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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-09
Agree on First Ballot.

The discussion of the case upstairs pro-
ceeded soemnly, and from the beginning
1t had only one trend. Each juryman
told his fellows what most firmly con-
vinced him of the young mans guilt
They took only one ballot. 1t was unani-
nous for Beattie's death.
Later the twelve men admitted to their
friends that they stood in judgment not
only over the coldblooded murder but
upon his marital infidelity as well.
Beattie started in alarm as a sudden
signing sound came from the crowd. From
above were heard three measured and
distinct raps- They were delivered on
the door of the juryroom. This little door
has sliding panel that rises over tiny
bevel glass window.
Sheriff Gill peered through this and re-
ceived the signal that the jury had
reached verdict Somebody shouted at
the top OF his voice outside on the lawn:
The jury has knocked
Such has been the signal for years
given by returning juries in Virginia.
Courtroom Dimly Lighted.
II was nearly dark in the courtroom
Three oil lamps gave meager luster to
the scene. Sunsets red rays still streaked
through the windows. The telegraph op-
orators tensely waited for the announce
ment of the verdict. thick mass of
| faces rising in an incline to the shabby
| ceiling stared at the jurymen. Famous
| lurists looked down, too, from fiy-specked
paintings. In the minds of the gaping
| crowd remained the thought OF the pow
! erful Ioeech of the prosecutor and his
/ idenunciation of the man who exchanged
the glow OF virtue for passions feeble
tapers-
/ Beattie's eyes big and scared searched
the faces of the incoming jurors half
madly Intuitively he seemed to read in
their averted faces the decision that they
had reached. He sat back quickly in his
chair and rapidly buttoned his blue serge
| coat, gave swift touch TO his white
lawn necktie and a swift thrust to his
| thick wavy hair.
| Holding his neck rigidly. he whispered
something to his father that the old man
did not hear. Beattie, sr., was drumming
| the edge of his palm-leaf fan with light
ming fast touches on the table.
| The jury was polied and Clark Cogbill
| Continued on Fifth Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-09
Has Not Abandoned Hope.

Il have not given up hope. because /
cannot feel that an innocent man will be
permitted to suffer for this hiedous
crime.
There were many rumors abroad today
that Beattie would never die in the cleo
tr.c chair; that ne would find some means
of committing suicide when all hope Of
gaining his freedom was gone.
Billy" Sampson. his chum, and one of
the important witnesses at the trial, was
quoted as saying:
Henry Beattie will not die in the chair.
1t " ii be some other way.
If he is convicted he has nerve enough
to Kill himself before the others kill him, -
said Beuiah Bnford. just before her de-
parture from Richmond.
a heavy guard patroled the little stone
Chesterfield jail last night and today. The
lone guardSmen were the only persons
Beattie as he looked out upon the
pastoral scene which until last night was
dotted with hundreds Of his fellow towns
men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-09
Trial Excitement Gone.

The quiet Landscape of Virginia fields
that met his eyes was unused 10 the ex-
citement of a murder trial and today it
was contently deserted in simple peace
fulness. A few cows pastured and mooed
in harmony with the fowl of nearby
farmyard. Rough boarded wagons rum
bled by on the sandy road. On the lawn
In front of the courthouse and Jail a
negro leisurely removed the scraps of
newspapers and the remains of lunch
cons hastily eaten on the green by the
crowds Of many days before. Jailer
Cogbill brought the prisoner his meals
and he ate them in silence. His thin.
pallid face wore a hckering smile as
he sazed through the grated window at
two new wspaper men lOlling in the grass.
Some time today, ii was expected,
Beattie would be taken TO the state peni-
tentiary in Richmond to await his cleo
trocution November ~ or the granting
of a new trial by the court OF appeals,
which meets early in that month.
Many lawyers today, discussing the pos
sibiiity of a writ of error. were OF the
opinion that il would not he granted.
The court Of appeals they asserted. set "A
pre- edent IN the famous McCue case Of
1904.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-09
Cost of Automobile Excessive.

