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Evening journal., 1911-07-24
THREE In THE
BEATTIE CASE
Police Work on Theory That
Hired Assassin Did the
Shooting
BY The United Press.

By The United Press.
RICHMOND, Va. July 24.--Out of
the tangled skein of evidence in the
Beattie murder case. the police this
afternoon developed some significant
new ramifcations.
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr. the hus-
band accused of numbering his wife,
IS still indifferently calm, and his story
of the killing cannot be shaken. But
this afternoon detectives developedk
Important discrepancies in the story
t)ld by Paul Beattie. the accused mans
cousin.
Policeman c. c. Green corroborated
portion Of Paul's statement, and en-
ployes at weinsteins pawn shop,
when the gun that did the killing was
bought. contradict other parts.
That Henry Clay Beattie. Jr.,
financed and planned a three-cornered
conspiracy that resulted in the MUIR
der of his wife Louisa Owens Beattie.
was the belief expressed by police at
work on the case today
Henry Clay Beattie will 20 to the
electric chair for the murder of his
wife, declared one OF the detectives
at work on the case today "The only
question now is, how many others
will he take with him"
The three members of the alleged
triangular murder plot which the po-
lice have built in theory today are
Henry Clay Beattie, the husband
Paul ID. Beattie. his cousin. who
bought the gun; a hired assassin who
did the actual shooting.
The police believe that Paul Beat
tie, a drifter. a rambling river sailor
and a knock-about. could easily have
picked up among his questionable ac-
quaintances a man 70 do the actual
killing They believe that this man
and the gun bought by Paul Beattie
we're carried to the scene of the Grim,
by Henry Beattie in his automobile. q
short time before he started with his
wife on her last automobile ride.
The terror-stricken collapse of Pau
Beattie and the discovery Of discrep
IdHNlto III hin oNoi y nave tonNAHAtt
them that he knows more Of the kill
. ing than he has told.
, The police discovered this after.
, moon that on Saturday. the day Pan
! Beattie bought the gun. he was no
employed as a watchman Oh th'
c bridge, but had quit this job. and Ron
e to work on Saturday as a day laborer
: The pawnshop peonle declared that b
Z said Saturday night that he wantc
e the gun for use on his job as a watch
IMAM.
. Paul testified at the inquest tina
q he did not buy the gun for his ow
y use Today Jacob Weinstein. IA yeal
= Of age. son Of the pawnbrokcr sal
p that when Paul bought the weapo
- he explained: Il want this for m
y work as a wAtchman on the bridge ="
= The cashier at the pawn shop al
corroborated this statement Wei
stein said he told Paul that he did n
IA need a gun because he would new
NJ shoot anybody
AZ Don't you believe that Weinste
says Paul answered i've got n
Is nerve all right. -
Evening journal., 1911-07-24

at S454,150. The number Of vessels sail
ing and trading ! nthe river totaled
"a vessels, whose tonnage was 734.
Inland Canal Work.
The improvement OF the inland
waterway from Chincoteague Bay, Vir-
ginia, to Delaware Bay, Del, Is dealt
with by the report in a concise man
ner. No work is being done there, but
the waterway on the cost of Virginia, a
new project, is under way. The amount
Of the appropriation is s12,100. During
ing and trading in the river totaled
ments amounted to 45,207 tons
valued at S451,050
The sum of S1O,424.74 was expended
In removing Instructions and other
wrecks from the navigable streams
during the year
AppOquinimink River.
In the report on Appoquinimink
River attention is called TO the need
of additional depth over the bar at
the mouth Of the river. The project
now under way provides for an eight
foot depth cut in the river. and the ex-
tending of the corresponding depth in
Delaware Bay. This will cost about
$4,000 There are several contracts
in force there at present. The re-
port shows the receipts and shipments
to have been 81 $50 tons valued at ST.
904, 300 for the year. Ten vessels are
engaged in business there with aggre-
gate tonnage of 1859.
Murderkill River.
The act of Congress Of February 27,
1911, set aside $4,000 for sub
project in Murderkill River, but the
report of the survey has not yet been
reported on. The total amount ex-
pended has been S72.S50. of which ST.
500 was used in removing shoals at
the mouth Of st. Jones River. There
we're received and shipped S5.17S tons
during the year, valued at S1,437,200.
MispilIion River.
There are several contracts for
dredging in force there. and it is pro-
posed TO expend funds for the ietty
work which will cost about $4,000. The
amount necessary for the work totals
1859, $50. The total receipts and ship
ments totaled, s191.745 tons. valued at
S5,133,5 500. There are three vessels
engaged in this river, whose aggre-
gate tonnage is 460.
The various streams in New Jersey
also are dealt with in the report, but
little, II any, work was done there
The recent Congress appropriated
SIC. 500 for completing improvements
to Salem River. The reports show
that 171.1S4 tons we're received and
shipped during the past year, valued
al s,p4B-s05.
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
AUTO HITS AUTO,
RIDERS ESCAPE

