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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-11-23
COUNSEL FOR HYDE
MAKES OPENING
STATEMENT
Frank P. Walsh Declares That
Only Evidence State Has is
Testimony Of Chemist Hired
to Find Poison.
my Morning Journal Special Leased Wire.

by Morning Journal Special Leased Wire I
Kansas City. Nov. 22.--Frank p.
Walsh, attorney for the defense, fin
ished his opening statement to the
jury this afternoon in the case of DR..
b. Clark Hyde, charge with the muir
der of Colonel Thomas II. Swope
and Judge Porterield announced that
the hearing OF evidence would begin
tomorrow morning.
Walsh consumed the entire after
noon session in making his state
ment.
Almost his last words to the jury
were that they were to be asked to
take the life OF man upon the find
ings of an infinitesimal amount of cy-
anide in the stomach of the dead mil
lionaire and the testimony OF d chemist
who had been hired at 5000 a day
to find deadly quantity of strych-
nine in Colonel Swope' viscera.
Walsh said he would attack the in
tegrity and ability Of the experts who
conducted the autopsy upon the
Swope body and who made search for
the alleged poisons.
The efforts Of Walsh to include in
his statement that DR.. Hyde's repre-
sentatives had made demands for
portions of the vsoera and that the
demands had been refused, We're sue
cessfully combatted by the state.
When Walsh referred to the es-
arrangement that had existed between
DR.. and Mrs. Hyde and Mrs. Logan
O. Swope, Mrs. Hyde's mother, SEN
ator Reed for the state was heard to
tell the judge that if such reference
were allowed the state would go into
the causes of such estrangement.
That 1t is believed will be one cause
of an attack upon the personal char
acter of Dr. Hyde by the prosecution.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-11-23
SCHOOL GIRL TELLS
P|T|FUL STORY
Of RUIN
Witness Takes Stand Against
Dentist Who for Sixteen
Months Held Her a Prisoner
in His Office,

San Bernardno. Nov. 22.-Miss Jes-
sic Mcdonald. the school girl alleged
to be the victim Of Dr. Arthur W. Nc
Davit, dentist. took the witness stand
late today in the trial Of McDavlt ac-
cused of her abduction, and told the
jury Of her life in her prison, adjoin-
Ing McDnvlts office for sixteen
months.
Miss Mcdonald spoke almost in
whispers McDavit, sitting directly in
front of her, gazed steadily at the girl,
never once removing his eyes.
Miss McDonald's story covered a
period of five years, when she first met
McDavit as "A patient. and come To a
dramatic close as she described the
days following the advent of her child.
II cared for my child and myself, ="
she testified. II washed clothes. Dr.
McDavit bringing the water necessary
for this, from his office
She then told Of the visits Of a man
to her room, whom DR.. McDayit called
"Bill."
II was ordered to get meals for
them.'' she testified. This man Bill
called me The Chink. ! once asked
Bill to phone to my sister and tell
her where | was. This was Il short
time before my father rescued me.
] don't know what the mans name
was.
rs this man BIZ In the court
room ?" asked Judge Oster, of Miss
Mcdonald.
Miss Mcdonald scanned face after
face and was shaking her head, when
the court ordered: "3ill stand up"
Silently a figure arose in the center
of the court room. Standing erect for
a moment, the man resumed his seat.
Miss Mcdonald instantly recognized
him as the man to whom she had re-
ferred.
"Blls identity. however was not
made known.
II was announced by counsel con-
nected with the prosecution that "Bill'
would likely be called as wltness,
but not until then would his identity
be made public.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-11-23
New Marine Warming.

Washington Nov 22.-The weather
bureau today adopted an additional
marine warning to be known as the
Small craft warning" TO notify
owners OF fishing, towing, motor ana
catching craft Of the approach OF a
storm or strong wind that might m
terfere with the safe operation OF
small vessels.
This will go into effect December /,
and will consist Of red pennant
flown from the fagstaffs on the At
lantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts ana
the Great l. axes and will signify high
winds which would not justify the Is
sue of a regular storm warning.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-11-23
MILLION D OIL A R
TRUST COMPANY
ORGANIZED
Joshua S, Reynolds, President
Of First National Bank Here,
at Head Of Big Ell PaSo Bank
ing Institution,
Especial Dispatch to the Morning Journal J

