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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-19
RUSSELL.

Mrs. Harry Gage of Sheridan, Wyo.,
who has been visiting her sister Mrs.
Margaret Johnston left Thursday for
her home
been visiting at the F.. C. Lewis home.
returned home Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Vim. Boyd of Ottumwa
who have been visiting the former 8
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-19
Arrange for Bvttermsn's Convention

Arrange for Duttermen's Convention.
Mason City. Oct, 17.-The annual
convention OF the Iowa Buttermak-
er's association will be held in this
city january %, "a and Is. Prominent
among the speakers on the occasion
will be the president OF the Minnesota
Dairy association and Henry Wallace
of the Wallace Farmer.
Preliminary plans have been made
and it is expected that 200 to $50 but
tes nAen OF the state will be present
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
Demands Speedy Trial

"Henry Deattie Will get the
speediest trial possible" snid j.. D.
Wendenburg, associnte counsel for
the prosecution, yesterday after
noon. 1--WE expect that his counsel
VIII night tooth ind mil for con-
tfnunnce when the case IN chilled on
August Is at the opening of the
Chesterfield county Circuit Court,
but Judge Gregory and nre cuuni-
ly determined that the nnn shall
he tried Immediately.
eve shnli nsk the right Of why
for this cnse over all othc-s. We
shalt nsk TINT the trial of Bcnttic he
opened on the second dry of the
session. We purpose TO oppose my
motion for continuance. II the de-
Tense wins on motion to hnve
the cnse heard later tn the term
fhnn the second day, we Shnll ask
thnt N specific dry he set, md II II
is Inter successful In having the
case further continued. we shall
pursue our tactics Of requiring the
pnming of definite day.
"ShouId the defense succeed In
having the case continued beyond
the eud OF the regular term of the
court, we shnll demand special
session. and on no grounds shnII we
consent to continuance TO the
November term. We want the cn-e
tried before anything cnp possibly
happen to our witnesses, md we
mean that II ShnlI begin mt the
rnr'iest ponsihle date."
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FROM CELL, BEATTIE SENDS
BITTER WORDS DENYING GUU IT