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
HARRINGTON. Del, July 24.-Fred
Hopkins, Kent County treasurer, ac-
by Mrs. Hopkins, his daugh-
ter. Mary w. Hopkins, and George
w. Hanson, passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania railroad, Of Harrington,
had a narrow escape from death on
Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Hopkins, with
his family, accompanied by Mr.. Han
son were on their way to Bowers
Beach to spend the evening and at the
intersection of the two roads near
Stine's old hotel, Frederick, collided
with John S. Harrington's automobile,
who was on his way from the beach
with his family, enroute TO Milford.
The machine of MIR. Harrington plowed
into the side of Mr. Hopkins machine,
demolishing it. Fortunately no one was
injured.
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
ONLY ONE TROLLEY
ARBITRATOR NAMED

According to an agreement between
the New Castle and Southern Trac-
tion Company. the New Castle and
Delaware City and Board of Trade
organizations of Wilmington, New
Castle and Delaware City, looking TO
settlement of the differences be-
between the trolley companies over
the cost Of the Delaware City trolley
line. three arbitrators are 70. be ap-
pointed TO adjust the difficulty.
Up TO the present time President
Wallace OF the Wilmington and
Southern Traction Company has ap-
pointed r. II. Fehr. Of Easton. Pa,
as his compsny's representative.
John Richardson. Jr.. president of
the New Castle and Delaware City
line has not named his arbitrator. lie
went to Philadelphia this morning
without announcing the appointment
II is understood that Mr.. Richard
son has decided upon man 10 repre-
sent his company in the matter. but
will not announce his name until this
evening or tomorrow. The two men
thus named will select the third.
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
BY The United Pres

BY The United Press.
LONDON, July 24.-For the first
time in the history of the Empire.
premier was howled down while try
ing to explain the governments
course from the fiooor of the House Of
Commons.
For more than an hour. Premier
Asquith attempted to explain the at
titude of the Government on the pend
ing bill which limits the veto powers
of the House of Lords and his every
utterance was drowned by the yells
of the Conservatives who called him
traitor to England.
Meanwhile the speaker made every
effort to secure a hearing. AT his di-
rection, attaches of the House tried
to compel the Conservative members
TO take thier seats and keep quiet
they refused. Worked up to the high
est state of indignation by the real
ization that the present government
has outwitted them and secured the
ear of the King so that If necessary
the House of Lords can be flooded
with newly created Liberal Peers and
required legislation forced through
without another appeal to the people
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
KNOCKS DOWN
AGED WOMAN
Prosecuting Witness Then
Asks Judge to be Lenient
on kSSailant

For slapping aged Mrs. Margaret
McHugh, of No. 917 Shipley street,
three times, Telling her each time,
John Dougherty was fined $40 and
costs in City Court this morning. Had
it not been for Mrs. McHugh's plea
for mercy for the man, because he has
a sick child, he was told by Judge
Joslyn that he would have received
much heavier punishment. He scored
Dougherty heavily for striking an
aged woman.
According to the evidence Mrs. Nc
Hugh. who rents rooms to the Dough
erty's, objected TO the too frequent
rushing Of the "growler" on Saturday
night. and was insulted and assaulted
for obiecting.
When arraigned Dougherty pleaded
guilty.
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
MEAT ORDINANCE
TALK TONIGHT

There will be public meeting to-
night m the Board Of Trade rooms,
Eden Hall, to discuss the proposed
ordinance drafted by the Board of
Health and now under consideration
by the City Council, providing for the
screening of meats, etc.
Not only those who desire to have
the measure passed but also those
who are opposed to It, win be given
an opportunity to express their views
on the subject. Butchers and bakers
especially are invited to attend. There
also will be present representatives
Of the New-Century Club and the
Consumers League.
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
EARLY STORM
BRINGS OUT HEAT

