The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27
by JOSEPH Il. GE1s1SeEn.

Around Henry Beattie the Commons.
wealth is drawing its net relentlesslyJ
While the prisoner smiled and
snecred within the bar. and oounseI
desperately fought and failed to stem
to the tide, the case moved on through
another day. The hours dragged some
what, and yet were full enough If no.
new links appeared in the chain, cer.i
tainly those forged already were ribI{
bed and rolled strong as steel, UNI
breakably 1t would seem With a.
poise and confidence. itself impressive,
the State went slowly. relinguishine,j
the little the more effectively to gain
the big; and did so guin. The defense
struggled gamely as it will do. ON to
the end. yielding nothing: II could not
hope as yet TO gain, but simply not To
lose; but did lose Perhaps by j.
some hcrculcan move 1t NAV breast
the wave at last Its side is still UNI
told. and must be heard-and 1t NAV.
prove different story. But this few
now believe. All eyes are on the jury.
Sensation Still to Come.
NO sensation came. Corroborativa,
evidence of the utmost importancei
further emphasized the two chief fea-
lures Of the preceding day--the an
pearance of solitary rider resembltnrt
Seattle upon the scene of the cr,mal
early In the evening in which tho
bloody deed was done. and the presencej
or couple near the spot few mo-
ments before the murderous shot waei
fired. Witnesses were strong and clea,.t
and mistaken in all essential details.j
But the mysterious figure behind the!
curtain. from whom the last conyino-.l
ing word was to como did not appearI
upon the stage. The time was noN
yet ripe or him rumor spoke moreii
definitely, but not with assurances.
The State was silent as the sraye,i
Realizing its strength. il rfsked noth.i
ing by showing its hand too soon. IT,
VIII bring It's trump card forth toy
morrow. perhaps, and the public VIII.
In half-dozcn words. have It's sensa-s
ton
Rntn In His CelIt
me prisoners versatility in facial nj
expression and the emotional gauntleti
ne runs each day defy all real knowl j
cage OF his true frame OF mind Iml
pressive and eager, sarcastic and earn-f
cSt' depressed and cheerful-he WasJ
all or these. One who spent half thei
day keeniy observing him saw mi
beattie signs of a broken spirit that
solitary self-communion In d,small
county jail was likely to bring. But3
after him came another who read thai
page otherwise; Indifference and stoi-5
cism We're all he saw. What sisnihedA
to the one touch OF hysteria and ner-1
Vousness seemed to the other only I'm -
concern and grit. There is no usaf
guessing longer. Certainly he sneered5
openly at some of the evidence, andf
once or twice laughed outright His3
| saurical eyes followed from the room
one witness who had lust completed a /
particularly damaging bit of testimony. !
In his cell Beattie rests not happily !
TWO hours of sleep came to him onsl
Thursday and one hour on the follow !
ing night. The place Is infested with 4
rats SO II Is said According to tha
story. Reatte awoke suddenly two
nights ago to find mouse clawins
at his face He had seen rodent /,
squad prancing about the cell some
hours before. OF course. this will not
be allowed TO continue. Ordinary hu.
mainly demands for the prisoner de-
cency and rest. In his present crisis, I
lighting for future and life. broken
| night means much to Beattie. Should
his nerve In fact give way under such
conditions. there could be none TO dis.
sect his emotions again. SILENCE andj
solitude are bad enough. but when i
rats are added. any spirit might yield
IL tho prison has indeed been tnva6 j
ed. 1t has been without the knowledsa
of the court and it's officers, who are
| uniformly manitesting for both sides,
and even for the onlookers. a degree oil
courtesy aud consideration allks
charming and rare. Judge Watson adj /
mit:ed frankly yesterday that the mat-
ter had been cglled to his attention.;
ard stated that he had directed an ia-sf
vestigation to begin al once, Eysn
then the judge had been planning aoines3
! modest rccreations for the priacuer.+si
| occasional Visits from his relatives, aud
Continued on Fourth Psao.l "a