The Washington times., 1911-11-24
Slayer Said Wife Was Shot
Down BY Bearded
I Stranger.

them. nor did Feattie'e modisn yesture
particularly appeal to the countrymen
" no formed the twelve men in the jury
box, they said.
Fathers Fortune Wrecked.
The father, n man to whom the sym
ratby of all goes out today. had been
the best witness in his sons behalf.
Better, probably, than Beattie himself,
because Beattie was 90 calm about his
wife's death and because Of the denials
he made of circumstances which the
Commonwealth proved next day.
Henry Clay Beattie, sr., Is broken
In fortune today as well as in spirit.
His sons defense has cost him many
thousands of dollars-how many thou
sands can only be guessed. But 1t Ii
Hi Hi Carter % got $500 each, % and M. Mr.
Besides this thousands Of dollars were
spent for work by detectives end other
Yet the father really offered little new
in testimony besides the statement
about how Beattie behaved at the Owen
about about Beattie's s early life, his Is veracity to
his father, and so forth, was first printed
in an interview with Henry Clay Beat
tie. sr. in this paper two weeks before
Readers Of this newspaper will also
recall vividly the circumstances OF the
verdict rendered in less than an hour
after the jury had retired. Two ex-
hour. One was the action Of the jury,
all calling out the fateful word, guilty.
This was a mistake on their part. for
the foreman alone was supposed to have
spoken.
An Agonizing Period.
After this came an agonizing ten min
utes. Mr.. wendenburg discovered that
| the written verdict did not contain the
words. ''In the first degree" and Judge
Watson sent the jury back to deter
mine what degree of murder you have
found the defendant guilty off,
No doubt really existed that the jury
| would came back and say the four
words which meant Beattie's death. but
while the words were yet unwrItten
there was a theoretlcal chance, and an
4 anxious ten minutes passed for the
newspaper correspondents. who knew
that extras announcing verdict Of
guilty, meaning in the first degree, were
already selling in the streets of their
respective cities.
| Beattie now sat unfiinching. as he had
thu When the '1ryb sh1e
manned looking like the image Of the
Back came the jury with the expected
result. and there remained the SEN
| Judge Watson, In pronouncing SEN
tence, took occasion to remark that he
had purposely given the prisoner the
| timony, as to its admissability or not.
Through this course OF conduct by
+, Judge Watson, possibility of a new trial
the supreme court Of appeals two weeks
| ago today became rather foregone
Judge Watson, in fact, ruled out some
Commonwealth have always insisted
with great yigor should have been ad-
mitted. notably the diary which Beulah
srress ane ndp which had many entries re rs
lating to Henry Beastie
AZ Beattie was being led back to the
jail few minutes aner sentence a
charge Of powder for nashlight To
i the men around the corner of the build
ing the sound was exactly like a re-
the minds Of all. "Beattie has slain
himself" Thirty seconds running dis
PEELED the delusion.
| Retained His Nerve.
No matter IL the man executed today
did break down moro or less In the
last few days before death came. Un-
til he had actually entered the Valley
of the Shadow he was as nervy as re-
puted.
During tho trial he was frequently
the most unconcerned man in the court
room. II a pretty girl. and there were
several such in the courtroom on occa-
sional days: II a pretty face crossed his
vision. Beattie tried to catch the owners 6
eyes. He was ready to firt on sec
ond's notice.
Another side Of his character seemed
to be revealed when he first caught
sight of Paul Beattie at the trial. II
ever one man bent on another a bane-
full glance, 1t was Henry -Beattie a,
his cousin then. Paul Beattie, lebs vail
ant or less nervy Of spirit, call 1t, as
one may. could not or would not at this
time meet the others eye. But Paul
Beattie did stare steadily at the dc.
fendant several days later when Il. H.
Neblitt was on the stand, and Paul
was called In by Harry Smith and
dramatically confronted with the wit
ness.
Generally, the defendant tsok lively
interest In proceedings, making copious
notes which his counsel assert were Of
great use to them. A marked variant
from the normal during, the trial was
coursed down the prisoners cheeks
while his father talked Of the happy
married life of Henry Clay Beattie, jr.
and Louise owen Beattie.
Nearly every one believed the tears
prompted by genuine emotion. Only 9
few, more hardened or more obseryant
pointed out THAT Beattte had beer