CONTINUED From First Page)
return with two bottles OF coca cola
and piece of pie. which the prisoner
seemed to relish. The arrival OF Doug
las Beattie about O'Clock resulted In
more food for the prisoner, and then
the brothers were allowed to exchange
few words together. A friend, who
accompanied Douglas, was not admit
ted to the corridor.
Although we'll connected socially and
representing a wealthy family. Beattis
is enjoying no unusual Considerations
and his bedding and cell furniture are
Identical with those given any other
prisoner. Arrangements have been
made by Douglas Beattie, however. 70
have a nearby hotel send Henry his
meals. and a menu card of this hos
telry was left in the Jail,
From about o'clock until o'clock
when the lights went out, the prisoner
passed the time reading the latest
editions of the papers, and scanning
the pages of several magazines and
novels purchased by a messenger
With his feet propped up on the bars
of the corridor and a cigarette in his
mouth. he was apparently as uncon-
cerned as possible.
Immediately upon his Incarceration,
announcement was made that no one
outside his family would be permitted
to see him. 1t was regarded as a
significant fact that his only caller
last night was his brother.
Binford Woman unnerved.
Looking very much Worn and show
ing the effects or the strain to which
she had been subjected during the last
three days Reulah Binford, the wo-
man who is believed to have wrecked
Raotfia'c nd wh &c
Commonwealth witness under $1,000
bond. wac lying upstairs in the hospi.
tai department of the Jail. exhausted
and thoroughly dispirited. Although
temporarily suffering from physi-
cal breakdown, she did not appear to
be in need of medical attention. and
no doctor was called From Mysteries
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and faintness. which She displayed on
her entrance. she gradually settled
into a state of gloomy silence. which
with occasional breaks to request food
or water from the jailers. was main
tanned until she dropped off to sleep.
When approached for some public
statement, she had little to say. She
was then asked If she could furnish
bond in the near future.
u am not expecting bail" she said
sadly. Il asked the Beatties to sun
ply the $1,000. but I was told 1t was
impossible"
After the acknowledgements of her
inability TO obtain the necessary Sc
eurity' the Bintord woman was placed
In an automobile and xhirled under
guard from DR.. Loving's home in
Chesterfield 90 the Heprico Jail The
sight OF the prison seemed to sap her
strength and she faltered. With the
help OF the officers she walked into the
outer corridor and 10 the Jailer's of
fcc. but while waiting there to be
searched her nervousness increased
When She was led to the door of the
cell, she shrank back with a cry and
would have fallen but for the assist
ance of Sheriff Sydnor. She was car
ried into the corridor of the women's
department. and there revived
The appearance and solicitude OF
Douglas Beatte. who arrived in n
motor car Immediately after her.
seemed to calm her considerably. On
the arrival of Paul Beattie she was
removed to the hospital depa rtment.
and in It's comparatively roomy sur
roundings appeared to lose some OF
her horror OF the jail. Like Henry.
she showed the need OF food and ate
heartily.
FnuI Denttie Talks.
Snilen and morose over the. prohibi-
tive bond Of 5000 that had been
fixed as the price OF his freedom, Paul
Beattie. the witness upon whom the
prosecution places most of its reliance.
rolled up to the Jail a short time after
the Binford woman's arrival He came
In an automobile filled with detectives
and plain clothes officers He seemed
at first sick man. and had nothing,
to say except to ask for food while
the jail officials were searching HIM.
After being placed in the cell vacated
by Beulah Binford-the same cell In
which Eddie Fay and Little Dick Har-
ris were confined Paul Beattie seem
ed to become more normal, and at the
same time more insistant for food
About this time, Douglas Beattie
Beattie was leaving the jail. and. hear
Ing the request OF the couo<p. who
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surrounding the prison. The HenrIco
)an has comfortable rooms for pris
oners awaiting trial, and Beattie's
trlehos preferred to have him there
where his meals might he sent in. and
where other arrangements could he
made for his convenience, rather than
10 have him taken at this time 10
Chesterfield Courthouse. as accornmo.
dalton for prisoners there is said m
be both limited and primitive He
VIII. OF course. be moved to Chester.
held by the day the grand jury as
sembles.
With a word Of farewell to his IA j..
ther. who put an arm around him in
pathetic caress, and accompanied by
his brother. Douglas. who has sat by
him f.ithfully during every minute of
the trial. young Beattie was taken 10
the Henrico prison. In the motor car
We're Detectives Wren and Wiltshire
of The Richmond force: County Officers
farrell and Flynn-the four having
guarded the prisoner throughout the
day: Special agent scherer. of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Commissioner
Gordon and John Alsop, Chief OF
Police Werner and number Of OH
GERS followed closely in other cars
Important Witnesses Held.
Magistrate Jacob called together all
the wit esses summoned for the in
quest, and recognized them for the
grand jury. including n large party OF
young men who are believed TO have
been motoring on the Midlothian Road
on the night OF the shooting.
The names OF twenty-four boys and
man who may have more or less 10
tell about the affair. including the
owner of the Dunlop hat picked up in
the road, have been secured and mos;
Of them attended the inquest yes.
terday.
Then came The question of safeguard
Ing the important witnesses for the
Common wealth-Paul Beattie and Beu.
lah Binford The officers and attor-
neys conferred and presented the case
to Magistrate Jacob. who decided 70
hold Paul Beattie under bond in the
sum OF $4,000. and Beuiah Binford nm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
WOOD FROM GUN
FOUND IN STREET
Missing Piece From Weapon in
Evidence Now at Police
Headquarters.

