The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14

tial trial, MT. Beattie, and the jur
 has done what it considers it's duty Therefore, you have been eonvicte
 of murder in the first degree. and ol November 2i, between the hours Q sunrise and sunset you must for felt your life to the community
 May God have mercy on your soul. X moment later. by the side of hi father and his brother, their head
 bowed in grief, walked young Beat
 tie in the darkness toward his cell a hundred yards away.
 His Words Rang Last.
 The jury had for fl days heard lovidencc, for two days speeches l but the words of Wendenburg rang | last iii their ears as they left tho courtroom to find their verdict.
 Let that man go free?" he cried What? Let that man 50 free Why, the motherhood of Virginia the womanho0d of this nation, will shudder in terror as the security Of it's life is threatened Let this man go free? The man who basked m the degraded sunshine of another woman while at his home young wife nursed his child? Gentlemen, | merely ask you, in the name oi justice, to do your duty"
 We did not anticipate and do not fear at your hands a conviction, said Attorney smith, arguing for the defense. What we are troubled about is those of you who are sat- islled you cannot bring ill a verdict of guilty and you cannot ascent to a verdict of not guilty. We will en- deavor to show you that if that IS your frame of mind you are en- titled to an acquiltal."
 Talks of Conditions"
 Smith dwelt at length on the question of reasonable doubt. Tt
 IS inconceivable," he said, that this young man could live three days in the same house with his dear father and loving family, could kiss them each night with this terrible crime on his mind. You have been shown the dangers of circumstantial evil dence, but I'll show you that the accused man must have been only blundering idiot to have commit ted the murder, for he then picked out much travelled road where everybody could see him. Ill full view he hides the gun. One may as we'll say that if he thought out or planned this crime, why, can you tell me, should he have used a shot gun, when a pistol, easily pro- cured and easily concealed, without taking anybody into confidence, could have been used2"
 Smiths Final Appeal.
 Characterizing Paul Beattie as "a moral wreck" Attorney Smith held |up the testimony of the cousin as being influenced by the stronger minded detectives. We do not be- lieve that Paul Beattie was guilty of the crime. The question has probably occurred to you as to what our theory is, but your in- structions distinctly point out that 1t is not necessary for us to locate the criminal agent. It is your duty to do it. Suppose Paul Beattie did buy that gun to use on Mayos bridge. Suppose Neblitt is telling the truth and Paul Beattie did have a gun in the cement house on Sun | day morning; suppose that the gun was stolen by some tramp and the tramp killed Mrs. Beattie, and SUD- pose that Paul Beattie was afraid to tell that story for fear the crime would be fastened on himI ask you, does that not seem good req son for the shifting of the burder by this weakling, Paul Beattie2" Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., searched 1 with an unbroken gaze for hours the expressions of the faces of tht jurors for some manifestation, how
 ever remote, of yielding to the deep voiced appeal of Attorney Smith. Have you not thought?" saiC ISmith, in conclusion, that a verdict lof guilty means also the death ol
 the father and the disgrace of tht little sister. However, near here
 there is a little boy, who cannot
 even lisp his prayers--its mother
 is gone, and now you are asked tC brand it's father as the coldes blooded assassin of the twentieth
 century. May God give you wisdom
 to do your duty"