Another one Of those spasm storms
broke over the. city between and :
o'clock this morning A lively breeze
preceded the rain and many residents
we're Obliged to get out of bed and
pull up awnings to save them from be-
ing blown away.
The rain was not steady by any
means rather falling in fits. Although
the lightning was vivid no damage IS
reported.
Instead of cooling the atmosphere
the heat this morning, Immediately
following the rain. was oppressive aud
the people felt it as much as on any
day this summer. This condition eX-
listed all day despite the breeze.
Showers are promised tonight.
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
$1,000 MORE FOR
POST OFFICE HELP

Clerks and carriers in the Will
mington postofice will get about ST.
900 by the first of the coming year
of the S2.00O,000 increase ordered by
Postmaster General Hitchcock.
Five new clerks, who go on duty
August /, whose names have not yet
been announced, will each receive
$500 a year, taking $4,000 Of the ST.
900, and the remainder will be dis
tributed among the men promoted on
the first of the year.
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
TAKE PERMIT TO BUILD
NEW FURNITURE STORE

Building Inspector Cassidy has is
sued a permit to John e. Hesly and
Son to erect a new four-story build
ing at No 707 Shipley street for the
Foord-Massey Furniture Company.
The structure will cost S3,500.
A permit also was issued to ]. A.
Bader Company to make alterations
at the stable No. Gil Penn street, for
J. W. Booker, at cost of 800.
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
WORKHOUSE TERM
FOR AGED MAN

William Jones. an aged man, was
arraigned in Court this morning on
the charge Of indecent conduct and
was fined S25 and costs.
II was shown that the defendant had
his head injured by being struck by a
trolley car sometime ago and had been
treated at Delaware Hospital and also
at Farnhurst In imposing the fine
Judge Joslyn said that if the injury 10
the head could not be cared for at the
Workhouse he would remit the fine
so that the defendant could be treated
In the Delaware Hospital.
In default of the payment of the
fine Jones will serve thirty days in the
Workhouse.
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
@LILY OF KILLARNEY

Melodies dear to the Irish heart but
appreciated by all lovers Of good mu-
sic, will mark the celebration Of Irish
Week which begins at Brandywine
Springs Park today to continue for
the remainder of the week.
In compliment TO the members OF
the numerous Irish American organ
izations which have expressed their
intention Of attending the opera at
the park this week and also because Of
its own merits the Manhattan Opera
Company has selected The Lily of
Killarney" as its offering. Naturally
the music will be Irish. The scenes
Of the opera are Irish. the story is the
same and 1t is natural that the music
should be in keeping with the scenes
and the story.
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
COULDN'T PROVE
THEFT AGAINST HIM

John Brennon, who was charged
with stealing a pair of pantaloons
from a store at No. East Front
street, was dismissed by Judge Joslyn
in City Court this morning. Brennon
declared that he was a seafaring man
and had purchased the clothing from
a man on the street for 80 cents. As
there was no proof of the larceny the
court dismissed the man.
John Thompson and Benjamin Nor
ris, colored. we're fined 50 and costs
for fighting on the street.
Morris Blatman was fined IS and
costs for hsrboring an unregistered
dog
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
NEW MEN ON
CHICK LINE UP

When Wilmington lines up against
Trenton tomorrow several new men
may be in the lineup. Brent left for
his home on Saturday, and may not be
back tomorrow, although he has not
reported off the team. Should he fail
to report tomorrow a new man will
play his field. II was said today
that zeigler, the former Chick pitcher,
may also be back this week. If
zeigler reports the 500 fine imposed
on him on July will be lifted.
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
WARDLE EXPLAINS ARREST.

Special Officer David Wardle. to-
day denied statements made in The
Sunday Star yesterday that he mad
worked on the case of Andrew Travis,
a young man, charged with deserting
from the army, In the Twelfth police
district when none of the sergeants OF
policemen Of that district knew the
man was wanted.
Wardle says he arrested Travis
within half a square of the Star Of
flee and that he had arrested the young
man upon information which was
brought to his home by another young
man who knew Travis.
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
ALLEGE YOUNG MAN
HAD STOLEN WATCH

Arrested as he was about to pawn a
watch and chain, which the police al
lege was stolen, Frank Boyle, white,
aged q years, is at the police station.
Oficer Snyder arrested the young man
In Levy's loan Office
The watch is supposed 10 be the
property OF James W. Starkey. Of No.
713 Locust street. from whom II is
said to have been snatched
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
PREPARING $45O,OOO
COUNTY BOND ISSUES

