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J* 4* h HENRY BEATTIE GUILTY. * f* 4* *r* Virginia Murderer Senteuced r> to be Electrocuted Nov. 24th, 1911. * A * * * + ?? ?j? ?J? ?? * .V Chesterfield Court House, V. .. ept, 8.?Twelve Yr.^inia fun-;ers knelt at dusk t< ni^ot in i"< obscurity of the env:!l jury room of Chesterfield Court House, praying fervently that they niijrht pass judgtm nt ai ight on Henry Iry Beatt \ Jr., i..ui at eiJ for the u u*der of his wife. Grimly d too-mined they rose a or ment lute.1 ; nd silently, ore by 0:10, r-s ordid the unanimous w ?!ict <f guilty'' Pauvrg in <c!cmn cont^mRation for fftv-oight minutes, weighing c?',e,,ully the meaning of 11 eir (lo<-isi ?n and once more on endocl knees bereeching Div ne arista oca that they might u ?t eer, Jhey tiled into the hushed stil>ss ?-f a cr wdel <oort r ?orrj an;< o bh startling sadden ness twelve voices.instead of the u>u il o -e of toe foreman, spoke the ?.ij gle wed 'Guilty: It Has almost a shout. The speeler of iloath which stalked Midlothian turnpike on July 18th last who ' ho life of Mrs. Louise Owmij 13-'u.tie vvas taken away vi h th s nirle report of a shot gut. s'- d hard at the young husban :. ?eid.v toclaim its vietm h.v el-'-r? cation on Friday, Novem .or 21. But the prisoner r turned ! *? gaze, unswerving and un-frnid. Tlie : ??!rt of anneals, to be Sire will be asked to grant a writ of error and a new trial. Young Be ittie cognizant of the legal?weap ms yet at his d spnsal, did not surrender. Instead, he cousoledbis brokendown father, white-hared and wrinkled, and , c'mforted him as Le whispered: '4I haven't lost yet, father." TTnncnol oc had hoon thp t.raCP UIIUOUUl UW UWU WVVM VM-W ?n dy, and tbe gruesome stage where it occured,the twelve jury- ; mail did not hpsitate to admit to ^^their friends that tbey stood in not onfyover tho cold I po'dfil murder, but up>n his m iriti 1 infidelity as well. It was t ie drainntic climax of Virginia ju-tioe which iD the last half-.'entity his swiftly sent to death such famous murderers as Cluvei ius, Philips and McCue. At th. close of a powerful ad- , dress by L. 0. Wendenburg, the , voluntary assistant of the Comm mwealth in the case, the sus- ; pease aus feit not alone in the courtroom but in Richmond wh^re thousands of people waited tbe outcome. rr" * 1 1 hip j'ir.v uuu iui heard evilecice, for two days s >epches t~>n' 'he words "f ^oo- 1 denburg into their tars as they 1'ft the courtroom to find their verdict. "Let 'hat, man go free*" he cried, "What, let that man go f P'! Whv the mo'herhood <tf Virgiuin, th*? womanhood of this n? ion, will shudd'T in tenor as t ? sec. riy of its life is threatt eop'1. 1 et this man go free! Tht lino who basked in the depraoe l s o s* inp of ; no her worn m, vh lo at home a y uug wife un.se i his clii.tl! Geutleinan, I ( iiier.lv a.s,< you in the name of justi-e to '1 your duty." In vi? i I d 'tails, the prosecutor p rt ?y d li e w fe as she s'art-l ed on lvr i? nocent journey in'o th'ioh.i of a summ?r n g it. \ Tie jury saw again in tueir, mi nis the .iiitomooi.'c in which ( s if r< do i>esi<ie nor nusomci,: h ?w Jh a t o stop'orl into the1 da <f tlie thic :ot, found t'i- >i ?' mm which he had oarl.v i cui-valni iis;;| deliberately .slow; hi* \> if Tt < it. y.| ?:at" rido home with a h'o !;: ?jt and lileess body cr s.,i .. ;?ii ?llio small spac?? in the lri'i-t j.a t of the m; c line, th" husband eollly siting against tl:e l.lood-oovered head of his wif". wm'i <p,nr.?iiioally do-} tailed to Mm jury. Oily passing attention was^ivonby Wooden-, hurt; to the purchase of tlie mm ! ty Paul lienitie, a cousin of thoj accused. The dof? r.sa had' claimed, ho said, that, on Paul's story alone was huilt the case of the prosecution but he held aloft' ; ' he blood-stained chothingof the) prisoner "as 1 ha mute evidence of the crime," and asked: "Do vou want any olher evi dance V' B.ood fleeted the lower fringe of the skirt in deep black blois; i.t ?: ni-rl: ves on either sleeve f liis ?o.t. The prisoner had -aid ho held his wife with onei !i .. ,s'eor< d his car with! i ;>, oh i, but the absence of j blood './,i ;he arms, the prosecuor ii\ cm red, gave the lie to the s my. 2\ot alone with the cloth:: g oid the prosecutor disentangle what, he termed "The cheapest fabrication of the ,cheap* st murder," hut he shouted shame shame at the prisoner for his relations with a mere siip of a girl, t'f.. r>-> tho acrn n f 13 until within : I f VlftJ VliV ?'fev t his own marriage life, and held her forth as the motive for the crime. "And the prisoner admits that it was his passion," said Mr. Wendenburg. "Yes it was pas sion born of the devil, aud passion that sent, to death his wife so that he might continue his vicious pleasure.'' Mr. Wendenburg concluded his address a few minutes after 5 p. m. A brief respite was given the jury and at 5:28 o'clock it began consideration of the case. For fifty-eight minutes, they were together in deep consultation, a jury of simple farmers who each morning sang hymns ai d strove to forget the story of dissipation with its filthy chapters as related day