The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-27
B|NFORD WOMAN
AGAIN. ON GRILL
Wendenburg and Scherer Get
Many Missing Details in
Beattie Murder Case.
COMMONWEALTH GETS DIARY
Detectives Still Gathering Evil
dence to Show Motive for
Brutal Crime.

Griled for hours yesterday at the
Henrico Jail, Beulah Binford, the wo-
man III the Beattie murder case, told
Attorney Wendenburg and Detective
Scherer many details of her past life
not heretofore brought out, especially
as to her relations with Henry C. Beat
tie. Jr., the accused husband of the
murdered woman. making it clear at
last that 1t was not by accident. as
heretofore told, that their relations
were resumed three months ago. Henry
Beattie went to Norfolk to see her and
induced her to come to Richmond. He
was TO furnish her fat. and there seems
to have been definite agreement that
he was to have given her a large part
OF his time Much of what the Bin
ford girl told the officers was not mado
public. but definite theory is being
worked out which it is believed vii,
furnish to the jury a satisfactory mo-
tive for the crime.
Father Was Coming Here.
Henry Beattie had never cared much
for his wife before or after their mar
ria ge-in fact. had at one time sug-
gested after the wedding clothes were
made. that the wedding be abandoned
There is no evidence. however of any
open disagreement between them. but
the detectives regard 1t as significant
that Mrs. Beattie. who had been stay
ing at the Owen home with her mother
was about TO return to the home of her
| husband. and also that her father. r
V. Ow en- of Dover. Del, was that night
on his way TO Richmond, and did, IN
| tact. reach here the next morning.
! learning of the murder from the pa
| pers in the Washington Union Station.
while already Fastening to Richmond.
de
was getting too warm for Henry at
| home His wife knew that the Bin
ford woman was back in Richmond and
that her husband was out suspiciously
late at night in his car, sometimes un-
til long after midnight.
Beattie had stated that he could not
| run away with the Binford girl until
his fathers death; they would hava
no means of support until he came into
his fathers property. SO the nat was
| arranged for and furniture ordered
| Whether the wife threatened to dis
close to Mr.. Beattie, Sr.. or to her
| father, who was then coming hurriedly
to Richmond. certain things about her
husbands condition and manner of life
cannot be stated. but Beulah has stated
| that as soon as the way was clear
she would have Henry all to herself
AS to the details. the detectives believe
Beulah knew nothing of them-was
not an accessory before the fact-but
that. Knowing the circumstances, she
must have known the exact truth tho
moment she heard of the murder.
Still Eliminate PnuI.
| AS to Paul Beattie. Detective Scherer
said last night that after a further
prolonged conference with him he was
convinced of the truth of his story. I.
Is hardly conceive BILE that Paul Beat
tie should have bought gun in a
pawnshop In which he was known, and
| giving his own name in having il kent
for him, had he known or believed that
the gun was FOR any improper purpose
AS he said. he had run many errands
for his cousin. Henry-done him many
favors. 1t is believed. however. thar
very shortly after the shooting Paul
and Henry were in communication, and
II was then that Henry offered his
cousin money to keep his mouth shut
about the purchase of the gun. 1t was
inns money, the detectives assert about
which Paul ravod in delirium. Ger
tainly, Mr. Scherer said. there was no
hypothesis by which the blame could
De shifted to Paul in order to clear
Henry. Henry knew his cousins voice
well. and descrined as his assailant n
large man with a beard not a punyy
weak looking boy.
And no ground for animus or mo-
tive has been shown on Iauls mart.
Henry could not make any Statement
| duplicating Paul without confessinr
that he himself was implicated, and
vas In fact the beneficiary. ACCORDING,
10 MS views of tho murder. Certainly
| Paul had no money with which to hire
| any one to commit such crime.
Mr. Scherer asserted that reports
! had been submitted TO him yesterday
! by Detectives Wiltshire and Wren. and
! by County Officer farrell, all serving
10 substantiate the original theory
that Henry Beattie alone and unaided
murdered his wife, and the supple
! mentary informa ton Beulah gave YES
/ tcrdaE goes far to show the motive.
! commonwealth Gets Diary.
The diary Of the Binford girl. now.
/ In the hands OF attorneys for the
! commonwealth. was secured by The
| Times Dispatch on Tuesday 1t throws
! little light on the case, save to show
| her 'hfatua'ion for Beattie. With the
! consent of Mrs. Binford, il has been
| delivered to the Commonwealth
Henry Beattie was visited at the iatI
| Yesterday for some time by his broth
/ er. Douglas. Mrs. Binford was with
! hcr daughter for some time after the
! eNhausting eXamna ton given TO
Beulah by the detectives and attor-
neys
AS to the possibility of another wo-
man. Mr. Scherer said there was no
other woman who really figured as a
! motive for crime though the officers
/ had examined other women to whom
! Henry Beattie had paid attention, both
J before and since his marriage. espe-
cially one who was once n clerk IN
! the Beattie store. and who can be
! produced in the event that Beattie
makes any effort to prove good char
! acter. There is no other woman in
the sense of any one for whom Beattie
had any infatnation, or for whom he
/ would take any risks or do any des-
( perate deed.
! RETIiRNC HUME