The broken piece from the gun.
which has figured so largely in the
Beattie murder case. and which was
missing when the weapon was exhib-
tied before the coroners jury yester-
day afternoon. has now been recoy
cred, and Is in possession of Captain
of Detectives Mcmahon. Though he
was unable TO say before the Jury
what had become of the important bit
of wood that should At on the stock
just back Of the lock. the matter IS
now clear. and the piece will be held
for further use in the trial.
Captain Mcmahon said last night he
was certain no leaving his office for
the inquest that it was In place
When the motor car. in which he was
riding, got below Ninth Street on IT'S
way to the Southside. II was missing
The route was then carefully retraced
and every inch OF ground searched
with no result. and as time was press
ing. the gun was exhibited with the
part missing. which caused some com
ment.
Late last night Captain McMa hon
received telephone message from a
friend. who Informed him that the
piece was in the hands OF a little boy
named Carleton, who lives at 1916
East Broad Street Just as quick as
he could the detective went to the
house taking possession OF the little
bit of wood. and leaving the boy
happy in the possession of quarter.
The child had passed along Just after
the automobile left and had put the
splinter in his pocket mainly because
II was polished Older members of the
family, wEo had read the papers
thought that they recognized 1t as some
thing badly wanted. and telephone to
the police. The piece evidently had
been broken off some time ago, and
had been stuck back with very small
nails. which did not hold.
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der the sum of $1,000 for their appear.
ance before r. grand jury. After
much Mysteries Miss Binford went to
communication with members of .he
Beattie family, expressing the hope
that they would furnish her security
A short time later she reported fail
upon both Paul Beattie and Beuiah
5Ihioro were also committed TO the
Henrico Jail. The witness prisoners
the prison. where the Binford woman
made something Of scene when lock-
ed UP.
Coroner Loving decided after con
gregory, that the blood stained motor
car must be retained for the grand
}nry 1t is at present locked up In
Dr. Loving's garage, and some ar
rangement Will be made for its care
until the Circuit Court convenes. Ac.
ceording to detectives. who have taken
jury the telltale blood stains do not
substantiate young Beattie's account
OF the murder. Wiltshire and Scherer
have, in fact positively testified that
in their belief. the stain found on the
ground in the Midlothian Road could
not have been caused BY blood drip
blood was discovered on the dust pan
or underneath. and the detectives as
sort with seeming confidence that the
car Itself is mute evidence that the
has described. Judge Gregory. there
fore. had no hesitation in holding the
automobile uncleaned and with the
blood stains on it, for the grand jury.
though the officers directed that it be
properly cared for and that it's me-
chanism be allowed to suffer no in
jury The gun VIII be sent to Chester
held Courthouse. to be kept by the
clerk OF the county until the court con
venes
bring Case TO Speedy TrinI.
the coroner expressed great salts
concluded and his duty done. arduous
and trying as 1T has been. He looked
d 5neiuIiy at his ,rampled lawn and
managed yard. where hundreds have
IN the past three days thronged al
most INCREASINGLY.
Commonweaith's Attorney Gregory
declared MS great appreciation of the
special officers working up the case
who not only brought to light much
Important evidence. but also presented
their facts in a well-arranged and or.
derly manner. giving to the cause Of
Justice every possible assistance.
Mayor Richardson. who has attended
every session OF the, inquest, also said
that the work of the officers in pre-
caring the case had been excellent
The Mayor thought that the wide
spre,ad general interest and the great
publicity would undoubtedly brit. TO
light still further corroboratine evi-
dence
Attorney II VI Smith indicated that
ne mad no statement to make at this
time, but broadly limited that. like air
WeRden burg, Of the prosecution. the
defense was not showing all the cards
in It's hand
Attorneys on both sides express the
desire for an early trial There was
talk of a special grand jury, but Judge
gregory said that Judge Walter 4
watson who Will hear the case was
now holding court in another county
and that the regular. August term was
not more than three weeks Off MIR
Wendenburg said he would oppose anv
cHort at continuance after the grand
jury assemblies.
In the view OF the spectators, inclui-
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CALMLY HEARS VERDICT READ
AND THEN GOES BACK TO JAu.
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Continued From Second Page.)
them. and directed the officers to take
Henry Beattie into custody for pre-
sentiment before Magistrate Jacob I'm
due course.
Committed to Jail.
Mt Wendenburg and Mr. Smith con
ierred moment and agreed that un-
DER the circumstances the review OF
evidence before the magistrate might
as well be wnived. in view OF the
close examination OF witnesses bv the
coroner's jury. Magistrate Jacob
thereupon convened court in the ward.
iho police had cleared the grounds.
and only few officers and newspap nor
men were present Oficer Jarrel called
lot silence In court, and with fudge
prisoner. officers and spectators ali
standing under & tree, young Besttie
was arraigned. With the consan, p,
commemorative Attorney Gregory h.
was committed TO the Henrico county
jan until the assembling Of the next
chesterfield grand Jury on the second
nohoaS IN August. at 10 a. NJ. al
the courthouse.
The prisoner here made his nrst re.
quest OF the officials since the murder
He asked whether. while in ta,l await.
Ing trial. he would he allowed 10 have
his guitar. He was told that this was
matter subject to tho local regula.
ions OF the jail to which he had been
committed. but that under the circum
stances there was little doubt that
Sherif Kemp. of Henrico, would con
sent. Within an hour he was within
the prison. where Eddie Fay and Little
DICK Harris slept pending their re-
rnoval to the Federal penitentiary. and
where many another prisoner OF note
has been kept before and after trial.
no special reason was stated for trans.
ferrinG the prisoner from the city 10
the Henrico county jail. bat II was
reported that Beattie had complained
that on the former night at the City
Jail he had been greatly troubled by
mosquitoes. which infest the bottom
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shop And he knew too. that Henry
Beattie watched and waited to see
how he might act. Anybody might
have expected him TO turn stark mad
when the hand of the law was laid
upon his quaking shoulder.
But the court and not tn public
must have the final word. The public
felt. while believing in his guilt. that
Beattle might escape unless that miss.
Ing shotgun link was supplied, but
with that chain complete the prisone,
has been branded by his countrymen.
The feeling simply shows how far re-
moved he is from freedom, even though
ne is as innocent as his motherless
Nahc.
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The Coroner's Verdict

