The Detroit times., 1911-09-09
DOOMED TO DIE IN
| CHAIR, HEATT|E IS
INDIFFERENT
IT Would Like to Read the News
papers," Is His First Request To-
day, But Shadow Of Death Does
Not Unnerve Him.
Says he Tried Hard to Discard Bin
ford Girl, But Found It
Impossible To Do So.

CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE
Wa, Sept. s,--with q cynical smile on
his lips. Henry Clay Beattie, Jr, today
sat In his cell awaiting the day when
he must pay the penalty for the muir
der OF his young wife.
The home-loying, old-fashioned NOR
ality OF twelve Chesterfield farmers
was blamed by Beattie for his convic-
tion for wife-murder.
The inability OF the stern-faced. re-
|ligious countrymen, who went about
their work OF settling the question OF
life or death by kneeIing on the floor
of their Jury room In silent prayer, 10
understand the low moral tone OF CITY
life, was quoted by Beattie today an
THE cause OF his death sentence. !,
"A country jury cannot understand
how a fellow gets mixed up with
women OF the world" said Beattie, In
his cell today. "In a city these things
are known and common. Beulah Bin
ford had much to do with that verdict
more than the real facts and evi'
dence about the killing. It was this
phase OF my case which convinced
them. These men could not realize
how hard I tried to get rid OF her;
bust drifted along, hoping against hope
that could break on with her. But
h could not, no matter how hard
tried.
Not In recent criminal history has
murderer sat down to await death so
calmly. Not q CULVER OF emotion or
fear today distorted the sharp-featured
face Of the young man OF 26. whose
bright future has been darkened by
crime and shadowed In the pail OF
death.
But an aged father, broken and sor-
rowful, his life shattered by his sons
plight, Is the figure Of sadness In the
case. Today, with his other son and
his 17-year-old daughter, he lay In his
sorrow-stricken home. In state OF al
most total collapse.
For three weeks he has sat beside
his son while he made his hsht TOR
life. csunselling, encouraging and com
forting him. Last night he bAde fare
well, after twelve stolid Chesterfield
FARMERS had pronounced the doom OF
death--all comfort and encouragement
gone from his soul. But the callous
boy, facing death as calmly as he
faced his fight for life, smiled with a
bitter smile as he kissed the tottering
father goodby.
A respite until Nov. "a was the best
the lawyers could do for their client.
Judge Watson granted a stay OF exc
eution until that date, 70 allow the
prisoner time to file an anpeal. But
hll Virginia Is satisfied that the appli-
cation will be denied. Throughout the
krial, Judge Watson and the shrewd
attorneys for the prosecution Inclined
rather in favor Of the prisoner, and
the result Ia that today keen-witted
attorneys for the defense searched
practically in vain for an error on
which they could with any degree OF
confidence Of securing new trial
81 would like to read the newspa-
pers," was the first request Of Henry
Clay Beattie, Jr., today.
III the sentence disturbed his sleep
last night, he showed no trace OF IL.
|The cynical smile curled just little
Keeper; the eyelids dropped Just a
krifie lower-But NJ trace OF the awful
thoughts that must have marked his
dreams In the little iron cell In Ches-
terfield county jail as the harvest
moon shone through his window, was
hpparent. None of the horror OF the
death. specter that must have stalked
in the semi-darkness was depicted in
the face OF the calm-eyed youth.
There was evidently no thought OF
the trusting young mother, brutally
shot down on pleasure ride; no
Thought OF the food of blood In which
he wallowed as he carried home the
body IN his automobile; no thought of
The little motherless child soon to be
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