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

~. Beatsie's wife who died in 1901.
Her Grave uumarked.
Directly behind this grave 10 the
crave OF Mrs. Henry Clay Beattie,
r., without stone or marker 20
tell who lies beneath. On II last
evening. TWO little punches OF chrys-
ant emums dropped patheticaliy. one
near the head and the other near the
foot of the grave. IL IL said oy
those who know that the grave OF
Henry's wife has not been forgotten.
though II has received little or no
attention since her murdered corpse
was lowered into the ground last
July. The Beat,ie family has mel cry
been too much occupied with the
plight of Henry to give attention to
anything else until all is over with
him.
Ey the side of his wife, II was
planned to bury tho eiectrocuted body
OF Henry. Whether these plans viii
he carried cut remains to be seen.
q May Remove Body.
Ii was limited yesterday that the
father of the murdered woman would
likely remove the body OF his daush-
ter into his own burial section when
the elder Beattie is gone--either to
his reward vi III tth~e'
there to forget. as well as he can, the
cruel memories that must necessarily
cluster about the Midlothian tragedy
and the awful fate of his favorite
son. IL IL said that he, as well as
his son and daughter. will remove to
California, perhaps. as coon az prac-
l'cabie.
Last evening, MIR. Beattie and his
daughter went 10 the Union railway
station and met a woman dfaDeo
heavily In black. who was weeping
A. she aiirbted from the Chesapeake
and Ohio train from the West
Though her identity was not positive
IN aseertained, she was said "a be
sister of Mr.. Beattie from Detroit.
The trio boarded Is cab on the out
side and we're taken TO the Seattle
horn~ In South Richmond into which
no fcy or gladness has filtered for
months
That Affidavit Again.
While Eeattie was spending his last
dag in the penitentiary. additional
came To light In REGARD
10 the affidavit Paul Beattie is alleged
10 have made In which essential parts
Of his testimony at the famous Ches-
terfeld courthouse trial were repudl-
ated.
First it developed that Douglas
Beattie, brother of ths condemned
man. was in Washington on Oeto-
Der as, two days after the AFFIDAVIT is
purported TO have been made Ii
also developed that Douglas was
caller at the Office Of w. Bladder
ston, the notary public before whom
the affidacit was attested. Al least,
that WAS the information impaired
Ia authorities In Richmond who have
been engaged for some time in In
vestiration of the matter.
Gordon the Leader.
Anather Interesting Development
consisted Of the information that
man representing himself TO be Harry
Gordon, theatrical agent of New
York. was the leader OF the trio VINO
claim To have obtained the affidavit
from Paul Beattie. The other two
men were A. f. Treager and H. q.
Never. whose identity does not seem
to have been fully established as yet.
though 1t Is believed they are de-
rectiyes in the employ of some priv
ate agency.
Gordon. II develops, Is an acquafnt-
ance Of w. T. Kirby. formerly OF hlcn-
mond and Norfolk. now manager OF the
Casino playhouse in Washington. Ac-
cording TO u signed statement from
Kirby, Gordon called on him in WASH
ington and asked to be directed to @
reputable notary. saying that he had
signed Paul Beattie for a theautca
engagement and wished to have the
contracl attestsd. Kirby says he told
Gordon he was UP against rather &
diticuh proposition in trying to make
player OUT OF Paul, but the advice
fell on barren ground. Gordon wa.
acting under orders from New York
and he had to carry them out THAI
was practically all he know about tht
affair. Kirby claims.
Notary Recommended.
Kirby recommended a law trm wnbci
he said always kept Il reputable not
AIRY on hand. This firm, IL appears
happened to be without such an at
tache In It's Office. and 30 referred
Gordon and his pals to Balderston.
At the boarding house, where th'
men stopped In Washington with Pau
Beatt!e, who represented himself IL:
Eddie Brown, the men said at frs
they were working up clues In Richie
son murder case, OF Boston. Later
they claimed TO be labor agents from
California
Paul Remains Firm.
Paul Beattie continues hrm in hi
declaration that he was doped by tn,
men. He also cla,ns that they forget
his name to the affidavit. When h,
discovered what the men were tryinl
to make him do. he says he told then
that he was going back home to hi
wife without further ado, even IL b.
had to walk to get to Richmond.
According to Mrs Mary 7. Fields
proprietress of the house where tn
men stopped In Washington. practi
cslly all their mail during that tim
came from Richmond. indicating tina
they were In direct touch with parties
AT this end in regard to the plans the,
were trying to put through.