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ti7 . (id - ths associated press ' dispatches LAST EDITION , 4:00 P. It : Weather Forecast: FAIRs MUCH COIJER. VOL. XVI. NO. 248. ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 24, 1911; So PER COPY BEATTIE ADMITS Ijudicidry Scandal Proves Sensational; 331:111! Politicians Haled to Criminal Court i,T AND DIES 1 OR; Willi BREAK FAITH? On Eve of His Atonement Vo71flJ lildlCted tha Crime, He Pens Con : fession for Spiritual Advisers. SLAYER'S IRON NERVE 1 UNSHAKEN Tp THE END Electric Current Applied to ? Death ; Chair at '7:23 ; Scene Deeply Affects the Witnesses. I: On Fraud Charge ' Richmond, Nov, SI, Henry Clay nealtie, JiL, before lit death In the electric liuir, at T:23 o'clock thlH morning for Urn murder of his wife, IjoiiImo Owen lieattle, I ant July, con fcfwed to having rommltted tlie crime. In his confession he wild: I, Henry Clay lieattle, Jr., desbous of standing right before God and man, do on thin, the 23d day of No vember, 181 1, confess my guilt of the crime charged again me. Much that was published concerning tlio details was not true, but tlio awful fact, with out the Iiar-rowlng circumstances, re mains. . , ".. "For thlx action I am truly sorry, and, believing that I am at peace with iod and am noon to nasa into His presence, this statement Li made." A Tlie confession was accompanied bj I the following suiteinent by the attend Jug ministers: "This staU-i.npnt was signed In the. piesem of two attending ministers and is the only statement that can and will be made to the public by them. Mr. lieattle desired to thank the fam ily's many friends for their kind let ters and expressions of Interest, and the publlo for whatever sympathy was felt or expressed.' ' BeatUe before his death wrote the statement for Rev. Benjamin Dennis which . the Beetle family has con tented shall be made public, Douglas MHtte..lenry,s brother, said tnat at the request .or Henry it '.would be made public Just as the dead man wrote. tt'- ' 1 ' . ' - "; ' ' ' Beattie went to the chair unshaken. In a torrential downpour of rain the 12 witnesses to the execution toll ed through the murky dawn up the hill to the psiltentlary. They were quickly marshalled and were conduct ed In single1 file through the gates of steel bkr to the chamber where Beat tie was to offer his atonement. There wat no .conversation. . The witnesses were seated six abreast before . the chair.' They shuffled their feet un- prsIIv! when one leaned forward to soeak to another his action was re- ceived with frowns. Major Woods, with two deputy wardens, addressed the witnesses, going through the for malltlea demanded by the law. Then with his two. men trooping behind he passed into the apartment where lieattle awaited the summons. Final Summons Read. The warden's voice could plainly fie heard reading to the doomed man the final aummons, which seemed to the witnesses Interminable. In real ity this compliance with the law oc cupied only a brief moment ., Then, with Beattie between them, tha depu ty wardens began their progress to ward the chair only a . few ' feet away. When the procession, followed by Superintendent "Woods, started a sig nal was given, which plunged the death chamber into darkness save for a single light Immediately over the chair. This was so hooded that it out lined tha chair In a olrcle of biasing radiance, eo Intense that the re mainder of the room seemed In utter darkness. Tha witnesses scarcely could see each other. , The Current Applied. There was no delay In preparing for the end. Beattie took his place, the nrlron surgeon and electricians i adjusted tha straps, half a doien clamps wera Quickly thrown In place and snapped, the cap was aajusieo and tha men stepped back. Raising his hand, tha warden gave the algnal for the electric current to be turned on. Instantly Beattle's body stiffened with such violence that the straps creaked with the strain and the clamps rattled as though they were castanets In the hands of death. Then that