after day ou the witness stand. What had been generally predicted was true?their minds were well made up before they left the court 100m. W. T. Burgess, a square-jawed man, with au earn- ; est face, was elected foreman. Tliey balloted and it was no surprise, they afterwards decla ed, that all voted alike. They prayed that they might not take a life in vain and they opeutd their consciences to ooe another for nearly an hour, so that they might go back to the court room firmly convinced of their duty; and of one mind. And in the court room sa'. Heury Clay Beattie, Jr., the sporting pago of a newspaper spread be-, fore him. But he did uot read I long. He folded the paper and j concealed his face in it. Those | who s; t uear the boy with iron nerve observed a move in twitch-! in? of his lips as though mur-' meriug a prayer as he sat with i closed eyes awaitiug the return j of the jury.- He raised his head < or a moment, d ropped the paper j again and began reading. Then: he whispered a few word!., to his j father and brbther. It was for' them he felt and to them hecoun- i selled cheerfullness. It was nearly dark in the court mom when the jury returned.! Three oil lamps gave meager lus-j ler 10 the scene. Sunset's red j rays still streaked through the I windows. On every sill rested a telegraph ns rume it and operators tensely waited for the announcement ?f t',e verdict. A thick ma>s of faces lising in au incline to tii? shabby ceiling si a red at the jurymen. Famous i.i rists lo iked down. too. from! 4 w ...... - rly-specked paintings. In tl e minds of the gaping crowd remained the thought of the power of speech of the proseculor and his denunciations of the man "u h<> exchanged lite glow of virtue for passio j's feeble tapers " The court asked tin* prisoner to rise. He drew himself up calmly an I waited. "Have you gentlemen agreed on a verdict':" Ask? d Judge Watson. ' We have, said T >rt 111: n Burgess. The prisoner had confidently expectly a "hung jury,'' n< t acquit al nor < onviction. 'j'he court r? !!i1 ;t u%?.crco not i to inii*iit* >t any approval or ni.-.approval whao-w r 111? verdiei. "And wh it is your Vt roicty" asked .Judge WuImiii, *u ruing again to P noni in IInrv'ss. "(iuMt.y." iinsw?'r?M| 1 largess, but his v. i C w is swelled by the shout of oi' ven others. The prisoner <- nod erect and motionless. His face, in snlor a yellowish i reeu throughout the day. was immovable. The light of a lamp cast a dreary shadow on his upturned chin as lie faced ^ ^ ? V > v < t I X This is the f * V WHAT SEEMED TO V SUCCESS-IT P V Since we fiirst announced Ilia J Piano to some one of our cus f crease in every department. ( V to make this increase and Ave s y Attractive Offerings from the A lines regardless of the daily WITH EVERY PURCHASE. i Ladd's D V the jury. His eyelids sagged, but did not blink. In steady gaze he fastened his eyes <>u the faces of twelve men who had pronounced his punishment as if to penetrate their min Is and determine the reason why. It was not a resentful expression,, however, and when -he court asked if the prisoner had anything to say, he answered:- . \ "I have nothing to say," and sat down. Judge Watson delivered an impressive speech ?o the prisoner. He told how the young man had stained his own life and that of his communi'1'- in whi u he uvea b; his sordid acs. "When the trial first began, said Judpe Watson, he had h?ped 'ha4- Vi-ginia might be cleared of tic o^me for which not only th? State felt shame, but the entire country depricated. He had hopeu toad counsel wnu'd prove t>-e defendant innocent, bub the evidence he regreted to note, was all convincing and overwhelming. "The court in this trial." said Judge Watson, "has endeavored in all its decisions to lean toward the side of of the prisoner and iu its charge to the jury as well attempted to give him the benefit of every doubt arid every op portuuitv to establish his innocence. The ruiiugs mostly have not been ou mailers of I<r,v out on small questions of fact. "You have had a fair and im partial trial, Mr. Beattie, and the jury has done what it considers its duty. Therefore, you haw been convicted of murder in the first degree and on November 24, between the hours of sunrise and sunset, you must forfeit your life to the community. May - - ..,i " God have mercy "n your A moin"n' later, by th * side of his father and lbs b r ntlie r, Douglas, their heads ho\ved in gri?*f, walked young Beattie {i 'he darkness to Ids c l! a himdred yards a way But ihe d'"hm*i "f t!ie day was no' over. on. ami a uu.^n reLi. ?. .. j.v /lac., iiess outside. "My God!" exclaime 1 Judge Watson as through li s mind tin ted ihe the same ihiugh. that start l ei 'on nii e lar. und iii:n. But it was not a no her trago dy. The prisn.:e< was s n walkins calmly o . Tije tie on i'ion was an utui- n 1.' oeavy e i.srge of a photo# aph o *s 1 i-;j jg'??. The crowd li.ig-r.'d at toe j?i 1 and peered into the re 1 illuiniu<?. led by a single lamp. Ou ihe oed ^ A^A J A4 ^y T^f f^f ?^y T^T T^jf U iano We Gi \ 'M ?}';r :*l:'- / '-," v . '* ? - . 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