Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-07
PAUL BEAT TIE AND
BEULAH B|NFORD
ARE RELEASED,
The New Witnesses for the State
Arguments of Counsel---Judge
Wats0n's Charge to
the Jury.

Il
Richmond, Sept. 4.-The Beattie
case will not be reopened, as but lit
tie faith is placed in the eye-wit
nesss statement.
Paul Beattie and Beulah Binfort
were released today. Beulah left
at noon for New York, but Pau
went home.
The instructions OF Judge Watson
were favorable to the accused, in
that they dealt at length on ne
matter of reasonable doubt.
Commonwealth Attorney Greg
ory has finished his opening argu-
ment, and Hill Cartel is now speak
ing for the defense.
The case may reach the jury by to-
! night
Richmond, Va, Sept. Paul
Beattie, cousin of Henry Clay Beat
tie, jr., who was the commemorative s
star witness against the man accused
of wife murder, and Beulah Binford,
Henry's seventeen year old sweet
heart, who has been held as mater
ial witness against him, were both
released from Henrico county jail
here today, by order of Judge Wat
son.
Immediately after her release Beulah
Binford sent for her mother. The
latter visited the jail and had long
talk with her daughter.
1t developed that Beulah is wait
ing to hear from Freeman Bernstein,
a vaudeville booking agent in New
York. He has wired her an offer
and a good sized weekly salary and
she expects. to start for New York
this afternoon. just as soon as she
gets the expenses for the journey
together
Beulah declared that she did not
care to leave the Jail at the time
the formal order releasing her was
read. She said she would stay there
until time TO make arrangements for
her immediate future. Presumably
she wishes TO leave the cell in which
she has spent the last six weeks un-
der cover of darkness.
She showed great reluctance to
appearing on the streets of Rich
mond.
AT noon Beulah left Henrico jail
and took a train for Washington.
She was bound for moving picture
engagement, which was arranged
through Washington agent A
thousand people gathered about the
iail as she left the cell that has
sheltered her for six weeks. Through
the crowd closed automobile
dashed. 1t drew up at the jail en-
trance and the mob closed about 1t.
Afr the girl had entered the car
the crowd gathered about it, aud IL
was with the greatest difficulty that
the chauffeur succeeded in starting
his machine. With the help t po-
licemen a path was finally cleared
however, and the car sped away. Fol
blocks the crowd attempted TO fol-
low but they were gradually left
behind.
Meanwhile the word of the re-
lease of the young other woman
had been flashed through the city
All along her way to the station
| crowds of morbidly curious gath
cred 10 watch the feeting automo'
bile with it's veiled figure in white
as it sped along. At the station an
other crowd Of nearly thousand
was on hand. But with her race
hid behind her white veil and
handkerchief pressed to her eyes
the fleeing "other woman" evade6
the morbid mob and secluded her
| self in her car just as the tralI
pulled out.
Paul, however, was overjoyed a
his release and started at once fol
the home where his wife and baby
have been awaiting his coming fol
weeks.
| An attempt by the prosecution II
prevent the release of the two wit
nesses until the Beattie jury re
turned verdict failed, Judge Wat
son ruling that there was no ex
cuse for holding them when the!
could no longer take the stand.
Il am sure glad to get out 0
that JAIL" said Paul shortly ate
his release. 1T wasn't so bad afte
l got used to it, but it wasn't pleas
ant place to be in
| Although the wordy, lengthy ar
guments for the life of Henry Cha,
Beattie, jr., were begun today, tn
detectives for the prosecution wer
hard at work looking up new VIII
nesses in case.
I'VE are figuring on the possiD1ii
ty of a mistrial," said Detective /
L. Scherer, "and we are taking n
chances. If we can find any evidenc
we will do it, whether we can us
it or not"
With this object in view, the de
tectives today were on the trail c