Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10
Constantly Under Guard.

not try to kill himself he was guarded
constantly last night and today by two
officers, who watched his every move
ment. At the same time two men with
loaded rifles walked sentry-go around the
outside of the little jail There has not
been murmur of possibility that the
citizens of Chesterfield county might de-
eide to take the execution of the law
into their own hands. but the officials
We're taking no chances.
The nearest approach to a brea kdoWn
which young Beattie has shown since he
went on trial came this noon when an
old negro nanny who has been selling
fried chicken outside the courthouse each
day sent him a big basket of delicacies.
He came near to tears when he heard
whence this came. He had just had his
luncheon, so he distributed the contents
of the basket to dozen or so negro
prisoners who share the little Jail with
him. Thank you. Mista Beeh'ty; thank
you they shouted at him.
GO to it, boys, was his response.
At the youths own request he received
no visitors today. He sent word to his
father, brother and sister that he pre-
ferred that they should stay away from
the Jail explaining that they would only
suffer il they cayne out here. He said
nothing about any possible suffering of
his own.
Beattie's only worry was that he was
Obliged TO stay IN THIS niue jail out mere.
He wants to be transferred to Richmond,
where he can hear the occasional honk Of
a motor horn or the rattle of a trolley
car in front of the city Jail
Fathers Despondent View.
Henry G. Beattie. sr. when approa ched
by correspondents and asked about his
hopes or fears for the future of his boy.
broke down and wept and said, sobbingly:
There is nothing | can say-nothing ]
can do
Paul attic. the cousin. who bought
the fatal gun for Henry, and told on the
witness stand of Henry'S confession to
him, said lam sorry for Henry Clay,
but | had to tell the truth. God knows
I didn't want to swear to any lies I'm
going to stay right here in Richmond, get
back my old job as Waterman on the
Mayo bridge. and turn down all these
offers of large sums of money to go on
the stage or pose for moving pictures
Beulah Binford can do that if she wants
to; but l have decent wife and fine
ba by, and I'm going to stick to them and
keep the respect of the people of my ma
tive town"
One of the jurors, A. ]. Fetterolof,
spoke freely of the manner in which
he and his colleagues had handled the
case.
Making His Cell Comfortable.
Expecting that Judge Watson would
not order his removal to the state peni-
Tertiary for several days, Beattie has be-
gun to make his cell more habita BILE
His window faces the country road and
from it he can view all Chesterfield in
its simple stiffness. Newspapers, par
ticularly those that feature sports, are
sent to him daily, and on these he
fingers as he did during those fifty
eight minutes yesterday afternoon when
twelve men We're deciding his fate.
Beulah Binford-his relations with
whom shocked the jurymen-was a fire.
quent name on Beattie'S lips today but
she probably never before received as
deep condemnation.
Paul Beattie Glad He Is Released.
In contrast to the painful scene in the
jail was a little home in Richmond,
seventeen miles away, where Paul Beat
tie, cousin of the convicted man. sat with
his wife and baby. glad in his freedom
from the weary days of detention as the
commonwealth principal witness, yet
sympathetic for the man for whom he
bought the fatal gun-bought it when he
was ignorant of the evil purpose that 1t
was to fill four days later
What ] did in testifying,'' said Paul
Il did from sense of duty. II was hard
at first to nerve myself to telling all
knew, but ! am relieved that | have
done it.