1--WE. the gentlemen of the jury,
selected by the coroner ON July 10.
1911, and duly sworn, on View of the
body of Mrs. Louise Owen Benttic,
to inquire when, where and by whnt
mems the said Louise Owen BcnttIe
cnme to her denth, do, on our oath,
find that the snjd LouIse Owen
Benttie came 10 her hentb on the
night of July 1S. 1911, between 1O,45
and IL o'clock, on the Midlothian
Turnpike, mt point about three
miles west of Richmond, and one
fourth of N mile west of the colorcd
church, ms result of n Gunshot
wound, rnid gun being fred by her
husband, Henry Clay Beatiic, Jr.
"Given under our hand this ed
DIN, of July, 1911. tsigneO
~. G. LOVING, Coroner,
81. TAYLOR ROBERTSON,
"ForcmDu,
&c. j. COUSINS,
"W. a. JACOB,
"JoHN a. MORTON,
COLLATION. YERBY,
zap. C.,YERBY. JR."
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and he In the darkness tho
tors believe, and therefore co,1a
observe his movements when the s,,.
was placed close to her head. sun
inc discovery of these footprints
and the action OF the dogs In tracins
some one to the stump and back 70
me car again was enough to convince
me detectives that the shooting was
not done by an unknown asas,,ant
This resulted in the calling Off +hs
mounds from the farce of attemptinsr
TO tran a man who had left no trail.
and thereafter all energies were d.
rected toward obtaining evidence that
would lay the guilt at Henry c. Beat
ties door.
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PUBLIC SENDS UP
Sigh OF RELIEF
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NSoH'Ihueu from First Page)
Harry NJ. Smith. Jr. did not have the
heart to rake him. Nobody who beord
MIN testify could doubt that sometb,n,
was lacking-that some vital noin,
was he'll back. Under the croas-ox
summation II was plain that MIR. Smith
himself might have fired the Tatai
shot: indeed. the town thought that
the cousin would be held as an acces.
eory before and after the fact
Dut the jury did not include him in
It's In lictment. which, may vet send
tnat southside prisoner to the electric
chair.
Those Brutal Eyes.
Men who have sat through uanv
famous trials never saw anything like
the brutal eyes that Henry Beattie
fastened upon the shaking figure in
the witness chair. Not once did thew
SHIFT Not once did they turn away.
ana not once did the eyes of those
Two men meet. The prisoners nerve
was astounding. but II is a nerve that
has not lifted him in the estimation OF
his accusers
But Paul Beattie's grllling will come
yet. When he goes on the stand
knowing that his evidence will acouit
or convict the man of his own blood
ne knows that he must be prepared
10 nave the dry bones of his past life
ratified until his head will almost split.
Yesterday he got sympathy from some
and shame from others
Assuming that he bought the gun,
utterly ignorant OF the diabolical pur-
pose FOR which 1t might he used. the
strain under which he has labored
must have been terrifying He kept
that secret until he could keep IL no
longer. Like other men. he told his
Wife He found. as he claims. that
the weapon picked up by the road was
the same h had bought In a pawn
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ing many well known lawyers who
attended the inquest. the attorneys on
both sides are already preparing every
detail for battle before the Chester
neld Circuit Court that will rank with
me most memorable criminal trials in
the states history
Mayor Richardson. who was Com,
monwealth's Attorney at the time OF
the Cluverius case. discussed some
points OF similarity to that great trial.
while other lawyers Went over the
main features Involved in relation 10
Their bearing on other famous trials.
the McCue case. the Scott murder my3-
terry. which never came to hearing.
and many another legal battle being
the subjects of interested and spirited
comparison. Practically all those pres
ent throughout the prolonged inquest
Chesterfield Courthouse on the morning
OF August IA, when the Beattie case IS
again called
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
B|NFORO GIRL
WAS EXPELLED
Especial to The Times-Dispatoh. !