which once had been Henry Clay lieattle. Jr., relaxed. It was Just 7:1 o'clock when the shock was applied nnd one minute later Beattie was dead. The surgeon went forward and with a stethoscope listened for an other faint beating of the heart that ,Jess than (0 seconds befors had lived, .lie stepped back and pronounced "He la dead.".. , The witnesses solemnly filed out of the death chamber, one or two were lihnstly pale, aa they stepped Into th , early morning light, Ills Last lay on Karth. For a fuw brief moments yesterday Tteattle broke down, and It was fear ed his remarkable nerve a'ld stoicism were sbuut to desert him. This was when he took leave of his father snd brother, Douglas. When the parting came, the son laid his head on hli father's breast and sobbed convulsive ly. One arm was flung across hit father's shoulder, the other hand grip ped thiit of his brother. J tut he rerovfrpd quickly. The for- tllijile of llm el.lt-r luatlie hsii more li fin ulili lie riM-ovry thnn . the it it,ii .K . - of lt.-v. 1 nl.imln f-1 ., ) I ' -I. 'I v i th I w -SI'S) .fix r-. J T f K i l'"SS J I The Wilson-Smith . Political ' Feud in New Jersey - Smith's Claims of Obli gations Unfulfilled. MACHINE MAN FACTOR IN GOVERNOR'S CAREER Started Him in Politics, and Gave $70,000 to Campaign, Fund; Got Nothing' - Himself;; ''-.. New York, Nov. 24. Mae I Du- Oaxctte-Nem Rureap, Wyatt Building, WashingtSn, Nov. 24. TMd Woodrow WIlHon break the faith in his dealings, with other demo cratic politicians of New Jersey? Is the distinguished New. Jersey gov ernor guilty of Ignoring pledges, either I direct or Implied, such as are held and D1ST TDPNrV JOSEPH CASSIDV UOUI3 T. , lAJTEe.JR,. NAZI LLIANl WILLETTJR gan, the first woman to be indicted In ( Inviolable In honor between man th .amuniirn nt lha nnntal authorltlei i nan T . against alleged "get-rlch-aulck" stock I pub,c men of the country today a dlctment returned by a federal grand j i ill.- t t.. n..n.K4 l.o jury nere. n.m nn. states, those, putting It mildly, aro the federal authorities In vain for the ,,.-"', ',, -.i.... leader who Is favored by a large fol lowing for president of the United interesting (mentions. They are ques tions both widely discussed by people who follow politics and which In the end" may have an important effect also has been indicted. S60.QQQ PLEQCEQ ROSS FRENCH PAYS CRIME'S PEIIULTY liutt two months. She came to New York from Toron to, Canada, by way of Boston. ' " " , .upon tha New Jersey governors tacular career as a busineas woman.. chancell for tne democratlc nomtna- one wub in i-sovu.ua, oa umo . inn uu.ui.e.u ru... The old saying that all Is fair In ..- "'"' love and war might easily be expand ron- ra,ie. n . d to Include politics. At the same real estate company m;iai ?'?.lm neither lover nor warrler has re . tained a good name In history whom ' ' the suspicion of treachery attaints, and so of politics, also. Were the charge 'in such conduct sustained against any candidate for the presidency In either I Murderer support, not only of the public, but of the politicians as well. For, even, In the lowest phases of .American pol Itics, down where the Ward chief bar ters with the precinct and gang lea:l jers, and however corrupt the partici pants In other ways, a man to succeed Resolutions AdODted at Atlan- must make his word not only as good uut umci inn., inn u.'iiu. uiiduo. i ly the mere fact that such talk circulates of Governor WHson com' ;mands ,publc attention and Justifies discussion ol tne subject, -rnereiors the facts which have started such talk "" " in connection with the public char- x. ,.oi,'. acter of the governor are of great from everV'paid officer of a labor un- concern llJill: !" 8WLl Ion in this country is called for, to swell the McNamaia defen fund In J'- "h""Al"m a resolution adopted by the conven- y - 7""" 7. 1 Vw- . , Istratlon. Former Senator Smith, fo l'on..l ' "T..:r.,:r;r ,',h: years democratic leader In New Jer I Z "m'Tn d "V. a thorough going machine man y ' ' " rX.'t..