1t need not cost s275 a month to
care for an automobile. according to
Mr. Dante, who objects to that figure
allowed by the auditor. He claims the
sum is excessive, and not borne out
by the evidence. 4 monthly telephone
bill of SIS, the trustee also thinks. Is
too high an average, is also, III his
opinion. an allowance of $50 for fuel
Mr. Dante points out that the auditor
makes the property at 18th ANA q
streets net the estate $4,000. when, IN
fact, he says il costs the estate just
that much.
The placing of this sum OF the wrong
side of the .edser, he declares, ca dstu as
intta ton of the income Ia Sl2o,s-o.ft
when il should be only Sl'is.S2O.4
Mr. Dante calls attention Ia the stipu,,
Iation of counsel that 100000 should
represent the annual income Of the estate,
and claims he was prevented from intro
ducing testimony to show that II Was NOT
in excess of that figure.
Mr. Dante also claims that the lndlas
IF the auditor that $4,000 VIII be aNdl-
able during the ensuing six months IS
erroneous as NAV be seen by the error
In misplacing the sum of SS.tss,- lie also
claims that MIR. Dent made mistake
when he reported his finding that the sum
of 81 o0 provided by the deed in trust OF
the Hutchins property TO he PAID the
wife monthly, was not intended to cover
both household ard personal expenses.
The exceptions of the trustee contain
two general objections to the contirma-
tion of the award. He says the aUiitof
erred in admitting evidence and in other
matters and things apparent on the face
of the report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-09
Commanded Veterans Union.

He was at one time national COM
mander of the Union Veteran Union,
composed of veterans who have seen
actual fighting; was prominent in G.
\. r. circles, was a member of the
Union Veteran Legion, and a member
OF the Order of the Carabao.
He is survived by four children, DR..
Harlow R. Street. $40 East Capitol
street Mrs. William E. Birchfield, 1850
Girard street northwest; Mrs. William
f. Etka and Mrs. Nolney Lucas. both
of Pasadena. Funeral services will be
held in Pasadena.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-09
Chief of Capitol Police.

In 1880 he came to Washington He
was made captain of the Capitol police
during the last administration of Presi-
dent Cleveland
When the Spanish war opened he
volunteered among the first, and on
account Of his service in the civil war and
on the plains was Immediately commits
stoned as captain, and did work in the
commissary department. After the war
was ended he remained in the service
and saw more fighting On the Philip
pines.
When hoStilities closed in the Phil
ippineS he returned to Washington. He
was appointed to d position in the Of
flee of the auditor for the War Depart
ment. and remained there until June
of this year, when he resigned to go
hea lth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-09
Feared Suicide of Girl.

Il have drifted along hoping against
hope that something would occur to
enable me to rid myself of that Bin
ford girl. And once a woman of that
kind feels that you no longer take any
interest in her she usually seeks solace
in suicide. So l drifted along waiting
for a chance to break off relations with
her without having her hurt herself. I
tried hard to persuade her in the
meantime to live proper life.
Had this case been tried in any court
where those things are not uncommon
this morning | would have been a free
man. Interpreting Judge Watson's in
structons to the jury. l cannot see how
the verdict could have been other than
mot guilty l believe the jury was in
fiuenced by the one-sded newspaper re-
ports before | had a chance to present my
side of the case. l wanted to give out a
statement as soon as | was arrested, but
Mr.. Smith, my lawyer, advised against
this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-09

man stared vacantly into the morning
sunlight as he uttered a prayer that TINS
might be So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-09
FARMERS TO BLAME
FOR CONVICTION,
BEATT|E DECLARES
Thinks Jury Composed of City
Men Would Have Returned
Different Verdict.
STILL CLlNGS TO HOPE
THAT HE WILL GO FREE
Moral Issue, Not Facts, He Says, In
fluenced Verdict.
FRIENDS PREDICT SUICIDE
Assert Belief That Beattie Will
Never GO to the Electric Chair.
Father Broken, But Still
Cherishes Hope.
STILL CLlNGS TO HOPE
THAT HE WILL GO FREE
Moral Issue. Not Facts, He Says, In
fluenced Verdict.
FRIENDS PREDICT SUICIDE

CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE, Va,
September 9-Severe Reputation of
Beulah Binford as a girl from whom
he vainly tried to detach himself and
the direct imputation that the jury
Judged him more for his indiscretions
than the tragedy itself came today
from the lips of Henry Clay Beattle.
jr. convicted last night of wife muir
der
Any other jury composed of city folk
with mundane views would have been
more merciful, was his bitter lament.
"Fearfully unfair he muttered in his
cell when asked his opinion of the
verdict.
"Beulah Binford," he added, figured
largely in the verdict more largely than
the testimony of the killing. These coun-
try folk cannot understand how a
woman of the underworld can be crazy
about you. They don't know when
that happens how very hard it is to
get rid of her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-09
Trustee Dante's Comment on
Mrs. Hutchins' Allowance.
FIGURES WIDE OF THE MARK
Monthly Payment of $4,000 De-
clared to Be Excessive.
EXCEPTIONS To THE REPORT
Expenditures Listed Which Trustee
Holds Are Not Properly Charge
able to Household.

Can sl3 for music. 81 for confectionery,
So for charity. $40 for theater tickets.
s. for a veterinarian. s. for summer club
dues, 81 for flowers and items similar
to this he justly and legally termed usual
and ordinary household expenses? Trus-
tee William j. Dante Of the Stilson
Hutchins estate takes exception to such
a holding by Louis A Dent. auditor for
the District Supreme Court Trustee
Dante also finds difficulty in reconcilins
himself To an allowance Of 500 a month
Tor the care and maini enanCe OF an auto
mobile. $lo a month for telephone service
and $50 a month for fuel "a within the
bounds of prudent economy and frugal
housekeeping.
The trustee also thinks the auditor is
wide OF the mark as to the prospective
income of the estate. and suggests that
at least one item of $4,000 has been placed
on the wrong side of the ledger by him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-09

Continued on Fifth PaSe.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-09
Specific Objections.

terposed today by Trustee Dante to the
confirmation Of the finding of Louis A.
Dent, auditor of the District Supreme
Court recommending monthly allow
ance OF $500 to Mrs. Rose Keeling
Hutchins. wife Of the financier. Attor-
neys Brandenburg " Brandenburg sign
the objections in the name OF the trustee.
Mr.. Dante claims the auditors esti-
mate of the ordinary monthly cost Of
maintaining the Hutchins household is
excessive. Mr.. Dent places the figures
at $2.ol2. but the trustee says the evi-
dence shows that up to December. l.hti,
the monthly household bills did not eX-
ceed $500.
From that date until April. 1911. he
claims. $1,000 per month covered the
cost of the household. He suggests that
the present mode of living of the Hutch
ins family in no way differs from the
| periods indicated.
! That the auditor has included in his
estimate Of monthly expenses items not
recurring monthly, but happening occa-
sionally only, is another objection made by
the trustee. One such item Is the rent
Of summer cottage at Newport. placed at
Sl6o month. The cost of Mrs Hutchns
apartments in Paris is not 10 he consider
ed a usual and ordinary household ex-
pense, Mr.. Dante claims.
Mr.. Dent allowed as part of the house
hold expenses the cost of furniture and
repairs at 16o3 Massachusetts avenue.
| amounting to SlD5. Trustee Dante says
this is error because that property be-
longs to Mrs. HutchinS personally, and
expenses incident to its upkeep should
form no part of her household expenses.
The amounts expended for charity thea
ter tickets music, flowers and the ike
and also the allowance of Sap for the
wife's clothing are made the subject of
further objection by Trustee Dante. The
trustee claims these totals are mere con-
clusions of the auditor unsupported by
any evidence Of the amount OF such ex-
pepdifureS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-09

Overcast weather, probably
showers tonight or Sunday; not
much change in temperature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-09

The Star is the only afternoon
paper in Washington that prints
the news of the Associated Press.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-18

Fits Young Men To Grasp opportunl-
ties, Says Judge Murphy.

