The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-24
Gov. Mann Believes Condemned Wife
Murderer Will Go to Electric Chair
With Mystery Locked in Breast
PRISONERS LOVE FOR HIS FATHER
MOTIVE FOR WITHHOLDING SECRET
He Goes to Bed Early and Sleeps Well Despite the Fact
That Death is Near At Hatld-Pathec Farewell
Scene Enacted in Death Ce--It Develops
That the Murdered Wonan's Grave
is Unmarked in Maury Cemetery

81 dom believe Beattie will confess He loves his
all else and for his sake if else believe he will carry
the secret of his crime the grave with his
Such the of Governor Mann night
of the report that Henry Clay Beattie
the electric chair this morning for wife murder had confessed
Il again repeat that will do nothing the matter added the
Governor Beaie lawyers have asked anything
but repreye and understand
that. He had rather die end all
kilograms country have come to
the Governor behalf of Beate but of
night boys from telegraph offices kept the 90
up midnight delivering messages far and near while
Beatte spending his night earth death cell the
Virginia penientiary
Goes to Bed Early
He retired early his said asleep clock
Never such wpower and displayed by the
of death He hearty supper prison
chery with the keeping vigil outside the steel
sanity he smoked cigarettes that been his
from the day he jailed last July for the tragic killing Of his
pretty wife and mother of his ixkeewsod child lonely
Midlothian turnpike Within the few days. he has drunk
something than his ordinary allowance of coffee This
indication the prison officials of However,
the with death staring him in the face outward
evidence of physical fear trembling.
Guards Accompany Him
Superintendent Wood of the State night
Beattie just calm and composed
Heatt said have become deeply partook
holy supper Wednesday afternoon
Yesterday afternoon aged
father and his Miss Hazel and his brother Douglas The
truly pathetic and hearrendng The father crushed
in heart spirit when he emerged the whwaed
prison. with his and daughter In the days by
girls his the hand of On
early Then his faithful and devoted wife taken Today
Henry viii be gone from him.
Ministers on Hand
The Rev j. J. Fix and the Rev. Benjamin Dennis who
fored Henry spiritually for the last month visited him
yesterday usual but Both will
him this morning he leaves his cell the 81
DEATH he will expate his crime Both ministers instead 81
provided by law will be the special Of
the prisoners father. 4@@@4ssas
DR. W. T. Oppenhemer the will be hand and
he indicated last night that brother DR. St Julien Oppenheie
his assistant viii also be This striking contrast
report that Dr. Oppenhemr dreadng witness the
had secured the services of other than
his brother ofcate for him in the death chamber.
Everything Tested. A
Every strap and electric appliance connected with the Instrument
Of death thoroughly tested yesterday and found to be il
thoroughly Nothing has overlooked
without hitch of kind. Two
side with Batte from the cell the chabe
lend him should he show evidence Of COLLAPSE
Directly hrtind them will the
will be uncovered he is seated
in death chair will the light Of day be shut off from his
the overhangg flap from the headgear which
the electrical wiring. sS
Publication plans Beaties appear
a change In them for the time being at least @Ma
No Grave Dug #aS9H
night grave had been the Beate section
Mury cemetery there indications that grave
be dug before the execution Superintendent Jones' Of the
tory said that application had been made him and TIN
be done before the first spade Of earth be turned II
gested that perhaps the burial might be delayed until
1.-The body being tho underaker In the meantis
The Beattas plot located the at t1e hill
center Of To osmesy Side by ds ths g1svea ~
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