The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-24

on the stand. Neither side accepted
the dare.
Evidence Incriminatcs.
Through witnesses It was shown
that Beattie was with his wife o.
the road on the night In question
that he was seen to stop hts ma
chine at the scene OF the murder.
that he had been seen with Pau
Beattie; that Paul bought the gun
with which Mrs. Beatie was killed.
that Henry was infatuated with tn.
Binford girl: that he spent much time
In dissipation and that he did not
show any signs Of distress when he
brought homo the dead body Of the
mHfaered woman.
On his own unsupported word,
backed perhaps by the very enormit,
OF the crime and the apparent i'm
possibility Of human to commit such.
crime Beattie had hts best defense.
There were many who declared that
!. II was impossible to credit the muir
der to the husband. Some think
there was and still Is no real reason
that can be deduced why 80 fearful.
an outrage could be committed. I'M
Henry Beattie feared that his wife
would expose to her father, Rober,
Owen. the wild life he had led.
| 1t 10 generally believed that the
Owen family would have taken very
prompt and very strenuous action
had they been told of the life young
Beattie was leading. 1t was even
suggested that the father of Henry
Beattie objected to the Indifferent
home life Of his son and that Henry
feared the wrath OF nLs IVA pA.e.
IA much as that Of the father OF the
girl.
| Mrs. Owen Textiles.
| Probably one OF the most dramatic
scenes OF the trial was on the morn
| ing when Mrs Robert Owens. arriv-
ed In a closed vehicle and heavily
| yelled. entered the court roon- Her
presence had hardly been expected,
even by the attorneys for the defense.
| Mrs. owen gave most damaging les
tlmony regal ding the previous lie OF
Henry Beattle, revealing what the
| commonwealth described Al the reai
motive, ana 1t was plainly noticeable
that the prisoner pated under the
case OF the mother Of his dead wife.
During the entire trial the father
| Of henry heatlle appeared at the side
Of his son. The greatest sympathy
was felt for the aged parent. who had
already done 80 much to make the
path OF life what II should be for his
boy. On the witness stand the tAther
declared that he had praclicaiiy raised
| the LAD. being botn mother and father
| TO hts boy. Beatue showed prooaoiy
The only genuine emotion during TINS
| testimony. allowing ms head TO res,
| on his hands as his father Told of the
homo lie OF the beattie family.
Douglas ueatt,e on SSand.
00nRfka kneAItle. Nr0xller or the
prisoner. was put on the STAND. and
| ulu All that was witnin mis- power 70
| snieio ms brother, lesulyAns espec-
laiiy as to the condlliun OF the AL
| lr.noOi4e at the time VI the arrival OF
! nenry Beattie with the bouy OF his
| IieealnE wife.
l.u: behind every other bit OF evil
| oence stoou the purchase OF the gun
| ny Pau beatue, wnlcn mad been prov
en- by testimony otner tnan me mere
| statement Ut PAUL, and the fact that
| 30 shortly before the kiilug OF ms
| wife ttenry had been on the most tnu-
E'ate Relations wltn the biniord siri.
| ON the nlsni OF SEPTEMBER .. just at
sdnuo@n IA. Jury Trough. IN tne ver-
uict III the case after aiA ABSENCE from
| lAe count ICON oil nIty SIX manu.es.
| .neu as itad Deen his DearlAs, the
| prisontr Iae. his tale ca.nily. even
Eoa.lhk pieasan.iy to the Juose VINO
| RroiIounteu tne ueath sentence.
tero,ct OF 1unty.
In the paIAeu httie courthouse all
was In waitins when the jury uleu INTO
| Tie eouri loom. me foreman nofulns
Al has .lanc Inc lnul. linen, upon " men
lie >erolct Lad been uasea and Wri.-
| zen.
| I'VE the jury find the prisoner
| guilty, as charged in the w..nAn a..
'.ictinent, were the imples woros
| .hat rang out on the siren, throng.
| AR. Wendenborg called attention 10
| the omission Of the degree Of murder.
! and the jury again retired Tor a mo-
! ment while the foreman wrote "nrsl
degree" There was 1utter Of whis-
| pered excitement. as the attorneys tor
| the defense made exceptions. and
tried to stay the passing OF sentence.
| The court listened quietly to what was
sasa azd then commanded Beattie TO
| stand up.
In words that were most solemn
Judge WATSON went briefly over the
| case reeitlng what had taken place.
and stating that the court had x,vel,
The prisoner every possible opportun-
tty curing the trial 10 set asiue the
charge Of murder preferred axalns.
MN. Judge WATSON then sentenced
tenry beat.ie, Jr.. 10 be taken to thr
| +.nltentiais to be held unth lne morn.
iuE OF November "a. theie 70 dle In the
eleclri. chair.
Brought to Richmond,
Beattte received the sentence cody.
In few moments the court had ad.
jrurned and the famous case had end.
ed Besttie was at once taken to the
little room in the Chesterfteid jail.
"!fre he was placed under q speciai
guard. He remained In Chesterfield
Tor several days, and was finally
brought to the Richmond city tail
where he was kept until sixteen DAYS
ago. when he was taken to the pent.
Tertiary by Major Wood.
One OF the most pathetic scenea
following the verdict was that on ths
day on which Beattie was brousht
back to Richmond. Formerly ne had
made his trips to and from Chesterr
held In an automobile. On this oc.
casion the young man was conveyea
70 the electric car line station In a.
hack. accompanied by yatlor ,o-tiit
who thought lest to put ulfs IN tn
n.';oner's hanls To this re tile Of.
te ted and appeared yseaty en- ar.
raised 1T is the wors, OF all OF IL"
Put In Baxga&c Car.
With his hands In tho cuffs Beattie
was placed In tho front or bA9~sxe
end OF the car. where he was able ~ /
dOdRn thu CuPlNua AvAn - thnnS ~rhn