NO government can progress I'M
less il has strong morality for its
basic principle, and there can be no
such morality unless there is re.
ligion," said Judge Alfred j. Murphy,
in his address on Young men and
their opportunities, before the 5000
club" In the Y. NJ. G. A., Thursday
night He praised the Y, NJ. c. A.
for the influence II is exerting in pre-
pairing young men for the opportuni.
ties that are offered as Detroit adj
vances to better things,
James Schermerhorn, the toastmas-
ter, in introducing Judge Murphy, said
his broad and fearless view OF affairs
in general. had placed him I'm high
position and had assured hI- re-elec.
ton by practically unanimous vote
Frank ID. Taylor. member of the
Detroit Y NJ. G.. A. for 46 years, said
the work the association is conduct
ing. makes ii certain that the 5000
membership mark will be reached in
the campaign now on. j. ID. Biggers
and Alfred J. Pitts also spoke.
The Y w. c. a. Mandolin club, d.
rected by Marguerite Bartlett Lavery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Weary and Jay
II. Markham supplied the musical
features
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-18
MICHIGAN PATENTS.

WASHINGTON, March 17.-Michi
gan PATENTS were issued yesterday as
follows: Edwin p Ashton, Detroit,
locking device for motor vehicles con
troll lever; Ernest M. Baker Detroit,
sash structure; Alfred Berichim, De.
troit, sleeping cabinet; Levi. II. Bige.
low, Fremont, COW tail holder; Ed.
ward y. Breitung. Marquette. two
part bottle; Charles G. Elmore, Jack
son, machine for making tile and the
like; Ida Foolish. Bangor, photo.
graphic printing frame; Henry K. Gil.
bert, Saginaw, pulley; Herbert d.
Gillette, Grand Rapids, roller bearing;
Rudolph Hoffman. Battle Creek, by.
dro-carbon burner; George Kaiser, De
troit, whip-holder; Fred b. King, AL
bIon, spring seat construction; Min
de Lin McGerry, Grand Rapids. heat
ing apparatus and ventllating system
for cars and apartments; Philip J..
Mead Morenci, brickmaking machine !:
Frank A. Moore, Wyandotte, barrel.
lifting truck; Benjamin Morrison and
G. II. Losell, Wyandotte, repairing
the Innings Of rotary cement kilns;
John S. Shields and w Lamb, Detroit.
pneumatic hosting engine; Omn
Smith, Three Rivers, drinking foun-
tain: Charles G. Stevens, Saginaw, ex.
tension ladder; Orange s. Sturtevant,
Adrian, staple feeding mechanism;
John III. Sullivan, Grand Rapids, wire
holding means for wrenches; William
+. Weathers, Jackson, pail hanger.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-18
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT. Marcn 17.-Close-Wheat
experts are guessing that about 2.O00.-
900 acres of winter wheat will be
plowtd up for one reason or another
this spring, but damage reports are
not numerous. No scare has yet re-
suited from the present cold snap and
Il is felt that little harm has resulted
although IL has done the plant no good
Liverpool reports the continent bid
ding actively for wheat cargoes and q
firmer feeling I'm exporting countries.
one crop export writing from west
ern Oklahoma says 20 per cent Of thu
wheat shows fair stand and som'
growth. The balance IN unpromising
Many are drilling oats in the late seed
ed ground. lie considers condition.
under so and unless the weather q
favorable much Will be abandoned
The eastern section is fair to good
Duluth wires that not a pound OF whea
a. sold for shipment at the opening o
navigation. Hessian fly damage re
ports are scarce.
Firmness yesulting from a belief Il
congestion 10 the May deal in Chicag,
petered out on Thursday. when an!
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-18
BLACK HAND SHOOTS ANOTHER.
.Thirty-Fifth Outrage In IL Months Is
Committed In Chicago.

