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August 21, ‘Not Guilty, Says Beattie, In Answering Charge of Murdering Wife’

August 21, 2014 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, celebrates his birthday today. AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski

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Good morning, Brooklyn. Today is the 233rd day of the year.

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ON THIS DAY in 1911, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Not Guilty, Says Beattie, In Answering Charge of Murdering Wife.”
The article focused on a trial that began to unravel as a man accused of murder officially plead not guilty.
“Standing by the side of his gray-haired father, Henry Clay Beattie Jr. of Richmond entered a plea of not guilty here today when arraigned in the Circuit Court on an indictment charging him with the murder of his young wife,” the article reported. “He did not flinch as the clerk read the indictment, but stood with eyes lowered. The father, beside him, sat with a bowed head.”

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include Olympic track athlete Usain Bolt, who was born in 1986; founder of America Online (AOL) Steve Case, who was born in 1958; “Sex and the City” actress Kim Cattrall, who was born in 1956; singer and songwriter Jackie DeShannon, who was born in 1944; “Downton Abbey” actress Joanne Froggatt, who was born in 1980; television personality Brody Jenner, who was born in 1983; former football player James Robert McMahon, who was born in 1959; “Guiding Light” actress Hayden Panettiere, who was born in 1989; singer Kenny Rogers, who was born in 1938; U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mon.), who was born in 1956; actor, director and playwright Melvin Van Peebles, who was born in 1932; director of “Dead Poets Society” Peter Weir, who was born in 1944; New York City-born “Purple Rain” actor Clarence Williams III, who was born in 1939; and “Cybill” actress Alicia Witt, who was born in 1975.

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THE NEW YORK STATE FAIR begins today in Syracuse, N.Y. The fair includes agricultural and livestock competitions, a horse show, exhibits and presentations.

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TODAY IS POETS DAY. The event is intended to celebrate the vision and art of poetry.

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THE 84th PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL will host block party today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will take place on Johnson Street from Adams to Cadman Plaza West. Features include international foods, arts, crafts, entertainment and more.

THIS WEEK’S SyFy Movie with a View event at Brooklyn Bridge Park will feature “The Birds.” The event will begin at the Harbor View Lawn at 6 p.m. tonight with the short film “Woodhouse” by Fred Rowson.

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Special thanks to “Chase’s Calendar of Events” and Brooklyn Public Library.