The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27
DEFENSE FAILS
TO STEM TIDE
ON THIRD DAY
Continued From First raeeo

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automobile ride in the fresh air now
and then. and such other attentions TO
health ard comfort as the law permits.
He is far from any thought of seeing
Beettie suffer unnecessary discomforts
Should it prove true that the cell is
overrun. the rats VIII be at once routed
and eXtermnated or else the prisoner
promptly removed to another room.
spends Night In Richmond.
a day OF two ago in Beattie's mail came
a highly colorcd postal depicting an
automobile scene. and Inscribed: oh,
YOU JOY rider 1t was a cruel and
Unnecessary stab from some facetious
and thoughtless unknown. Facing the
death chair. generally believed guilty
of . hideous crime, with the Common
wealth steadily hammering down his
Iefense, he has enough before him
without being bounded in the mails
Ne smiled wanly and stuffed the card
quickly III his pocket To the presid-
Ing Judge yesterday also came letter.
Come rickety- minded Individual in
Instant place communicates TO tile court
his confession that he himself and not
Beattie. committed the crime. After
highly circumst0ntial and magma
dive account. he ends with the final
conclusive admission that he wrought
The deed upon the night of August is
2ne month after Mrs. Bcattie was shot
Last night the prisoner, after a trip
fnder heavy guard from the court
house, occupied "a cell in tho Richmond
Jail. Apparently he enjoyed the ride
though a storm broke on the way
lie was allowed TO come 10 the city for
brief stay in order that he might he
near his counsel for a series of i'm
rortant conferences beginning this
morning. He goes back to the county
1 tomorrow
A Intense Heat Again.
Rain and storm had brought no re
lief from the heat when the third day
of the trial began. The early morning
broke with Elaring skies that predict
ed badly for the coming hours, The
courthouse filled up at once
and the temperature Immediately
arcs to on thousand degrees
Spectators in the rear peeled
off their coats and yearned to go
even further, but the relief was of
short duration, The judge, himself
patiently enduring, cast an eye over
the shirt sleeved crowd and reluctant !
1N returned the coats TO perspiring
backs. One woman was in the audi
once and three others sat in the news
paper circle. The court remarked up
on this fact
Virginia gentlemen should keep
their coats on III the presence of ladies
and in the presence of the court" lie
declared
Sorrowfuily but promptly the crowd
obeyed Even outside breezes were
few and the lawn itself was no haven
OF delight The neighborhood was
abroad early, hut Richmond though
equally enterprising, w,n no equal re
ward The torrents of the afternoon
before had left the roads deep in mud
and blcary-cyed COWS and open mouth
ed coun,rymen saw strange sights
and snickered-whilc sometimes pomp-
Gus city folk crepr miscrnbly by In
caravans of crippled hating automo-
biles Troubles came again in the
morning, court officers. lawyers. news
paper writers and all others travelling
long distances having literally to light
their way through miry stretches a
taNioab carrying some of the Rich
mond boys who were among the star
witnesses of the day. broke down, and
sat several Of them in the road. do
laying their arrival at the courthouse
slightly.
state Rcnews Afnck.
The state renewed the attack
promptly and vigorously. others I'm
the automobile marty TO the Bon Air
dance were put upon the stand. and
though she defense aanoeuvred in
every way possible to break the testi-
mony down, ii completely failed THAT
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