Boston CO Clear Buffalo 04 Clear Chicago 74 Cloudy St. Louis 74 Rain New Orleans. . . 78 Rain Washington .... 70 Cloudy 5 5SZ! 3 s 3 x I 2- ? H t I t 3- - 3 H I s s ? - ? 3 5 l is a ? 8 J & SS S- a o 3 5 S ) a. o o J j S C ) I B - 51 f g si ? a. I S ii' i'i,i .3 -. ' dtMWtdc-Civ. ! rL i ft AMERICAN BOAT WINS. Dixie IV. Outdistances British Entries For International Cup. Huntington, N. Y.. Sept. 5. The American boat, Dixie IV., owned by II. II. Melville. August Hccksher and Frederick Burnbaui. defeated the Brit ish challengers in tho first race for the international niotorboat cup here. Tho English challengers, Pioneer II., owned by the Dulse of Westminster, and tho Maple Loaf III., owned by E. Mnckay Edgar, wore second and third, respectively. The other boats -were distanced. No time was announced. The Dixie IV. won the race by a hnlf mile over tho thirty mile course. The second race will bo contested this afternoon. Clear skies nnd n fresh breeze from the eastward that made quite a rough sea .on tho sound nre tho conditions which greeted tho fleet of high speed motorboats a few hours before the start of the first race for the inter national cup. Tho Dixie, tho Viva and the Disturber II. were tho Ameri can boats. Tho harbor was filled with yachts of every description, flying flags of all clubs, the scene being n most pictur esque one. Tho Dixie IV. was in prime condi tion. Her helmsman, Fred K. Burn- ham, had with him tho same crew as on the elimination race. NEW SALAMANDER FOUND. Costa Rica Specimen, Centuries Old, Just Discovered. Washington, Sept. C A brand new salamander, new at least to students, though perhaps centuries old, has been discovered In Costa Rica, accord ing to Dr. Leonhard Stejneger of the Smithsouinn Institution. This specimen is little more than two and a half inches long, has a smooth brown skin somewhat striped, a wide flat head and a long cylindrical tall. Two ancient schools of naturalists disputed in vain whether the salaman der was fireproof until Pliny the elder In tho first century of tho Christian era put a salamander in the fire. MAKES NEW ALTITUDE RECORD Garros Reaches Height of 13,778 Feet at St. Malo. Paris, Sept. D. Roland G. Garros broke the world's altitude record in n monoplane nt St Malo. Ho reached a height of 4,200 metres, or nbout 13,770 feet. On Aug. 5 Captain Felix made a record of 11,330 feet at Etampes. On Aug. 20 Beachey at Chicago ascended 11,578 feet, but there was somo ques tion aa to whether or not according to tho French way of reckoning in round numbers, ho had broken the record or simply tied that of Captain FeUx, both being figured at approxi mately ll.COO feet. Weather Probabilities. Increasing cloudiness today, prob ably followed by showers tonight or Wednesday; no change In temperature; moderate winds. AFTER JMIEBS. Grand Jury Begins Probe at West Chester. 29 WITNESSES TO BE HEARD. Arrests Are Expected to Follow Report of Investigation to the Court, and Many Are Apprehensive Ovor Result of Jury Findings. West Chester, Pa., Sept. C The grand Jury of Chester county has be gun its forninl probe into the lynching nt Coatesvillo of Zack Walker, who ;vas burned to death by a mob ou Aug. 13 for the killing of Edward Rice, a special policeman. Tho Inquiry began behind closed doors, and it is the apparent intention of the district attorney, Robert S. Unwturop, to keep tho findings of the body a secret until its report Is made to the court. The attorney general, John C. Bell, 'and Assistant Attorney General Jesse B. Cunningham were present at the opening of the session, nctlng for the state. The only others present, besides the grand jury of twenty-two, were tho district attorney and the court stenographer. In the meantime, twenty-nine resi dents of Parkesburg and Coatesvillo, who had been summoned to appear, gathered in the corridor near thi' grand Jury room and spoke In whis pers of tho probe. The general feellnj., wns that arrests