The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-20

| lives near the place where Mrs. Beat
| tie was killed was arrested by Special
| Policeman FARRELL of Chesterfield coun,
| ty and Sergeant Saunders OF the Third
| Police Station.
Negro 10 Questioned.
1t was stated that Irving Brown was
taken in custody about 130 o'clock in
the afternoon while picking blackber-
ries about two miles from the scene of
! the crime and that his shoes fitted root
| prints which lead from the spot where
| Mrs Beattie was shot to Browns home
1t was declared that l.. l., Scherer spe-
cial agent for the Chesapeake and ONO
/ who has been taking prominent part
! i'm the investigation. subjected Irving
! Brown to u DISCRIMINATION. MT
| Scherer stated last night that he never
attacked any significance to Brown and
| he was merely questioned.
According TO farrell. saunders
Scherer and other officers, the negro
WAS not arrested. lie was questioned
and Scherer asked him particularly II
| he knew the identity OF the owner OF
/ the shotgun Irving Brown said he mad
| never seen the gun before and had nc
| idea who possessed 1t. He gave a sat
! icfactory explanation of his actions the
preceding night and the investigators
| continued on their way. leaving the ne
| gro to continue picking blackberries
| Offlcials also denied the report that
| detectives are trying TO learn the
| whereabouts of Thomas Hancock. who
! is supposed to be an auto hater' Nv
| ing near Bon Air.
! Bloodllounds Find No Scent.
| Probably the most disappointing
event yesterday in the investigation
was the inability Of the bloodhounds
1 to pick up a trail near the spot where
the blood stains In the turnpike were
found, marking the place where Mrs,
| Beattte was shot.
| Mr.. Scherer was at the State Farm
when a telephone message was receiv-
ed there, asking that the bloodhounds
I be sent to the owens home. With w
NJ. Burton. Scherer boarded train in
tcharge of Conductor Luck and made
the trip of twenty-seven miles in the
short time of thirty -siX minutes. The
quick run was due to the efforts oil
! Conductor Luck, who was told that
Justice might be defeated IL the dogs
We're placed on the trail too late &c
follow it.
AT the station Scherer and Burton
were met by John y. Alsop. proprie'
tor of the Alsop Motor Company. who
conveyed them and the hounds to the
owens home. They found Deputy
Sheriff Webb Sydnor already on the
ground with the bloodhounds owned
by Henrico county. The hounds were
carried in automobiles TO the scene ot
] tina shooting and ai+e44t da break vert
put on tho ground.
The dogs We're tried again and again
but could not pick up the trail, The,
circuited two miles from the spo
where the fatal shot was fired, but die
not scent the track Of the assailant
land late in the morning the hounds
were leashed and carried away. The.
win not be used again in the inyestiga
ton.
Developments Expected.
Although the investigation in al
probability will lag to-day because q
the funeral of Mrs. Beattie. the In
lquiry into her death will be renewed
with vim Tomorrow. and ii is author
itatively stated that testimony vii
be introduced at the inquest which
viii probably lead to something.
Along what lines this Will be i
a matter for conjecture, as those Il
possession OF Information will not di
Ivulge IT for publication. but 1t Is STATED
that when Coroner Loving begins tn,
inquest Tomorrow morning at his OF
Ace, a turn VIII be taken In the IN
Ivestigatfon which will prove all pre-
vious lines of inquiry TO have beer
almost useless.