n CHICAGO. March 1.-TWO factions
[0f Chicago's black hand organizations
<are shooting each other to death.
Antonio Gatiox, the latest victim
:of the Camorra vendetta is dying with
lead slug in his body. He fell be
fore the new black hand weapon, the
sawed-off shotgun at Death corner"
last night. Cato met his leaden slug
not 100 feet from where Antonio Dugo
and Philippi Manisealsco were slain
by the same means the night before.
On Tuesday night, Pasquale Marcad-
marc was shot TO death nearby.
The police today declared they
we're certain that these latest black
hand outrages were the result of a
factional break in the black hand or
Ranization itself, probably a dispute
over the division Of the proceeds of
Matchmaking schemes. Thirty-five un-
solved black-hand murders in Chi
( caeo In the past IA months bear wit
ness 10 the helplessness of the police
The latter declared today that as long
as the black-handers shot only them.
selves they were not worried over
the situation.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-18
nine INDICTED
\ IN ALASKA CASES
Federal Grand Jury Returns Bills in
Coal Land Investigation
100000 Involved.

CHICAGO, March 17.-Nine men,
Including a former railroad president
bankers, brokens and financiers. were
indicted by a federal grand jury yes
terday In the Matanuska river Alaska
coal land cases. The men are charged
with having conspired TO defraud the
United States government or lO,OOV
acres OF coal lands. valued at SlO,-
100000
Those indicted are:
A. G. Frost, formerly president or
the Alaska Northern railroad, former
III president and promoter OF the Chi
cago 4 Milwaukee Electric road, ana
president OF A. c. Frost a. Co.
George M. Seward, Chicago, receiV-
err for A c. Frost a. Co.
Pierre G. Beach, Chicago, formerly
secretary of the Alaska Northern rail-.
road, and secretary and treasurer or
the Frost Co.
Frank Watson, Spokane, Washing
ton.
George A. Ball, Muncie, Ind, said to
be financial hacker OF Frost.
Duncan NJ. Stewart, Seward, Alaska,
formerly manager OF the Southern
Bank OF Toronto, Canada.
Harry C. Osborne, Gwyn l.. Francis
and Francis H. Stewart, bankers and
brokers, OF Toronto.
There are two counts in the indict-
ment, which is drawn under what is
known as the conspiracy statute. The
penalty provided is fine Of $4,000,
or imprisonment for two years on all
counts.
The land which the nine men are
oh ,.srsaI with ha wing cnnSnira1 70 on in
Is situated on the south side of the
(. Matanuska river, extending from
4 Chickaloon TO Kings river, and land
\ on the north side OF the Matanuska.
near Moose Creek. The tracts are
known as the Watson group OF coal
claims and the Matanuska Coal Co..
group.
The alleged conspiracy was begun
at Chicago on April /. 1908, according
to the indictment, and Frost, Ball. Os-
borne and Gwyn l.. Francis were 10
have been the chief benefciaries. The
acquisition OF the land, the indict-
ment reads, was TO be effected by 'un-
lawful, fraudulent, false and collnsive
locations, preferential rights to pur-
chase and final entries and locations
under the coal lands laws"
THAT by cunning persuasion and
promises OF pecuniary reward and
other corrupt means, divers persons.
qualified by law TO make location
upon, and enter and purchase coal
lands. subsequently procured to make
unlawful locations, ostensibly for ex-
elusive use of claimants, but in truth
and fact for the benefit OF the con-
spirators."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-18
Fresh Vegetable. : cucumbers. hat,

