Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-25

cut assistance, he took his place be-
tween the guards and began his march
to the unknown.
sneered as He BeheId Chair.
His entrance to the death chamber
done since first he commanded the
public eye He halted for brief mo-
ment on the threshold, looked on the
chair with an inscrutable smile which
had in it the hint of a sneer, and then
walked brisk1y forward. Not once did
he deign to strive to pierce the black
ness outside his circle of glowing light.
1t had been feared that the prisoner
would faIter when the dread moment
came to seat himself in the chair.
No Sign of Hesitation.
But there was no trepidation and not
hint of hesitation in his attitude. Still
wearing his peculiar smile, half amused
and half cynical, he stepped lightly
into the seat. settled himself as though
ne had been looking forward to the
rest and assisted the attendants in ad-
justing the straps and clamps by p1ac-
ing his arms and hands in the proper
positions The only indication that he
was under nervous strain was his
tightly clenched left hand.
Got in Comfortable Position.
During the. few seconds preceding the
moved once. While the attendants
were stepping back out of the light he
squeezed himself back as though to
seek a still more comfortable position.
At the same time he raised his head
now almost completely hidden bv the
leather helmet that covered the upper
part of his head and face. The next
second the shock came
Body Removed to Beattie Home.
When the law was satisfied and the
arts removed the body to the mortuary
re Nm, which adjoins the death cham
be There it lay for four hours until
an Undertaken authorized by the Beat
nzoS ID It to his morgue Later it was
take to the Beattie home, where fu-
EeraA services, attended only by the
famil +, will be held. Intcrment in
Maury cemetery will follow Sunday
Police to Clear Cemetery.
When the funeral cortege moves to
the cemetery Sunday afternoon the |
morbid will not find places near the |
grave to satisfy their curiosity The |
police have received orders to clear |
the cemetery during the services there |
and to permit no one TO enter the |
burial ground save the Beatties and
their dead. Tonight the Beattie fam |
fly is alone with its grief. The win !
dow shades in the residence are drawn |
tight and no movement is seen about |
the place.
Crowd in Front of Bersaved Home.
and townspeople who would like to Of
fer a word of consolation and sympa- /
thy remain away from the home The
Idly curious did not share in this feel |
ing, however, for the same general /
crowd that stood in the downpour be-
fore dawn at the penitentiary gates
was on hand throughout the afternoon
hoping to catch a glimpse of some of |
the stricken family They maintained
heir vigil until darkness drove them
AWAY.
Confession Causes Surprise.
Events moved SO rapidly during the
Gay that Richmond is still gasping.
The sudden production of the. murder
sr's confession caused a profound SEN
sation- There had been rumors of the
existence of such document, but the
-umors were based on nothing tangible.
and persistently they
we're denied by the family of the slay-
sr, by the attorneys who took part in
he celebrated case and by the prise
authorities The ministers refused to !
liscuss the reports, putting off all in
errogators with the simple statement
hat they hoped for a confession
A SoIace to Governor and Jurors.
The acknowledgment of his crime by
3eattie was nowhere received with
more quiet joy than in the executive
Governor Mann, who resist
10 all pressure brought to bear upon
,im to commute the sentence or to is
ue a reprieve. has worried himself in
O state bordering on nervous break
Iown. owing 20 the fear that he might
'e permitting innocent man to. go
c his death. The same deep SatiSfac-
ion is shared by the jurors who con-
'icted Beattie. the attorneys who pros
cuted him and by the witnesses whose
violence sent him to the chair.
on circuns stantiai Evidence.
Beattie was convicted solely on cir
umstantiai evidence. No one could
WI w fTad |
or could anv person who could en-
hatieally deny Beattie's allegorical
tory of the tall, bearded stranger. the
Mythical person whom he charged with
amning Ncircumstantia1 evidence, so
mixed as to be practically conclusive, I
J thus cleared away by the young
xorcide's acknowledgment of a crime
7hich has held the interest of the ]
Thole country.
Beattis's Father-in-Law Glad
rs that so? I am glad that he made
clean breast of it," declared r. v.
'wen, father of Beattie's murdered
Fife. when told that Beattie had con-
ess. He was convicted on circum-
tantiai evidence and this fact left a
oubt in the minds OF some people. His
onfession satisfies our minds and
'ears up the case, and to that extent l ,
eel sense of relief"
Baby Now an Orphan. II
Speaking about the six months old
on of the Beatties, now an orphan.
My wife, he said, was naturally
.uch wrought up after the death of !
nr daughter and our doctor told us it
ould be better for her to care for the :
liid and relieve her mind. We
rought the baby to Dover and it is I
ith us now. We viii keep 1t and
sise it." =
Infant Not Yet Named.
Mr. Owen said that the infant has La
0t vet been given q name. I'VE call
i'm Baby he said. The question 1
naming him has not been discussed