The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-28
New Witness Accidentally Discovered By the
 Prosecution
TO-DAY WILL BE
 VERY IMPORTANT
Prosecution Will Introduce Witnesses to Show New Relations of Bin ford Woman and Beattie.
 Spent Quiet Day

Richmond, Va. August 27.-1nstead of the days respite that Sunday was expected to have given 10 the principal figures in the Beapie trial. new wit ness was accidentally discovered by the prosecution today who is said 10 have asserted that he knew a day ahead of time that the murder was to be com mitted. His name is George Jones, huckster Though Detective l.. l. Scherer. to whose ears Jones story came today. admitted tonight that Jones may have made the alleged re- mark, "I knew about the murder the Monday before,' in a boastful spirit. wishing to jest in an l told you so manner about Richmonds all-absorb- ins topic, the prosecution nevertheless today thought best to subpoena Jones and seherer to appear before tho court.
 The link that gives the Jones asser- tion serious foundation is that Jones Is known to be close friend of "Claudle," sister of Beulah Binford, the girl in the case. It is thought. therefore, that Jones. by his proximity to the Blnford family, m,y have Known of the murder alleged to have been planned by Beattie. so that he would be free to resume his companions ship with the Binford girl.
 When Detective Scherer learned of , Jones alleged conversation with II. B. Chewning. a well known contractor. he went to Chewning. who confirmed the story
 Yes. Jones did say that" said cheen-
 ing today Later, when Jones' CheNning and Detecti e -Sherer were together, Jones denied having maue any such remark. but Chevning reiterated that it was so. Jones showed uneasiness at being called as witness. and attempted to minimize his assertion The prosecution however. Is determined 10 probe thoroughly Jones' knowledge of the affair, particularly as it affects the Binford family. In fact. having built up it's case largely on the Binford sirl as the alleged motive Tor the murder, the state tomorrow will at tempt to impress that point the jury by producing from the demi monde of 1 Richmond a number of men and women to testify about frequent visits of Henry l Clay Beattie, Jr., to certain resorts with the Bnford girl One witness, for in- stance, who lives near the Binford home. is prepared to tell of the number or times he saw Henry Clay Beattie. Jr. $ car in front of the house; how he be- came interested in seeing the same ma chine there so often, and taking it's num- Der; how he learned of the owner.
 Some light on the relations Of Bestte and Beulah Bnford also is expected by the prosecution from Mrs Binford. mother of the girl, and the commonwealth's plan f. is n ht1D fn ia St rf1 not only the women of the underworld, but two physicians. one who Is said to have treated Beulah Binford. and ;,n- other who Is alleged 10 have visited Beat tie concerning the same physical ail- ment.
 Before pressing for testimony about the girl in the case, however, the prosecu- ton may revert again tomorrow to the story told on the stand yesterday by several boys of the car they noticed in the road while returning from a dance at Ron Air. The yellow topped Buick automobile which the boys say they saw, 1t was learned. Is the only one of it's kind in Richmond and is owned by Beat tie An effort will be made to inject this into the evidence.
 Henry Clay Beattie. Jr.. spent most of the day with II. NJ. Smith, Jr, and Hill Carter. his lawyers. who conferred with him about the cross-examination planned
 
 tective Scherer. Scherer tonight said he was ready for the attack, that he had read his own testimony of Saturday. as we'll as all his previous statements con- cerning Beattie's conversations and acts immediately after the murder, and that he was sure he had not been inconsistent.
 The prisoner rested better last night in the city jail here than he did during his confinement in the narrow box cell at the Chesterfield courthouse Is miles away. where he will be taken again to- morrow
 As Beattie came away from there laet night in an automobile he told how the rats had tormented him, preventing sleep. His cell here Is both ratless and bugless. It is a clean. spacious room with cement floor and ceilings From his window he watched the locomotives pufring through the hollow which the jail surmounts.. He kept his door closed to drown the yelp-
 ing and chatter of the other prisoners, and meditated for hours by the window. He looked across the miles of verdure stretching away to the eastward.
 Fred Beattie and his sister. cousins of the prisoner, visited him early in the day, bringing home breakfast, which the accused ate with relish.
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