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TRAGEDY.
Fred. Beattie Shot by 010 Palber.in-law•,
{Flu. Cox.—I)caUh Speedily ensued,
—Cox Acquitted by enroll.
Or's Jury,
Wednesday morning, Odt. '26, between
10 and 11 o'olook a terrible tragedy was
enacted in Goderioh township. Wm.
Oox, who lives on the 0th oonoension of
the township, shot and killed his son•in-
law, Fred. Beattie, at the latter's place
on the Huron ReaA, about tour end a
half miles from Goderiob. Cox's version
of the affair ie somewhat as follows :--
Beattie had a peculiar influence, amount-
ing to memorization, over Cox's daugh-
ter Lily, a girl of 18 or 10 years, a
younger sister of the wife of the deceased
man. About midnight on Sunday Beat-
tie came to Cox's house and tools the
g1 W
i
girl, with her c
lathes over to his own
house without the knowledge
1 �of her
parente. The mother fretted over the
matter until she became i11, and the girl
was sent for and asked to tome back, be-
ing told of her mother's trouble on her
acoonnt. On a seoond request being
made she returned to her home, and
Wednesday morning her father went to
Beattie's to get the clothes she had lett
there.
A 01011100000 ATTACK.
When be watt pausing through the
orchard Beattie, who was up a tree pink-
ing apples, noticed biro, and with an
oath asked what he was doing there.
Cox told him he had come for Lily's
clothes. Beattie made a terrible threat,
and, having come down the tree, made a
rush at Cox and strnnk him over the eye.
He dealt him a eeoond blow, and Cox ran,
Beattie the while nursing and threaten-
ing. Cox saw that he could not get away
and turned with the revolver in his hand
and shot. Then be Dame immediately
to Goderioh and told Dr. Whitely to go
out and attend to the injured man. The
doctor found Beattie was dead, and re
turned to town, when Cox gave him-
self up to Constable Knox. A warrant
was leaned by Police Magistrate Seager,
and Cox was taken to jail on the charge
of murder. The prisoner festa very keen•
ly his position, and that of his wife and
daughters, He is amen of about 55 years
of age, and is highly esteemed by those
who know him. Mre. Beattie, wife of
the deceased, was the only other person
who witnessed the sbootiog, as she was
standing outside the door of her house
when the tragedy 000urred. Her story
praotioally corroborates the statement of
the prisoner.
T00 001000O1'B INQUEST,
Coroner Dr. W. J. R. Holmes held an in.
quest 012 the death of the late Froderiak
Beatty, at deceased's lata 0081601100, FL 110021
Road, at 1 p.m. Thursday, H. 00. bowie ap-
pearing
the prisoner, Wm.
Oox. The following gentlemen .3. Hamilton,
J. D. Whitely (foreman), Wm. Menolc, W. T.
Rick, D. Pron so, Hy. B ell, W. Lampbrey, 0.
Spence, 0. Wilson, Jn0. Rogers, 8. McOnl-
Mesh ,and. R. Obomb ere, having been sworn
lu as jurymen and viewed the body, the fol-
lowing evidence was taken, after the Coro -
nor had briefly stated the case to the panel:
Michael Kennedy sworn, stated thab he
lived in doctorial but was on Thompson's
farm about 11. a. in. when Wm. Oox mune
over to him and said that he had shot
Frederiok Beatty. He had seen Wm, Cox
before that time on sbo road, Before Oox
camp to him be hoard a shot from the di -
300010n of the Beatty farm. Ho heard 110
screaming or noise. He (Oox) came to me
about six minutes from the time he was
passing up the road ; he was driving very
last ; he told 1110 ho wanted Thompson to go
over to B patty's farm quibhly as he (Oox)
had shot Fred., and he drove him over; it
wee between half past ten and eleven ; I
went to old Mr. Beatty's and ou my return
saw Fred.13 ratty lying dead in the orchard
South -oast of 1110 house.
