The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-15
Will Issue Final State
ment o-Day on Beat
tie Case.
PAUL'S AFFIDAVIT
WITHOUT AVAIL
Remarkable Action of Condemned
Mans Cousin Hardly Consid-
ered-Exccutivc Seen by At
torneys, but No Papers
Filed-Taken to Indicate
Defense Is Hopeless.

In all human probability, tho fato
of Henry Clay Beattie. Jr., will BIO
through the refusal of Governor VIII
liam Hodges Mann to interfere with
the judgments of the courts of Vir-
ginia The most that can be hoped
by the prisoner, II would seem, is
respite. but careful review OF the
events of yesterday would seem to
Indie g that Bcattie will expiate his
crime In the electric chair on Friday
morning, November "a. 80
AT all events, there Is no room to
doubt that tho Governor will allow
the law to take It's course.
Probable Speedy Execution.
In so doing, he would be following
the conviction that so long as tho
horror of an execution is hanging over
tho community. Just so long will be
the continuance of unrest and de-
preston; Just so long will the family
and friends .'uffer: Just SO long will
sensational statements be purvcyed
TO the public without foundation, In
,aet' and Just SO long will the con-
demned mans own mind be filed with
useless hope
To the argument that Beattie should
have time to prepare for death, it is
suggested that respite would mean
continued efforts to interest the Gov
ernor in various additional Statements.
| thus fostering hope in the prisoner
and obviating the very reason for de-
lay. -
bn,ryers Sec Governor.
An appeal for Beattie was n,a6e
TO the executive about noon yester-
DAY by H. NJ. Smith, Jr, and Hill Car
Ter. the attorneys for tho defense. The
lawyers remained with the Governor
put few minutes, briefly, stating
their arguments.
1t is not true that any papers OF
any sort We're filed with the Governor.
either petitions or affldavits or con-
| fessions. Whatever papers wero In
the possession OF the attorneys wero
| carried away by them. It seemed 10
De the universal impression that they
were without effect on tho Governors
mind. ~
tle has many letters from various
sources. 1t is worthy of remark. as
indicating the calbre of the writer's.
that they do not suggest pardon but
only Communication. They evidently
fall TO remember that when such a
crime is involved. without possible
mitigating circumstance, there could
be no alternative between death if
guilty and liberty If innocent
raul Benttie's Affidavit.
Among the happenings of yesterday
was the production OF an affidavit
signed In Washington by Paul Douglas
beattie, cousin of the condemned man.
IN which he is supposed to have re-
pudiated the testimony given nv hin,
on the stand at the trial of the case. &
He Is made to say that he did not give
the shotgun to Henry Beattio on the
SATURDAY night preceding the muir
DER out that he had 1t OH Mayo's
Bridge on the following day: and
that Henry Beattle made no confes.
sion to him on the porch of his home.
while the apparent attempt on the
part or Paul Beattie to place himself
IN the penitentiary for perjury was
startling, it seemed to have no effect
on the minds of those following tho
case with reference to the fate of
Henry Beattie. 1t was recalled tbat
the jury agreed that 1t was not in.
iiuenced by Paul's story of the con.
iesston. and that the proof was ample
mad the Commonwealth not introduced
the young man.
Would Convict Himself.
IN addition. there is something un.
told In the Paul Beattie matter. He
left Richmond Just after the stata
tair. and signed something in Wash
ington. In this he Is said To HAYS
sworn that he perjured himself on tbo
stand at the trial. When a statement
regarding his affidavit was published
IN Richmond last Saturday. Beattia
went TO police headquarters at the
CITY Hall and there made affidavit thar
he had made no such statement under
oath as had been attributed to him.
Inc signatures of tho Washington pa
per and of various papers signed by
MIN in Richmond do not agree
Further. IL iS urg,ad Joa,,
| must be mental irresponsible IL he
really signed the various papers at
| tributed to him, which would convict
MN of perjury on at least four counts
There Is also to be recalled Paul
Beattie's original statement made last
saturday TO the police, that no was de.
coyed In Washington and given opium
and perhaps other dope" which took
away his senses, and that he probably
signed something while in this condt-
ton lie evidently believed that he
was tricked into going to Washing
ton under promise of work. by people
who intended to extort a confessinn
! for the purpose of selling IL to III. C.
Beattie. 81.
There is no suggestion, however
that the father OF the prisoner had any
any part In the PLAN OIfthe contrary.
there is evidence to show that he and
his attorneys absolutely refused to
pay for the evidence gathered by this
means In Washington
Prisoner In Well.
The prisoner maintains a cheerful
bearing, which has not changed since
he was notified OF Monday morning