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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26
MON EY MISSING.

Catlettsburg.-Fr the Office OF tho
steamer Tacoma one of the negro
deckhands stole the money box In
which there was $3.50. After pocket.
ing the money the thief threw the box
overheard. The clerk stepped out for
a moment and It was some time after
his return before he discovered the
loss. The thief made his escape from
the boat by jumping overheard and
swimming ashore.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

City Forester FROST OF Chicago pro-
poses new manual for the boy scouts.
Instead OF marching about with toy
guns. he would have them equipped
with grubbing hoes and dispatched in
a war OF determination against the
weeds OF Chicago This would result
In two things good for the boys-they
would learn the names Of the weeds
and would secure healthful exercise.
II would benefit the public by doing
away with the weedA
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26
DRAWS BIG FINE.

Louisville.-A fine Of $4,000 was as
sessed against the Park Butter Co..
Louisville corporation. by Judge Wal
ter Evans In federal court. The cor
poration. with its president d. II.
Barnes. was convicted OF violations of
the oleomargarine law by federal
Jury.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26
WANTS DAMAGES.

Maysville.-John ID. Hesler. a farm.
er. filed suit for $4,000 damages
against Joseph p. Larkins. from whom
he rented. alleging alienation of his
wife's affections. This action is the
outcome of a divorce suit filed several
weeks ago by Hester. in which he al
leges his wife abandoned him and his
five children. the eldest being only IL
years old.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26
FARMERS COOPERATIVE STORE.

Lancaster.-The recently organized
Farmers union is contemplating the
establishing OF a large general store
somewhere in the county for the ben
eft OF its members. Their plan is to
organize a stock company and build
out in the county. They will hold a
meeting at 10 o'clock a. m. Saturday
October Fl. to arrange the final details
of the scheme.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26
ARREST MEN IN AUTO.

Maysville, OF Police Ort ar
rested three men in an automobile as
they were driving off the ferryboat
here. The arrest was made on receipt
Of a telegram from Portsmouth. o.,
saying that an auto had been stolen.
They refused to give their names.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26
Agree on Antl-AlcohoI Plan.

Members OF the anti-sloohollc con.
gress held at The Hague signed n
declaration in favor of the general
adoption OF Judge Pollard's plan for
suspending court sentences In tho
case OF drunkards who sign a total
abstinence pledge. Judge Pollard was
one OF the speakers under the gen
sral subject. The Judge and the Al
oohol Patients" and his specific topic
was Alcoholism in the Light Of the
study and Treatment OF Inebristy b.
the States."
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.

Barbourville.-Knox county is now
one OF the leaders in the good roads
movement in this part of Kentucky.
The county has built and paid for four
new steel bridges since the first OF the
year and has contracted for others
Many miles OF road have oeen changed
and put up out OF the creeks and
branches, and graded with stone. The
good roads spirit is growing In Knox
county.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26
KENTUCKY MASoNs
Select David jackson, OF London, as
Grand Master.

Louisville.-David Jackson. Of Lon
don, KY, was elevated to the Office OF
Grand Master of Masons in Kentucky.
Following the custom Of advancing all
officers, beginning with junior warden.
following the annual election. new Of
ficers were announced as follows:
Deputy grand master. Joseph II.
Ewald. OF Paris; grand senior warden.
ORE s. Ware, of Covington.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26
GUILTY OF MANslAuoHTER.

Lexington.-Nelson Messer. who.
August 10. inflicted a knife wound
from which John Mclean died two
days later. was tried in circuit court
on a charge of murder. The jury
found him guilty Of voluntary man.
slaughter. the penalty for which is
from two TO twenty-one years In the
penitentiary.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26
TOBACCO WILL BURN.

Mt. Sterling.-Fire, supposed 10
have originated from stoves drying out
tobacco, destroyed the barn on the
farm of Newt Dun. together with 49,.
900 pounds OF tobacco. The tobacco
was insured for $1,000. but there was
no insurance on the barn. The total
loss was about $4,000.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26
THiRTeEN-YEAR-oLo BRIDE.

Carlisle.-Mrs. Oliver Berry. Of near
this place. is probably the youngest
bride in this section Of the state. She
is 10 years OF age. and was Miss Mary
Alice Allen, daughter OF Mr.. Charles
Allen. OF this county. and was mar
ried at the home of her father to Mr..
Oliver Berry. farmer. who is rs years
of age.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

Andre Jaegerschmidt, who travelled
around the world in forty days. is q
Frenchman. We mention this merely
TO prevent our readers from gaining
the impression that he Is an Irish
man
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26
GOOD TOBACCO CROP.