Especial Dispatch to the Morning Journal. J
El Paso, Tex. sSos. 2s.-The First
Mortgage and Trust company was or
ganized here today with a capital of
one million dollars.
Joshua S, Reynolds, president of
the First National bank of Albuquer-
que and one o. the big bankers Of
New Mexico and lei Paso, Is to be the
president of the new company and
will direct the policy of the new insti-
tuition which is 70 be affiliated with
the First National bank of this city
of which Mr.. Reynolds is also presl-
dent.
The viee-president of the company
is to be James G. McNary, a we'll
known banker of this city and form
erly editor of the Daily optic at Las
Vegas, n. NJ. A number Of other
wealthy New Mexicans, among them
Felix Martinez. are identified with the
new company.
The trust company, which undoubt-
edly will be the largest and strongest
in the southwest, is the outgrowth of
the First Mortgage and Guaranty
company, which has long been identi-
fled with the First National bank
here.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-11-23
Predicts Victory For Women.

London, Nov. 22.-The chancellor
of the exchequer. David Lloyd
George, has addressed a message to
the National Union of Womens SUI
rage societies in which he says:
THE premier's pronouncement OF
the attitude which the government Is
adopting towards liquor, seems to me
to make the carrying of a woman $
suffrage amendment on broad demo-
cratic lines TO the next years iran
chlse bill a certainty. | am Wiling
to do all in my power to help those
laboring to reach a successful issue,
In the coming session next year,
which provides supreme opportun-
ity and nothing but unwise handing
of'-that chance can compass tall-
ure."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-11-23
bEATT|E RESIGNED D
To HIS FATE
AWAITS END
"If it Has to Be, the Sooner it
is Over the Better" Con-
demned Man Declares to
His Guard,

Richmond, Va. Nov. 22.--Henry
Clay Beattie. Jr., the young wife muir
derer today received the sacrament
OF the LWd's supper. He professed
religion and told his spiritual advis-
ers that nc faced the unknown with
eqninamity. Although Beattie Is sub
dued IN demeanor, the wonderful
nerve that has thus far sustained the
condemned man has not deserted him.
That Beattie now is resigned to his
fate is proved by a remark to his
guard today when the suggestion was
made that Governor Mann might
grant a reprieve at the eleventh hour
III it has to be, the sooner II Is
over the better"
The oleer Beattie late today paid
d secret visit to Governor Mann in a
final effort to gain the governors in
reference. II was unavaling.
Invitations have been sent to the
twelve witnesses who will compose
the jury in the death chamber Fri
day morning. Under the law the wit
nesses must present themselves at the
prison before Z o'clock on that morn
ing
Shortly thereafter Reattle viii be
led from his cell to the electric chair.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-11-23
CONTESSIcS HE SHOT
MRS. LOUISE BEATTII

Cleveland, o.. Nov. 22.--Full CON
fession "of the murder of Mrs Louise
Beattie,' was made today in a letter
to the Szabadasay, a Hungarian daily
here. The letter was signed simply
Rudolph" and was dated and post
marked Cleveland. The writer de-
clares he shot Mrs. Beattie by mis-
take.
Beattie had spoken to him roughly
work at the Beatte home. He was
on the road when Beattie's automo-
bile passed, recognized Beattle, and
fired at him. The charge, however,
hit Mrs. Beattie.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-11-23

Chicago, Nov. 22.--It was reported
tonight on high authority that the
conference today among labor leaders
of the Rock Island system had result
ed in an agreement that strike
should be called. but that action
should be deferred pending a final
conference with the railroad officials
tomorrow. The labor leaders con-
tinued In conference tonight. but de-
clined to make any statement in re-
gard to the outcome.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-11-23

her, he started to run away. but that
she called 90 him and caught him by
the arm and that when the two walk
ed of together in the direction of
the place where Patterson met death
a short time after.
Physicians who conducted the au-
topsy on Patterson's body. testified
that he had been shot twice In the
back. The second bullet which passed
through his heart. caused his death.
they said.
In the cross-eXamination OF these
witnesses the prosecution was able TO
get the benefit of description of Pat
terson's physical condition. one lung
was entirely gone. the witnesses de-
clared. and the other was seriously al.
fected.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-11-23
MISSIONARY EXPECTS
CHINA no CUruyrIxyu'

shanghai, Nov. 22.-That no defi-
mite forecast is possible. but that the
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-11-23
COUNSEL AND PACKERS
GO TO WASHINGTON

Chicago, Nov. 22.-Counsel for the
nine Chicago packers indicted under
the criminal clause OF the sherman
antitrust act left today for Washing
ton, where IT is expected they will
submit an appeal TO Chief Justice
White of the supreme court to-
morrow.
Attorneys John s. Miller and Levy
Mayer were the legal representatives
OF the packers who took The appeal
briefs to Washington.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-11-24
A STEEL CASE ROW
Open Break in Committee Between
LittIeton and Stanley.