Cross-examined by Hz Holt: I have
known Mr. Cox two or throe yearn; I saw
Min driving towards the Beatty farm at an
ordinary gait ; after I heard the shot two or
throe minutes elapsed before Oox mane
buck ; Cox drove Thompson back to the
Beatty farm ; Cox seemed very much excit-
ed when Ito palled me to tell Thompson,
Re•examined: I did not see shy blood or
bruise on Wm, Cox.
Mre. Eupbemia Beatty, wife of deceased,
sworn ; I am wife of deeeased, have been
marrlod two years. There has boon trouble
between ley father .and my husband Binet
September lent. My husband was iu town
on Saturday and got home at 0.30 My hus-
band, myself, baby and hired man wore the
only persons living iu the house at that
time. He eamehome and said that he had
50011 my sister in town, and that she was
coming to live with ue ; that she had said
she did not know how to come, when be
told her to be ready at 10.30 p. m. and 110
would call with a lantern, when she oould
throw her clothes out of the window and he
would take her away. At first I would not
believe him, and afterwards I toles him it
was a very wrong thing to take my sister
from my father'o house at that time of night,
He did not suggest that the visit was for im-
proper purposes, The anent of the quarrel
wee that fu the Fall me mother had said
that my husband Would never save a dollar,
My husband got angry at the remark and
did not go near the house again, My hus-
band had often hinted about my sister own -
tog to live {vith us, and said that it would bo
very pleasant. Latelymy husband bad 0afd
several hard things about my father, The
first thing he had againt father was when
they met after a threshing,father accusing
him of leaving mo alone wih a little baby
to do the work on the farm, Thou my hus-
band got angry and would not enter the
house for something to oat, but started
home moss the fields, Thorn was never
any objeotton to my marriage. There was
no objection to my stellar visiting us 1111
lately. My parents objected to my sister
coming over so often; my husband wont
out driving about half mast ton on Saturday
evening, and returned between one and two
O'0leok a.m,; he was a000mpauied by my
sister, who had her clothes with her. Attar
the return he said the clothes wore thrown
ant of the window, and 110 (my husband) put
them In the buggy, and thou he got my 01S.
ter's hand and seta"run." On Sunday my
uncle, Thos. Cox, same about 0 a. m. for my
sinter, but she would not return with him ;
I went over Home on Sunday 0,011 found my
mother Wok ; out my return I told 1117 sieter
to go home where she ought to be; Wo all
Want to bed, and about one o'olbOlt there
was a unlock at the door ; on it being opened
Thos. Cox was proge11t ; ho said MY mothor
wa0 efok, and Uwe wanted to see ,lel' alive
we should go at 0ilee ; my buabnnd forbade
us to go, hilt at last bo gave me permission,
and our man drove me down home ; I found
my mother seriously 111 ; I found liar in a
faint and when sbo recovered elm asked for
m y sister, but who n I told her sbo dill not
come the fainted away. The doctor came
shorblyy after, and said that if the cause of
her sloknese wag nob remedied she 'lvonld
likely df.e ; then Miele Tom wont over to the
house and brought my sister home. My
father sold niy sister 0h0ald 11ot be 0000 so
much with my husband ; 1 bad nO Objection
to them going together ; mybuaband got ex•
eoedingly angry when he hoard that mantle
wore eayillg that they diol not know Medlin
Vied, had married ;no or my sister, (at this
stage of 1110 pl'0000dinge Wm. Cox who had
been brought from the jail entered Um roout
and erected quite a mono, Cox's braise]. fano
1
shoved 00ry plabllv,) sty abater did nut 1
take her clothes. The (Motor aslce•l my si:.'
ter if elle did nob think elm had (lona wrong:
0130 said 8110 had, null promised to stay
home, On Monday my lutolotml jerko4 the
baby away from 100, ami m1,1 110 w010 10101.11
away. My husband lead been threatoului,,,'
alp father, and then tnrenteued toe, an'
said that my life would be made miserable
if my sister did not time beak. 1 wont hem
mid tried to persuade In sister to Immo
basil but she refused, pad on my return my
husband was exeeotlingly er000 at 11(7 0011
suuooso, Pity bluobnud was very bad to 1n0 00
times, ruy father never hum 10. Mr0,
Beatty told me slut had advised my father
pot to tomo to the house, as&'roll, was Very
angry. 01y tauter came on Wed.onodpy for
my stator's 01011 t0. I told him 1 could not
lotbim take them us my husband had for.
