New-York tribune., 1911-11-25
EXECUTION OF BEATTIE
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excep; for its straps and steel bands,
might grace any library. was on rub
Der mat. All hut il was obscured, the
dazzling rays from the low swinging
lamp throwing everything else into
darkness so dense as almost to be felt.
The little party in the chamber heard
t.. superintendent a few feet away
droning out the death warrant. Beatue
listened to il with intensity but did not
finch. He stood during the reading, as
is the custom. and when it was ended he
swaved Just a trine. but quickly recov-
cred. Then. without assistance. he took
his place between the guards and began
his march to the unknown.
His entrance to the death chamber was
as dramatic as anything he had done
since first he commanded the public eye.
He halted for q brief moment on the
| threshold. looked on the chair with an
/ inscrutablo smile that had in it the hint
! of q snccr. and then walked briskly for
! ward. Not once did he deign to strive
| TO pierce the blackness outside his circle
of glowing lights.
1t had been feared that the prisoner
! would finch when the dread moment
camo to seat himself I'm tho chair. There
was no trepidation and not hint of
| hesitation i'm Beatties attitude. Stlll
wearing his peculiar smile. half-amused
and haIf-cynical. he stepped lightly into
! the seat, settled himself as though he
Ihad been looking forward to the rest
and assisted the attendants in adjusting
the straps and clamps by placing MS
arms and hands in the proper positions.
/ The only indication that he was under a
nervous strain was disclosed by his
tightly clenched left hand.
! During the few brief seconds preceding
the turning on of the current Beattie
moved once. While the attendants were
stepping back out Of the light he
squeezed himself back as though to seek
still more comfortable position. At the
same time he raised his head, now al
most completely hidden 10y the leather
helmet that covered the upper part Of
| his head and face. The next second the
shock came.
! When the law was avenged and the wit
nesses were gone the prison attendants
removed the body 10 the mortuary ROOM
which adioins the death chamber There
| II lay for four hours until an undertaken
authorized by the Beattie family TO pre-
pare II for burial removed it 20 the
morgue. Later IT was taken 10 the Beattc
home where funeral services, attended
only by the family VIII be held. Interment
in Msury Cemetery viii follow Sunday.
When the funeral cortece moves TO the
| cemetery Sunday afternoon the morbid
will not find places near the grave 10 sat-
! isfy their curiosity. The police have re-
ceived orders 10 clear the cemetery during
the services there. and to permit no one
10 enter the burial ground save the Beat
! ties and their dead
! Tonight the Beatte family Is alone with
It's grief The window shades in the resi-
dence are drawn tight and TO movement IS
seen about the place. Respecting their sor-
row, nelghbors and townspeople who
would like TO offer a word Of consolation
and sympathy are remaining away from
/ the home The idly curious did not share
| i'm this feeling, however. for the same gem
| cTal CTOMQ tndl SlOou III lic uONHpOuE Dt-
/ fore dawn at the penitentiary gates was on
hand throughout the afternoon hoping tc
catch "A glimpse of some member Of the
! stricken family. They maintained theiI
vigil until darkness drove them away.
| An effort was made to obtain state
ment from the aged father tonight. and
! in response he sent out this brief state
ment by his daughter Hazel: MY son
has paid a terrible penalty for a ter
rible crime. beg to be left alone with
! him now"
| The acknowledgment Of his crime 10y
Reattie was nowhere received with more
quiet 10y than in the executive mansion.
Governor Mann. WHO resisted All pressure
broupht TO bear upon him 20 commute the
sentence or 10 issue reprieve has wor-
Jied himself into state bordering on
nervous breakdown through entertaining
the fear that he might be permitting an
inuocent man 90 go TO his doom The same
deem satisfaction is shared by the jurors
who convicted Bcattic. the attorneys who
prosecuted him and by the witnesses whose
| evidence sent him 10 the chair.
Boattic was convicted solely on circum-