Washington, Nov. 24.--An open
fight in the house of representatives
between Representative Stanley of
Kentucky, chairman of the house
special committee of inquiry into the
steel corporation, and Representative
Martin w. Littleton of New York,
democratic committee, was assured
when Chairman Stanley declared he
would appeal to the house to force
Littletons resignation from the COM
mittee The fight, certain to be pre-
cipitated soon after the house con-
venes, will determine the course of
the steel committee The committee
adjourned indefinitely yesterday, fol-
lowing the sensational testimony of
the Merritt Bros. of Duluth, regarding
their loss of millions in ore land and
railroad properties to John ID. Rock
efeller. This was done because
Chairman Stanley was powerless to
enforce continuance of the hearings
under objections filed by attorneys
for the United States Steel corpora
ton that the corporation is now a de-
PENDANT in a federal suit for violation
of the Sherman antitrust law. In
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-11-24
Omaha Firm Wins.

Washington, Nov. 24.-The Inter-
state Commerce commission in rul-
ing handed down yesterday decided in
favor of Sunderland Bros, against the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail-
road, ct. al, in the matter of reweigh-
ing coal at Omaha. The commission
holds that the present rule is unjust
and unreasonable and must be amend
ed so as to provide that If reweighing
of coal discloses variation of more
than l percent with a minimum of
500 pounds, from the original ship
ping weight, the original weight and
charges will be corrected action and
reweighing charge refunded to con
signee, but if reweighing fails to dis
close a variation of / percent with
in minimum of 500 pounds, the origi
nal weight and charges will not be
charged and the reweighing charge
will be relayed by the defendant.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-11-24
VIRGINIA PAPERS BREAK Law
Statute Forbdding Printing Details is
Disregarded.

Richmond, Va, Nov. 24.-One fea-
ture of the Beattie execution that
aroused a great deal of interest and
speculation was the attitude to be as
sumed toward it by the Virginia news.
papers which are forbidden by state
statute to print the details of an cleo
trocution. AS a part of the law has
substituted the electric chair for the
hangmans moose, the Virginia legis-
lature wrote this paragraph into the
statute:
mo newspaper or person shall
print or publish the details of the eX-
ecution of criminals under this act.
Only the fact that the criminal was
executed shall be printed or publish
ed"
The legislature, however, failed to
provide a penalty for a violation of
the section. Hitherto the law has
been complied with, out of respect to
state authority, but the Beattie case
has so enthralled the state during the
last seevral months that there were
indications today that many newspa
pers would feel compelled to disre-
gard the statute on this one occasion
and give as many details as could be
obtained.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-11-24
TOMMY JOHNSON DEAD.
Famous Kansas Athlete Hurt in Ne
raska Basketball Game.

Kansas City, MO-, NOV. 24.-Thomas
Warwick Tommy Johnson, former
Kansas University athletic star, died
yesterday at the Kansas University
hospital in Rosedale, Kan, suburb
of a complication of diseases.
Mrs. Francis Luther of Lawrence,
Kan, Johnson's mother, and Edward
Johnson of Omaha, Neb., were at the
bedside. Johnson was 20 years old.
An accident in a basketball game
with the Nebraska university in 1909
and later injury in a college wrestling
match fastened the death. Johnson
was one OF the most widely known
athletes in the Missouri valley.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-11-24
CHAMP CLARK IS
SCORED BY BRYAN
NEBRASkAN SAYS THAT SPEAK.
Err OF HOUSE is FAILURE
AS LEADER.

