The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24
JURY COMPL fTE.
TRIAL PROPER
BEGINS TO-DAY

ULuIleO iU-UHl
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Nnc courtesy and great good temper
OF the father Of the prisone! under
the burden Of sorrow he is carrying
struck straight 10 the heart To see
him with "a bit more OF animation and
OF hope in MS strong and furrowod
face carried pleasure 10 all, whatever
;hcy might think OF his son. II there
was marked seriousness anywhere this
day 4; was IN Henry Beattie. Jr. Tho
rclaNatiou upon which all commented
ana Of which all We're glad. did not
Include tho prisoner IN fact, II was
the sohercst day ye; for him lie
smiled ana smoked and gossiped stlll,
81 is true, and <4istlcd that one time
perhaps uucons ciously. But It was
hon6 with q different air and diff
fcrout look upon his face. Preoccu-
pation held him fast now. ana these
Things were but Aeeting lapses into
his old careless self. Before him lay
10 serious task that nigh, mean the
hiiToreuce between life or death, and
HI knew IT. And when the time came
'hc was ready.
New Vculrc Appears.
PoriunCtory motions 10 quash any
i4hinE quashable greeted the court
prompts when the session began. CIV
.ng the defense opportunity for more
exceptions II was already noon. and,
Fearing hot day the Judge feared
doors and windows at once. Nor and
Then breath of air stole in.
No time was lost IN bringing the
now venire before the court. Unknow-
Dng ones had seemed a, first 70 DOUBT
81 the sheriff; and his deputy could
iround up thirty more men In SO brief
Il time, but tho two war veterans, Typ
heal country Southerners of byeone
period were forth With the dawn ana
,back again rcndy FOR The next task
Va, hand long before tie modest limit
or their time was reached
When the first venircman was called
Judge watson with a kindly fore
thought. characteristic OF the man, in
yited the hot and tired farmer TO the
witness chair. on tho preceding dag
eli had stood during tho examination.
But complication arose. With the
man IN the seat his back was square
Is in tho faces OF the lawyers The
defense domurred.
The chair was turned. and nov the
court was force TO address the venre
mans nerA a compromising angle
was sought without Duch effect, and
finally the juie. terminated the dis
cussior. III doesn't matter about Mr..
Sherman face ne declared. FOR ]
have seen aim before"
ANA nov you can see him behind"
remarked Mr. smith. from the bar
The crowd smiled, and. noting the
suEgestlve license ventured to stretch
It's legs ia spite u the sheriff.
Examination by Court.
The examination Began, the court
covering the ground with - less care
and thoroughness Than on the open
ing day Some OF the yenlremen had
fixed opinions and we're rejected with
out pasley. Others mad read the
papers and tentatively reached con
illusions, but could lay them aside and
give tho accused a fair trial. The hes,
OF these the court accepted, dismiss
Ing some OF the others and holding
two IA reserve. one man, who ha
been sick ten days, asked 10 be eX-
cused, and, with curious misunder
standing o! court room etiquette, stood !
up and from his place in the crowd OF
spectators directed MS pea ualght
20 the clerk He wss surnf>S-ged be-
fore the bench, and the Judge. under
standing the ways OF his people and
knowing that the man meant no dts
respect, let him go with an expression !
Of regre; that he had been bothered
at all. Skinquarter came into fame
with ono ven!reman and the Yellow
Jacket neighoorhood also had It's de-
Tenders. TIE cour; held both IN h!sh
opinion, Il said.
1t had been remarked on Monday
that not ono OF the thIrty-six vcn!re-
sncn cSa m!n-d objected to capital pun
ishment. In tho 6ft-cltcJ McCue case
this consideration reduced several Of
the lets by half Chesterfield eyl-
IDENTIFY believes in stern measures
where muTderous deeds are charged.
and does not halt at the death chair
Yesterday, however two or three were
Found who were excluded under this
provision One man would not punish
with death except upon direct evil
dence. ana another, his brother upon
my evidence Whatsoever iawis Rob
ertson stirred the crowd again lie
had not followed the case closely: had
no opinion, and having none, could
not remember expressing any.
Have You any feeling with refer
ence to capital punishment" the court ,
asked nnany
some sympathy" quoth Lewis Rob.
tr;son, in dead earnest he went into
the box moment later and stayed
there
Watches Them Closely.
Al this timc Henry Beattic sat he
eido his father Closely watching ,he
Nenircmen as thcy came and wont "
stayed 4 muscle IN ms lower saw
worked steadily not nervous
switchlng, or Q hurried pulse. as some
have said-but an old habit Of lit,ie
s!gniAcance to be seen in hundreds OF
others 81 they are ever called INTO "a
glare like this Now ana lhcn he
leaned over for WORD witN his COM
eel or some OF the Others around him.
sober-lntuded beyond Tho usual nc
was yet completely calm Nurr l,s