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Notes That Are Of Interest
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BEATTTE CASE IN BRIEF.

1AA1,EtE CASE IN bt&AEFs
The murdered womanLou-
Use Wexford Owen Beattis. IL.
The accused man-Henry Clay
Beattie. IT, her husband. IS.
The tother woman" -Beulah
Binford. II.
July 25, 1sO7-Beattie met
Beuaah Binford
July rs, 19os-Henry Clay
Beattie third, born to Beulah
Binford and Beattie; died a year
later.
August "A. 1910 - Beattie
( married Louise Owen.
March rs. 1-Beattie re-
sumed intimacy with Binford ,
4 girl. meeting her at Norfolk,
May 31-Henry Clay Beattie
third. born to Mr.. and Mrs.
: Beattte.
July 13-Henry Beattie
phoned cousin, Paul Beattie, to
buy him a shotgun.
July IA Paul purchased
shotgun; alleged he delivered it
to Henry the following day,
July IT - Henry away from
home until after midnight with
Binford girl.
July 18-Mrs. Beattie MUIR
dered on Midlothian roada t0.45
P. M.
July 19-Shotgun, which Be
attic identified as murderer's
weapon, found near scene of the
crime. Rloodhounds failed to
find scent of tall bearded man,
whom Beattie said fred the IA
tai shot.
July 81 Paul Beattie con-
fessed having bought shotgun
and identified weapon found on
road. Henry arrested.
July 22-Henry Beattie
charged with murder.
August 14-Beattie indicted.
August Iii Beattie case
called for trial.
September 4-Beattie on the
stand.
September SBeattie found
guilty of murder in the first de-
gree and sentenced to be exc
cuted November "a.
New York.-With representative
present from nearly every insuranc
in the United States an
many from Canada, the Internationa
Claim Association held it's second ar
nual convention at Old Point Com
fort. Addresses were made by d.
w. L. Gahagan, of New York, pres
dent Of the association; Garrett Ste
vens, of Baltimore, and F. D. Harsh
of Des Moines., Mr.. Stevens spoke o
THE Joys Of the Claim Examiner,
and Mr.. Harsh on Personal Acc
dent Insurance Adjusting as Pro
fession."
Norfolk. Forty-nine members Q
the Fourth Virginia Regiment, Vol
unteer infantry, must stand trial b
a court-martial for failure to al
tend the summer military encamI
ment at Culpeper without leave 9
absence. The names were forWarde
to Governor Mann, who is to appoin
the trial court. Whether the couT
will sit at Norfolk or in Richmon
and the. date Of its sitting are uncel
tain at present.
Frederick A rear-end colllsio
occurred on the Richmond"F,redel
icksburg and Potomac railroad, q
Crossing, five miles sout
of this city. A passenger train ra
into freight train, and Enginee
Farmer and Fireman Porter of tn
passenger train, were seriously hur'
Both were brought to the Mar
Washington Hospital here. The pas
sengers escaped injury.
PeteSsburg.-A meeting of p
tersburg Chapter, United Daughter
of the Confederacy, the folloWin
were elected delegates to the Roar
oke convention: Mrs. w. Pryo
Jones, Mrs. R. T. Meade, Mrs. w. 4
Hite, Mrs. J. ]. Neims. Misses Aim
Mann and Maggie Dewberry. Dele
gates to the Richmond conVentio
were Mrs! w. Pryor Jones, Mrs. +
L. Gill, Mrs. w. F Drewry. Mr.
Alexander, Misses Hattie Eliinswort
and Lena Adkins. The Roanok
convention will be held October
to S, inclusive, and the Richmon
convention some time In NoVembel
kicked to Death by a Mule.