The Detroit times., 1911-09-09
-sEATrIE, DOOMED TO
DIE, Is INDIFFERENT



made fatherless: by the convulsive
grip OF the death chair.
The newspapers were his most i'm
portant thought.
The jury had been out only nifty
eight minutes when II returned q yer.
dict OF guilty. shortly before $50 last
evening. No degree OF guilt was spe-
cined. however. and Judge Watson di-
rected that the twelve men retire
again 20 consider this point. Nine
minutes later the jury returned TO the
courtroom and the foreman an
uounced the FIRST degree verdict
Under the Virginia law every muir
der Ia presumed to be murder In the
second degree unless otherwise specl-
fed.
The prisoner stood rigidly In the
bar az he heard the verdict, his face
flushed and his cheeks twitching
nervously. When he heard the con-
victions he sank into his chair and
buried his head In his hands. For sew
father, beside him, also covered his
lhCo Win NE hauuo. luz AohOAAeh
announcement broke the silence OF a
hushed courtroom.
The counsel for the defense moved
to set aside the verdict on the ground
that II was contrary TO law and eyi.
dence and OF misdirection by the court
and because OF various rulings on the
evidence excepted to by the defense.
The court overruled the motion for
a new trial. The Judge said the trial
involved almost entirely questions OF
fact, and no questions OF law entered
materially into the decision OF the jury.
The defense asked for ninety days
TO file a petition for writ OF error
TO the supreme court OF appeals OF
virginia. Attorney Wendenburg for
the state asked that II be restricted
TO within a few days OF the meeting
OF the supreme court In November,
The court decided that In view OF the
fact there had been little delay In the
actual trial, the request OF counsel
for the accused was reasonable and
granted a stay OF execution for ninety
days.
grass Henry @. Beattie. Sr., had his
arm around his son and they were en-
gagged in earnest conversation.
The court stated as preliminary
IN nassinV sentence that he desired 70
add nothing to the anxiety OF the con-
victed man. He asked Beattie to
stand. -
prisoner TO the court.
.aThe Jury has found you guilty In
tha arst degree and therefore your
life a forfeited" said the court. The
judgment OF this court 10 that on NOV.
"a Won be delivered into the custody
~ the suuerintendent OF the peniten-
,iary and that between the hours OF
sunrise and sunset your lie snaii DC
axt,nguished and may God nave
mercy on your soul"
Resttie's father buried his face In
his hands and appeared overcome.
The condemned man smilingly shook
hards with several acQuaintances. Il
h.ys not lost yet" he said.
rnecial Prosecutor Wendenburg
,oor the entire afternoon yesterday
I'm his closing argument, pitterE oe
uouncing the prisoner.
ct hope that when your veolct goes
forth II will close this case. wnich
had its origin in iniquity ana mas
trailed a mark OF slime across the
commonwealth" he said. Il hope II
will be greeted by the women OF this
commonwealth with q great sorrow
full Amen"
The Jury was visibly impressed.
wendenburg took up the contention
of Smith that "A man to conceive
such a crime would have to be An
idiot" :,
.aThis man was q murderer" ne
said. '.and that part Of him which
was not murderer was fool. The 1901
conceived the murder, the fool Car.
ried II out and the fool runs all
through the crime. II was the 1901