Philip L. Garrett attorney for the
Levy Court, is preparing certificates
in connection with the issuance Of
100000 good roads bonds, 100000
for the new Court House and $3.50, 900
for the new bridge to span the Chris
tiana river.
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
THEATRE TO TAKE
PLACE OF CHURCH

Plans have been drawn for altera-
tions to St Psuls NJ. e. Church prop
erty, Market street above Seventh. II
will be converted into moving pic
ture theatre after st. Paul's congre-
CATION moves into it's new difce. The
present church Was gold last year to
Charles Topkis. Contractors we're
looking over the property this morn
fug prior 70 bidding on aisesstleas.
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
ARRAIGN GLAsCOE TODAY.

j. Wesley Glascoe, who was arrest
ed last week. charged with sending
obscene literature through the United
States mails, will be arraigned for a
hearing before Commissioner William
G. Mahaffy this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
COURT NAMES APPRAISERS,

Chancellor Curtis this afternoon
appointed Gideon E. HukiIi. Joseph W.
Marshall and Samuel d. Cooper ap-
praisers OF the Joseph c. Parker Com
psny at New Csstle, receiver FOR tha
oompsey hssips been ssksd fcr
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
MR.. MARK TO RETIRE.
win Give Up Business on PennsyI.
Tsnia Avenue After Twenty-Five
Years.

Paul Mark, one Of the best known
Germans in the city. who has been
engaged in the meat and sausage
business at No. 1712 Pennsylvania
avenue, for twenty-five years, has de-
cided to retire from business there.
His age as well as that OF wife have
made II impossible for him to further
conduct the business and they decided
to sell the fixtures Of the store and
live privately at that address until
they can dispose Of the property
Mr.. Mark has had a stand IN Third
street market house for ten years, and
this he will continue
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
PHYSICIAN BECAME III.

A man giving the name Of Dr. n. NJ
Jeter. of Millington, Md, became M
on Market street this morning and a
policeman took charge Of him and se-
sursd medical tyestzuspt for hin.
Evening journal., 1911-07-24
MIR. WRIGHT RACK TO WORK.

Deputy Clerk Of the Peace John l..
Wright. who has been taking a weeks
vacation was AZ his Office today.
Evening journal., 1911-07-24

STORM HALTS HOTEL WORK.
Owing to the heavy fall Of rain last
night the ground was too soft today
for the work of digging the cellar for
the DUPONT Hotel.
The oasis., 1911-11-11

Suscribe for THE OASIS
The oasis., 1911-11-11
MINING N EWS.
( Collection of Short Newsy Items From Among the Mines ofArlxona.

Wickenburg Miner: Consulting Engineer A. D. Akin, of the Mon- arch Mining & Smelling com. pany was in from the mine Tues day and reports good progress made at camp. The road from the camp to the county road has been improv- ed and finished. The heavy grades have been cut out and the road generally improved. The excava- tion for the concentrator floor is completed and the floor for the other buildings are in progress. Of the equipment the concentrating tables are on the ground and the other machinery is en route having been shipped several days ago. There has been a lot of work done at the camp to this date, many re- pairs to the old buildings having been made and new buildings erected. The master mechanic is on the ground ready to assemble the machinery as soon as it reaches the mine.
 Parker Post: Excitement con- tinues over the rediscovered placer fields of the San Domingo fields, east of Wickenburg in Maricopa county. These placers were known more than quarter of century ago and supposedly were worked at that time until there was no longer a profit to be made. But the work of the elements since that day have uncovered ground as rich as any that was handled then and improvements in placer mining machinery now permit ground that was then passed up as running too low in gold to be of any value, to worked at a profit. Discoveries of extraordinarily rich ground are being made almost daily. A. J. Kellis, one of the new locators, has found that the ground over practi- cally all of the surface of his 200- acre claim is worth $100 a cubic yard. Kellis found the gravel in wash running through his ground to be full of nuggets. In a few hours he picked up nuggets worth above $100. All the nuggets are small, but there are so many of them that it seems certain that the gravel of the wash contains fortune.
 Mohave Miner: This week James A. Roberts arrived from New York City and made the final payment on account of the pur- chase of the Gold Crown group of mines, the amount being estimated at 65,000$. 0. D. NJ. Gaddis and the Sauls estate were the sellers, the money being divided evenly between them. The mines have been under operation the past two years by the Frisco Mines and Power company, the property being equipped with big milling plant and the mines exploited to a con- siderable extent. Nearly million tons of 12$ ore has been blocked out and a method of treatment envolved that gives a high saving of values. Now that the company is the sole owner of the property it is probable that a great milling plant will be put in capable of working 300 or more tons of ore daily. The recent purchase of the Burns ranch make it possible to get all the water that is neces- sary for a big mill. That the mine
The oasis., 1911-11-11