Catlettsburg.-The tobacco crop for
1911. as compared with former years,
while smaller than the abnormal ones
OF 1909 and 1910, is the largest since
1893. The planting conditions were
bad early in the season, as the ground
was hot and baked. but the rainy
weather later was favorable. and
brought the crop around better than
the experts expected.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

In autumn. more than ever. we re-
alize that the year that promised SO
much in its gladstone springtime.
moves in an Inevitable cycle. subser-
Went to the infinite and eternal law
of causation.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26
HERO LOSES HIS LIFE
While Aiding Others TO Escape In
New Mexico.

Paris.-A report from the food dis.
trict Of Southwestern Colorado and
the Northwestern part OF New Mex.
leo, tells OF the drowning Of John
Rice. who met his death while aiding
in the rescue of pupils at the Meth.
odist Mission school at Pennington.
New Mexico.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

Jerseyite suffering from rheuma-
tism came in contact with live wire
and was cured. However. It Is not
likely that live wires will become
popular.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

We are told that hawk tried to
pick a diamond stud out OF the shirt
front OF an unsuspecting citizen OF
New Jersey. Those Jersey hawks are
becoming almost as formidable as
Jersey 'skeeters.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

A New Jersey hotel keeper has is.
sued an order prohibiting his wait.
resses from talking to travelling men
who eat in his dining-room. He must
want to get rid OF the patronage Of
the travelling men.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

In Brooklyn a woman has secured a
divorce because her husband carried
out the garbage for another lady. Evil
IDENTIFY they do not regard loving ones
neighbor as a virtue in Brooklyn
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

Several times ROSTERS have been
en1oined from Growing. but It took an
Iowa court the other day to enjoin
onions from smelling. This may prop
erly be defined as strong action.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

A Cleveland woman has secured a
divorce Notwithstanding the fact that
her husband did not chew, smoke,
drink. swear nor stay out at night
Perhaps he snored.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26
MEMBER OF

What's the use of going over Nj
agara Falls In a barrel when you can
buy an aeroplanef
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

The fellow who looked into the gun
to find out whether it was loaded is
now adding to the gayety Of nations
by eating toadstools.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

Speaking OF easy money. a Chicago
girl has Just inherited $4,000 because
her name is Jane. Besides. being
named Jane Is its own reward.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

The cost of living in Chicago is
cheaper than It is in New York" But
who wants to live In Chicago?
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

An inventive person IN Boston is
said to have built an automatic wom-
an that talks. 1t wouldn't be a wo-
man II 1t didn't
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

A writer says that every time two
people are married one of them wins
a great victory. Yes, we were licked
that way once ourselves.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

Chicago theaters are to be per
fumed. but the stock yards will keep
on doing business at the old stand.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

Over 100000 young Holsters have
been liberated OF the Maine coast
Just In time for the theatrical season
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

The pastor who declared childless
wives should be deported struck a
heavy blow at the attendance upon the
annual mothers congress.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

A woman who welded a poet COM
plains he couldn't support her. Evil
IDENTIFY she found married Life blank
verse.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

Has anybody stopped to figure out
what was done with all the money be-
fore people began to buy automobiles?
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

Some pessimistic person has pre-
dicted cold winter. Still. he may be
interested In a wooden factory.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26
WHAT is
Z RIGHT2
By Rev. Stephen Psulson

TEXT-Finaiiy, brethren. whatsoever
things are true, whatsoever things are
honest, whatsoever things are Just. what
soever things are pure. whatsoever things
are lovely. whatsoever things are OF GOOD
report: II there be any virtue. and " there
be any praise. think on these things
Philippians. Nv. q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-22

