The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-09

patience surging in their breasts. The
court still2spaused. 1t was necessary
to warn the crowd again that there
| must be no disorder, 10 word OF APP
| proval or disapprovai for what was
coming At last the Judge sat down.
Beettie stood UP. straight as sapling.
'Gentieinen OF the jury. what say
you?" thee Jerk continued.
Guilty"
| 1t came in chorus fro mthe twelve
! men. BeattIe still stood his grounu.
! not quivering. His father seemed
! turned TO stone-gray and worn, ten
years older i'll minute Douglas biz
! Ills piece OF gum convu!siyely, ms face
ashen in thee rowd not a man stirred
The stiffness was frightful. y womu.
/ covered her face with both hands arG
soobed. y halt groan came from an
overwrought boy IN one corner OF the
| room outside the clicking telegraph
keys worked madiy
Jury Sent Buck 10 Room
The verdict was not complete. The
| jury had failed 10 indicate che degree
! OF murder charged. Wendenburg
arose to propose an amendment. but
was silenced by the court. The twelve
men were sent back TO prepare their
| deliverance anew.
! with bowed head counsel sat and
waited Suddenly Smith bent toward
/ the prisoner and the two whispered
earnestly for a moment The flick.
I eFinE lamps were smoking again and
| u was a dim and shostly scene within
the courthouse. Beattie's father never
stirred Leaning upon one hand with
an elbow resting upon the bar the old
man dreamed the cup of sorrow 10 its
dregs-grim and silent Dry-eyed. bur
crushed he seemed to have lost al,
power of motion. 1t was a sighr to
shake strong hearts.
! The jury we're long in the perform
ance OF formal!ty. st $40 o'clock
they came back, however, and the pro
| cedure was repea ted TO the last grew
some detail The clerk again asked
| the verdict and again .he voices cried
Guilty" The Indictment was return
| ed to the desk, and the clerk read the
words:
we the jury find the prisoner guilty
of murder in the hrst degree"
| With the consent of the twelve and
as a matter of form the court added
LAS charged In the indictment within. "
Each man was called and asked. rs
that your verdict?" and answered
Aye" The task was done. The court
! thanked the jurymen for the conscien-
! tious discharge OF their duty. and then
Mr.. Carter arose Speaking slowly
but calmly enough he asked that the
| verdict be set aside rs contrary to the
| law and the evidence and for misdi-
rection of the jury. and for various
! rulings in evidence to which exception
! has been noted and for failure to
/ strike from the record objectionab BILE
/, portions OF the closing argument OF
the State He did not care to argue
! the point.
! After brief considerable the cour.
| overruied the motion. Judge Watson
declared that though the case had APP
parent!y been of great interest TO The
/ public. it involved few important dues-
| tions Of law. and no new legal prin-
ciples had arise nto he adiudicated. He
i did not feel that the rulings of the
! court could have been OF any great
! consequence as to the merits OF the
! case. Where disagreement had arisen
! between counsel the prisoner had in
Hariably enjoyed the benefit of every
| protection authorized by law. There
I ground for favorable action upon the
| motion.
| Sentence Pronounced.
! Failing here. counsel for the pris-
| oner. after recording an exception, en-
deavored to secure a ninety-day stay
! of judgment in order to prepare an
appeal. The Commonwealth objected
to more than sixty days. declaring
You'd the coming term OF the Supreme
Court. and the administration OF jus
tIce would be delayed six or eight
months. Declaring that the defense
had already been harshly dealt with in
being forced to trial before 1t was
, prepared, and characterizing this as
an additional effort to hasten final
judgment unduly, Mr.. Carter insisted
upon his motion. In view of the ex-
petition with which the trial has pro
crossed, Judge Watson considered the
request of the prisoners counsel rca-
sonable and announced that he would
| grant 1t. 1t was subsequently agreed
In private conference that the date be
fixed for November "a. which is bu.
| Slightly less than ninety days. and
which will yet give the supreme Court
| opportunity to act at It's next session.
| Shortly after Z O'Clock sentence was
pronounced upon the prisoner. Beat
tie stood again as firm as before.
| Henry Clay Beattie. have you any
thing to say why sentence should not
now be passed upon you by the Judge
! of this court?" the clerk asked.