would bo made fol lowing the session. The trepidation of witnesses was visible. A rumor was circulated among the witnesses that one arrest would sure ly be made in the person of Richard Tucker, at one time an orderly at the Coatesvillo hospital and n representa tive of a life insurance company. Tucker himself was evidently muter the strain of suspense, for he hastened to correct" a misstatement made at the time of the lynching, that he was onci' u member of the police force. Ho also declared to the group surrounding hliu thnt ho was a peaceable citizen and had nlways tried his hardest to obey the law. "I never was a member of tho Coatesvllle police force," he said, "but was a member of the fire police. whose duty is to keep back the crowd at fires. I am a member of the Brandywiue Fire company." District Attorney Gawthrop refused to divulge the method of examluhij; the witnesses before tho grand jury. "I can only add to my previous statements that the officials of Chcste ounty nre doing everything in their power to bring, tho guilty ones to Justice," ho declared. "We will not divulge the outcome of the probe un til it hns gone through regular court channels. I cannot tell anything present. I don't know whether there will be nny more arrests or not. 1 there are, wo will give it out when wc lire ready to. That's all." The attorney general, Mr. Bell, de slared that both he and Mr. Cunning ham, as representatives of tho state, wero thero to see that Justice wns meted out ns It should be and that the Inquiry would be carried out through every phase of the question, no said that the state purposed to see that the laws wero obeyed and that tho Inquiry would not take on any half hearted system, but would get to the very depths of the matter. ATTEMPTS BOLD THEFT. Man Caught After Long Chase by Clerk. Philadelphia, Sept. 5. Under the pre text of examining the articles on dls play In the Crown Trading Stamp com pany. Tenth and Arch streets, a man who gnvo the name of Sam Coylan and an address on Twelfth street, Jsow York, is alleged to have snatched a rattan valise and n voile skirt and run away. Robert Kornugnt, a sixteen year-old boy employed as a clerk, sounded the alarm and together wltn Christian Brown, the manager of the store, gave chase. Coylan was captured at Eleventh and Market streets by Gleason, a reservi policeman. He was held under $400 bail by Magistrate Scott, charged with larceny. BREAKS LAW TO SAVE LIFE, Philadelphia Physician's Effort to Re vive Boy Fails. Philadelphia, Sept. 5. While tulkln with friends at Fifty-ninth nnd San som streets Valentino Iser, slxtcc years old, suddenly sank to tho side walk unconscious. After trying In vnln to arouse him his friends hulled passing motorist and asked htm to tnko the boy to n hospital. Tho owupr of tho car happened to bo Dr. Gcorg L, Wernet. A glance told him that the boy wa In n serious condition nnd, placing him in tho car, tho physician broke th"e speed limit getting to tho hospital. But young Iser hnd passed away during the rldo. Death is believed to havo been duo to a sudden attack of heart dl case. Motor Crushes Driver's Head. Easton, Pa., Sept. G. Michael Gold stein of Easton, a chauffeur, was killed in an automobile accident near Mllford, N. J, The machine became manageable and .turned turtle. Ostein's head wAas crushed. I LOCALS WHIP WHITE MILLS Murphy Knocked Out of Box in Second Inning WIHTU MILLS NKVEtt DANGER OUS; COULD NOT CUT DOWN HONKSDALE'S BIG LEAD. Tho County Seaters defeated the White Mills nine in a listless game at the silk mill grounds, Saturday afternoon, by the one-sided score of 3. At no stage of the game were the Dorfilngerltes dangerous. Leon Ross' little boys knocked Murphy out of tho box in the second in ning, and J. Smith who used to be the regular pitcher the year White Mills had the championship of the county, went in and held the locals down to four scattered hits. The County Seaters made a geta