and take the sun and pull her Nm
across the seats. / should say about
hVe minutes. took the gun from tho
man and threw 1t into the car / did
hot see 1t again until IL was found A
negro with a wagon had 1t at the gate
that morning. I only know of its
hhdiig from what they told me"
VINO was with you on the ride from
the Crug store?'
My wife-no one else. sevar.,
people were sitting about. don't
know how far out we ran. bu, Voc
passed a row of cedars. and INV wire
remarked that they would make oood
Christmas trees. Ny front lirh,s
throw glare probably $50 feet cav,
hothirg uptil this object stepped over
into the road, and put on tho bra,.as''.
yet You could see for $50 feet?"
i jumped out and started for hin,
running back all the length of ~
car He caught the gun by III, ,r.,i
ana threw 1t up to hit me. 4 c,uobt
me gun as 1t came down. broke tho
strength OF the blow with nv non,.
ana got this blow on the nos. fra,n
me end Of the stock held o. 10 ,ha
gun. and either the force IF The i,,.,,
or my pulling made him let 20. ami !
zen back, in the road sat ,wn
1t We're. / jumped up as he wa, ,,,,.
ming away. threw the gym in rho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-22
CORONER'S
INQljEST

Criminal history in virsinin win
hardly furnish q more dramatic scene
than that Witnessed Yesterday OIL ths
lawn Of Coroner j. G. Loving, on Tie
Midlothian ROAD, n mile or more Le-
You'd South Richmond During the on.
tire morning Jury ana lawyers SAL on
the wide porch while Henry c. Beat.
Tie Jr" answered unninchlngly a
ceaseless fire OF questions. point after
point being gone over in the ulinutest
dctail, FIRST by Judge Gregory com.
monwealtn.s Attorney aua then Nv
Louis o Wendenhurg associate copr.
sci FOR the prosecution
From the start The hearing was an
'agonist!c TO Beattie. lie was asked ~
every turn now ne could explaiy so-ne
seeming discrepancy. Sometimes rts
Explanation was ready, sometimes he
was unable 10 account for certnin an
parently irreconcilable circumstsnras
Blood on the. back of his coat furnisbed
topic Of much discussion. Beat,{I
was uncertain whether he ho6 ia
coat on or off 1t the time Of the MN.
der The position OF tho alleged a..
Gallant and the manner OF Ms attacL
Wero also much emphasized inc na,
itseit was put in evidence. n vas
ufaWh w beside the porch and yo,inp
ISeattio stepped into Il. tak!ne tbs
steering wheel and demonstratInp hou
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-22

IN the afternoon, Beattie was still
on the stand, but with Detective Ser
geant Bailey sitting beside him. He
was then under arrest charged with
murder. There was little change in
his face--a slight twitching possibly
as of rapidly beating pulse on one
side-but his calm never broke, and
lie answered clearly. asserting that his
family life had been happy and. that
no man could say there had ever been
q cross word between himself and his
wife.
The Binford woman proved the SEN
sational witness Of the afternoon. But
seventeen years old, and companion
OF young Beattle IN devious ways since
her thirteenth birthday. she yet an
swered straighuy the questions put 10
her, admitting that IN the resumption
OF her relations with the accused i'm
the past few months she had been
the aggressor and that she had writ
Ten and telephoned him after coming
mere from Norfolk, and finally persuad-
"a MIN TO see her at Eighth and Grace
streets almost under threat of telling
nus tamily Of their former association.
Ihe.r Intimacy grew afresh according
70 her testimony. and she came 10 see
MIN more and more frequently, and
Also 70 pond with him about her
housekeeping arrangements.
The complete failure OF tho blood.
mounds 4" take any IRAN. though work
ca Iaithinily WAS testfied to ~ those
IN charge Of tho dogs from the state
term and by the Richmond detectives.
VINO accompanied them. The clot Of
nIoo0 Va the road. tie snechanisn of
me motor car, ana the blood stains vet
10 DC seen on II were discussed In de-
'tli. to detectives testifying that the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-22
COUSIN CONFESSES
PURCHASE OF GUN u
FROM PAWN-SHOP
(Continucd From FIRST Page. )

Continued From First Pagc.)
and 1t was signed by Beattie after
reading:
], Paul ID. Bcattic. hereby state that
during the week OF July 10 Henry G.
pc"ttic called me up Mt my house md
asked me 10 raec; him nj the corner of
short nnd Main Streets, which did,
and nfter meeting him we talked for a
"hiic, and he asked me to buy hin, n
shotgun, Whcrtupon l asked him what
he wanted IL for, and he didn't tell me
what he wanted II for. told him that
would, whcrcupon ] went to Al pnun-
shop In sixth Street mud priced II single
phrrcicd shotgun, the kind he hal adj
Niseh me TO Get, nnh on the following
saturday night, about 1915 o'cIock
which was July ~, 1911, In comnnny
with Henry {. Bcnttic, In his the said
Henry c. Dcnttic's, automobile. I went
To the pnwnshOp and secured the gun.
ph!iny 500, aud delivering the gun to
hehrS e. beattlc whcrcupon NC both
got into the automobile. nnd he, the
said Henry {. BenttIe, brought me home.
arriving nt home about II;I5 u. VI.
July i5
MISC state that / bought three shot
gun shells from ". II. ISidd's hardware
store at the corner of Harrison nad
'hry streets, ON the afternoon of Hui,
i'' ioil' anu gave them to Henry C..
uenttlc. tsi.nea,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-22