-A .of the type now so generally . .u . . ,- . t hPln the 'demned. supported Wilson for the tenced to electrocution. He admitted Another action aimed to help Ue nomnat,on and electlo for governor the crime and since being brought Vm - hv Prudent Qomoers ln ltl0' Tnl " u we" known, to the state's prison has talked freely olutlon framed by Pfe'dent ?m?. Senator Smith turned his organlsa- 0f t. He. Is a Cherokee Indian and endorsing the candidacy of Job Har- : .' New York, Nov. 24. Joseph C assldy, for years the democratic' leader in Queens borough, New York, to gether with William WUIett, defeated candidate for the Supreme court bench, and Louis T. Walter, are now being heard before the bar of Justice, charged with l criminal offence. The affair grew out of the Judiciary scandal in New York politics, wherein it is alleged ' hat Wllleit paid for his nomination. Walter Is not only. charged with acting as the go-between lor tne otners, but also with having sold his votu to Mr. wtllett in tne Judiciary -convention. ' It was Mr. Walter who place n Mr. win.u in nomination, in a n.ost euiorisuc speecn, ana me cnarge is now made that he- delivered this speech in consideration of the purchase by Mr. Willett for $5000 of 3 alleged worthless shares of stock ln the Automobile Building company. Some sensational developments are promised. Boiler Blows up in Liverpool MillMany Are Trapped in the Burning Ruins.' . 45 MEN ARE DROWNED AS DESTROYER SINES. Japanese Vessel Goes Down in Gale Six Lose Lives as Austrian Steamer , Founders. MIMA DEFENSE ta for Contribution to Los -v Angeles Fund. of "tSwain County Girl Is Electrocuted at Raleigh. Gasette-News Bureau, . The Hotel Raleigh, 1. . . Raleigh, Nov. 24. Ross French), the Cherokee-Indian, was electrocuted this morning. He was pronounced dead at 10:40 o'clock. The , crime for which French was electrocuted wan the killing of a 14 GET YEAR JFJ JAIL FOB TARRING GIRL Three Who Confessed ASen: '"' tenced Jury Yet" 6ut ''in'.': Last Case. Finandr JMaj B , Removed 4 county last September, He first met the girl at a baseball game and, al though a married man, he began pay ing her attentions. ''She repulsed his advances and he later cut her throat French was convicted In the Supe rior court of Swain county and sen Lincon Center, Kan., Nov. 24.- Three confessed members of the "tar party" E. O. Clark. Jay Fltzwater and Watson Scranton were sen tenced to a year each in Jail by Judge Grover today. . The Jury has as yet reached no ver dict In the cases against the other three Just tried. Judge Grover Sum moned the Jury for a conference this morning and was told no agreement had been reached. He admonished the Jurors that they (must return to their deliberations after a respite for breakfast. The court, it Is said, may keep the Jury together until tomor row morning. riman, the socialist mayor of Los Angeles lOllUluaw ..... ... ....' ,.. I ,, j T, fPll ana caning v.. . .i-nn.ii l.j . .o.m. upon wags wUI.. "".". legislature. It is said the Smith power made all arrangements befdre the try to give sucti mo. . wl!l ba used Just as energetically to electrocution for having the body sent support to Harrimans nf",'1 u W eany g ,;ortlon or a of the New Jer. t(J Bwam co.nty. The old man bought wiuun uicir . , My delegates against Wilson In the convention succeeaea in nraaim Hm,. M.,.i roVention. The the proposition to nave tne oouy n. .,.,... of Wilson s alleged bad faith direct appropriation 01 , ir , , ... iH.ntio.i with the tha McNamara runa. A sum gr.ar r . motlveB of SmUh. than that by 10,000 will be raised by " jimh Hinges on Charges. tne.voiunisry suomnpuun i .uU-. v.