New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-28
A NEW BEATT|E W|TKS
Said to Have Known Day Befo,,
Woman Was To Be Killed.
A FRIEND OF MISS BIAFoRn
Beattie Has Busy Day Wit
Counsel Preparing for Cross.
Examination.

| Richmond, Va, Aug. N.-Instead % "a
respite that Sunday was expected "a ~
given TO the principal figures In the 80,
Of Henry Clay Beattie. jr, for the r,,sas
OF his wife, new witness was accldor,.r'
discovered by the prosecution TO-DAY ~
! IS said 10 have asserted he knew
ahead OF time that the murder was "a !.
committed. HIS name is George ions.
huckster. and he is alleged 10 have ,t,.'
| this information In the presence OF u
Chewing, n well known contractor a.,
another man. whose identity the prose-,
| ton has not disclosed.
Detective L. l.. Scherer, whcn info-r.,
that Jones had said. II knew about ~,
murder the Monday before" expressed y.
opinion that tho man might have made A..
remark in boastful manner. Notyl,s
standing this. the prosecution decided "A
subpoena Jones and Chewing to appear >,
the Chesterfield courthouse VIXEN the ,r,,
VIII be resumed tomorrow Jones is know
to be a close friend of Claude, sister q,
Beulah Binford. the girl ia the case
When Detective Scherer heard 0, Jor.y,
alleged conversation with Chewing sN
another man. he went 10 Chew ming. Who
confirmed the story.
yes, Jones did say that" said Chewing
to-day.
Later, when Jones. Chewing and De.
tective scherer were together. Jones j..
MED having made any such remark. eI
Chewing reiterated that he had. Jones
showed uneasiness at being called ss
witness, and attempted 10 minimize his
u
determined 70 probe thoroughly Joness
knowledge Of the affair. particularly as II
affects the Binford family. In fact. hav.
ing built up its case largely on Beulah
Bnford as the alleged motive for the mur.
der the state Tomorrow will attempt 70
impress tire point on the jury by produc-
ing witnesses to testify about frequea;
,, visits OF Henry Clay Beattie. Jr., to Ger.
tain places with the girl. I'D.
Some light on the relations Of Bea:t!s
and Beulah Binford also is expected by
the prosecution from Mrs. Bintord, mother
of the girl.
Before pressing for testimony about the
girl in the case, however the prosecution
may revert again Tomorrow 70 the story
told on the stand yesterday by several
boys of the car they noticed in the read
while returning from a dance AT Bon Az.
The yellow-topped Buick automobile which
the boys say they saw, it has been learned.
is the only one OF It's kind in Richmond,
and is owned by Beattie. An effort will BE-
made TO inject this into the evidence
Beattie spent most of the day with n.
NJ. Smith. jr.. and Hill Carter. his lawyers.
who conferred with him about the cross
examination planned for Tomorrow by he
defence against Detective Scherer. Sche.er
tonight said he was ready for the attack
that he had read his own testimony OF
Saturday. as we'll as all his previous state
ments concerning Beattie's conversations
and acts Immediately after the murder, and
that he was sure he had not been incon-
sistent.
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 fifteen miles away,
where he will be taken again to-morrlw.
AS Beattie came away from there las,
night in an automobile he told his COM
panions how the rats had tormented him,
preventing sleep. His cell here IS ratless
Fred Beattie and sister. cousins OF The
prisoner, visited him early in the day,
bringing a home breakfast. which the ac-
cused ate with relish