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v, .f ; ,(! THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND,' FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1911. 11 'W;-.r.; Stop, Sas Humane Society Detectives Dig Up Skeleton in Banker Beattie's Closet as Solution of Mysterious Kill ing of His Wife. DLDSTORY OF MAN SALE TO CONTMUE 4. . : SstBHss 21 sBsa" '' BsW ! lis ".. , iV-VwV v.K'I'V '.'';'. '''f:t " EXPLAINS MURDER ' (United ! Lriud Vira l - Richmond, Va., July 21. -Charged with the murder of his young wife as '. they rod In his Automobile over the lonely Midlothian Pike near here, Louis J. Seattle Jr., a wealthy banker, was rriea uu nutrnuim i me COnClU Ion of a public Inquest Into, the trag edy. The police declare that Beattle shot Ms wife In order that he might be able to resume bis 'relation with Beau- ; lah Blnford, a former sweetheart 1 - All Rlohmond was In a furore when the arrest was .' announced. Adjutant General Sale, commander of the Virginia militia, was ordered to remain in Rich mond because of the anger of the peo ple at Beattie's arrest and Governor Mann, fearing violence, closeted himself In his office, surrounded by the mem- ers o bis sure Richmond, Vs., July II. Two women and a man" the old, old story today wa given here as tho solution of the . mysterious murder of Mrs, Louis Beattle Jr., who was killed by a shot gun as she rod with her husband In an automobile over the Midlothian pike ; near here. Investigating the crime, the coroner's jury uncovered the skeleton In Beattie's closet and Detective Scherer predicted the arrest of the banker at the close of 'the Inquest today. Sleuths Do Bank 9omt Ymm.rm- , The detectives went back four years to find the woman in the case. They discovered that Beulab. Blnford, a bru nette beauty and school days sweet- heart of Beattle, was, according to Henrico county records, the mother of Beattie's first born son, now dead. Last night a dozen sleuths sweated : the Blnford woman on Bcherer's farm, nine miles from here, to which place ahe had been spirited from Richmond. . The clue to the woman waa given when witnesses of Beattie's .wedding remembered that a mysterious veiled woman appeared and sat in "a rear pew of the little Manchester church while the ceremony was performed. , Crave Bar Money to Stay Away. Questioned during her examination last night the Blnford woman is said by the police to have admitted that she was the mother of Beattie's dead son, '.born July 24, 1909, and, that ahe had received money from Beattle to remain away from Richmond. tihe returned here three weeks ago and, according to the police, was seen in Beattie's automobile on two occasions Just prior to the tragedy. At the Inquest this afternoon Beattle will be confronted by the woman. Lack - Ing evidence of murder, the police are endeavoring to trace the ownership of the shotgun with whlh Mrs. Beattle Was killed. Shotgun Is Introduced. The shotgun with which Mrs Beattle waa 'killed waa Introduced as evidence this afternoon when the Inquest Into the tragedy opened. The Inquiry was held on the veranda of the courthouso because of the Intense heat The blood stained automobile was then run onto the courthouse lawn and throngs swarmed around It, pawing at the bloody cushion while score of other spectators climbed nearby trees to gain a better view of the 'ghastly evidences of the tragedy. Beattle Klmself was the first witness called, his attorney, . Harry Smith of Richmond, announcing that he had di rected the husband to answer all ques tions freely. uaattie reviewed his previous ac counts of the murder. He said he topped his automobile when he saw a man blocking the Midlothian Pike. "When I leaned over to turn the bat tery switch and start the car again," be said, "the man raised the gun and fired. My wife fell over behind tne. I Jumped for the man and he hit me on the nose with the gun. I pulled the weapon away from him and then fell in the road. When I arose he waa gone. I found my wlfo lying on the floor of the car; lifted her to the seat and ran the machine back to the home of her aunt, Mrs. T. OB. Owen." Beattle said an attempt had been made to Incriminate blm "because the police could not find anyone else." WILSON'S WILEY REPORT AWAITS TAFT'S RETURN IColt.4 Prea LmnI Win.) Washington. July SI. A lull in the fight to oust Dr. Harvey W. Wiley from his position at the head of the bureau of chemistry of the department of at- liculture came here today when Secre- ry Wilson declared that he would not have his report on Wiley ready until after the return of. President Taft from Beverly next week. . or kUi Uz ' Mules shown here were' exhibited to Judge In case In which fines wera imposed on offenders. "With Pojlce Chief Slover taking an aetlve Interest in the bringing to Justice the persons who 111 treat animals, the Oregon Humane society feels that It "is progressing rapidly," said President Robert Tucker this morning. "The case yesterday, which was tried In the municipal court, waa one of the most pitiful I have seen In a long, time. Two mules were submitted as evidence. Their 'necks were raw, their mouths were In an awful condition. Aaesoon as Chief of Police Slover saw them he shuddered, ' and then turned and went baca Into bis office and immediately Is sued orders treating on such condi tions." . -,. . ,:...-, The mules which were yesterday sub mitted as evidence of cruelty on the part of the owners are owned by the Coates & Williamson Co., of 127 Mont gomery street, San Francisco. This company hires out the mules to various contracting companies and some were sent to the Coast Contracting company of Portland, of which F. W. Peterson is vloe president and general manager. Peterson waa fined $50 yesterday. -The mules were plaoed In the hands of the veterinary surgeon who baa or der from the humane aociety to see that the aores are made well before the animals will be put to work. Just as soon as a location can ba se cured, the Oregon Humana aociety will construct a rescue home for horses where lame animals may be treated and where horses whose death would ba a mercy will be killed. The humane society la also preparing to ' send a representative to the various railroad grading works where the ani mals will be Inspected. It la understood that considerable cruelty la practiced at the grading camps and the humane so ciety hopes to be able to stamp out a great deal of this. The society also plans to have Its rep resentatives visit all tbe-atage lines In the state, and In order to successfully prosecute cases of 111 treatment, the co oper tl on of the postoffloe department la being Bought, alnce moat of the stage lines carry United States malL OREGON ELECTRIC CARS TO NORTH BANK DEPOT Oregon Electric cars will ba run through the city to the North Bank depot. Eleventh and Hoyt streets, August 1, according to an announcement made this morning by President C. R Gray of the Hill lines In Oregon. "The track Is practically ready," said Mr. Gray, "and we expect to operate the cars over Salmon and Tenth streets by the first of next month. This will give the Willamette valley lines direct connection with our North Bank and Oregon Trunk terminals. The United Railways oars will ba operated on Stark atreet as at present, as they - pass the North Bank deptand thua have direct connection with our other lines there." ? ; .. if ! i, in in 1 1 ii. II II 11L1.I JJ, Our Announcement that we would fmake to measure any suit or overcoat for Fifteen Dollars and an $8 PAIR OF TROUSERS FREE with every suit has taken the town by storm. Our Summer Clearance Sale this year is bigger and better than ever before. We are disposing of a large reserve stock of woolens in order to make room for our new Fall Arrivals To accomplish this clearance, involving trainloads of this season's newest de signs, we will continue to offer these world-breaking bona fide concessions. Y es FOR AftY SUIT OR OVERCOAT TO MEASURE AND AN srft PAIR OF CM1 TROUSERS CCS) FREE of Charge UNION LABEL IN EVERY GARMENT We wish to emphasize the fact that every garment sold at the world breaking prices will be cut and finished in the same manner as if you pay the regular price DEMAND THE UNION LABEL 148 FIFTH Bet. 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