The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-08

they. have failedl He stands un-
touched. say"
Motive. Judge Gregory thought, had
been clearly proven. a striking con-
tTast w2s drawn between the black
ana the brnzen cffrontery OF some Of
the witnesses of the opposite side.
Virtue ind Vice.
| Il coll your attention now to a DIFF
ference between virtue and vice" the
speaker went on. WHO has been upon
this stand in favor OF Henry Beattie :?
d. not mean his father God knows
l nave nothing against him. I am n
father myself. and for him have Rreat
sympathy; but for his son, none what
ever. In this court all his family have
painted this prisoner as immaculate
and as impervous to crime. But look
10 the others. gentlemen, and what
say they? I say solemnly to You here
IN the presence OF my God that have
never before seen. and hope with all
my heart I Will never again see. so
olach character as has been revealed
mere IN Henry Beattie, our prisoner"
soon after this the opening attack
on the defense was done Declaring
that he could not comprehend The
ehormity of such conduct in a human
oeing, Judge Gregory yet declared
that GALL the facts and circumstance
together combine and point to the
prisoner at the bar as the culprtt who
en- this night in July, brutally slew his
wife" "'S
We have proven the motive" r.
asserted: I'VE have proven the nIace
and we have proven the Opportunity
we believe that we are abundantiv
Justihed In asking You gentlemen now
LOT verdict OF guilty OF murder In
the hrst degree"
As tho Commemorative attorney
walked TO his seat Beatt!e gave HIM
one long, lingering glare. and then
suddenly leaned back in his chat IVA
smiled '''u
Carter's Powerful Plea.
With much earnestness Mr.. Carter
opened the defense. Standing straight
and at case before the bar, the great
lawyer pleaded his cause, using every
| art OF the speaker, and using it we'll.
FRANKLY admitting the boyish faults
or his client he denied fatty that any
effort had been made to paint him
Immaculate" An--the whole town
knew his failings. But l challenge
any source Whatever" he declared, ito
show me anything in all his life to
point TO him as the cold blood ed
| heartless brute who did this thing"
He quoted the record in denial of the
assertion that his family had come to
prove his character. The list OF those
who had testified to the prisoners
kindly and amiable disposition was
read. The worst that could be said
for him. the lawyer asserted. is that
on one single occasion his wife was
| fretted with him. and refused to kiss
| him good-b by.
1T is unbelievable and unthinbable
II;
TOOK upon dark road his bride and
mother of his child and slew her
there, lie said 1T cannot and Is NOT
true They have tried and vainlv
trled TO show motive. state with.
out rear of contradiction that no mo-
; 1--WE can be shown, and that nothing
mas been brought out here to connect
! MN with this crime The burden upon
the Commonwealth is indeed no small
one We amt trying free niggers for
stealing chickens now. No. we are
trying man for his life. and Won
can't convict him unless the evidence
Is overwhelming. And II is not, gen
tlemcn-far from it,"
Frequent reference was made to the
| Instructions, typewritten COPY of
| which tho attorney held in mis- hand.
| Evidently the defense had laid in ad
vance legal basis for at least some OF
us cain. AS ne went on, Mr. Carter'a
voice grew strong. until 1t rolled out
I over the whole lawn. BY this time
/ the crowd had grown to great size AT
me windows. on the outside. gobbling
! up every word. stood many OF the wo
/ men whom tie court had expelled
+, from the room CO lier In the day. One.
/ boIGer than the rest, had even crept
inside again young girl hung half
way through window with her head
inside the court and the rest on a non
bottle box There seems no way to
get rid OF them.
Drawn in Vivid Words,
inc picture OF the midnight crime
was drawn in vivid words. Win
bowed head Beattic heard his counsel
sound h! praise. and describe the low.
Ing home wrecked now by a foul as
sasS'n who has escaped the Jaw. 4
tear rolled down his check unh.eaed
{ ana aplashed upon a yellow shee, in
'front.' OF him. Presently they came
inster' Win drawn face and sombro
eyes tho boy looked a picture Of wo.