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Show rlPIIff . 9 -GUILTV "jSKlury,s Verdict Unarf-' Unarf-' fp mous-Accuscd ,to se Enctrocu:ed '$ 'k 'f" t fcU- CHESTERFIELD COURT- $! H0USE Va- Sopt, 8. Twelve -f ''--Sflft Virginians, mostly farmors, JKf knelt at dusk tonight In the -f Eff4 obscurity of the small jury " -38$ room of Chesterfield court I, houso, prayed fervently that w'2" they miht Pass judgment '1 ' "" ar,EQt on Honry Clay Beattle, ,-- Jr., indicted for the murder of -f . 1 f his w,ife, aroso from tholr JI -,r knees, deliberated nearly an ;' , hour and silently, one by ouo, 4- A' ' -f recorded a verdict of guilty. . -".. . J After -weighing carefully tho mean- Sling of their difficulty, and once moro -tn bended knees besooching Divine i assistance against possible eiror, at Lvthe end of fifty-eight minutoB the jur-(, jur-(, prs filed into the hushed and crowded 3 u-court room and with startling sud-VB sud-VB ''dennoss twelve volcos, instead of the - j Usual one of the foreman, apolco tho 'I jvord "guilty" in choruB. It was al- ' i, most a shout. I -j '' The spectre (Sfc death which stalked lbn Midlothian turnpike on Julv IS, 'Jfwhen Mrs. Louise Owon Beattie "was 'I- bIaln' starod nai"d a the young hus- )- uauu, jutiujr iu uiuiui lie VICUin U K electrocution on Friday, November 24. K But tho prisoner returned the gaze K unswerving and unafraid. i Consoles Heart-Broken Father. f The court of appeals will be asked ;' to grant a writ of error and a new - trial Young Beattle, cognizant of tho " legal weapons ypt at Mb disposal, did '( not surrender. ' Instead, he consoled ? his broken-hearted father and com- forted him as he whispered, "I havo i not lost yet, Father." fir II v Unusual as was the tragedy, the 'mU Jurymen did not hesitate to admit to !! their friends that they stood In judg-- judg-- meut not only over the cold-blooded i murder, but on Beattle's matrimonial Infidelity as well. It was perhaps a ', drastic continuation bf Virginia jus-1, jus-1, tice, which in the last half century , has sent to death such similar mur-l mur-l ierers as PhllipB and McCuo f At the close of a powerful address L by L O Wendenburg, the voluntary Assistant of the commonwealth in tho case, the suspense was felt not alone t n the court room, but in Richmond, vhero thousands of people awaited i the outcome. ; "Let that man go free!" cried Wen- enburg, "what, let that man go free? W ; vhy the motherhood of Virginia; the tr-Tyi )t womanhood of this nation will shud-oeotSa shud-oeotSa er ,n terror as tho security of Its life artiiri ' 'a tnreatenod. -et tn's man 9 free7 j L-h i The man who basked In the degraded j? - sunshine of another woman while at I ioai r h'5 nome a yung w'f nursed his 1 a liS ' cm,d7 Gentlemen, I merely ask you ) tui 'n tno name of justice to do your j Mfc" " duty." vSa? i In vvid dctaI1 the Prosecutor pic- j ?$1 tnred the wife as sho started on hor S5r '; journey into the cool air of a summor CSS2 ; night. To the jury was portrayed tho ,19 j' automobile In which sho rode beside 'jjW '. her husband, how Beattle stepped jjJH 4 into the darkness of tho thicket, found 3loS5 tn0 shotgun which he had earlier con- fSk ccaled and deliberately slew his wife. scJSlp Recalls Ride With Lifeless Body. gojte'- The desperate ride home with a itlorti bleeding and lifeless body crushed Into terhjs 't the small space in the front part of Vtfji ' the machine and the husband coldly terte ' sitting ngainst the blood eovered ei2 ' had oi ls wlfo was eraPnIcalb' de- tamed to tho jury Only passing ak silpU tention was given by Mr. Wondenburg irej?J,' s, to the purchaso of the gun by Pnul anin ,'f Beattle, a cousin of the accused. $M Tho defense had asserted, he said, JiE1 l'la' on Pau's story alone was built Esuft the case of the prosecution, hut ho ctleTs held aloft the blood-stained clothing ESjS of the prisoner " as tho mute evidence bT '' of the