Lincoln, Nov 24.-Inasmuch as
Champ Clark is candidate for the
democratic presidential nomination.
the following editorial, by w. J..
Bryan, which appears in today's is.
sue of the Commoner is significant:
There is a progressive majority in
congress but it lacks leadership
Speaker Clarks usefulness in that
capacity is being impaired, partly by
the fear that he will be accused of
initiating Cannon, and partly by the
mistaken idea that it is his special
mission to preserve harmony among
the democrats in the house.
''ln both cases he errs. The first
error tends to make him a negative
quantity but the second may convert
him into positive force for harm. If
he conceives his highest duty to be to
preserve harmony he will exert his in
fluence to prevent the consideration
of any measure upon which democrats
are divided, the trust question for in.
stance.
Progress is more important that
harmony. The men who oppose re-
forms are always quick to threaten a
bolt if remedial legislation is at.
tempted. The democratic party is a
progressive party. Nine-tenths of the
rank and file are progressive, but the
one-tenth is powerful because it is
made up of men with large corpora
ton connections and of politicians
whom they intimidate. The people
need champion in the house. To
whom will the honor go?"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-11-24
NO VERDICT YET
IN TAR CASE
HOLLOW EYED AND WEARY is
THE JURY AFTER ALL NIGHT.
HUNG" JURY is THE FORECAST
At Times During the Night the Jur.
ors' Voices Were Raised to a High
Ptch-The Judge May Keep Jury
TIL Saturday Morning.

Lincoln Center, Kan, Nov. ga
followed eyed and weary, the jury in
the tar party" case was still locked
in its room trying valiantly to reach
a verdict when the dawn broke today.
All night long, under the orders of
Judge Dallas Grover, the Jurors had
struggled in futile attempt to reach
a verdict. The testimony Of Chester
Anderson and f. G. Clark, which the
to them again, was gone over many
times Occasionally the voices of the
jurors were raised to high pitch.
but that was not frequent. 1t seemed
that the men were giving the case
much thought and keeping their equa-
nimity.
On every hand today predictions
that the jury would be hung" were
heard.
Two of the defendants spent prac-
tically all of last night in the court
room sleeping on benches. They were
Sheriff. Clark and John Schmidt. After
Judge Grover left, about l o'clock,
Schmidt departed to meet Clark, who
had preceded him to their hotel, but
the suspense was too great for them
to sleep away from the court room,
and a few hours later they returned
to the scene of their trial. No spec
tators remained all night.
1t was said at the beginning of the
court that the defendants who have
pleaded guilty might be disposed of
today. 1t was known that their attor-
neys preferred sentence deferred UNI
til next term of court, but Judge Gro
yer made no definite promise that he
would do this Judge Grover sum
moned the jury for the conference
shortly after o'clock this morning,
and was told no agreement had been
reached He gave them an hour and
half for breakfast, with the admoni-
ton that they must return to their de-
alterations at the end Of that time.
The court said he might keep the
jury together until tomorrow morning.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-11-24
A DUEL FOUGHT IN FRANCE.

Paris, Nov. PA dispute over the
merits of the charges against NJ
Langevine, professor of general and
experimental physics at the College
of France, brought by his wife and in
volving the professors co-worker in
scientific research, Nine Curie, re-
suited in duel with swords between
NJ. Chervet, editor of Gilblas, and
Leon Daudet, editor Of Action Fran
caise.
There were several fierce bouts un-
der the cameras of photographers.
Finally Daudet was wounded in the
arm. A reconciliation followed.
The charges in which the names of
the two eminent scientists, Nine,
Curie and Prof. Langevine, have been
involved were founded on the fact
that Nine. Curie and Prof Langevine
We're in close association in their sci
entific researches. This gave rise to
jealousy on the part of Nine. Lange.
vine, who thereupon brought suit
against her husband, coupling his
name with that of Nine. Curie.
Nine. Curie, who was credited
equally with her late husband in the
inquiry of radium, was after his death
named to occupy the chair of physics
which he had had at the College of
France
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-11-24

considering the point raised by the
counsel, Representative Littleton
took the position that nothing further
should be done by the committee I'M
til the house had been consulted.
Mr.. Littleton, who left the sessions
of the committee, has broken openly
with Chairman Stanley and will carry
the question as to the future of the
committee to the house. Mr.. Stanley,
after a conference with Messrs. Beall
and McGillicuddy decided to make the
question a party issue, and he will
call upon the democratic majority to
sustain him in opposition to Littleton
and to force the latter's resignation
from the committee.
Rockefeller's Statement.
New York, Nov. 24.-John d. Rookie
Teller, in a statement given out here
replied to the charges made by the
Merritt Bros, before the Stanley stee
investigation committee regarding the
methods used by Mr.. Rockefeller il
mines. and the Duluth. Mesaba ant
Northern railroad, pointing out tina
these charges were denied under oatt
as long ago as 1895 in litigation ovel
the Lake Superior Consolidated iror
mines. He furthermore submits the
text of a paper bearing the date o
Jan. %, 1897, to which are attached
the names of Alfred and Leonada!
Merritt and call the other members
of the family" declaring Themselves
satisfied that neither Mr.. Rockefelle
nor his agents committed any frau'
or made Misrepresentation in thu
matter in question. Mr.. Rockefelle
then sets forth what he says are thu
facts with regard to the loans whicl
the Merritts testified and denies tina
the loans in question were ever calle'
by him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-11-24

