The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-11
With Strong Tenor He Leads
the Chorus in Down
on the Farm"
THEN PAYS ATTENTION
TO COLORED REVIVAL
''What Yuh GWine Ter Do.
Sinner" Comes Across the |
Field, That's Good.
He Remarks

Come over here, boys, and let
me Join In with you, called
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., last night
through the bars Of Chesterfield
jail to couple Of deputy guards
who were pealing forth a melody
at the well i'll the courthouse yard.
short distance away.
1t was after o'clock and the
young convicted wife slayer was
getting ready to retire by the
light Of small coal oil lamp that
filtered fitfullv in his cell on the
ground floor of the prison.
The guards came to the prison
window, as requested, and in a
moment the trio were singing
Down on the Farm Beattie Is
melodious tenor rising above the
voices of the other two men. Then
they sang "Wait till the sun
shines, Annie, = in close harmony.
Beattio was in his shirt sleeves
and as usual was smoking
cigarette, over toward the East.
the harvest moon was just rising,
while few hundred yards down
the country road a negro revival
was in progress.
What yuh guine ter do, SIM
ner, when yah time rolls err
roundf' came in chorus from the
church.
That S good. remarked Beat
tie, humming the words to him
self.
| About tihffs tiifffe., -FaneFterfar-
The Nlrglnian walked up to tho
jail through the dark, and asked
to be allowed to see the prisoner
for a few moments.
4uerred Guard Parker Thomas, stem.
ping OF the front porch Of the prison
/ from beside Beauties window
Can't See Prisoner.
Is. an order ecessary@" ask cd tha
reporter. who saw visions Of Il long
ride from Centralta and no Interview
with the man he wanted to see.
| sure 1t is, said the guard.
| / wish you and that reporter
\ VA.
| beatue,. Who Was chatting with rms !
other guard at the window and saw
ihs something TO the effect that ha
hoped they would transfer him soon
/ 10 the Henrlco jail, where ii would
! not be Sc lonely
| Seattle ate a hearty supper OF
| sefasa bltd eggs beef stew, corn rnur.
ans and hot biscuits. and TO all an
| pearances has no intention of losing
ms appetite During the morning
| hours he reead the newspapers ana
particularly those containing HI in
terview in which he put the blame
on Beuiah Binford for his convic-
| ion' the interview stating that the
| jury vas preJudiced in it's consldera.
! tioh OF MS case by his relations with
! the girl.
Brother IL Caller.
! douglas Beattie. his brother cafreI
curing the morning and he was the
prisoners only visitor his fathss. hav~
ing been 50 Frustrated by the verdf,t
that ne did not venture out In
| the afternoon Beattie idled avav
most of his time looking out through
| the bars and chatting occasiouailv
with his gcards, He seemed thor
oughly bored, but not the least bit
perturbed over his impending fate,
| Though he is no longer troubled
"itn rats as when first placed in .nix
| Little prison the day before his trial
| began, Beattie is not taking any
chances with them, for he requested
jailer coghill last night 20 put a
piece Of plank on the floor up against
the door of his cell so as 70 keen
them out, Jailer Cogh!li did as re-
quested, though he assured Beattio
| that the rats confined their opera
| tons strictly TO the upper door OF the
! iati for son1e reason or other set 10
I be explained.
| That may be so.'' said Beattia.
hut don't feel like taking any
chances with them"
/ Cell Is Comfortable.
| The wife slayer's cell is CONS
partment buTlt for the use Of the
taller. and in Dimensions is several
times larger than the ordinary cells
in the prison It is provided with q
conn oftahle cot table ana TWO
hard backed chairs. ON the table
are several thick-leafed novels and
some writing iajers. The prisoner ID
not allowed to have q pen because
he might do himself harm with 1t.
He uses pencil whenever he has
occasion to do so.
Beattie has heen sleeping unusual-
~ well since he has been In Ches~
terfield jail. lie retires about . r.
NJ. as . rule. and rises about 1870
A. NJ, when he Is always ready for
breakfast. However, he liz yearning
to get back to the Richmond jail
where he will have more compA19
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