The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19
Directors ofPenitentiary
Have No Voice
in Details.
LIMIT ON NUMBER
OF w TIN ESSES
Law Allows Not More Than
Twelve Aside From Officials,
Attorneys and Minister.
Beattic Eats Hospital
Fare and Wears
State Clothes.

ArTang nIcnts for tho execution OF
Henry Cia- Beattic Jr., at : o'clock
next Friday morning, arc solely in
the hands of Major James 3. Wood.
the superintendent Of the state Peni-
,"nt,ary I ne directors. realizing tins.
TOOK no a"uon at ineIr regular meet
ing yesterday afternoon In reference
:" the clectrocuuon. \ mcnccr Of
the board saiI after the meeting that
the bcattie matter Vas not before it
The Jurisdiction OF MAJOR W ooq ex-
tenas 70 tue personnel ot the persons
VINO VIII witness the nn2i Tragedy. Hc
alone vii decide to whom tickets OF
aumissicu wiii be issued the mum
toe. is united hy Lave TO tine Super
int"nGent or an assistant, tho surgeon
OF the peuitentI4ry or MS ass.stant
ana nump.r OF respects ole citizens
numbering not iess than six nor more
than twelve. The counsel tor the CON
wet ana minister oi the gospel may
be present"
Number WAS Reduced
Twelve citizens, Known az the Jury"
were formerly required. bat ut the re-
quest OF the superintendent this was
chatged by the last Legislature TO
not less than SIX nor more than
twelve" This was done because o.
ths diuculty in getting tie requisite
number OF people to sec "a criminal
done TO death.
II is Understood tina, Major Woo:
has o good many requests for adms-
sion from people who desire to W.T.
ness the execution. lie declined last
niERt 70 make public any of mis- plans
!, seems that seventeen witnesses ana
officials viii be- the maximum. even
If the attorneys for Beettie desire IT,
be present. and otherwise tho limit
viii he fifteen
Prisoner Continues Well
Beattie continues in normal health.
Details cf his lite in the death c.l
arc carefullv guarded by the employees
Of the STATE prison. He receives mein-
hers OF has FAMILY. his attorneys ana
his spiritual adviser. No other visit Or;
are permitted
He Is not required 10 cat the or
binary 5rss"a food hut Gets WIN; =
called hospital fare" TINS is in ao-
cordance with the customary metIvI
of treating prisoners condemned 20
death. The food has more VARIETY
than that accorded the main body of
prisoners, being such Is adapted to
the sick in the hospital. lie is said
10 keep we'll on il.
Clothing is furnished Beattie hy H.,
renitentiary otticiole.,. .i3o does .5,
vH-'+' 'sti'hcs. nor is he allowed To
use his own clothing His suit is
plain but without marks Of his dis
grace
GETS No Exercise.
The clpse confinement in tn, cell
and the lack OF exercise would IN
qucstlonably tell on Beattie wer.. he
confined in this way for any length
OF tim" Iie IS not permitted to leave
the doors Of the chamber, where he Is
guarded dos and night by the death
watch.
Various appeals for mercy continue
10 reach Governor Mann. mainly. as
has been said. of sentimental nature
II is not believed that they exceed in
number those which would result from
any case which has been much In the
public eye. On the other hand. con-
siderng the world wide interest in
the murder and the trial and the re-
suit. the number heard from is sur
prisingly small The opinions Of tic
writers vary widely, some heartily
commencing and others crlticizing tho
course Of the Governor in refusi.r TO
delay tho execution
The greatest sympathy is exp essed
by Governor Mann for II G. Beattis.
81 He has said repeatedly that he
feels deeply for tho unfortunate fafn...
But he has seen or heard nothing new
in the case since he declared to TN.
world; The Judgment of the Ci cult
Court OF Chesterfield VIII lie ca .rjcl
into sffcr; without futarferenca ,re,r,