Show HOW JUSTICE MOVES IN UTAH AND VIRGINIA Henry Henry- HenryClay Clay Beattie Jr murdered mur dered his wife July 18 1911 and has paid the penalty Harry Thorne shot and killed killer George W V. Fassell a highly respected respected respected re re- re- re and uS useful ful Salt Lake citiZen citizen citi citi- zen March l 26 1910 and still dallies dallies dal dal- lies with the law Beattie did not admit his guilt until the hour of execution was wag upon him im Thorne Theme admitted his guilt within with with- in iii 1 a few hours after he committed his cr crime me Eight days dars before Beattie killed his wife Thorne's Theme a partner Riley Eiley who who had been fO found nd guilty of first degree murder by hr a Utah jury filed his last notion last motion before the Utah state supreme court ourt The record shows that the case is still pending A verdict of murder in the first degree deree de de- dc- dc gree ree I was S returned January 17 iT 1911 against Julius for the killing of Thomas Karrick a a. boy October 12 1910 No uNo briefs filed yet is the report report report re re- re- re port from the Utah supreme supreme court rec rec- His case will come coma up up in the February term His attorney filed fil i notice of appeal April 10 I Within twenty eight days days' after hi his arrest Beattie was pla placed ed on trial for his life lite The supreme court of appeals of Virginia Vircinia refused to grant a new trial on a writ of error but did not consumE consume much time in making its deci sion 1 01 Salt Lake has has two shocking shock- shock i t. ing murders in the lae last jew w 1 10 0 1 4 months with no trial for either cither of the slayers and nd yet in both 4 cases capes the evidence was wa-s The following list o of motions and aid appeals was WIS' WIS made ade 4 ft from fr ja court records record in he case of HarryT Harry flarry T Thorne oT e CASE CASZ OP or HABBY THORNE District Court Docket No 2312 1910 MARCH MARCE 24 24 George George W W. Fassell murdered murdered murdered mur mur- dered narry Thorne accused of the killing hailing MARCH 31 Transcript Sl Transcript from city court filed APRIL S Order S-Order Order entered appointing attorney to defend APRIL 8 Order 8 Order entered for arraignment arraign arraign- ment meat continued to Saturday April 9 APRIL 9 Defendant 9 given until unta Tuesday y April 12 12 to plead APR APRIL L 12 Defendant 12 Defendant 12 entered plea of not guilty MAY MAT 16 16 Case Case continued for the term JUNE 28 to 3 JULY 7 Trial 7 Trial of case caso JULY 7 7 Verdict Verdict of guilty without recommendation JULY 8 Time S-Time Time for passing passin of sentence sentence sen son tence set for July 15 in 11 Filed ll-Filed Filed amended affidavit JULY 11 ll 11 Filed answer to amended affidavit JULY 15 Defendant 15 Defendant elected to be shot Friday iri ay September 9 0 fixed a as S 'S day of execution JULY 15 Warrant la-Warrant Warrant of death issued SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER- 6 6 Notice Notice for new Dew trial SEPTEMBER 7 Filed 7 Filed notice of ap- ap peal SEPTEMBER 7 7 Piled Filed certificate of pro probable cause SEPTEMBER 7 Defendant 7 given iven thirty days to prepare preparo bill of SEPTEMBER 7 7 Motion Motion for new trial denied SEPTEMBER 12 Transmitted 12 part of files to supreme court OCTOBER 15 15 Order Order entered giving defendant thirty days drs additional time timeto timeto to prepare bill of ex exceptions KOVE NOVEMBER IBER 15 Filed l-Filed Fifed bill of NOVEMBER 29 Transmitted 9 files to supreme court SUPREME COURT Docket Entry No 2203 1910 NOVEMBER 26 Time 6 Time for filing transcript on appeal extended to December Do De cember 3 3 1910 NOVEMBER 29 Transcript 9 filed DECEMBER 1 l Assignment of error filed 1911 JA JANUARY U. RY 27 Appellants Appellant's brief filed FEBRUARY RY S Continued S-ContInued to March 2 bv by stipulation of counsel MARCH 1 Respondents Respondent's brief filed MARCH MARCI 2 2 Case Case ar argued ue and sub sub- MAY Y 29 Lower 29 Lower court reversed Opinion by JUti Justice e JUNE 14 14 Remitted Remitted to lower court DISTRICT COURT I 1911 I Jt JUNE JUE E 13 13 Received Received files from su suo premo prem court AUGUST 26 26 Case Case set for fr October 9 I OCTOBER 7 Case i-Case Case continued to October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober 16 OCTOBER 16 Case 16 Ca 6 Case e continued to Oc October October Oc- Oc tober 18 IS I OCTOBER IS 18 to NOVEMBER XO 1 1 Case tried NOVE NOVEMBER mEn I Found I-Found Found guilty again nain with of murder first degree Jury poll polled cd all voting otin H Aye Ayo Ayo Friday Friday Fri Fri- ri day November 10 fixed as time for passing sentence NOVE NOVEMBER BER 6 6 Notice of motion for I new Dew trial tria I NOVEMBER 10 Order 10 lo Order entered motion mo me mOi tion lion for or no now new trial denied NOVEMBER OVE IlER 10 10 If Defendant f arraigned ar- ar I j i ned elected to be ho It t. t Sentenced Sentenced- I to b be shot bot Friday December Det 22 l 1 1 II i tty e e l J |