Judge Watson Condemns Beattie to Electric Chair
The judge expresses deep sympathy for Beattie yet condemns him to execution by electric chair. He notes Beattie's youth and family, urges adherence to law, and orders the transfer to the state penitentiary for execution between sunrise and sunset on Friday, November 24, with a prayer for mercy on his soul.
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Paul Beattie
Henry Heather
Mudlothiin
Watson
Attorne
Stul
Court of Appeals
Henr Beatles
Larter
Smith
Angers
Virginia
Beattie
Douglas
Judge Watson
Chief accuser of his cousin in a disputed verdict
Three weeks into the trial the main accuser pressed the case amid a tense courtroom scene. A lamp flickered over the din of the crowd as the defendant, Honri Bemdila, sat silent. Carter rose to move to set aside the verdict, arguing it violated law and the evidence.
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Honri Bemdila
Carter
Ign
Bearded Murderer Story Reveals Husband's Testimony Disproved
July 18 recounts tell of a bearded killer with cousin confessing buying the gun used in the wife shooting. Witnesses refute the husband’s statements as the case unfolds with dramatic courtroom testimony.
Beattie murder trial features dominate chief figures
Movements of ocean steamers listed include arrivals and departures at New York and European ports. Vessels mentioned include Cedric from Liverpool via Halifax, Oceanic ships from Havre and Cherbourg, and the Baltic bound for New York. Names and routes indicate broad international engagement surrounding the case.
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New York
Cedric
Tiserpool
Armanta
Liverpool
Helifax Lasaveie
Havre
Ispagna
Quernstown
Celtic
Newark
jCherbourk
Pripa
Friedrich Wilhelm
Bremen
Sailei
Wincinnail
Nan
Baltic
Rotterdam
Uranium
Murder Trial Timeline In Chesterfield County
A sequence of events outlines the murder case of H. C. Heattle Jr. Paul Beattie confesses buying a shotgun for his cousin. Beattle Jr. is arrested. A coroner’s jury finds Heattle guilty of murder. Heattle is indicted for first degree murder. Trial begins, then both sides present testimonies. Verdict finds Heattle guilty and a death sentence is imposed.
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Mve
H. C. Neattle, Jr
Paul Beattle
H. C. Beattle, Jr
Chesterfield County
Heattle
W. A. Watson
Paul Beattie
Heattie
Paul
Big Story
Eptember
Beattie
Murder trial in Virginia ends with Beattie guilty verdict
Henry Beattie Jr on trial for the Richmond murder of his wife, with defense accusing juror misdirection by the judge and arguing circumstantial evidence. Beattie is found guilty after intense courtroom drama, with witnesses, bloodhound claims, and a tense sentencing scene described amid national attention.
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Henry Clay Beattie, JR
Midlothian Turnpike
Richmond
Jaller Coghill
Norfolk Petersburg
Roanoke
Virginia
Ttarry
Wf Smith Jr
Smiths
Hill Carter
Smith
Henry Beattie
Paul Beattie
Paul
Henry
Auick
Drowned Ferryboat Death of James Cassell at Alexandria Harbor
James Cassell an 11 year old leaped from the Alexandria ferry boat into the river near the side wheel eddy and disappeared. A towboat helped search but the body was recovered hours later at the harbor and identified by D Moxley of 4 Fifth Street Northeast. Police say suicide is the probable cause, though some witnesses described him as despondent and lacking a stated motive.
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James Cassel
Alexandria
Terry
Moxley
Cassell
C Street
Natchez Constable shoots man at home in Cana street
Fred C Dyers, a Natchez Democrat compositor, was shot and killed at 2 am by Constable L Spencer at the Constable’s Cana Street home. Spencer, returning from Mobile, confronted Dyers in Mrs Spencer’s presence as she fled. Dyers, married, had fled with his wife and daughter two weeks prior to visit his brother in Washington. Spencer surrendered to authorities.
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Fred C Dvers
Spencer
Dyers
Flrs
Washington
Secret depositions in Rhode Island cotton suit heard
Attornies in Westerly Rhode Island took depositions in the case of Daniel to Sully against John Hays Hammond arising from cotton market transactions. The sessions occurred at Watch Hill Ocean House in a secluded suite to keep the proceedings secret. The parties arrived at 4:45 and departed for New York at 4:40.
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Sully Hammond
Rhode Island
Westerly
Attorness
Watch Hill
Todas
Daniel
John Hays Hammond
Ocean House
New York
Stranded Boy Seeks Home After Journey to City
A young sightseer from Na Keistown, ib years old, left home days ago and walked to the city. With less than $10 in his pockets he ran out of money and became hungry. At the Anacostia bridge a Fourth Precinct officer halted him and sent him to detention. He claimed to be the son of Joshua Progunier of Hagerstown and telegraphs were sent. The boy wishes to return home.
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Na Keistown
Anacostia Bridge
New York promoter drops Beulah Binford stage plans
A floral theatrical promoter in New York withdraws Beulah Binford from a planned stage and motion picture venture. He cites interest from Richmond lawyers seeking a percentage and confirms negotiations collapsed after theater managers rejected the act. The intended Philadelphia debut and seven week pay schedule are canceled.
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Floral
Beulah Binford
Richmond
Tle
Binford
Staten Island
Bernstein
Beattie
Lyceum Theater
Treve
Binford Girls
Liberty Theater
Philadelphia
Frov
Land
Cnes
Beulah Bin ford Tied to Virginia Murder Case
In Pensacola Florida on September 8 a report describes Beulah Bin ford potentially facing prosecution over a Virginia murder. Mis Tatra Sullivan despondent swallowed poison and then stabbed herself, a bullet wound only a minor injury, she is expected to recover.
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Pensacola
Fla
Beulah Binford
Sullivan
Yvan
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