bidden mo 1 lie then left mo to go and 000
Prod, and ask him for them, 110 wow)
wards my husband, who rushed ab nay
father, saying he was the man ho wanted to
see, 111y husband with an oath said he was
after his (my father's) heart's blood, and
motto a blow et him, I was not close enough
to see if
it Blow
was sbruan Father as
0backing o and beanies up 3106 Wont hol�r,l
a shot fired. My father's were about
breastan and 315 arm vile not extended. sbandfall and lay fatheturned vary
white aud he se.id he never intended to
shoot Fred, Myfabbar seeing my husband
fall, druyo quickly to a uslghbor's for help,
and thou to town for a dootor.
Oross-examined by Mr, Holt ; I have boon
marri06 two years. My husband was a
mush Stronger mall than nay father, There
was n0000 any quarrel between the families
until recently, when the rumor mentioned
got into eiroulatiou my father .tried to pre-
vent a meeting between my husband and
my sister; their meobiugs lately Were eon-
trary to my parents' wish ; 0u need,,,), 110
threatened father (ma mother, and said 110
would protoot Lillie to the Inst, In re -ex.
a 010011on the witness said she rosily
thought her husband would carry out his
throats as regards t0 her family.
Lillian Oox, daughter of the prisoner,
Wm. Cox, sworn : My father had forbid-
den me to go with Beatty. I met Beatty
in town on Saturday, he asked me to
oome out to the house ; he had spoken to
me before on the subject. I did not say
I wanted to go with him because I was
illtreated at home. Fred. came on Mon-
day and asked me to go back ; I told him
I could not go with him as I had nearly
killed mother, and my father was fretting
to death, and I had done wrong. I
wanted my olothes, but was afraid to call
for them, as I thought he (Fred.) would
keep me. In cross examination the wit -
nese stated that she had been a good deal
in Fred's company, and that he had told
her he wanted her to live with them so
that if anybhiug happened to her sister
he would marry her, the witness. In
answer to the Coroner witness said that
she came to her sister's house because
Fred. asked her, and sh0 thought it
would stop Fred: s drinking and keep him
on the farm.
At the aonolusion of Mies Lillian's evi•
dance the inquest was adjourned to meet
in Goderiob at 4 p. nl. Friday in the
Court House.
The inquest on the death of Fred.
Beattie was resumed on Friday after-
noon in the Court House. Coroner
Holmes presided. The following wit-
nesses were examined :—Dr. Whitley,
Robert Thompson,, George Parmen-
ter, Robb. Lusk, Richard Chambers and
Constable Gundry. Mrs. Beattie had
been subpoenaed, but was unable to at.
tend owing to illness. Dr. Whitley de•
posed that Cox had come to him on
Wednesday morning about 10.80 o'alook
and stated that he had shot Beattie.
Cox gave the dootor the revolver. Cox
was almost frenzied at the time, and had
severe oonbaeions on his faze whioll look-
ed as if they had been made reoeutly.
The dootor practically corroborated Mrs.
Beattie's statements already published,
and admitted that he had been told
previous to the shooting, of the relations
that appeared to have existed between
Beattie and Lily. He had held a post.
mortem examination and found that the
bullet had entered on the right side of the
nose, near the eye, had paused through
the brain with an upward movement,
and lodged in the back of sbo heed.
This woe the cause of death. Beattie
was a well-developed and strong man,
much more so than Cox.
Robert Thompson corroborated Xen-
nedy'e statement, and also testified that
he had gone back to Beatties with Cox
after the shooting. Beattie was still
alive, but unconscious, Ole had known
Cox tor many years, and believed he
would be the last man in the world to
wantonly do an ant like the shooting of
Beattie.
