The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-08
.BEATTIE MAY
KNOW HIS FATE
BEFORE SUNSET
CONTINUED From First Page.)

everywha-e throughout the trial. the
court has yielded much to the prls-
oner. not through any lack of decl-
sion or insight, but simply that there
may be no ground for future dispute
But even at this, there is no basis
Whatever for the assertion that under
the charge F. the jury Beat:ie must
be acquitted For the most part the
instructions. as indicated in advance
yesterday. are mere legal pronuncla-
lions dealing with the elementary
principles OF law and evidence. Some
OF them are nearly a century cd. nbt
only in substance, but in form, and
hare figured in many cases before.
Prob: bly, dozen are literal reproduc
tons of Instructions in the McCue case.
That they appear 10 favor. and do, In
fact. favor the prisoner IVES TO be eN-
aected. The very spirit of the charge
is this. With evidence heaped up be-
fore them and lawyers pounding them
from every side and public opinion
threaten!nglv broodinE over the whole.
turies. if left 10 themselves, have no
difficulty finding quick solutions. Right
here the law steps IN, and when the
court instructs it is for the purpose
not of opening a way to conviction.
hut OF preventing conviction upon IL
considered testimony and inexact
knowledge Of the rights of the man
before the bar. The courts charge, in
effect, as in spirit, is the laws shield
and safeguard for the prisoner: the
State has little share in it, and expects
little.
!: IS therefore no wonder that the
declaration from the bench yesterday
appeared 20 lean toward the deten-
dant. II could not have been other
wise. But X leaned no more than in
every other case Of its sort, and will
he
suit In single sentence, 4: means
nothing moro nor less than th!s-that
the prisoner must be proven guilt be-
fore lie IS declared guilty, ana Adt re
must have the benefit of every reason
able doubt II ne - innocent Beattie
WI! so free, whatever the Instructions:
If he IS guilty. but the evidence is In
sufficient, he vii! 10 frsf in virtue Of
them; and II he is guilty and the EVIL.
dence is conclusive, he will be con-
victed In spite OF them. 1t goes right
mack. after all, 10 the testimony OF
me past two weeks. and as to that
the prisoner has Jared not well
The Argument Begins.
As all had expected, the argument,
though 1t viii likely have little effect
upon the jury, began brilliantly and
WIZ end with one of the greatest YER
bal contests ever witnessed in Virginia
his address was brief. Judge
Gregory eloquently presented tho side
OF the Commonwealth. and with much
force indicated the salient features of
'he Prosecutions case. Rehearsing
some OF ;Ic testimony and commenting
it length upon the chief evidence sub
United. he concluded with an appeal
I9r justice. pointing drama ticafly to !
1enry Gay Bedttie Jr.. as the culprit |
lpon WON the law must visit It's pun |
fn h.tt,
itely after him came the able and dis
tinguished counsel for the defendant, |
submitting the opposite view. and de-
noancing the mob OF detectives. who. !
he said. have let the real murderer
escape viii they hounGoi the hus |
band OF the dead girl. Where Gregory
mad built W Mr. Carter set out 10 tear
down with ruthless hand. Mercilessly |
ne poured out his wrath upon Paul. |
tue accusing cousin, and on the other /
siae drew the picture of u shattered
nome n an aged heart-broken ia
ther and an innocent prosecuted son. |
~ was done with great skill. Laying |
mueh weight upon certain phrases in |
the courts charge TO the Jury. MIR. |
carter AnaAy demanded an acnuittal |
declaring lat the "quirks and cub |
Dies CT the Commonwealth could nor
by even the most violent stretch or /
the Imagination be taken to bring
euili nome 10 the prisoner The ad. |
oress was a powerful! presentation OF
me case from the vieWeoint of tho
neiehse, and lacked nothing OF elo-
quehce ana wit to give it force Mir.
Carter certainly made the best of his
case. 40
Trough it all Beatue looked on
with varying mood. He listened at-
tenuNely 10 INA Gommonwealth's At
toF'ey' but sHlie!. sou,aw hat derisively
"heh the lawyer finally stopped. Dur-
ing portion OF Mr. Carriers time ne
sat wlih hanging head tears s,reamin..
aown his face BY his side was b,S
"hite- ht!rod father, 4 caroworn. sur
ierlng man. Often he would lca,, oyc~
aHe Whisper 10 his son Once Mr.
S'Hltn ihEew an arm across the bows
shoulders as = to give him courat,e
Beatt!e smiled Thankfully back NJ ~,
ne seemed 10 need no assistance. Dur.
ihS tae afternoon ne was in good
SpiEts and when he went back 10 his
cell appeared as confident as ever az
tHe result. or the trio OF chief actora
IA tHis tragedy, he IS now the only ono
left In jail Paul Boattie ana RepIab
BintoTd breathed the air OF freedo,n
once more yesterday. Both were re.
leased by order OF the court. Eeulan
-. t!S- N"EtA 10 TIE iootl!ghts at once.
Paul s'ayed behind. and wiIi Sc SOM
more modest JOB at home
Many Women Driven ont.
contrary TO all expectations inc
crowd at the opening was small ovn.
IN one corner Of the court green tSs
eouRtFy sovereigns were castinr 49,
ballots IN The big senatorial ngSt. AMI and
.r e IN richmond the city voters
were doing The same For an hopr -
least the Beat.!e trial took 49, d,
Place BUT speedily regained ts 80. ..e'
The day was very not from ~ -
SET ana al began 70 dread he he, c "u.
IN, ,mE o. ne me noonday sun within The
Hiiie building the old Sitting air b"S
settled over everything araIn 60,
as 1t was. The crowd fingered ss ioe''
as possible under the big trees. chase
Ing stray breezes up to the las, I ,9tS
ute. In pig shady spot the jury
men !ounged at case. with Tho snaria,
buzz!ng around them M. "a