way start In tho first. Mangan started off with a single to left gar den, and promptly stole second. Captain Leslie Brader rolled to Muruhy, Mangan advancing to third. Ross doubled to right, scoring Man gan. Sandercock doubled to left, Ross taking third. " Duffer ' Weav er hit to right for two bases, scor ing Ross and Sandercock. Jacobs and Bader fanned. Four runs. Leon Ross' little boys added two more runs In the second. Schilling rolled to Wonders, who fumbled the ball, and threw wild to first. Male sacrificed to Murphy, advanc ing Schilling. Mangan singled to centre. Schilling scoring. Brader singled to right advancing Mangan. Mangan and Brader advanced a base apieco on a passed ball. Ross hit to first, who made a bad throw home, Mangan scoring. Sandercock rolled to Wonders. Brader scored on the throw down to catch Ross who stole second, Ross taking third. Weaver filed to Boyle. Two runs. At the opening of the third can to, J. Smith came in from centre and twirled the remainder of the game, Mallet taking his place In the outfield. Honesdale scored another In the fourth, when Brader singled to cen tre. Ross walked, and Werner muffed Sandercock's fly, allowing Brader to tally. The County Seaters made their eighth run In the eighth inning. With -two down, Captain Brader, who had a clean slate, and connect ing safely with the ball every time he went to bat, doubled to centre and took third, on Wender's fumble of Ross' infield bounder. Gutheil fumbled 'Polt's hit, and Brader scor ed. In an attempt to steal second, Polt was thrown out, Lilly to Gill. White Mills made their first run in the fourth. Wenders was hit. San dercock threw wild to Brader, and Wenders took third. Dudley muffed Lilly's fly and Wenders scored. 'White Mills made two more In the seventh. Mangan fumbled Mallet's grounder. Smith filed to Dudley. Gill hit to Brader. Brader threw wild to Bader, and the runners were safe. The score: WHITE MILLS. R. H O. 1 3 7 0 7 4 0 1 1 0 A. E. 3 0 Smith, cf, p 0 Gill, ss 1 Gutheil, lb 0 Wenders, 3b 1 Lilly, c 0 Werner, If 0 Wenders, 2b Boyle, rf Murphy, p Mallet, cf Totals 3 5 24 10 4 HONESDALE. R. H. O. A. E. Mangan, 3b 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 Brader, ss J Ross, lb . . .1 . . .1 . . .0 . . .0 ... .0 . . .0 .. :o Sandercock, ( Weaver, If . Dudley, If . Jacobs, cf, c J. Polt, cf . Bader, 2b Schilling, rf 1 Male, p 0 Totals 8 10 27 11 6 White Mills 00010020 03 Honesdalo ..3 3010001 x 8 Two-base hits Gill, Brader, Weaver, Ross, Sandercock. Hits Off Male, 5; off Murphy In two In nings, 5; off J. Smith in six Innings, 4. Struck out By Male 3; by Murphy 2; by J. Smith 3. Baso on balls Off Male 1; off J. Smith 2. Left on bases White Mills 10; Honesdale 8. Hit by pitcher Wenders, Jacobs. Umpire H. Dallas. Time 1:31. Attendance 400.. MOTHER CRAY'S SWEET POWDERS FOR CHILDREN, AOerUlnlUllof (orl'overlntineii, Uomtlpntlon, Ilenilnnhe, Hlomacli TrouulFa. Teething IMs or item, and Den troy IVnrmi. Thevltrrau un Coldl TradeMarK. In 84 boon. At U Dragrma, ntcu. Don't accept Sample mailed KllEK. Address, anfiubitltula. A. S. OLMSTED. Le Roy, N.Y. NOTICE BRIDGE BUILDERS. Bids will bo received at the Com missioners' office In Honesdalo and Montrose until 5 p. m Thursday, Sept. 14, 1911, for the construction of a concrete arch brldgo over the Lackawanna river at Forest City, bids to be opened In the Council rooms, Forest City, at 10 a. m., Fri day, Sept. 15, 1911. Plans and specifications may be seen at the Commissioners' office, Honesdale and Montrose, also at tho office of W. J. Maxey, Forest City. All bids must be accompanied by a certified chock of at least 10 -per cent, of the amount ot the bid. The right la re served to reject any or all bids. Tho contractor will give bonds to com plete the work in 60 days. W. H, Tlngley, A. J. Cosgrlff. J. E. Hawloy, commissioners Susquehanna county. J. E. Mandevllle, J. K. Hornbeck, T. C. Madden, commissioners Wayne county. 3 tool