brother and seen Deputy Sheriff sgd
nor there with his dogs. He did not
See MI Scherer at tine time but SALE
Sydncr was fussing because his dogs
We're rot with the others. Ben p. owen
told him 1t was not a time to fuss.
Thet was about A NJ. OF the morning
after the murder.
Was any effort made to place the car
over the blood spot?" Bcattie was
asked
''N9; was back and forward several
times during the day"
Was any effort ever made to place
the car over the blood spots when you
We're PRESENT."
Yes, day before yesterday There
was n crowd about. remember MIR.
Wiltshire was there. He handed his
pistol 10 some one 10 hold for him"
why was the car placed over the
blood spots?"
I'm an effort to incriminate me. I
suppose They did 1t because they
could not find anything else. and were
trying to blame it on me. knew that
"hen told my father and brother
"oout the TOOL questions they had asked
me mat had no bearing on the case
p'other told me he knew they were
aIter me. and MI Wells also thought
they were trying to direct the evidence
AGAINST me. Their taking nv car and
clothes impressed me and my friends
mat they were trying to incrimina tie
me-"
can you state any particular dues-
non That had such purport?"
Ihoy asked hundred was
QUESTIONED by Scherer and Wiltshire
ana dinerent ones over and over again.
how long did the car remain at the
position of the shooting?"
AZ long as 1t took me to yet out
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paul peatt!o"

paul Bcattio"
Well wha; of it," asked the pris-
onor
Nothing except that ne has confessed
everything ana has told OF the pur-
chase Of the shotgun ne gave you"
Mcmahon replied.
Beattic gasped. But ne was silent,
and from that time on to the end OF
the journey he was dumb. No sign of
recognition passed between the two
cousins. the accused ana the accuscr.
When the automobile was reached, and
Captain Wright took his place between
them on the rear seat With an eye TO
the slfciy and security OF his two men.
Captain Mcmahon rode with them in
the. back Of iuc car. and the dash
through the streets TO DR. Loving $
home, on the Midlothian Pike, was ac-
compiished without delay.
Daring the sfuesome ride Paul Beat
tie became more and more wrought
up ard began 10 exhibit signs OF his
impending collapse. while his cousin
sat silent and calm, smoking a ciga-
rettA. Henry BSattic broke his silence
only once on the ride. and that to ask
for the last edition OF the papers. one
OF which was given him ny the Oh!
GERS untn The arrival at the scene
OF the inquest he was reading the ac-
count of the morning proceedings a;
the hearing. in which he played such
"a prominent part. Not for one moment
aid his stoical calm torsake him: he
appeared q man OF steel
The collapse or his cousin Just be
fore the calling of the ccroters fury
did not seem to worry him in The
slightest. and aside from casting a
glance in his direction when Pam
dropped 10 the ground. Henry paid no
attention to him,
Cnmscd n Sensation.
The effect OF McAiahon's news on the
crowd ana jurors cannot be described
II dazed them Nothing was more un-
expected at that juncturc than the dis
/ closure OF new evidence in regard 10
! the ownership and origin OF the shot
gun. and the triumph of Werner Nc
Mahon and Wright was only more com
piete because of the battling veil OF
secrecy that they had woven The
opinion of those VINO heard the trend
oil the testimony at the morning ses-
sion and saw tho tenaclty with which
Beatue held 10 his story was that the
coup of the Richmond Police Depart
ment supplied the one link that was
absolutely essentia. to the fixing of tho
guilt.
p" men the oVcrstrung and anxious
| spectators realized the immensely and
significance OF the discovery made by
Werner Mcmahon and Wright, thew
were quick to express Their admiration
ana conSratula tons and for tho res,
OF the day the three officers were the
centre OF madly talking. wildly ges-
ucniauns group. thirst.ns for details
OIL the discovery. For while the off
! GERS were In danger of losing tho MT.
mate benefit of their achievement. and
! me Commonwealth was threatened with
me loss Of It's star witness by the death
OF Paul Beattie. but telephone messages
from the City Home late In the ave.
hlhg told of The recovery of the more
ihan important figure in the case. and
renewed the suspense under which
every one was laborng
with this eleventh hour evidence the
nam seems complete. But il was
supplied by Major Werner and two men
working under him. 1t thrilled ana
stunned the county and special officers
who had hunted in vain.
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The Hearing I'm Detail.

