The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-25
Believed Now That She
Has Turned Against
Her Affinity.
DETECTIVES GET
QUICKLY TO WORK
Hold Secret Conference and Then
Arrange for Paul Beattie's
Wife to Be at Jail To-Day.
Jack Lee Not Retained as
Associate Counsel for
Defense.

That Beulah Bintord. the woman for
whom Henry e. Beattie 'Jr. is al
legged to have murdered his wife last
Tuesday night. has turned against her
affinity and will testify against him.
seems probable from the fact that
early yesterday afternoon she asked
her TALLER to send for Detective Scherer,
to whom she made a statement which
has not been revealed. but which of
hcers working on the case assert prac-
tically make conviction certain. Mr..
Scherer was with the Binford, woman
for about an hour.
Immediately afterwards he called
Detectives Wren and Wiltshire, Com
monwealth's Attorney Gregory and his
associate. L. o. Wendenburg. and
County officer FARRELL to his office. and
was closeted with them for another
hour.
Says Paul Had No Part.
AT the close of the conference Mr..
WendenburS stated that newly discov-
cred evidence merely corroborated- the
case as outlined. giving it no new turn.
Mr.. Wendenburg again asserted that
he was convinced from the examina-
ton made into the case that Paul Beat.
tie was not at the scene of the shoot
ing, and that he had no guilty knowl-
edge, having bought the gun in good
faith for his cousin. How soon after
the actual shooting he heard from
Beattie. however. is uncertain, but 1t
is believed that the accused called him
up and promised him a sum of money
to keep his mouth shut as to the pur-
chase of the gun. which would seem to
account for Pauls rawlings during his
delirium on the day OF Henry Beattie's
arrest.
AS to Beulah Binford. Mr.. wenden-
burg said he was not in a position at
this time to state whether she had any
guilty knowledge of the plans OF young
Beartie TO murder his wife, which would
make her an accessory before the fact.
He would not divulge the nature of the
statement she had made to Mr.. Scherer,
but said 1t would oe tested In various
ways to ascertain whether all of the
details OF her account were true be.
fore 1t was presented to the jury.
Beulah told much about her rela-
lions with Henry Beattie not given on
the witness stand. admitting having
registered with him at the Fairfax
Hotel. in Norfolk. as man and wife rs
few months ago. She had his pictufa
cut from newspaper on her pillow,
and talked of him and OF her relations
with him to many visitors who We're
admitted during the day.
Scherer In Charge Now.
In order to systematic the work of
the detectives and give the further
conduct OF the investigation a definite
direction. all interested parties yester-
day joined in requesting Special Agent
Scherer. OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway. to take charge OF the case
Mr. Scherer came into the case on the
night of the shooting, at the request
of Ben p. Owen ain uncle of the muir
dered woman. before suspicion had
been definitely directed against any
one. Mr.. Scherer said after the con-
ference that he had promised to give
an answer to-day; that he wished first
TO consult Chief OF Police Werner and
the authorities of the railway system
since to undertake direction OF the
case would mean much work and great
responsibility, Commonwealth's Attor-
ney Gregory said that the request to
Mr.. Scherer to take charge had been
with the full approval OF the city. and
county officers working on the case,
and by no means meant thar they
would drop out: that Officer farrell
would have charge OF working Up de-
tails of evidence in Chesterfield, and
Messrs. Wren and Wiltshire in the city,
having been assigned to the case by
the Chief of Police, while Mr.. Scherer
would take general direction Keeping
a complete recopd of all the facts adj
duced and in every way assist the at
torneys for the Commonwealth in pre-
pairing an orderly case for the jury
Can't Talk TO Them Now.
Hereafter access to the prisoners
will be only on application to the at
torneys for the Commonwealth Mr.
Wendenburg said he had no special
objection to any reasonable and pro-
per visits to the prisoner. Henry Beat
tie. within the limits of the Jail regu-
lations but that under existing cir
cumstances he would strictly iinit ac-
cess to his material witnesses, Paul
Beattie and Beulah Binford, as he had
no Idea of allowing them to be tanp-
cred with in any way
The detectives and attorneys were
very confident after the conference
yesterday, when the details OF evidence
gathered during the day We're gone
over. that their case was nearing como
pletion. With the leverage of thu
statement Beulah Binford gave Mr..
Scherer. they are working other lines
VIII he prepared to force her on tho
witness stand 10 admit. not only Beat
ties infactuation for her. which Is
evident. but that she had some knowl-
edge OF his plans. and possibly had con.
snired with him that she might have
the young mans affections entirely to
herself
Jack Lee Not Retained.
Attorney H. N. Smith. Jp, counsel
for the defense positively denied tho
statement that Attorney Jack Ese, OF
Lynchburg. had been retained by the