The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-27
Beattie's Body Laid to Rest
In Maury Cemetery Be-
.s.t side His Wife's
MOUNDS ARCHED BY
EVERGREEN WREATH
Father of Electrocuted Young
Man Unable to Restrain
Emotion-Burial Oc-
ours At J A. M.

On the crest of a hill in Maur3
Cemetery hard by the outskirts OF
South Richmond. all that was mortal
OF Henry Clay Beattie. Jr.. was laid
70 stssnal rest early yesterday morn.
ing In Z grave alongside that OF his
pretty young wife. for whose murder
last July on lonely Midlothian turn
pike he paid the death penalty In the
virginia penitentiary three days ago.
Just as the sun. was rising over the
slopes to the east Of the city. full In
the face of the Beattis home, the
6ower-laden caAket containing the
elsctrocuted remains Of the youthful
wifc-slayer was borne from the resi-
dencs to = heArse by the six young
men who were groomsmen at the Beat
tie wedding. and who later served As
pail bearers at the funeral Of the muir
dered bride Of q year last summer.
immediately behind the casket
walked Beattie's father. white haired.
and erect. though weighted with un-
utterAble woe. BY his side walked
Miao Hazel Beattie. his only daugh-
Cd grief even more inexpressiole. Next
came Douglas BeAttte. Henry's only
brother, on whose arm leaned Mrs
Ella J. Bowman, his aunt, draped In
deep black. with heavy mourning veil
that completely obscured her features.
In addition to the Rev. J. J. FIX.
The Beattts pastor. tho remainder Of
the funeral party included a few In
innate friends and near relatives OF the
family.
Procession Moves Quickly.
Quickly the procession moved to the
csmetery, some half mile or more
away. And even more quickly was thu
body lowered into the groand Moan
within. the oflsciattng mfnjstsr rsad tie
brief burial service u the Presbyterian
church In which the senior BSattis has
been An elder for MANY yeArs.
SO numerous were the floral offer-
ingx that an extra conveyance was
necessary to get them TO the cene-
terry. There they were placed in pro-
fuxion over beattie's grave and shat
OF his wife beside II. Arching the
head OF the two mounds was placed
= large crescent shaped evergreen
wreath. a. a symbol that in death the
couple were not divided. however
trngic may have been the end Of each.
The two graves lie Immediately to
the south of the grave of Beattie's
mother. who went to her rest ten
years ago. Adjoining hers are the
grave Of Beattie's little twin sisters
who went to their reward = few years
previously. A single shaft marks the
spot where they rest In Jesus Care
In the main section OF the Beat
tie square. Immediately to the north,
ing the resting place Of Robert Beat
tie. native Of Scotland. born In 1914,
aad died in 1855. He Was tho Ia
Their OF Henry Clay Bsattie. Sr.
Father sheds Tears
The only tears shed nj the burial
Sestsrday came from the eyes OF
the s4eAdfast and devoted father OF
the executed young sslf-made widow
Oh. Aahen pale and with Quiverina
frame. It was beyond his power to
restrain his emotion. The others went
through the ordeal with more stoical
fortjtude.
Among H. few whs accompanied
the body to the grave was David
EAattie, grandfather Of Paul Beattis
ard arst cousin OF Henry's father
IL Wa he who swore at the Choatsr.
field trial that Paul could not b
believed on oath. though subsequent
events would seem to indicate thai
Paul did tell the truth in tsstifytnl
against his cousin, Henry. At an,
rate. there wa1 nothing IN the con.
1pssion left by Henry that implicated
Faul or In any way indicated that hs
had knowledge Of the tragedy.
SO early was the hour that barely
handful Of persons. aSids from thu
funeral party. found their way II
the chill OF the early morn to thu
cemetery Ia time TO witness the blu.
xiaf. from the residence me pro
cessiOn moved practically anobserv
cd, aav0 for = lone Newspaper mar
ana two or three passeSsby. kitnsl
IN enetghbors were ignorant OF tn,
funeral hour, or else Il WAS out o.
ayMpathy Tor the bersaved famll!
that thNy did not arouse taomseivo
fron bed TO case In Idle curiosity OF
TIE nnal scene Of Z tragedy that TO
I, the last four months has attracted
International interest and attention.
EI0cx n C1neAery.
All day yesterday crowds flockes
10 the cemetery 70 view the ira .
OF the central neurs In Tire tragedy
Some Of the curious onss Came
thinktnS that my were yot In tim,
"a witness the burial Others came
kncxinG that tho burial had i r~~d.
taken place.
~ precaution against any effort
ne curious crewd might make I,
despou the graves or the howers
thereon. the BeAttia section was rops,
az Sben before thu burial took plass
II. addition two stern-viDAGed mlnioa
o. ~ law. with blue coats and bras
DuftonA stood guard throughout IN
Day around the square. Likewise 6o
noetntenttent Jones wAs on hand
ooe~thAt the graves were amply pro
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