William Fountain Beattie
Born- Feb. 16, 1846 near Glade Spring, Va.
Father- Madison Beattie;
Mother- Martha Cunningham
Entered VMI- March 3, 1864;
Resigned Jan. 28, 1865 to join C.S.A.;
Made Honorary Graduate of the Class of 1867 on July 4, 1875.
Fought in the Battle of New Market May 15, 1864 as Private in Co. D. of the VMI Corps of Cadets; Joined Co. D. 1st Va. Cavalry (may have been a part of this company before entering VMI).
Careers: Cotton Planter in Crittenden Co. Ark.;
Appointed to fill a vacancy in Sheriff's office by the Governor of Ark. 1878;
Elected Sheriff in 1878 and 1880.
Died- April 2, 1881 near Marion, Crittenden Co. Ark. Killed while attempting to make an arrest.
Sheriff W.F. Beattie was shot and killed while attempting to arrest an escaped prisoner who had shot a constable several days earlier.
The subject had been arrested for burglary in Crawfordsville by the constable and was held overnight. Several visitors were permitted to see him and one of them provided him a revolver, which he then concealed. The following day the constable and another man were taking the prisoner to Marion on horseback, when the man suddenly opened fire on them, wounding the constable. He was able to escape.
Sheriff Beattie formed a posse and went to the man's home cabin near Crawfordsville. Sheriff Beattie entered the cabin by himself and was immediately shot in the head and killed. The man then wounded a deputy before fleeing again. He was arrested several days later in Augusta, Arkansas. He was convicted of Sheriff Beattie's murder, sentenced to death, and executed by hanging on June 10th, 1881.
Sheriff Beattie was a Civil War veteran of the Confederate Army. He had served as sheriff for approximately three years and was survived by his parents and two siblings.
Born- Feb. 16, 1846 near Glade Spring, Va.
Father- Madison Beattie;
Mother- Martha Cunningham
Entered VMI- March 3, 1864;
Resigned Jan. 28, 1865 to join C.S.A.;
Made Honorary Graduate of the Class of 1867 on July 4, 1875.
Fought in the Battle of New Market May 15, 1864 as Private in Co. D. of the VMI Corps of Cadets; Joined Co. D. 1st Va. Cavalry (may have been a part of this company before entering VMI).
Careers: Cotton Planter in Crittenden Co. Ark.;
Appointed to fill a vacancy in Sheriff's office by the Governor of Ark. 1878;
Elected Sheriff in 1878 and 1880.
Died- April 2, 1881 near Marion, Crittenden Co. Ark. Killed while attempting to make an arrest.
Sheriff W.F. Beattie was shot and killed while attempting to arrest an escaped prisoner who had shot a constable several days earlier.
The subject had been arrested for burglary in Crawfordsville by the constable and was held overnight. Several visitors were permitted to see him and one of them provided him a revolver, which he then concealed. The following day the constable and another man were taking the prisoner to Marion on horseback, when the man suddenly opened fire on them, wounding the constable. He was able to escape.
Sheriff Beattie formed a posse and went to the man's home cabin near Crawfordsville. Sheriff Beattie entered the cabin by himself and was immediately shot in the head and killed. The man then wounded a deputy before fleeing again. He was arrested several days later in Augusta, Arkansas. He was convicted of Sheriff Beattie's murder, sentenced to death, and executed by hanging on June 10th, 1881.
Sheriff Beattie was a Civil War veteran of the Confederate Army. He had served as sheriff for approximately three years and was survived by his parents and two siblings.
William Fountain Beattie
Born- Feb. 16, 1846 near Glade Spring, Va.
Father- Madison Beattie;
Mother- Martha Cunningham
Entered VMI- March 3, 1864;
Resigned Jan. 28, 1865 to join C.S.A.;
Made Honorary Graduate of the Class of 1867 on July 4, 1875.
Fought in the Battle of New Market May 15, 1864 as Private in Co. D. of the VMI Corps of Cadets; Joined Co. D. 1st Va. Cavalry (may have been a part of this company before entering VMI).
Careers: Cotton Planter in Crittenden Co. Ark.;
Appointed to fill a vacancy in Sheriff's office by the Governor of Ark. 1878;
Elected Sheriff in 1878 and 1880.
Died- April 2, 1881 near Marion, Crittenden Co. Ark. Killed while attempting to make an arrest.
Sheriff W.F. Beattie was shot and killed while attempting to arrest an escaped prisoner who had shot a constable several days earlier.
The subject had been arrested for burglary in Crawfordsville by the constable and was held overnight. Several visitors were permitted to see him and one of them provided him a revolver, which he then concealed. The following day the constable and another man were taking the prisoner to Marion on horseback, when the man suddenly opened fire on them, wounding the constable. He was able to escape.
Sheriff Beattie formed a posse and went to the man's home cabin near Crawfordsville. Sheriff Beattie entered the cabin by himself and was immediately shot in the head and killed. The man then wounded a deputy before fleeing again. He was arrested several days later in Augusta, Arkansas. He was convicted of Sheriff Beattie's murder, sentenced to death, and executed by hanging on June 10th, 1881.
Sheriff Beattie was a Civil War veteran of the Confederate Army. He had served as sheriff for approximately three years and was survived by his parents and two siblings.
Born- Feb. 16, 1846 near Glade Spring, Va.
Father- Madison Beattie;
Mother- Martha Cunningham
Entered VMI- March 3, 1864;
Resigned Jan. 28, 1865 to join C.S.A.;
Made Honorary Graduate of the Class of 1867 on July 4, 1875.
Fought in the Battle of New Market May 15, 1864 as Private in Co. D. of the VMI Corps of Cadets; Joined Co. D. 1st Va. Cavalry (may have been a part of this company before entering VMI).
Careers: Cotton Planter in Crittenden Co. Ark.;
Appointed to fill a vacancy in Sheriff's office by the Governor of Ark. 1878;
Elected Sheriff in 1878 and 1880.
Died- April 2, 1881 near Marion, Crittenden Co. Ark. Killed while attempting to make an arrest.
Sheriff W.F. Beattie was shot and killed while attempting to arrest an escaped prisoner who had shot a constable several days earlier.
The subject had been arrested for burglary in Crawfordsville by the constable and was held overnight. Several visitors were permitted to see him and one of them provided him a revolver, which he then concealed. The following day the constable and another man were taking the prisoner to Marion on horseback, when the man suddenly opened fire on them, wounding the constable. He was able to escape.
Sheriff Beattie formed a posse and went to the man's home cabin near Crawfordsville. Sheriff Beattie entered the cabin by himself and was immediately shot in the head and killed. The man then wounded a deputy before fleeing again. He was arrested several days later in Augusta, Arkansas. He was convicted of Sheriff Beattie's murder, sentenced to death, and executed by hanging on June 10th, 1881.
Sheriff Beattie was a Civil War veteran of the Confederate Army. He had served as sheriff for approximately three years and was survived by his parents and two siblings.
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