Fresh Vegetable. = cucumbers. hat
house, sl.15Q2 per doz; lettuce. not
soSsS a9 rsas S head sS,h sssSee ,
green pepper. soc pc basket: car
rots. soc per blu; rutabagas. 40c per blu.
parsnips, Iso0s6c per blu; beets. 6oG 65c
Basket s9rn est soc per s Ss pie
plant. 40945c bunch: spinach. sl.15
per hamper; green beans, S3;5O94 per
hamper; wax beans. 81 ooq6 ou; as
Grspe.-Malagas, s7Gs per Dbl.
Grape Fruit = Florida, .S.75Q4 per
case.
Honey-Fancy white. 17@lsc; No. /.
$50 lie: amber, 140lSc; extracted. SO
Hay-Detroit dealers are paying the
lots. T. 0. b. Detroit: No. timothy.
new, s1691s50: No. timothy. $50
ls:So: c,oyer mixed. slsg 1850; rye
wagons on the city markets ranged
Hiss.-No cured. shc: No. green.
&c: No. j CURED zip. iosc; No:
I green. ae:: No. i cured calf. l5e: No
ssS No. Ss per e .s ses.s hss. 4. NO e
wool. soc a 81. so: No. 2 hides. lie on on
kip. 1sc on on calf.
Maple sugnr-NeW sap goods, Il "
15c per 10.
Nuts-Black walnuts. IN 92o per Id
butternuts. 81 94c per 10; new she'll
backs. 494hc per Id.
Lemons-ealifornia. $500
Limes-S1 q 1.26 per dog.
Mushrooms-159 zoe DER box
Oni0ns-S50 9oc per bu: Spanish
81 so per crate: Bermudas. s275 per blu.
Oranges-California navels, $2.75 %
s.25 per box: Floridas. $2.50Q275 per
PinesDpies-Florida - per crate;
32@250 per doz-
Potatoes-Michigan car lots, 35 q 3 80
per bu; new Bermudas. $276 per bu
IS per bbL
Poultry = Springs. 14h q 16o: fowl
~ q l6c; old roossers. lo0ilc: ducks 3.
zoo per Id. Dressed poultry: HenA
ls41sc; springs. Ice: ducks. lsc: geese
l4014Mc: turkeys. 20Q21c per ID.
strawberris.--ss94 oo quart box. "a
pint cases. S275QS.
sweet Potatoes-Jerseys. kiln dried
$50 per crate.
Taliow-No. !, sxc; No. ., $40 Id
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-18
VETERAN TEACHER QUITS.
Mrs. Mary S. Mahoney Goes On the
Retired List.

After teaching in the public schools
of Detroit for nearly 40 years. Mrs.
Mary s. Mahony, living with her two
daughters at No. 12S Bethune-ave.
east, was placed on the retired list
by the hoard of trustees OF the teach.
ers' retirement fund, Tuesday. being
given the maximum pension OF $27. 50
a month for the rest of her life.
Mrs. Mahony, nee Mary Sullivan,
began teaching in 1864, In the old Por.
ter-st. school, now out of existence
Afterwards she taught in what was
known as the Guild hall of the old
Michigan-ave. school, and later, in the
Franklin school. In 1873, she mar
ried, and for 10 years. until the death
OF her husband. she quit teaching.
Rejoining the teaching stan immedi-
ately after the death OF her husband,
she was assigned TO work In the un.
graded school. where she did excel
lent service. In 1909 her son, Lieut..
Mahony. stationed at Mare Island
navy yard. San Francisco. died, and
she has done but little teaching since
then.
Supt. Martindale. of the public
schools, says Mrs. Mahony has done
good work in the schools. and that
she is a woman OF beautiful character
Frederick c. Martindale, secretary
of state. and brother OF the superin-
tendent, was one OF Mrs. Mahony's
early pupils. Many OF Detroit's sue
cessful business and professional men
also got their early school training
under her