crime," and asked: "Do you IVIhS ' want any other evidence?" tjncji ( A Lie of the Prisoner. tfceSX' 'i Blood flecked the lower part of the noRV1 shirt in deep black blots; not a mark 1S?H was on either sleeve of shirt or coat M v The prisoner had declared that lo i&m qIe deatl wIfe with one hand , -!""1 'forPH hls rar .1Ul thc olhor but the absence of blood on the arms, luu piosucuior acchtred, gave tho lie ,to his story. Not alone with tho clothing did the prosoqutor disentangle what he termed tho "ch6ftpest tabrl- "tinn of the "heaj)est uuirdGr." but He shouted shame at tho prisoner for i .ioi3 -,Mtn a girl of the ago of thlrteon years until within his own married life, and held her forth ns the motive for the crime. "And the prisoner admits that it wbb his passion," said Wendenburg. I "Yes; it was passion, but passion born of tho devil and passion that sent to death his wife so that he might continue con-tinue his vicious pleasure." Mr. Wendenburg Wen-denburg concluded his address a few minutes after 5 o'clock. Consider CaGe One Hour. A brief-respite was given the jury and at 5:28 o'clock It began consideration consid-eration of thc case. For 58 minutes tho jurors were together to-gether in deep consultation and prayer, pray-er, men of simple life, who each raorn-. raorn-. Ing during tho trial Bang hymns' and strove to forget the story of dissipation dissipa-tion as related oh tho witness stand. What had been generally predicted was true, namely, their minds were well made up before they left the ! court room. W. "L. Burgess, a squaro-Jawed squaro-Jawed man with an earnest faco, was elected foreman. They balloted and It was no surprise, they afterwards declared, de-clared, that all voted alike. They prayed that they might not take a life wrongfully and they opened their consciences to ono another for nearly an hour so that they might go back-to back-to the court room and do tholr duty. Beattie, Jr., the sporting page or "a newspaper spread belore him, looked neither to tho right or the left. Ho folded -the paper and concealed his1 face In it. Thoso who sat near the boy of iron nerve observed a twitching twitch-ing of his lips as though moving In prayer as he sat with closed eyes awaiting tho return of the jury. He raised his eyes for a moment, dropped the paper again and began reading. Then ho UhlRnrOl ! taw n'-i-rc? In his father and brother. It was for them he felt and to them ho counseled cheerfulness. It was nearly dark In tho court room wKen the jury returned. Three oil lamps added gloom to the scene. Tho red rays of the setting sun streaked through the windows. On every sill rested a telegraph Instrument Instru-ment and operators tensely waited for the verdict. A thick mass of faces rising in an incline to the shabby ceiling stared at the Jurymen Famous Fa-mous Jurists looked down from soiled paintings. Receiving the Verdict. The court asked tho prisoner to rise Ho calmly stood up and waited. "Have you gentlemen agreed on a verdict?" asked Judge Watson. "We have," said Foreman Burgess and almost at the same Instant that Judge Watson asked: "What is your erdict7" all twolvo men yelled, "Gulliy." Unvorsed In law and the forms of a murder trial the jurymen had not specified what degree of murder. Asked Ask-ed what degree, Mr Burgess answered answer-ed "Guilty as IndicioJ." Under Virginia practice murder is presumed to be second degree unless otherwise specified. It was ineutn-ment ineutn-ment on the Jury to fix the degree, so Judge Watson advised the jurymen to confer again on the point Seven, minutos later they returned with the' verdict of "murder in the first de gree." The prisoner stood orect and motionless. His face, In color a yellowish yel-lowish green throughout the day, was immobile. The light of a lamp cast a dreary shadow on his upturned chin as he faced tho jury. His eyelids sagged, but did not blink. In Steady gaze he held his eyes