tHpecIHI 10 the Times-Dispatch.l
Alexandria. Va. July 22.-At St
Mary's Academy to-day it was said
that the Binford girl had been a pupil
in st. Mary's. but only for few days,
She had been sent to a school in Ma.
nassas. but the sisters there thought
she might be better satisfied in Alex
andria. and requested the authorities
of st. Mary's to take her. She had
only been In the school a few hours
when her real character became known,
and shortly afterwards she was ex-
PEELED and returned to Richmond. This
was two years ago.
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MIDNIGHT CALL
OVER TELEPRON {
Continued From First, Page. }

asked me to summon Paul. I reused
versation consisted merely of Hello
and no. 1 asked him who 1t was and
he replied that it was Henry Beattie.
What did he want?' | asked.
Asked About Inquest.
lie wanted to know If they had
been after me. or If l had been sum-
moned to appear at tho inquest. and
told him no and hung up the tele-
phone. That's what Paul told me-"
Shown newspaper containing an
account of Paul's presence on a Laurel
Street car on the night of the murder.
but naming no hour, Mrs. Houchens
accepted it as true. saying that her
son-in-law frequently came home by
that route She was steadfast in main
tanning that the young man was In
bed on last Tuesday night from about
O'Clock until he arose at his Gus
tomary hour in the morning.
Il would be willing to swear to that
IN any court or anywhere" she said.
Heard wild Reports.
II have heard these reports that
Paul was a hired assassin, but they
do not in the least disturb me or my
daughter. for I and two others can
establish beyond doubt his presence
in this house al the time the murder
was committed"
Paul will probab bly, be held in Jail
as witness for the Commonwealth,
unless he is able to furnish bond" Mrs
Houchens was told. Can he do it?"
Il am not sure of that" was the
reply. but she mentioned several rela-
tives who may come to his aid in order
to procure his release from n cell
Mrs. Houchens was quite sure that
her daughters husband did not know
Beulah Binford. She declared, further,
that he was never on intimate terms
with Henry Beattie. She had never
seen Henry until the day OF his wife's
funeral.
Paul Not mt Funeral.
Paul was not at the funeral. accord :
ing to Mrs. Houchens who explained
that he feared he would lose his po-
sition as day Waterman for 1. ]. Smith
& Company. contractors. IL he asked
for day of. He did not go to work
Friday. however. because of his in
tense nervousness. which eliminated in
his utter breakdown after his ccnfes-
sion on the afternoon OF the frst day
OF the Inquest.
Since he left home Friday afternoon
in company with Captain McMahon and
Captain Wright for DIR. Loving's, he
has not returned to his home. He
spent Friday night under the care of
physicians at the City Hospital. How
ever before going to the inquest yes
terday morning he communicated with
Mrs. Houchens by telephone and m
formed her that he had recovered from
the shock.
Mrs. Houchens also talked with Cap
tain Mcmahon. who relieved any fears
which might be entertained by his
family for his safety
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give you back your money-that is the
way he is authorized to sell it. If you are
not willing to try it on his guaranty.
write the Digestit Co, Jackson, Miss,
and receive an order to any drug store for
full size SOC package without cost. Try
1t to-day-take two or three tablets after
meals and see how quickly that full, stuffy
feeling is relieved
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DON'T BE AFRAID TO EAT
Theories Of Food Canks Exploded Diges Will Digest Foods
Somachs Cannot New Relief fox Stomach Upsets

Everybody likes to eat. and eat heartily
It's natural; it's necessary to keep the
body in shape. But the trouble is we do
not digest what we eat--ninety per cent.
OF the people in this country do not prop
erly digest food, and as many suffer the
tortures of indigestion. There is relief
certain remedy for stomach disorders
it is the new medicine called DIGESTIT
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it digests food that stomachs cannot,
tones up the digestive organs to the nat
ural healthful condition and gives strength
to the famished body by giving the proper
nutrition from the food.
Your druggist can supply this new
remedy. Ask him for package to-day,
and if after taking few doses you are
not pleased with the results, tell him to