The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-23
TO BURY BEATT|E
BESIDE Ills WIFE
Body Will Be Inferred in
Maury Cemetery Follow
ing Execution
WILL COUPLE MEET
BEYOND The RIVER {
Condemned Man Partakes oil
Last Sacrament and is
Ready for His MAX
er, Ministers say

With only one more day and night
between him and the electric chair.
where he will pay the extreme penalty
for wife muroer Tomorrow morning
III the dea,n cnamuer OF the Nlrslnia
penitentiary. preparations are acliseiy
-atftter wuy- for turtat OF Hsury cray
Beattie. Jr. IN Maury Cemetery. where
the BODY viii be placed in H. grave
close by the side of his wife in the
family plot.
No details OF the burial arrange
ments have been made pubic, nor Is
1t definitely known what undertaken
win have charge OF Them. Ii Is I'm
dcrstood, however, that the body will
be carried direct from the State prison
to the cemetery where the intcrmeut
win take place with brief funeral ser
vices conducted by the Rev. J. J. Xix.
pastor Of Porter Street Presbyterian
eharch, to which the beattie family be-
long.
Only the immediate ranily and few
intimate friends viii be permitted in
the cemetery during the burial.
Sang Beauties Fasorste.
1t was recalled yesterday that when
the funeral OF pretty Mrs. Louise
Owen Beattie was held last July, from
Central Methodist church, South
Richmond. following the Midlothian
turnpike tragedy, the choir sang "N o
Shall Meet Beyond the River" a. the
special request OF the bereayed hus-
band. AT that time, Eeattic had not
been charged with the murder. though
the finger OF suspicion was alreauy
directed at him.
On practically the same spot where
the casket containing the corpse OF
the slain woman was placed during
funeral h,.
stood barely Il year Il twelve mon, =
before at the marriage ceremony at
which she ard Henry Clay Beattie.
Jr., we're united in wed!ock.
Burial Permit Secured.
Come weeks ago. ON motion of Ceun-
Gilman L. G. PatFam. of south Rich
mond. the Council Committee on Gene
terics authorized the granting OF a
special permit for the burial Of Eeattie
in the family section In Maury Gene
terry. this action being necessary be-
cause OF "a clause in the city ordi-
nance prohibiting the fnterment of
executed criminals In city cemeteries.
Some question was raised as To the
validity of the committees action but
the point was never contested, out
OF consideration for tho Beattie fam
lily.
Whether geattie viii go to his death
IL
him In q question which many have
asked within the past few days.
There Ia already widespread belief
that he has confessed TO his spiritual
advisers and perhaps to his aged,
white-haired father. But II he has,
no one SO far Is willing to vouch for
II.
Denounced as Fabrication.
pure fabrication" is the way in
b. ~ . l.x IL
of his spiritual advisers. characterized
q report yesterday to tho effect that
Beattie had unbosomed hts secret.
Equally as strong a denial was
made BY the Rev. J. ]. Fix, the other
adviser.
III Beattie has confessed. We know
nothing of it," practically sums up the
answers of the two ministers.
Not long after entering these de-
mails. the reverend men were admin
istering the holy sacrament to the
condemned in his CELL During this
seryice. Beattie seemed deeply penn
tent, as he partook first of the bread
and then the wine which were passed
to him in turn by the Rev Mr., FIX.
his pastor. The Rev. Mr.. Dennis read
few sections of Scripture prior to
this impressive ceremony which was
followed by prayer oaered by the other
minister. Beattie's father. who was
the only other person present. be-
sides the guard keeping death watch.
might have exercised his prerogative
as elder In the Presbyterian church
and have passed the chalice and plate
to him. However, he yielded in favor
of his pastor.
Joined Church Early.
When quite a youth, Beattic joined
the Presbyterian church In South
Richmond several years before MIR.
Fix became its pastor. I'm recent
years. his dissipated habits caused
him to fall from grace However. his
name was retained on the church roll
and Is still there, despite the heinous
crime Of which he has been convicted.
In this connection. Mr.. Fix said yes
terday: "Beattie In member or the
church Of which i have the honor of
being pastor. He joined many years
ago when he was youn~-perhaps too
young. That was before I became mas
tor, nine years ago. When the TRAGEDY
occurred II did. not seem good or
wise to me 20 have his name dropped
from the roll. His father Is an elder
in the church and he deserves to be
treated with some consideration for
that, az well as for other reasons.
Certainly, the church could well take
tho position OF the law--that man
should be deemed innocent until he
10 found gui ~. After con,fs ttion,
Il II no thine TO be casting him out
~ membership. for that IS the time
when one needs religion most--when
ono II about to die"
Beattie Ii prepared to die, accord
ing to statements attributed to his
spiritual advisers yesterday
Ready for Maker.
One OF these statements put the
following words In Beattie's mouth:
Il am prepared to die. A respite
would only prolong the agony OF nv
father. lam prepared TO meet my
Maker"
The following statement IL attribut.
"a 20 the Rev. Mr.. Fix: II sincerely
hope Beattie Will confess. II he i
guilty. because It would be = sacrileRs
for him 70 20 to his death In the elec-
I trio chair with lie on his lips
Last night. neither Of the spiritual
o1vlesrs were doing any talking FOL
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