Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-23
BEATT|E CALMLY
AWAITS HIS FATE.
Wife Murderer Processes Relir.
ion and Faces Unknown
with Equanimity.
IT SAYS LET Us GET OVER
His Father Pays Secret Visit to
Governor Mann but Again
Fails to Obtain Stay of
Sentence.
IT SAYS LET Us GET OVER

Richmond. Va, Nov 22.-Ilenry Clay
Reattie, Jr., the youthful wife murderer
to-day received the sacrament of the
Lords supper. He prOfessed religion and
told his spiritual advisers that he faced
the unknown with equanimty. Although
Beattie is subdued In demeanor, the won
derful nerve that thus far has sustained
the condemned man has not deserted him
The sacrament was adminstereI with
all due solemnitY in the death cell in the
State penitentiary. The Rev. John j. Fix.
the Presbyterian minister. who has la
bored with Beattie since his condemna-
ton, ofiiciated. assisted by the Rev. Ben
jamin Dennis Of sJuth Richmond The
only other person present was the pris-
oners aged and broken hearted father.
The vigilance of the dean watch was
not relaxed during the CEREMONY, al
though the guards Withdrew to the cor
rldor
Reports that BeAttie's iron nerve had
broken have been dis proved. During the
desperate efforut> made for new trial
and for a reprieve at tie hands Of the
Governor, the high tension under which
the convicted man labored naturally
caused him 10 be irasciole and he was
given to sudden ms o' anger But these
have disappeared.
That Beattie il now resigned TO his
fate is proved By remark TO his guard
to-day. when the suggestion was made
that Governor Mann might grant re-
prieve at the eleN aith hour
Let us get 1t over with Beattie is
declared to have said III it has TO be
GOVERNCR NOT TO BE MOVED.
The elder Beattie within the past few
hours has paid a saeIot visit to Governor
Mann In a hnsl despairing Effort TO gain
the governors Interference. II was un-
availing Governor Mann VIII let the
law exact its toll unless within the
few hours before the younger Beattie Is
led to the death chair he should eXper-
ience a change OF mind This Is re-
garded as almost outside the range Ui
possibilities.
Invitations have been sent to the twelve
witnesses who will compose the jury In
the death chamber Friday morning. Tn
der the law the witnesses must present
themselves at the prison before sever
o'clock on that morning Shortly there
after Beattie will be led from his cell
TO the chair Within 10 minutes at the
most. the jury will be troopng from the
chamber OF death
The same mails that bore the inri-
tations TO the witnesses brought more
than 100 letters to Governor Mann
Some of the writer's commended his
policy Of non-interference with the
mandate of the law. Others hysteri-
cally called upon him to intervene
To none OF them was any attention
paid.
Beattie spent the day in reading
While much of his reading is of q
religious nature. he maintains still his
keen interest in the daily newspapers
He pays especial attention 10 the
sporting pages and reads them avidly
His appetite, so say his guards, is eX-
cellent and he displays no abnormal
ity, either mentally or physically
Unless there is a sudden breakdown
Beattie will walk to his doom un'
abashed and unafraid.