- Jf there be anyth,ng of fact the Friday that of Taylor Love, a negro. llctnla if all respond to tne appeal, . h cnar. tha fact that Wilson who was sentenced to die for klUIng Several SPeecnes ariiuill .mm I k... In hit, tta In this VMr'l I Inh Un,.h.f4 nvirrn In lTivvnn.1 the prosecutors of the McNamarai eectloni rnay operate as a big handl- county. Governor Kltchln granted were made, one Los Angeles aeiegaie i . tn cont(,gt now progressing Love a respite for a week pending the a 135 casket and had the death certi ficate partially filled out He did not witness the execution of his relative, but remained In the city until after life was pronounced extinct. Another electrocution is set for next making the statement tnat la.uuu.uvv wUh 0overnor Harmon 0f Ohio, filing of a petition for oommutatlon of wouw ue spent 11 nwawi r-"'" ChamD Clark and others, for delegates I his sentence to life Imprisonment. their conviction. 1 "... in the democratic national convention, Consideration of the report the ., h , ,h , a year's trial committee on the presidents Mport.M tovernor 0f his state, Wilson haslTTpi nil TIITItf IPU consumed ihe entire day, practically far,y repualated by his elector- I I IBI.K N I HnLliI all "I Mr. Gompers' recommendations' . it seems logical to political minds II I lllUll Uil lUillMUII IS that his support would weaken outside of New Jersey. ' On the other hand. If It be believed that a corrupt machine, angered at the reforms vigorously put through by Mr, Wilson embittered hot-aiiie Wilson would not "obey or ders "then the November setback, Italy May Force Dardanelles . . . v 1. I . nMt,.klir will 1 ' lor a HIIW nam, ... in his annual report being endorsed. DETROIT GETS BANKERS' NEXT nHML I.IEEJ New Orleans, Nov. J4. Detroit to day was selected aa tha meeting place for the 111) convention or tne Amer ican bankers association, ine iimiui (ww) Woodrow , Wilson and James meeting will be named by the execu- 8litn jr before the 110 nomination tlve council of the bodyat smeetlng d during that campaign. But thus "TO SAVE HIS SOUL" SHE SLEW ERRING HUSBAND . . " " ' , i; Mrs. O'Shaunessy Testifies, in Her Own Behalf at New York. a setback it was, not ln the long run Injure the New Jersey aspirant for the first office of the land. . Only the Principals Know. Only the principals themselves ran tell the literal narrative or tne ex- 'changes which took place, If any, be and Dictate Peace at Constantinople. in the spring. BRYCE MAY BECOME FOREIGN SECRETARY, Sir nimoml. Orey's Itcllrement from the IJrltbth Cabinet Is Vx. pc'Ul Boon. London. Nov. 14. The beHef pre vails In political circles that Sir fid ward Grey, secretary for foreign af fairs, will retire from the cabinet after his eagerly awaited exposition on for eign relations on November 11 In the house of commons, and that James Rryce, ambassador to the United states, will succeed him. Jann-s ltryce Is the man considered moot lll'!y to be his succewur, sa he would h supporti-d V'V the entire I'iirtr, n lie h mIh-o tlio unloniKH , i . ! I m f r l .i- ,w t lie t"ok In far the first person or eye witness tes timony on the subject Is lacking. However, from persons ratner closely In touch with these Important eventa of ' last year, an apparently reliable version of the facts has reached Washington. It Is presented rtxther as a story told by one on the Inside than Ss verified history. The story as now given, in most of the particulars, orig inates from a (person who acted after a fashion as a go-between tn some of the transactions. This person's nam may not now bs mads public. How It Began. It seems that early In 1910 a famous publicist was talking politics In the lobby of a New York hotel with Ben-stor- Smith. Tills publicist happened to mention Woodrow Wilson, then president of Princeton University, as excellent preldntliil timber, for the ilemorrxts In ID 11.. Kcastor Pulih wild 1) Ixiit never met 1'r. Wilton, New York, Nov. 24. As a witness In her own behalf, Mrs. Prances O Shaughnessy took the stand yesterday and told the Jury which will decide whether she shall live, or die, of the events which led up to her killing her husband, George, "to save his ul." She became engaged to O'Shaugh nessy ln Liverpool, Eng., she said, and they decided to come to America. They made the trip three months apart and were married her In April, 1910. A year after her marriage, she said, George began to stay