Geo. Parmenter was in the field South
of Mr. Thompson's and {vee called by
Thompson. He went over to where
Beattie woe lying. The latter was un.
oallsol0130 and died in half an 110017 after -
etude. Herbert Lusk was Fred. Beattie's
hired man, but was absent from the
farm when the tragedy oeourred,
Oonetablo Gundry handed the revolver
to the Coroner, and stated that it was in
the same nondition in whioh he had re-
oeiv°d it, one chamber being empty.
The matter was then given to the jnry
who retired, and after u,n absence of 26
minntos returned with the following
vordiot ;—"That on the morning of the
20th of October Frederick Beattie name
to his death in his own orchard by a
pistol shot, the pistol being in the hands
of William Cox ; and we further find,
according to the evidence, that the said
Frederick Beattie was shot in self defence
by the said William Cox,"
A preliminary investigation was held
before Polio° M agistrate Seager on
Saturday.
The funeral of Frederick Beaute took
plane on friday, :chere was an immense
crowd present. The pr„leseion was near-
ly a mile lend. The pn!I bearers ooneist•
ed of six members of tlie Canadian Order
of Chosen Friends, el which deoeasod
was a member. Thu Order attended in a
body. The eerv!ee at the grave was eon•
ducted by Rev. Air. II emllbon, pastor I,f
Zion oburcb (Qlethodi,t), Leeburn.
<Jat eoot.tfian .No rvw.
The omployeee of the London Street
Railway ora on the strike.
A Hamilton ealoon.Iteoper has import-
ed two English bar•maid0.
The atone work of the Ingersoll post.
olfjoe will be completed tbie fall.
201 patients were treated in Galt
hospital the past year, of whom twelve
died.
The Woodobook Daily Express, a new
independent paper, will be issued in a
few clays.
Seoforth's protest against their defeat
by the Orangeville laoroeae team has
been dismissed by the (3. L. A.
An order in Counoil hag been passed
superannuating M. Sweetman, Chief
Postoffee Inspector of the Dominion,
with headquarters at Toronto. The
office will be abolished.
There is a pretty well-aooredited ru-
mor afloat in Montreal these days to the
effect that Lord Strathoona will soon
resign the High Oommissionership and
be succeeded by Sir Riohard Cartwright.
The estate of the late Sir Casimir
Growxki yields the Ontario Government
825,000 in succession duties. This is the
law which Mr. Whitney opposed, as be
has orposed nearly every progressive
measure of the Legislature.
Two young swindlers have been vieit.
ing Toronto boarding houses, agreeing to
take rooms and offering to pay in ad.
vanoo. The bill they pity with is counter-
feit, and they ole of course ahead what-
ever change they get back. The polite
are said to be on the trail of the men.
Blies Nettie Martin, an employee of the
evaporating faotory ab the L. D. th D. R.
station, Blenheim, met with a serious
accident while working the other day, by
whioh she will probably lose the eight of
one eye. The aoofdent happened in this
way. One of the men in sport put what
he supposed to be a dead sparrow in her
coat pocket. The bird however proved
to be alive, and on putting her hand in
the pocket, Miss Martin was so frighten.
ed, that forgetting she held a paring
knife in her other hand, she quickly rais-
ed it, striking herself in the eye, inflict.
iog a very painful wound.
There is considerable excitement in a
seobion of Grey county at present over
outrages upon the property of the Loyal
Orange Association, and counter out -
ogee against the property of Roman
Catholics which some hot-headed mem•
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indulged in. Three Orange halls in the
vicinity of Markdale and Flesherton have
been burned in as many weeks by incen-
diaries. Last Friday night an equally
dastardly deed was aimed against the
Roman Oatbolios of Markdale, when
Boma one smashed the windows of their
ahuroh. In the morning thirtyseven
stones were found inside the building.
Of course the Catholics protest that they
have had nothing to do with the burning
of the Orange halls, and the Orangemen
are equally earnest in denying all know-
ledge of the attack on the Roman Oatholio
Ohnrob building at Markdale. However,
there is very little donbt in the public
mind that hot-headed adherents of the
organizations have allowed themselves to
be tarried away into committing the sats
referred to.
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