The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-25

maintaining firm and self-possessed
demeanor to the last Henry Clay Reat.
tie Jr.. who murdered LOUISE owcn
eeattie, his young wife. on july Is.
WI paid the extreme penalty .: tha
law In the State Penitentiary yes,er-
Jay morning. 1t was officiailv a., "a
nounced that he was pronounced 5e.,5
surgeon w, I. Oppenhimer at ;:a3. 4
my IN, threo minutes after the arst elec.3
s snock which sent human SOM !
from tlmo Into eternity. 49,
Suttressed by the opinion a, ~ g.,
2reme Court OF Appeals tnat the In,,,-
n,eh ~. OIL the Circuit Court g! the eounfv
OF Chesterfeld was plainly right an5ss
Iurther fortified by tho positiv' ttsS
uSai OF governor Mann to even ain
an extension of time to tina .cc ,.sa b
~. Iustlce OF the execution vas absc.N
10y proved oy tho written confesslonB
=. the prisoner that he was%ruiltv op
tho crime with which he was cn,r,s.,s
una whose enormity has stacrerndt' tb.s
civilized world. - = = 80 ~ 3e tie
Confessed November o. 5s
oeIore tne court3of as. res,rt S,,5
' zen examined m the petition for 4 writ
- s p seatto 1ad admitted HIS RuiIt.a
ministers who have as;ended hin az,
the death cell. The strain Of ths,Ion,.
conhnemont between the ynrtlJct nn5
sentence and the completion Of tba
appeal had evidently shaken ths
prisoners resolution to the noint
, , ne felt impelled 30 shire nia
horrible secret with another. wbich -
did on November o. placing hid cona
dence where he knew 1t would n,r Ia
betrayed. : ] 49, No. p'', DO
But Mr.. Dennis felt that In ,ust,ca+ -
al VINO have had toNdo with the nrose-
sutton and with the carrying o,It 4 ~ /
the DEGREES OF the courts of tho cnm
lnohweaith the public should be In
formed OF Beattie's admission TINT Ma
committed the premedtta.ad killine a.
the Wife wno was also the mother -
MS child. He urged that a wr;tten
statement BIO made, to Do publishe3f
after tho execution. At last tae prs
oner consented to this, and scenes -
reaiize It's Justice. SO the old father
, ana rev. John J. Fix. The other st-s
tending minister. were assembled ana
II was agreed that a confession snouId 4
be prepared. It was finally signed. as
indicated by The Tlmas-Disoatch In,
Us issue OF yesterday morning, on the
day preceding the execution This was.
however. fourteen days after Beattle
mad iirst told Mr.. Dennis that his story
under oath at the trial. was false. and
that he was. in fact, the murderer, as
charged In the indictment SE
Details Are Missing. ~
No details whatever arc given In
Beattles confession. But 1t Is reisaru-s
ed as reasonably certain that he went II
into particulars with Mr. Dennis. for
he states that much thai was puo-I
lished concerning the details was not
true" This Is the only statement, say
the officiating ministers. that can and i
will be made public by them. Thcyf
resolutely decline to discuss the cake3
any further, saying that they have I
positively uttered the last word with
reference to Beattio's guilt The secret
Of the confessional VIII DIS WITH tho
ministers of the gospel whose duty it :
was TO preach repentance and confess
SION to the man who had committed a /
terrible crime Let
But something may pc adduced from
Beatties attitude and utterances at
other times His demcannr at the
hearing of certain Of the evidence /
against him may properly 10 cons.d-
cred In this connection, as wcll as The
feeling shown by him in regard 10
certain accusations Bonring in mind /
that what follows Is mere surmise,sg
based on circunistantial evidence. It 10 &
thought probable that the conda aned 3
man admitted Paul Beattlas story GNf
the gun and repudiated his calsiI3s
statement about the confession of gyiIlt
supposed TO have been made 10 PApi
at the home In South R,chy5nd
Further. 1t Is thought not impreSaala.4.
that he denied having treated rhe llfe-I
less body OF his bride with iadignlty
during tho ride from tho ss,no or the
murder on the lonely ChssternclI ROAD
to the homo OF her uncle. Thomas e.
owen. His rotations WIN Beulahs BIN
ford having been admitted by Reattie &
on the stand. It's not supposeJ tsat no
elaborated on them to any axten:.
Public rs Relieved. 5 AZ
{ The confession of Beattie. made pub. &
lie yesterday morning By Mr.. Dennis in \
the lobby of Murphy's Hotel, was re-
ceived With universal feelings OF rel
throughout the city. There are alive Is
some who do; not think case han hSSs z
fully made out, while there are 9TH sstJ
with half knowledge OF tho falit -
who will write letters to persons 3t'.
authority and to newsnapeEslan3 betiss3
OF a$criminul. rhese now.gtti APPEAR.
have no ground for any sort or {sriticlsa.
against any person CONNECTED 1; Wit \
tho prosecution. L Detectives Jshos WEI
active in procuring sSidencs aSatsy "