on the faces of tho twelve men who had pronounced his punishment, as if to penetrate their minds and determine de-termine the reason why. It was not a resentful expression, however, and when the court asked if the prisoner had anything to say, he answered. "I have nothing to say." He then sat down. Tho perfunctory motions for a new trials were made by the counsel for the defense. Tho usual granting of permission to argue the point was denied, de-nied, as Judge Watson, in a stern voice, declared that all trial rulings of the court had been on comparatively comparative-ly unimportant details and In no way could have influenced the vordict. A stay of execution was granted, however, how-ever, In order to give counsel an opportunity op-portunity for a writ of error when the court of appeals meets in November. Novem-ber. Judge Talka to Prisoner. Judge Waison delivered an Impressive Impres-sive speech to the prisoner. He told how the young man had stained his own life and that of tho community D PVJJHNRV CLAY I ! 'in which he lived by his sordid acts.' When tho trial firrt started, suid Judge Watson, ho had hoped thut Virginia Vir-ginia might be cleared of the orlinfl for which not only the state felt shame, but which the entire country deprecated. Ho had hoped that tho counsel would prove tho defendant innocent, but the evidence he regarded regard-ed as convincing and overwhclmfng. "The court In this trial," said Judgo Watson, "has endeavored In its decisions de-cisions to lean toward the side of the prisoner, and in its chargo to the Jury as well attempted to give him the benefit of every doubt and every, opportunity xo establish his K innocence. inno-cence. The rulings mostly have 'not been on matters of law, but on small questions of fact' Had a Fair Trial. "You have had a fair and Impartial trial, Mrr Beattie, and the jury has dono what it considers Its duty Therefore, There-fore, you have been convicted of murder In the first degree and November No-vember 24, between the hours of sunrise sun-rise and sunset, you must forfeit your life to tho community. May God have mercy on your soul." f A moment Jater, by the side of his father and his brother, Douglas, their heads bowed In grief, walked young Beattle In tho. darkness toward his coll. ' Flash Light Report Startlec Throng. Just then a sharp report and a flash rent tho thick blackness outside the court house. "My God," exclaimed Judge Watson, as though his mind flitted tho same thought that startled hundreds around the uxoricide. But it was not another tragedy The prisoner was seen walking calmly on. The detonation was an unusually heavy charge of photographers' flashlight. flash-light. Prisoner Breaks Down. Tho crowd lingered at the Jail and peered into thc cell, illuminated by a single lamp. With his head In Ills hands, sat Beattle, his father and hrothor boslde hlra. Jailer Cowglll enn fhia nurlniic rtrmrjrl ownv A few piisoners saw the prisoner broak down and weep in thc solitude of the cell An hour later the hamlet was deserted de-serted A few hundred yards trom the jail In the small hotel the crowd hovered to discuss the verdict Stun o' Beauty ,r, a ooy I'orovor. JR. T. Follx Gouraud'a OHontol "TLf Croorn or Macfoal Bcoutlflor. 32 ySjv fompvM Tan, Hmplc. l,j fiOGSD&k Mvlj, urn! -Un Dl.CM'f' 1 Vv'PSa tS 4n(1 "f 'T blemKi ' a CtTl- n ySjloa bout). arrt ilt " TFi? "( ItSsJl 1" detection It 23.23 KT -J f v-y hi etood ifce tl 3 " ?i VI T ySS' ' "' J'"3. an rjs. U T ftr U oo Inrule w 58 ? "' tobtmr.lt x lj I Ij rropcrly maile tro e? J-K j I Accept no counter y is Krh V fe,t cf 'nur ft'"-:C":vJrV', - "We Dr h. A. 1 L v-r ) ( Sarro cvld to a s r-r-'yO fiyLi ' lJf of tb haul 1 AVW lK ' (a Ptln): I l Xi "At you UJIc S 67X wU1 nM ,h'mr - 2 . i rcnumiucnd 'Oournuil' Cri-nm' . tb lux harruful of all (Lc tila prnMrMlvn.' r?r talo tj- all drarxi't ard 1 nocj. 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