The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-14
COURT DECISION
IS HANDED down
WITH FEW worn
Judge Keith, President
the Court, Uses but
Single Sentence
ATTORNEYS ARE NOT
PRESENT AT TIA
Later Call At Governors G
flee and Arrange Meet
ing Today When AM
nouncement Comes q

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In the very valley Of the shodo1
Of death, Henry Clay Bsattie, JeSa|
sits to-day in his cell in the VIZ
ginia psnitentiary with no ray LIN
hope that he may yet escape 49,
death penalty for the crime NJ
wifs-murder. "A!
No powsr save that Of the 0es6S
ernor OF Virginia can now save M ss
from the electric chair. and thegD
now sesms no good reason 70 h0esz2
iievs that that power will b ex0fs%
cised further than the probabtn
granting Of a brief respite, &c.,
Of life of sixty days, that the eosHsss;
dennnsd man may prepare hlmoolf VI
for tho dread hour Of death. sNS
On yesterday morning shortly ~ 8
ter tho Supreme Court Of Appooto
of Virginia had convened Ter
ths court was handed doNfl,ss
Presiding Justice Keith einS.
ply saying, "ln the case Of 1sAtt51sY
varsus the Commonwealth, IT,
Judgment Of the Circuit Court ~
Chesterfield being plainly right, IS
writ OF error 10 rsfused.n ss,
This decision Of the hiahsst court
Of the Commonwealth ends tlSo
-
cernsd. Justice has made its final &
declaration. Tho v~sIi-niph hope.
less friends Of the condemned noSo
have but ono forum bs6ers which
his cause may be plead-ard meroH
instead of Justice must BE- the huese
dan Of their appeal t1erN. ttiG1
Governor alone has the power 1G#s
grant Z respite or 70 oonlmuto -
sentence to imprisonment. Tines
who have been elose to the oev~
erner, since the terrible tragedy q 81
the 18th Of July stirred the vsholo
country. and the blood Of an IN. 4
nooent weak woman WAS ruthIesesvs u
spilled, have no thought that d.
most strenuous efforts u 49,
friends and family Of Henry Clay5
seattie, Jrr will serve to procure
communication Of sentence.
Continue Fight to Last.
A pardon would be such a fux1o3
hope that there Is now no likelihon
OF 1t being seriously pressed. The 49,
yers and family of bsattfa viii H.
turn their attention and use all thu
influence to secure a respite for s11
Gays at least. During this time evt6
eHort Will be pressed to procuro
communication OF sentence. Pet1ea
Will DO circulated and the senttnn
AGAINST condemning a man to death
evidence viii be avn114
Of to procure q long and what uuf1
seem and influential petition. 81
me friends OF the family In 60
richmond will sign the petition urI11S
erously. Many in Richmond win 1i1
wise sign the petition and when, sh0l
suncent respite be granted to a1&
suMcient time for the work, the r.
lion finally reaches the Governor n r.
Bear the names OF many hundred r.
people. @'sgS z
Father Carries Nfessaxv.
Ihe message which means 70 n
20 1enry Clay Beattte. Jr.. wAS
lied to him shortly after midday Ssa47
'erday by his grief-stricken faf1S7
ana the condemned man received
news bravely. bearing up unders f.
terrible tidings with the same 81
ltuoe that has characterized ht1 x6ifk
auct since the hour OF his arr0n Nh S1
The Governor, who spent yestos,
n petersburg. Will this morntua
,eive Messrs. Fl. M. Smith, Jr..sa
ail carter. the prisoners attoSU
and lengthy conference will b h
rhe question that viii be disol
VIII be the one OF respite Owfn
ne fact that respite OF thirty
,r thereaboufs will throw thu
Ion 30 near Christmas, the event
lot be permitted to take place CT
-ime. There are those who vim
Use the Governor that he win 40
% let the law take its o. 1rse. pof
ing the execution to come Oh n
'ordance with the sen venco of&
,ourt on November ~ The ~
'ates OF this course conceive III
would be q genuine mercy BOZ
he condemned man and his la
This course. however. In vto01
he custom Of the Governor ~
handling OF capital punishment
VIII not. 1t Is believed. find 1ayc
lis eyes He will to-day tell
leys Smith and Carter exactly
le VIII do, and that will most
Ioiy be the granting OF the ~
Indicated.
Resume Of the Case.
No crime ever more shock0&
'eople of Virginia than thaflg
which Louise Owen Reattie me-
leath. Leaving their nve-weea
infant In the care OF their grand
r at the home OF Dir. Tom OW
he Midlothian pike. on the pSJ
4 South Richmond. Henry C1nsk
ie, Jr.. and his wife went
he pike for an automobtlo run
v before II o'clock on the r.
July is. 1911. In Less than on2
10 returned with her dead bo12
ng how she had been shOt
highwayman. with
le had grappied and from M
lad wrested single barrel
This gun Was either thrown