The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
| BEATT|E GIVEN
HOT GRUELL|NG
| BY DETECTIVES
Admits the Story He Has
Told is Suspicious, but
Maintains 1t
| POLICE HOLDING THE
WOMAN IN THE CASE
Bulah Binford, Mother of His
Child, Admits He Call
ed On Her On Mon
day Night

udy iNiSlll
An arrest will be made to-day in
the case OF the murder of Mrs. Henry
Clay Beaftic.
Before another sun sets, according
night by those in charge OF the In
vestigauon. the police will announce
TO the world the slayer OF the bcanti-
fui South Richmond belle, who met
death while out automoblIing with
her husband on the Midlothian turn
pike last Tuesday night
Detectives agreed to take this arx
ton and ANNOUNCED 1t last night af-
ter Beattie had been questioned for
nearly two hours and forced TO re-
peat his story of the murder several
times.
The croSs-exanrination of BessttSe,
followed a severe examination of
Bulah Binford. beautiful girl OF
about eighteen years, who was dragg-
Ell into the murder mystery at noon
yesterday.
Her detention by the detectives was
subsequent to their discovery that she
has played q prominent part i'm his
died at the age of one year.
Beatuc's arrest will follow the in
quest which will begin at II O'Clock
| this morning at the home Of Coroner
| Loving In Swansboro,s Chesterfield
county. Detectives say only the most
unexpected developments will pre-
vent the arrest being made.
Child Bore His Name.
That BuIah Binford was the moth.
or of Beattfe's son was revealed ye~.-
terday by records unsarthed In the
Health Office. These records show
that q son was born to I'll. c. Reattie.
DR.. OF Manchester. and Rnllh Bin
ford. OF Richmond, on July "a, 1909.
The birthplace is given as Norti,
Carolina and tine chiId's name il
shown as Fl. G. Beattie Trout. 1t il
also revealed that the babe was
adopted by Nollie r.. Trout who lived
at 403 West Marshall street The
date Of tho cflilds death Is given as
July .. 1910.
Cholera infantum was given as, tho
cause OF death and DIR. Is. NJ. Rosebro
the attending physician. Dr. Rosebro
stated last night that he recalled the
death OF the infant. He said he was
summoned to the home OF MoIIit,
Trout the morning OF the day the
tiiiu touhu TIC iHttN- u
critical, condition and apparently at
tfsev point If icssth. Tr.,. Roesehrp
visited the child In the afternoon and
found the little patient dying.
When the foster mother was told
that the infant was dying, q Catholic
priest was summoned and administers
ed the rites OF extreme JUNCTION. Fun-
erni services were held on July II.
two days after the death and the body
Of the babe was inferred In Shocko0
Hill Cemetery.
Girl is Questioned
Almost Immediately after these dis
coveries I'm the health Office Detec-
tive Wiltshire, who has had Bulah
sinford under surveillance for two
days, went to sos West Main street
and told the girl to accompany him
to the Office OF Detective Scllerer on
the third floor of the building on the
southwest corner of Eighth and Main
streets.
According to friends of BuIah Bin.
ford she has been living at the Main
street house with her sister. Mrs.
Powers. Friends of the girl Also state
sht, Is now Mrs. X. e. Fisher, having
hec1i married some time ago TO d
professional bah player who Is now
with his team In Michigan. Her
friends also stated last night that
che wns secn on tho norch Of the
Watn stret.t bous., with Re,atric ON
Monday night hast
y1shcrr,I into the prixate Office OF
Dc4ect,vc Schercr tho Girl xas facs
m face with several dete,.iyes WIN,
have hr..n revealing her mast inch
nv ;,cr, and who had learned hs.
ay..,x novcmcpt yor scv,.raI DAYS prior
to tho muy,ier and after the prrstrn.
n n
nrse.I .hrn,rh Witch M, giri nasscd
ard shs ,,,s oucSt,n,,,sI fron, shnrt
time before noon until about 3 o'clock