| Show Beattie Confesses Before He lIe Feels Fatal Current nt v B BEFORE he swung out into the time dark yesterday facing the real and anti imagined perils of the time unknown un Ull- umi- umi known Henry C. C Beattie jr e executed in the Virginia Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia state penitentiary for the murder of his wife made a confession sion which stamps him as one of the greatest criminals of his time ime a man absolutely without mercy degenerate and perverted per In the time presence of the time ministers who were in attendance upon him admin administering ter ng such consolation as is customary customary cus cus- tomary when a finite mortal meets that problem whose solution comes conies too late to be of service to p the time world Beattie signed a statement confessing confessing- his crime and expressing expressing- the belief that repentance had brought ht him remission of sin There probably was little littie doubt douht in the minds of the public concerning hi his guilt certainly there was none in the view of the jury jUl r which tried him the time supreme court which reviewed the case or the governor governor gov gov- who refused to interfere Those who followed the testimony adduced at the time trial gathered the time conviction conviction con con- r that either he lie was guilty of one of the most inot cold-blooded cold murders which it has been the auty of contemporary history to record or a grave in injustice injustice in- in justice was being done His us final confession however however how how- ever er settles the thc question and it must be something of a relief to those lc legal nl instruments who were re responsible responsible re- re for the death sentence being passed and inflicted up upon n him According to the evidence in in the case before he be S. S went with his wife upon that fatal ride from which he returned a murderer and his wife returned a victim vic victim vie vic tim he played with their child only a a. few weeks old the fruition of a union of slightly more than a year He deliberately took his young oung wife the time in innocent innocent in- in girl whom hom he ime had sworn to love lo honor and cherish to a place where he had previously hidden and murdered her hem The finite mind S a shotgun cannot cannot cannot can can- not conceive of such brutishness can scarcely understand understand under tinder stand how c circumstances could arise that would impel impel im im- im- im pel a man made mane in tho the image of his Creator to blacken his soul with such a foul crime If there be any who believe that capital punishment punishment punish punish- ment mont should not be inflicted if there be nn any who question the right of taking human life no matter matterS S I what the circumstances the Beattie murder must certainly certainly certainly stand as an exception in their minds Young I Beattie earned death if ever man did since Cain sent his brother to death II I- I I Mr Burns Sleuth I A AMONG IONG MONO the tIle reasons why the suspects on trial in Los Angeles in connection with the alleged S dynamiting of the Lo Los Angeles Times should be given en givena a 3 fair and impartial hearing with the presumption presumptionS S of pf innocence until guilt is proven is William J. J Burns sleuth The astute Mr r Burns made the arrests arrests ar ar- ar- ar rests in the case with all those dramatic accompaniments accompaniments accompaniments of which he seems so fond he has since S. S discussed the matter voluminously in those newspapers newspapers news vs papers and magazines which follow him about constanty constantly con con- stanty garnering those pearls of wisdom which fall from h his s lips in a n golden stream Recently he be said modestly with but hut four or five fhe brass bands banas in the offing I tell you they have the money and they have ha endeavored ored to buy our witnesses and when these witnesses refused to accept the offers they have ha been threatened with death He added thata that a S 4 defense fund of one million dollars had been raised Detective e Bur Burus Buris s is of the t type pe of citizen that Supposes the time accused guilty until he has proven himself himS himself him him- S self inno innocent ent the end always justified the means wi with h him bim Undoubtedly ho he is as fanatical in his own particular line as the maddest dervish ish that ever whirled himself into stupefaction To suspect with him is to act and to act is to decide the time guilt of the accused without without- further ado Whatever casual circumstance circumstance cir cir- cir cir- appears that innocent in itself may aid aidin aidin aidin in putting water on the Burns wheel looks to time the e eminent sleuth like manna direct from the Original S. S of all good things I The men on trial may be guilty the time pu public lic is isi unaware whether they arc are or 01 not Mr Burns may mayS S be e excusable for fol his enthusiasm or his attempt i through the newspapers to create sentiment against them He is no more busy in that regard than are aref II f the time friends of the accused men in attempting to create cre cre- ate sentiment the other way But the attitude of Mr fr Burns is not that of cool analysis and icy inquiry I that one expects from the clever detective e of song and legend Jt JI JF J. J y |
