Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-11-24
PRISONER BROKE DOWN WHEN
IlE TOOK LEAVE OF HIS
FAMILY.
IS At peace With Christ
Doomed Man Took Comfort In n Day
of Spiritual Conference In
His Cell.

III II IlMONl, d., NV Go'-- ahlhB
O pathetic leave of his immediate
family Henry Clay Beattie. Jr., to-
night made ready to take the final
plunge into the unknown. Tommor-
row before the sun is an hour high
he will have paid the penalty de-
manded by the law for the murder Of
his young wife last July.
There Is absolutely nothing to in
dicate that Governor Mann will act
to stay the hand of justice. The chief
executive of the state is the only one
who can lengthen the span of life of
the condemned man, who has said he
does not care longer to gaze unflinch-
ing on the face of death.
First Break Down.
For a few brief moments today
Beattie brokedown and it was feared
his remarkable nerves and stoicism
were about to desert him. This was
when ne took leave of his father and
came, the son laid his head on his
fathers breast and sobbed convul-
sively. One arm was flung across his
fathers shoulders, the other hand
gripped the hand of his brother.
But he recovered quickly. The for
titude of the elder Beattie had more
to do with the recovery than the
soothing offers Rev. Benjamin Fix,
who has labored with the doomed
prisoner. With spartan self control,
the father kept his emotions in check.
although the tears raced down his
cheeks and his lips twitched pathet-
scally. No words were spoken but the
young wife murderer must have felt
the stern repression of his parent,
for his sobs were strapgled and he
Strengthened up.
Good bye" he said and turned
away. Neither father nor brother
trusted to make reply but made their
way from the pen. When they enter
again It will be to claim the body Of
their kinsman.
Sister Was in Tears.
Hazer, the 1S-year-old sister of the
prisoner and his two aunts. drove to
the states prison in closed carriage
In the middle of the afternoon. They
We're in the death chamber a trifle
more than an hour. When they
emerged, Hazel was on the verge OF
collapse while all three We're Violent
ly agitated and the eyes of each were
A Confession Expected.
The entrance and departure was
observed by a morbid crowd of sew
eral hundred persons gathered to
witness the rumored visit of Boulah
Binford to the prlson. Tho report
proved to be untrue. the girl whose
subtle power over young Beattie is
said to have driven him to the kill
ed in New York. only one minister
labored with Beattle today, Rev. John
]. Fix, the young mans former pas
tor was so worn out by his labors and
the emotional strain he has under
gone. that he did not put in an APP
peorance. He is saving all his energy
for tomorrow's dawn when he fully
expects the condemned man to con-
fess, provided he is guilty.
Made Peace With God.
The day was spent in prayers, save
for the time occupied by the farewells
of the family. Beattie is said TO have
declared his complete conversion and
to have no fear that his peace was
made with God. lie told his spiritual
adviser that he faced the hereafter
with supreme confidence.
The sustained nerve of the con-
demned man Is the wonder and admi-
ration OF his guards. Following the
pathetic farewells between himself
and the members of his family In
which he brokedown completely, he
disclosed surh quick and complets
reverson to his placid demeanor that
Il occasIoned the utmost astonish-
ment The death watch had looked
forward to a narrowing night. When
under the rules of the prison, lights
were ordered out at o'clock. Beattio
showed every evidence of preparation
OF spend a quiet and restful period
before he is summoned to the death
chair.
Must Remove the Body.
The prison authorities will insis
upon the family removing the body
within few hours after It is laid
out in the mortuary room which ad-
joins the death chamber. II was al