The many friends of o. D. NJ. Cad dis will be pleased to learn of his good fortune and hope that many more mining sales will be made by him in the future, as he has been one of the biggest investors in the mines of the county of all the business interests combined.
 Douglas International: Ore is no longer hoisted to and shipped from the mouth of the famous old Irish Mag shaft of the c. x A. com pany. This does not mean that the Irish Mag is not still produ. cer and will not continue to be an important producer for many years to come for the c. & A. com pany but it does mean that 1t has been found more economical to bring the ore to the surface from the lower workings of the Irish Mag into the Oliver and to the surface at the mouth of the Oliver shaft. It is not the passing of the Irish Mag by any means, says the Review: The new arrangement of shipping all ore from the Mag via the Oliver went into effect yes. terday. The hoist is still in use at the mouth of the Mag and raises the ore to the HOO level whence 1t is taken to the Oliver through the connections that have been made at that level between the two shafts. For some time past much of the ore from the Mag has been so handled but now twill all be. All timberings are lowered into the Mag, from the top of the shaft and as stated, the change is merely one arranged for the more econo- mical handling of the output. The Irish Mag is the oldest and the most famous of the Calumet and Arizona properties in the district. It has given up it's tons upon tons of ore and has appeared limitless. The limit has not been reached and is not in sight but the time has come when the ore is mostly taken frem lower levels and the easy and feasible way of handling that ore is to bring it out through and from the Oliver workings. Still old timers feel that a land mark is gone when the men go to and from their work in the levels of this famous old producer through other shafts and it arouses in them something of regret, another rom- ance is destroyed.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-19
A Clever Crow.

AS to a crows ability to talk, said
naturalist, some will and others will
never learn. The first of the four
birds l have had recently was a won
derful talker. Unlike the parrot, his
conversation seemed intelligent rather
than simply initiative. For instance,
if / said to him, Hello, Jack?" he
would answer, "Hello" and not put
on the Jack as so many parrots do
when one says, Hello, Polly"
But he could initiate me also. He
found that when any one called and
said, Hello, Woodw my reply was a
low "Hello!" He tried in every way
to initiate that low tone Of mine and
finally succeeded. He would go over
to his water trough and with his head
in the air would cry, Hello, Wood"
Then down would go his head in the
trough, and out would come the "Hel-
lor' just like mine. Washington Star
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-19
She PLAYED the Green.

The attache of European embassy
was very much attracted by western
girl of great beauty and still greater
wealth at a summer resort, and in or
der to interest her deeply he fell into
the habit of discoursing at length on
his family tree and telling her that
ancestry was of great value to man.
The girl from the west had been
brought up in n section of the country
where every man was accepted for
what he was and not because of what
his ancestors had been or done. She
began to be bored by the attaches
lectures on pedigree.
'Blue blood" he remarked one day,
sis something not everybody can boast
Of"
"Oh, yes" she agreed indilferently,
''but what's the use of blue blood if
you haven't got the long green?'-
Popular Magazine.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-19
When You Break Cut Glass

An accident to cut glass invariably
plunges the owner of it into clouds Of
gloom, but often these clouds have sill
yer Innings. Before throwing the
pieces away examine each piece sep
arately and see If it could be cut down
into anything smaller. Shops which
deal in cut glass usually have a cutter
on the premises. A case is told of a
bride who upon entering the dining
room arrived in time to see, but not
prevent, her maid from pulling instead
of pushing the extension table. and as
it separated in the middle several
pieces of valuable cut glass which had
been placed there during the cleaning
time fell through with a crash to the
floor. 1t seemed hopeless accident,
but a rose bowl was cut down from a
decanter, following the pattern near
the neck, which had broken off; small
violet holder was cut down from a tall
vase, tiny sugar bowl from a vinegar
cruet, and a small bonbon dish was
saved from a larger cut glass BOWL
Woman's Home Companion.