Il tall, bearded man had acCosted
him on the Midlothian turnpike. five
miles from Richmond. and when he
had requested the man to make room
for him in the road the stranger
without warning killed Mrs. Beattie.
He added that he had grappled with
the man but was overpowered and that
the murderer had fled leaving the
gun behind. This story of the crime
was maintained by Beattie to the end.
For brief time Beatties story was
given some degree of Credence, but
within a day or two suspicion began
to point to him and he was kept un.
der the closest surveillance. Blood.
hounds, taken to the scene of the
crime, refused to leave the place,
circling around the bloodspot on the
road.
Beattie, it eventually TRANSFERRED
had thrown the shotgun into the ton
neau of his automobile after the
shooting, but in passing over some
railroad tracks not far from the scene
it had been jolted out and was picked
up later by a negress. This gun prov
ed the means of sending the young
man to the electric chair.
At the coroner's inquest the weapon
was identified by Paul Beattie. a sec
weapon he had purchased for Henry
with money furnished by the latter.
Beattie was arrested Immediately af-
ter the inquest. This was on July 81,
and on Aug. 10, one month after
the day of the murder, the trial was
begun before Judge Walter A. Wat.
son, in the picturesque little Chester
field county courthouse, sixteen miles
from here.
The jury was made up almost en-
tirely of farmers, and on this fact
Beattie based his claim that he had
been convicted, not for the murder of
his wife, but because of his relations
with Beulah Binford, notorious
young woman. He insisted to the
last that jury composed Of city men
would have freed him. Beattie was
defended by II. NJ. Smith, jr., and
Hill Carter. The prosecution was con.
Quoted by l.. o. Wendenburg and l.,
NJ. Gregory.
The trial moved swiftly. though
many witnesses testified, and on Sept
s, after ffty-eight minutes of consid
Grafton and prayer, the jury, in chorus
instead of through its foreman, de
clared Beattie to be guilty Of the
murder of his wife. Motion for a
new trial was denied and Nov. "a set
as the day for the execution.
On Nov. 13 the Virginia supreme
court of appeals refused to grant an
appeal on writ of error and two
days later Gov. Mann, who had beer
appealed to for Communication or re
| prieve, issued statement declaring
! that the interests Of the people Of
| Virginia demanded that Beattie
should die in the electric chair.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-11-24
A Nehraskan in Trouble.

Salt Lake, Nov. 26.-Persevering
use of the mails by a deserted Ne
braska wife has brought c. l.. O'Don'
nell face to face with a charge OF
polygamy. He was arrested at Great
Falls, Mont, according to advices re-
ceiyed by Sheriff Sharp, and will be
returned to this county to stand trial
for marrying Miss Pearl Wilson OF
Salt Lake City in August, 1910, while
Kittie Hull O'Donnell whom he mar
ried at Omaha in 1905, was living at
Lincoln undivorced.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-11-24
THE eEATTIE BABY UNNAMED
Parents of the Murdered Woman Re-
fuse to Discuss the Case.

Dover, Del, Nov. 24.-The execu-
ton day of Henry Clay Beattie, jr.,
found the Owen family going about
their usual routine as though no
tragedy had ever entered their quiet
lives.
II thank you for the news" said r.
V. Owen, the father of Beattie's MUIR
dered wife. Mr.. Owen, who is. the
manager of large plant in this city,
was at his work when the news that
the law had taken his son-in-law's life
was given to him.
Il thank you for the news, but
have nothing to say"
Mr.. Owen explained that since the
murder of his daughter none Of the
members of the family has had any.
thing to say about the affair.
"We have not and will not discuss
the affair outside the family circle,
he said.
But he would talk about the baby
the 6.months.old son, now an orphan
"My wife" he said, was naturally
much wrought up after the death OF
our daughter and our doctor told us
it would be better for her to care for
the child and relieve her mind. We
brought the baby to Dover and it is
with us now. We will keep it and
raise it,"
Mr.. Owen said that the infant had
not been given a name. 1--WE call him
Baby" he said. The question OF
naming him had not been considered
by the family. you see, we have
been in this tangle for the last few
months and no one has talked about
the baby's name"