out late at night She suspected another woman, she said, but was not sure until she saw George with this woman the cashier at the store where he was employed a few days before the shooting. A bundle of notes which Mrs. O' Shaughnessy said she found under her husband's pillow was handed to the Jury. Th notes were from "Tesste' Hayes, th other woman, ah said, and In them the writer called Oeorge "Darling," and other endearing names, JanlM haFMlf V 1 1 Tm until H .U t h " tt Is thought Italy, " "ah. fc .11 she ' said, then prayed for 1 guidance before she shot her husband. Thought of Committing gutctda Dr. 8. D. Bishop of Bellevue hos pital, who attended Mrs. O'Bhaugh neasy soon before she became a mother, testified to conversations he had with her while shs was under his care. "She said that for a short time be fore killing her husband. Dr. Bishop testified, "she debated whether she ought to commit suicide and leave Mm fr to go on his wsy. Then she ex plained she thought that to kill herself would he double murder on account of her expected bnby, Uwh she decided Hmt bv killing hir bntiand nh would Constantinople, Nov. , 14. Neutral commerce Is seriously threatened by Italy's proposed blockade of th Dar danelles and th Turkish government's consequent defensive measures. Am bassadors of the foreign powers ar conferring on the subject, as It Is be lieved Italian action will not be delay ed much longer. may force the Dardenelle and dictate her terms of peac at Constantinople, ABDQN IS NEAR 0RBATIKERP.10RSE from Prison at Once In ' :H1 Health; IV' ' Liverpool, Nov. 84. At 'least 33 workers were killed and 100 Injured In an explosion at the lilbby OH Co.'s mills here today. An exploding boiler caused the disaster. The mill took fire and the buildings are burning fiercely. It is feared many workers are trapped in the ruins. The force of the explosion was so terrific that the roof of the great mill was blown off, while the walls split ' and crumbled. An outburst of flame followed. t . Nearly 400 workers' were engaged In the building at the time. Bodies of those in or near the boiler room were horribly mangled, some of them being thrown Into the streets, together with bricks and debris. Men could be seen at every window with fire raging behind them, franti rally appealing for rescue. Tokto, Nov. 24. The Japanese de stroyer Harusame foundered off Shlma province 1 a storm today. Forty-five men of the crew of sixty perished. Austrian Steamer Lost. Vienna.- Nov. . 24. The Austrian steamer Romania was wrecked today near Rovigno and it Is reported stx persons were drowned. A su-roco ha , swept the coast of the Adriatic for three days, causing much damage to shipping.-- - J '.; Flames Sweep Russian Towns.'"" Sarajovo. Russia. Nov. ' 24. The small town of Vlsoko, 17 miles from here. Is burning. Three hundred houses already are in ashes. Many people are destitute.. . . Washington, Nov. 24. If there is no legal objection, Charles W. Morse, the Nfw York banker, now serving a 15 years' sentence in the Atlanta pen itentiary, will be removed within a few days to a point near Atlanta and placed under the observation of phy siclans to determine whether his phy sical condition is such that he should be granted a pardon by President Taft. Attorney General Wlckersham Is busy looking Into the legal aspects of such a removal and (t was said the matter would be taken up at today's cabinet meeting. Morse Is not eligible for parole, but if his health Is found as bad as Wlck ersham, himself, understands It to be, he probably will be given a pardon President Taft later direoted the warden of the Atlanta penitentiary to transfer Morse to the United Btates Army hospital at Fort McPherson, near Atlanta, where he will remain under federal authority and be given medical treatment. Ranker Cummins Sentenced. New York, Nov. 24. William J Cummins, the Nashville banker and head of the suspended Carnegie Trust company here, who was recently con vlcted of the theft of $140,000 from trust fund held by the