The evening world., 1911-11-24

derer, that the youth had paid the pen
atty Of his earthly crime and that MS
body was entitled TO funeral services
and burial In the regular manner OF one
who had died q Christian.
FUNERAL WILL De SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
The funeral will be held at the Beattie
home In South Richmond next Sunday
afternoon.
Although there IS a city ordinance
prohibiting the in,ermcnt of the bodies
Of executed criminals in city cemeteries'
the City Council has suspended that
rule in the case OF Beatue.
Al o'clock. when Superintendent
Woods and two extra guards appeared
outside Beattie's cell. he was prepared
q receive them. having heard the ON
inous scufle Of their feet in the corri-
dor and the creaking opening OF a heavy
steel door He. stood up In his ne"
suit of black clothing. freshly shaved.
his hair carefully combed. and halted
the prayer on his lips TO say anably:
"GooI morning. Mr.. Woods
The superintendent stammcred a re-
turn greeting. Then. with the Rev. J.
J. Fix and the Rev. Benjamin Dennis
closely behind the condemned youth ana
two other keepers bringing up the rear.
the march 10 the death ambe got
under way. Bcattie wore no black SIX
ca, 10 hide his features. The walk TO
the chair was only a matter OF about
twenty steps. In about the time that II
take, 10 turn n hand Beattie was con-
fronting the chair In which he was to
die. The two clergymen moved aside
from him and prayed softly.
: Beattle stood for an instant and peered
into the darkness. Only two aim lights
burned above the chair. The faces OF
the twelve witnesses were hidden from
the dying man. He scanned quickly
the faces Of the two oficial physicians
and gave a half smile and nod toward
DR.. St. Julian Oppenhdmer, who has
seen him frequently incs he VA In the
Jail.
GIVES HIMSELF READILY TO
THE CHAIR.
Then the youthful murderer gave him.
self readily to the hands that caught his
arms and guided him into the chair. A.
the apparatus vas amxe1 and the siGnal
given no sound escaped Beatue's lips.
Three times h volts In varying degrees
we're sent into his body.
Laws governing the witnesses at 81.
ecutions In virginiA arc very strict.
Newspaper representatives are one and
all excluded. Local newspapers are for
hidden by law 10 make more than q bare
mention of the fact thu. the execution
he's taken place. The public interest In
the Besttis case. however. 10 20 over
wheiming that the newspapers have all
A. a-.. A-A kA~A nssN nAre
extras on the street printing all the de-
tails Of the execution o~btainAble.
After $50 o'clock last night BeAttis was
left entirely alone with his guards, the
prison rule not permitting even his spir-
ituai advisers to remain after that time.
B.Attie remained dry eyed at the depar-
ture OF his old father. last Of the family
TO bid him farewell.
After they had gone he seemed for q
time It the point of total breakdown.
He did not weep. but paced his cell up
and down and every little while nung
himself headlong on his cot. But In
about an hour he had regained his com
posure.
II ia . fact that the guards had grown
fona Of the youthful prisoner. despite
the crime Of which he was convicted.
He had an attractive smile and a man.
ner Of friendliness that was not to h
resisted. especially when he stood %
great - object for pity a. well as con
domination. He besan to chat pleasantly
with his guards. telling them that he ap
.preciated their kindly treatment.
RELIEf As END DREW NEAR
he TOLD GUARDS.
." won't give you any trouble" h,
saad to them about 3 o'clock in tn,
morning. II Am really relieved that tn,
time II near. ] did not think ] coul,
bear up when father was here. but
ola. and ! think I made 1t easier for him
am glad It's all over. ! am glad tn
Governor did not grant me a reprieve. .
help for me. What would be the use o
making my father and sister and brothe
suffer any longerf"
There would have hardly been any re
quest that Beattie might not have ha
granted TO him during these last nigh
hours Of the watch. But his only solac
was . cigarette now and then tina h
held to his lips with a steady hand an
occasionally he asked for a sup Of CO.
fee. At no time did he sink into
deep slumber, He would recline on h
cell cot for about a half an hour at
time. his eyes closed. but II Ia doubtf,
Y he slept.
Then he would arise. chat with n
guards or go over to the further er
" me cen anu kneel by MS Wlndo'
through which he could see a patch
sky. and pray. But II was a black az
lowering sky he looked up at throu,
the closely latticed window OF his oe
After a day that had ended In perfe
sunshine a storm came upon the c,
and at 2 o'clock IN the morning the
came a heavy downpour Of rain.
There Is a mounded lawn that sh
out Beattie's view OF the road and I
puolic's View of him. He could only 10
upward al the sky. Through the 1T
window also, II he strained us ga,
he could have seen the shining clock
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