Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-21
NOT GUILTY SAYS
YOUNG BEATTIE
TO MURDER
CHARGE
Standing Beside His Gray
Haired Father, Son Denies
That He Killed His Young
Wife on Country Road.
GIRL IN THE CASE
is HELD IN JAIL


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chesterfield Court House. Na. Aug
standing ot 90, side OF his grave
u.frr3 father ucur, CLAY H,stu, d..
OFF Richmond entered plea u' ur
HUUt. here TODAY when HrraIEurd Iu
th, Circuit court ou am indictment
charging him with the murder ot his
Iuuur wife Ir ala not finch as the
.I,r, read the Indictment hut stood
WITH .t.s Ion,r,d The fpthrr no.
..dr Wm sat NItl bowed head.
Uarrhtu3od blowing gum and
.m.Uu4 uenu Ga, Beatuc. Jt ur.
rived 100 Co.,, Chesterfield court house
boo au automobile 90 90 O'Clock this
uorniua Judp, Walter 4 watson
arrived shortly before the prisoner %"
convene court Bsattle'- sgro father
bad rrn.h bod Chesterfield haif un hour
EARLIER tn court father and son sat
sIa, Do, side and exchanged Whisper,
ncltti" then began 90 talk With bis
lawyers
Tho tiny room was iammed I- tho
proceedings began. aud to discourage
thc curious and Idle tine court ordered
that AN disiutorost"d spectators stand
ur and remain standing Two women
newspaper writer's were the only
women n M" yard nr court building
Eoulah Binford did not appear 90
tnduys proceeding ~h, may h,
called as q witness duirug the trial
hut today she remained in o. com ir
Richmond surrounded by picture. of
Bonttio she had n" Jess than 9. u
me jail reading newspaper extras
ANA PROCESSING confidence in his noe
puittal
Ills Bare Word sole Dcrrnsc.
When Hcnr, Rcgttic charged
Vitl killins his wife. faces the mrS
for his ilfe. n, win not attempt to
shelter himself under any on. at the
Q, varieties of INSANITY tnat are made
60 Guido the mantle 81 charity IA COS.
"ring crimes IN this state.
instead. so declare those who
claim 10 be In the know. his lawyers
has, planned Tor him defense that
is audaCiously simple This is moth
ing NOR, thnn one bold throw that
uf his unsupported work that hc aid
not commit the crsufe~uf winch h., h.
accused.
No efforts. go these oraOlcs SAY. viii
h' made 90 gloss over Brattio'S past
hie II viii not he denied that he
has been an Idle spondthru. tho
spoiled son of rich father. whose
only industry has been shown IN the
sowing OF an unusually large crop 1f
Wild oats. hlis relations with Brulah
hiniord and other women OF hcr type
Nill be admitted. ~ viii bo conceded
that his marriage 90 lovely Louise
owen brought her nothing but mis-
cry and that she was on the verge Of
divorcing him
Hui having ackuoW lodged SO many
damaging truths against his chaPac-
Ter Henry Beattlr viii ask the jar,
Goo believe one other statement that he
asserts is equally true ana that is that
h' did not XIII his wife. but that a
stranger hand fired Ia. fatal shot.
In effect hc win SAY 90 his Judges
Wasier ANA worthless I have been.
ppi cold-bloodsd murderer ! am NOT
niaithiul husband I have been. but
assassin / am not ma, have brok.
ga my wiie'H heart. but never slew
h'I body have told you the truth
'n"w the Woret of nae. aud ynu b.
hr''d u. am nov telling you the
truth about tho best OF me. ana ask
SOU 9" equally believe that"