The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-12-01
BEA7TIE
CONFESSED
of Killing His Young
Wife.
Gave Out Statement to Public
Before Being Electro
cuted-
SUMMARY OF EVENTS IN BEAT
TIE MURDER.


tie. Jr., murdered whii, automobile
riding with hsr husband
July 2I.-H snry Clay Beattie, Jr.,
placed untr arrest on the finding
of the coroDer's jury.
August 1l.-H-uy Clay Beattie
IT., fndic.ed By slss grand jury for
the murder Of his wife.
August 2i.-Hmry Clay Ben.tie,
Jr., PLACID on trial for his life in
Chesterfield County CourrhotIse. Va
Sepsembr S.--Jury brings in yer
DICT of guilty ard Judge Watson ssn-
tsnosd Bsattse 20 die IN the elsc.ric
chair, on November "a.
Nov.mber 13.-Suppame Court Of
Apsals refused 20 grant writ of e.
nor In Battle case.
November 15.-Governor Of Viz
yfnia refused TO grant say Of exc
cution.
November 24.--Iienry Clay Battle,
JE, eIec.rocuosd in Richmond.
Richmond, Va, November "a
Henry Clay Bea1tie, IT., wsn1 to HIS
death at dawn to-day, the ssl-con-
fasssd murderer Of his young wife,
although the confession was not made
public until four hours af;eT h. had
paid ths toll enzcoed by ne law
He remained TO the end the r.
markable naTvs he had exhibited
since first hs was accused Of killing
his wife On Jh.s IOnk8iy Midlothian
turnpike las- July. His last cxprss-
SION was a snefr when h. obss1ved
the chair that was 70 launch him
into eternity.
The confession was made pubic in
tn rotunda " a dowMOwn hotel by
the Rsy. Bnjamin D--nnis, one Of the
ministers who had labo--d with
Bessis 10 rsD>n-
As a msatt-r Of fact, Il was ae-
knowIedgsd by thu minister. Battle
first admitted his guilt November Q,
the day afr b. ssI.e5sd the dath
ell, and bsfOre tbs fr-ui-Sezs appeal
for continuation Of s.11snce was
made 20 Governor Mann.
l. was MT until yesterday that he
would agnas 10 ~ bs.ng put IN writ
ing for his signaM1e.
TEXT OF CONFESSION.
Then ali hope that shs Governor
would in5rf ne was gons. Th5 az
tnaon1inaTy d1cCunalt. follows:
BEATTlE'S aiGNED CONFESSION
The coIt-szsion given out a. down
ssgn hooJ Is as follows:
I, Henry Clay b attic, Jr. d.
sTOu5 OF standing right bsfOie
Cod and man, do on This, the
I'D day N NOvasmb r, 1911. con-
f-s55 my gult Of the Grim cllaHg-
Cd againz M. Much that was
published conosrning the dsails
was nj true. bur 1he awful fac.
w1hcu. the narrowing circuns an
c>s r mains. For his action
Bn truly cory, and, believing
am a. paos si1h God and am
BON 70 pazs mo HIS prssslcs,
This a. gDsat Is mads.
Bta.tie's titude throughout the
trial and ths Imprisonment thar watt
I'd only on has d,nth was a study for
a p5ycisoioSist-
IL. reid the naXs-apcrs avidly.
En- ~ r d,fancs 10 his iron nerys and
10 lhe fan. mat he was going % tiho
CHI without acknowledging his Grim
in b. hope u saylng his aged iah, T
fur BG s0.rJw according 10 uhoss who
wsne with him 10 tie and. med 10
All I'd han supr IN satisfaction.
Apparently he gloa I'D ovr the no
toris y hs crime had brOught him.
Nv AFTER his confession NJ MAIN
taired his ar OF brayadO. What had
sir Nov mbr Q, BEN consider d
S.oiosm n1w as recognizad as cyni-
al IN.
iilS IinAIhhDf5 WiNe, WjW SotnlS |
10 have had It's basds and support in
tn knOwhadgs thar h, was being
appalc'sd as man Of spartan cour-
age and flsAibie will.
The sscnt Of mis- confession Twas h I'D
inyiola@ by the minister's until to-
day. Not sGam the broken b arted |
fa.h.r kngw Of tcs eldsb nrls. frl,snds
Of the family daGlarc.
Not until four hours aftr lSe had
boon Dronounc d dad In ahs dn.h
in State's prison, mae The
Inund,rr's uf0nn vs. cognlzant that
he had made a cl an bnaee of his
guilt
With the same imnaLdky that
had narlfad his condlct Prom the BIZ
siInirg. u aibtie went 10 tbs chadr
and brought this sorddd sorry 10
ir@mah.c sud.
4 has ecsock that killed Beattic was
siyon a. Exactly 719 O'Clock this |