The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-25
ON VERGEOF DEATH
BEATTIE CONFESSES

gone, the body of Beattie was re-
moved from the char, and taken to
the mortuary room adjoining Here
1t was laid to await the coming of
the coroner, who arrived shortly aft
erward Rev. DR.. Fix remained as the
sole watcher.
All the preparations had been made
for the removal of the body. The eld-
er Beattie last night sent to the un-
dertaker the brown suit which his
son had worn when the jury declared
his guilt In this the body was clad
for burial.
There is some doubt as to just
where Beattie will be buIed. 1t was
thought by the Beattie family that the
way had been made clear to inter the
body in the family plot in Maury
cemetery, South Richmond. The fam
lily. 1t is said, had planned to place
the husband as near as possible to the
body Of his murdered wife.
But no permit for the burial had
been issued by the trustees of the
cemetery.
This may, or may not, be an over
sight, but none of the officials of the
cemetery viii discuss it. The ordi-
nances forbid tee interment of the
bodies of executed criminals in city
cemeteries.
In anticipation of the enforcement
of this rule, Councilman L. c. Patram,
of South Richmond, a friend of the
Beattie family, put through the city
coIneil special permit, suspending
the ordinance in the case of young
Beattie.
That the Cemetery Association does
not recognize the right of the council
to take this action is presaged by the
| fact that so far no steps have been
taken to prepare the grave.
Chamber Below Ground.
Young Beattie's death chamber was
below ground. 1t has no windows. Be-
cause of it's isolation and the death
celsl adjoining, the chamber is silent
as an abandoned tomb. Into one COR
ner of the chamber black cable
i dropped. 1t was the heavy main wire
I teadfng from the dynamos oFsthe city
/ lighting plant a half mile away. The
prison authorities do not depead on
their dynamos for the fatal shock
Over this cable poured 2,2O0 volts
of electricity 1t was as silent as t
was deadly There was no purrlny of
dynamos to indicate it's fatal power.
When the eXecutioner turned ol the
fun voltage and the body responded
to the fearful shock the witnesses
gasped, There was no warning.
For a full minute the current race
through the body cells of the con-
demned youth. For five seconds it was
kept at its maximum power and then
was diminished slowly during abo t
twelve seconds. When the needle on
the indicator pointed to 200 volts. it
remained stationary there three sec
onds, and then slowly, through anoth-
er 70 seconds moved around again to
maximum, where it remained vibra-
tory for three seconds. Then back to
the maximum twice again. it took its
course until at the expiration of full
minute the current was shut off.
instantaneous Death.
Beattle's death was instantaneous,
according to the prison surgeon. The
utmost care he'd been taken in the
setting" of the electrodes, and in
preparing the straps and clamps to
Withstand any strain,
There was no slip. The murderer's
exit was as painless as modern sci
ence could provide
None of Beattie's family went to
the penitentiary today, In his home
in South Richmond the father, sur
rounded by his other son, Douglas. his
daughter, Hazel, and two aunts of
the condemned man, awaited word all
was over.
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