The evening world., 1911-11-24
Details of Wife Murder
For Which Beattie Died

else. refused TO pay and she got a
lawyer after me. Then I paid. and a.ter
town"
Beattie swore that when he married
Louise Wellborne Owen he revealed to
her the entire history of his relations
with Beulah Binford from the begin.
ming. He had not told her. however.
that he had renewed his relations with
the f~air.haired girl In April, Q few
months before the murder and shortly
before the birth Of his child.
ADMITTED NeoLEcriNo WIFE
FOR DeULAh.
His brutaliy careless attitude toward
his wife at this period was o 70 Of tn
most shocklr : features Of the whole
crime. Beattie admitted on the stand
that In the weeks preceding the staying
Of his wife he spent his Mondays,
Thursdays and Saturdays with Beuiah
Binford. Testimony was produced to
show that he was preparing to furnish
a nat for Beulah Blnford and also that
he was In the habit Of sending her let
tiers that gushe< with words II endear-
ment. Beattie explained that these
words OF endearment ean nothing.
Did you love this woman" he was
asked.
Decidedly not" he replied contempt.
uously.
But you admit that she was In love
with you. At least that she told you
she probably told every other fol.
low the same thing. Her saying that
meant nothing to me-"
What did YOU mean by signing your
letters, Oceans OF low brimming with
xissesT Beattie was asked.
Oh. that meant nothing at ALL"
laughed Beattie. I've said that to
other girls q thousand times"
such was his bearing through his or
deal. From the very first he had been
hrazenly unmovcd. Only once did he
finch. when he was trapped into maxi
Ing a false statement concerning the
bloodstains on his clothing.
PAUL eEATriE sWoRg ne HAS
CONFESSED.
Before his Indictment he had passed
the hours In his eel drumming q
guitar and smoking cigarettes. To his
heart-broken father and to all Wit
came to see him. he expressed the mos,
cheerful confidence In his acquittal
lie denounced his cousin. Paul Beattie
as q sneak and a liar, and he shrugged
his shoulders when Pau Beattle 20
upon the stand and testified that n
1.-THE wife-slayer) had said to him:
~ wish to God ] had not done II!
would give a million dollars II coul,
undo It! But any way. she never love,
me. She married me only for m,
money. I'd like to nov how those de
tectives found out there was q No.
cartridge used In that gun"
Beattie continued his sweeping denial
OF his cousins statements. ever In tn
face of confederation. and he did nc
quail or wink an eyeiash when tn
twelve Jurors fled In and pronounce
him guilty. nor yet when Judge watss
delivered the death sentence. saying:
The jury has found you guilty In III
first degree, n therefore your life
, forfeited, and the Judgment OF tn
Court Is that on Nov. "a you be dell,
: cred into the custody Of the superb
tondent OF the pen'tentiary, and tn
between the hours OF sunrise md SUI
g set your life shall be extinguished. al
: may God have mercy on your SOUL"
GOVERNOR REFUSED TO VEL
: TO PRESSURE.
All the power and pressure that coul
DO brought to bear was cxerted In val
Is TO wiring from Gov. Mann a repiev
q delay OF sentence or an opportuni,
IA for a nav trial. And the popular sen
iment Of Virginia was all with the Co
srnor In his refusal.
,e Beattie had succeeded. throughout
a painting himself as a monster II
sneering references to Beuiah Dinfo
and his entire treatment of the subIe
OF their relations revealed MS violol
side, II there was any good sida
his character. II was not brought
light
-, That he could have plotted and ca
rled out such a crime was shockii
enought, but that he could have look,
20 back upon u without shy a.ns.en. %.
- Ing OF remorse or regret was even mo
: shocking to the simple minds OF /
- twelve men who sat In Judgment up
n him. This Jury dellberated only Mt
" eight minutes. and most Of thLa III