Carnegie company, was sentenced today to an Indeterminate term In state prison of from four years and eight months to eight years and eight months. TWO PRESIDENTS Unique Distinction for Washington ami Lee Both Are Brothers of Rev. Dr. It V. Campbell. Washington and Lee university will have the unique distinction after Jan uary 1, next, of having two presidents to nil the vacancy caused by the reslg nation of President Denny, says an Associated Press dispatch of last night "The executive committee of the Institution has named Dr. Harry D. Campbell, at present dean of the university, and John L Campbell, Its secretary and treasurer, to perform Jointly th duties of the presidential office.' . Both of these gentlemen are broth' ers of Rev. R. F, Campbell, D. D., of Ashevtlle. 2 KILLED. OTHERS HURT IN WRECK ON SOUTHERN Trains Meet Head-on at Scot land, Ga. Engineer Brantley Dead. . Scotland, Ga., Nov. S 4. Southern passenger train No. 14, bound from Chattanooga for Atlanta and Jacksonville,- collided head-on with an extra train at 4:03 o'clock this motnlng. killing Engineer Brantley, and an ex press messenger. The fireman . of No. 14 and seven passengers were slightly Injured. District Passenger Agent J. H. Wood of the Boutherti Railway received of ficial Information this meorn of tha wreck on the south switch at Scot land, Ga, It was a head-on collision. between extra ., train "TeH-Thlrty-Five," northbound, and section No. 1 of train No. 14. Two men were killed Engineer Brantley of the first train and an express messenger.. Engineer Kaoy ot rwo. 14, tsaggage Master Ahonors, an epresa messenger and the fireman on the latter, train were se riously Injured and several passengers slightly Injured. It was stated that tha cause of the accident Is as yet unknown. The extra train carried one light coach and was tn charge of Conductor J. A. Wood. No. 14 .was In charge of Conductor Mlnnehan and, composed of one baggage car and five sleepers. CHORUS GIRL IN TEARS AS -STOKES TESTIFIES COLD WAVE WARNINGS POPE HORORS FALCONI 1 At Vatican Audience, tlie Pontiff Af fectionately Irlitbrat ea the Car dinal-DeslgiMte. Rome, Nov. 14. The pope today re ceived Cardinal-designate Falsonl In a private audience at the Vatican today, embracing him affectionately. -After Mgr. FalcCi thanked the pope for the hoixir conferred, the pontiff re plied Unit It was his due "for signal service and loyslty to th thurrh," The vt n ersji t un then turin-d to Lower Temperatures Are Forecast by Weather Bureau for Many Parts - of tlie Houlh. Washington, Nov, 24. Th weather bureau Issued cold wave warnings to day for southern Virginia, eastern and central North Carolina, South Caro lina, east and , south Georgia and Northern Florida. TROOPS TO CHINA New Orleans, Nov. 24. Lillian Gra ham, the show girl who, with Ethel Conrad, Is charged with attempting to ikill W. E. l. Stokes, th millionaire horseman last June, burst Into tears in court today when Stokes declared on th stand that he refused to give her tSOt because he was married "and the Incident might b misinterpreted." Miss Conrad comforted her by words and caresses, but the trial Was not Interrupted. Stoke testified thnt he met 'h Gra ham girl In l0t and gave h money on several occasions. Later the Gra ham girl hvd lived In his Ansonla hotel her, he said, and he gav her money to go to Parts. When he saw her In May, last he snid, she was seeking a position on th stage and wanted 1500. Toklo Hears tlie Power Ae Planning to Make a Military Demonstration. Toklo, Nov. 24. Newspapers her declare th power sre preparing to send troops to Chli , PeklnK, Nov. ;4.--At a meeting of mlnl'er ,(f tii f,.r.-!rn t"-l v it W (is !- --I.--I t.i tin ri ! .1 I Tobacco Companies Axk Incorporation Trenton, Nov. 24. As psrt of the plan for the dlsnolutlon nf the called tohitcro trnt, -t(r-, filfd with thf ifiri-1 v ' tndnv f-T tlit. In , - I .or ill. it I 1 . - -1 ";- - r 1 t. 1" i- t M'n fri.rn viulHt uik t' o ' -t i-hltl I
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