Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12
DOOMED MAN WILL
ASK HIGHER COURT
FOR WRIT OF ERROR
Convicted Defendant viii Be
Carried to Penitentiary Soon
to Await Action of Court of
Appeals
~ Associated Prsss.l

CHESTERFIELD COURT HOUSE.
Va. Sept a-Severe reputation OF Reu-
iah Binford as a girl from whom he
vainly tried to detaeh himself. and the
direct fmputation that the jury judged
him more for his indiscretions than the
tragedy itself came today from the lips
OF Henry Clay Beattie. Jr. convicted
last night Of wife murder Any other
jury. composed Of city folk. with mum
dane views would have been more merci-
fui. was his belief
~FearfuIly unfair.- ne muttered in his
cell. when asked his opinion of the YER
dict
'.Beulah Binford" he added. figured
largely in the verdict. more largely than
the testimony Of killing. These country
folk cannot understand how a woman
OF the underworld can be crazy about
n man They cont know when that
happens. how very hard it is 10 get rid
Or her.
TRIED TO LEAVE GIRL
Il have drifted along hoping against
hope that something would occur TO rid
myself OF that Binford girl. And once
a woman OF that kind feels that you no
longer take any interest in her. she usu-
ally seeks solace in suicide. So I drifted
along. waiting for chance TO break on
relations with her without having her
hurt herself / tried hard TO persuade
her IN the meantime to live a proper life
Had this case been tried in any court
where those thugs are not uncommon.
this morning I would have been free
man Interpreting Judge Watson's in<
structions 10 the Jury. cannot see how
the verdict could have been other than
not guilty. i believe the jury was in
huenced by the one-sided newspaper re-
borts before I had a chance 10 present
my side OF the case I wanted TO give
00t statement as soon as I was arrest
ed.-but Dir. Smith. my lawyer. advised
AGAINST This
cannot feel that an innocent man will
he permitted to suffer for this rhideous
crime"
~ RUMORS OF SUICIDE.
There were many rumors abroad to-
DAY that Beattie would never die in the
electric chair, that he would find some
means OF committing suicide when all
hope OF gaining his freedom was gone
billy" Sampson his chum. and one
OF the important Witnesses al the trial,
VAS quoted as saying:
Henry Reattie WIN net Ole in the
chair II viii be some other way"
IF he Is convicted he has nerve enough
10 XIII himself said Beulah Binford
just before her departure from Rich
Henry ciav Beattie. Jr.. gszsd
from the barred windows Of a
cell this morning on scene transformed
from yesterdays racket and excitement
az a murder trial TO a perspective today
OF rural quiet
Where yesterday stood groups Of spec
tators awaiting the verdict that should
send young Beattie to the electric chair
for the murder of his wife-a patrician
daughter Of the Old Dominion-today
there were herds OF kline that grazed
again on pastures from which they had
heen busted during the long days OF the
trial.
On the lawn in front OF the court house
and jail. . negro removed scraps OF
newspapers and remains OF Iuncheons
hastily eaten on the green BY crowds OF
many days before
BEATTIE ONLY SMILES
jaiIer brought the prisoner his
breakfast He ate il in silence. On his
thin. pallid face fiickered a smile as he
Eazed through the grated window at
TWO newspaper men lolling in the grass
Some time today it was expected Beat
tie would be taken 70 the state peniten-
tfary in Richmond TO await h.s electro
cution on November "A. or the granting
OF a new trial by the court OF appeals.
which meets early in that month.
Many lawyers who are today discuss
ing q possibility OF a writ of error. were
OF the opinion that Il would not be
granted The court OF appeals. they as
serted, set a precedent in the famous
McCUe case OF 1904