The Hearing I'm Detail.
1t was fully 1880 A NJ. when the
Jury was seated and called 10 order on
the porch Of the Loving home. The
car was brought out, the gun and
clothes worn by Beattie were put on a
table, and the young husband himself
was called to the witness chair. His
father sat behind him, with his coun-
sci, II. NJ. Smith Jr on the other side
were Coroner j. G. Loving presiding at
the inquest; COMMUNICATING Attorney
Gregory. of Chesterfield county and his
associate. l. o. Wendenburg, with Luz
Their L. Scherer, special agent OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio. who had all the
papers and measurements and handled
the case for the army of detectives,
public and private, who had been
working on il. Mayor d. c. Richardson
Tor many years Commemorative attor-
ney of Richmond. was seated by Judge
Gregory throughout the day DIR. Low
ing announced that no photographers
would be allowed. and the police were
olrected TO eject one amateur and de-
stroy any films he might have snapped
Otherwise newspaper mon were given
every facility. DIR. Loving personally
seeing that sufficient chairs were pro-
Vided Tor an army of reporters gath
w" ''1Sti'S from many sections.
Motor cars and messengers came~and
went. several hundred people stood
on the grass. hacked closely against
The porch railing. until 1T became nee
essary for city and county officers 10
unite their efforts in Keeping the crowd
back. There were many delays in be-
ginning. with gathering rumors of
newly discovered evidence and OF ex-
eltlnS and scnsa tlonal DEVELOPMENTS
The car vas critically examined inside
and GU; by Mayor Richardson. Judge
Gregcry. Major Werner. Captain
Wright. Detective Wiltshire, who wrig-
sied completely underneath IT. and
others.
Ben p Gwen and his brother. Thomas
Il. owen. uncles OF the murdered wo-
man. at whose place she was staying
al the ;imc OF the tragedy. and where
her five- weeks-old baby is atill being
cares for, sat silent ana careworn be-
nina the Commonwcaltn's attorney
Though consulted in many points. they
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WlIncSNcI hC
ALEXANDER :. WRIGHT,
SAM STERN,
THOMAS >J.lt..YnN

me arrest of the young husband was
the next move contemplated by the
oiflcers. and a telephone message 10
DR. Loving brought the uewsi tina,
Henry c. Beattic. Jr.. in company win
MS father. had just left for nome 10
nave dinner Fearing that some news
OF Paul Beattie's confession might Zeal
out TO Henry Besttie and give him the
Tip 10 escape while he was al home
entirely unsuarded. Captains McAIahon
and Wright called an automobile. ana
with their star witness and sam stern
made record dash across the river 10
the home OF Henry c. Beattie. Sr
To avoid public demonstration
the automobile was left "A block a way
on another street. and Mcmahon and
Wright in citizens clothes. entered the
Bcatt!e house. The accused was quiet
~ eating dinner surrounded by mem
hers Of his family.
Captain McMahon walked into tho
dining-room and the startled company
arose from their chairs
Henry" said Mcmahon. although
1t is sad for me, I must tell YOU that
fresh evidence Just discovered forces
ne 10 place you under arrest"
HeattIe Not Surprised.
Not word was uttered by any one
$50 I'iSSNc', III" IuinllS ana the OH
GERS standing like a group in bronze
still without word or sign Of sur.
prise. Beattie turned and walked to-
ward the officers. and the three left
the house. No words were exchange.
between the crushed family and the
son, and the trio walked rapidly away
once around the corner. Captain Nc
Mahon thought it We'll TO apprise Beat
tie OF the fact that his cousin was
waiting in the car. relieved of the
dreadful knowledge that meant every
thing 10 the young husband.
Il think should tell you that Paul
is waiting in The car over there" said
the captain. slowly
Paul who?" asked Beattie. with n
look of complete surprise.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-22

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