The Detroit times., 1911-11-24
BEATTIE LEAVES
LAST WORD TO PUBLIC
Continued from Page one.

Fox and the Rev BENJAMIN Dennis
were at the penitentiary early 10 give
the last consolation of religion 10 the
condemned man. They knelt and
prayed with him just as soon as he
arose and began the vigil that was 10
end only when they led him 10 the
fatal chair.
The debonair spirit that marked
Beattie's whole attitude after the muir
der of his wife, was somewhat sub
dued as he faced his last few hours
on earth. But he dressed with scrup-
ulous care for the final ordeal He
seemed determined TO preserve his
calmness and strained TO appear at
ease.
Four months OF prison life and
prison fare, however had sadly
changed him. and the handsome face
that had captivated Beulah Binford,
was pasty white
Long before Beattie was called 10
death, the crowd OF morbidly curious
had gathered before the penitentiary.
Everyone was barred from the build.
ing and half a score OF newspaper
men. joined the crowd nearly three
hundred strong that idled about the
sidewalk. Half dozen police kept
the crowd moving
The people stood around taking in
hushed whispers. gazing at the grim
brick front of the penitentiary, seem
ingly unconscious OF the rain, which
at times became veritable down
pour.
Scores OF rumors stirred the crowd
IL was reported that Beattie had con
fessed. that the chair had failed to
work properly. that he had been
granted a reprieve. But not a word
came from the great. silent building,
until after Beattie had died
The grief-stricken father, brother
and sister babe Beattie the last good
bye yesterday. in as pathetic and
penitentiary ever sheltered, and they
walked forth together having seen the
last of son and brother alive.
Formal claim of the body was made
by Douglas Beattie. The brother S
/ face showed more emotion today than
ever before. His is not a countenance
which easily reflects the feelings with
in but his grief today was too great
for even immoble and INEXPENSIVE
features to mask completely. The
brother hurried into the superinten
dents Office speaking to no one as
he went up the steps OF the peniten.
tiary. He remained inside a long
time but did not go TO look at the
body, now cold in death downstairs
No ward about the funeral arrange
ments was vouchsafed at the PRISON
following his visit.
The family made the most deter
mined efforts to keep the details oil
the funeral secret
Beattie's body was removed from
the penitentiary in an undertaken
wagon belonging 10 b. n. Morrisette
OF Manchester, the suburb in which
is the handsome Beattie residence.
An hour after the execution Douglas
Beattie entered the apartments OF
Supt. Wood and went into conference
with him.
No grave had been dug in the Beat.
tie section of the Maury cemetery
Superintendent of the cemetery Jones
said. that no application had been
made 10 him This step, Jones said
was necessary before the sod could
be turned II was suggested that the
burial would be postponed until Sat.
urday the body being kept by an I'M
dertaker until then.
The Beattie plot is on little knoll
in the cemetery.
Side by side in this little section
are the graves OF the Beattie twins.
Alongside OF these is the resting
place OF young Beattie's brother, while
beside this grave is that OF Mrs.
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., the murdered
woman-without a stone or mark of
any kind BY the side of his wife,
IL is said will be buried the electro
cuted body now lying in the peniten-
tiary.