Evening journal., 1911-09-07
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put me on the stand is plain enough.
They were afraid I would tell the
truth. ! told them I would tell the
truth.
Il would give S1.o00.o0o TO see
Henry eat his Sunday dinner with
his folks she declared.
"I believe that Henry IS innocent
always have believed so and always
will" continued the girl with em-
phasis. But if / loved him as they
say ] do and ] thought he was guilty
I would want TO see him punished.
I have made no definite plans about
the future"
Mrs. Jessie Binford the mother Of
The young woman. stood beside her
and corroborated her daughter. even
to the expression Of her belief in
Henry's innocence.
WIN Leave for New York.
"As soon as leave this old jail
viii not even walk 20 the corner. 7
will Jump into waiting cab and
beat It TO the railroad station. where
] will board a train for Norfolk. Then
! will take a boat 10 New York.
have not seen any Of these theatrical
managers contracts that have heard
so much about Mr. Scherer. the de-
tective. has one. ! understand. from
moving-picture concern, but he
won't let me have Il.
my mother will not accompany me
when I leave here" proceeded the
girl glibly. apparently enjoying the
interview as a welcome variation IN
her monotonous Jail life.
NO. 7 intend TO stay IN Richmond
for while yet" interpolated Mrs.
Binford
In referring once more TO Beatties
guilt or innocence Reulah said "He
was too kind in disposition to have
done that terrible crime they say he
did Why, when ! used 10 slap my
dog he would scold me. and then
when his little baby came he called
hc on the telephone and went on TO
tell me how proud be was of the
hoy He used 10 fondle and was
awfully affectionate 10 IT,
"You know that the first clothes my
little baby had" added the "other
woman" with n touch of seriousness
such as she has seldom displayed
since her arrest, were my dolls
clothes"
Laughs About Diary.
Were the lawyers for the prosecu-
tion afraid to put you on the witness
stand? she was asked.
II really don't know. I think that
Henry is innocent and that may have
had it's effect, but, in all truthfulness,
I don't know any more about this
case than you do
When asked about her alleged
diary, Beulah laughed and remarked:
why that is all rot"
In the corridor TO which the stairs
where the girl stood led was seated
Paul Beattie, the cousin OF the accused,
whose testimony is expected to con-
vict Henry.
u am going on the stage when | get
out of here" boasted the slim youth
OF p years. 81 have made all arrange
ments to go TO New York and get $500
week ] don't know what | am go
ing TO do. but IL will be a cinch, Wont
it?'
While counsel for both sides In th'
trial of Menry Clay, Beatie Jr, indicte,
for-Wifo murder. conferred with ludg
William A Watson here concerning
the legal basis for the arguments a
Chesterfield Courthouse. detectives
for the Commonwealth investigated
charge that Beulah Binford. the 80
called girl in the case, was an acces
sorry before the fact
Judge Watson today received a tele
gram from a man in Chicago advising
that Paul Beaitte, a cousin of Henry
be indicted as an accessory, the Chi
cagoan declaring he would come g
Chesterfield Court House to testify A
IL was so desired.
Detective L. L. Scherer. who hal
been chief in working up the case .
the prosecution, tonight repudiatei
any such purpose as TO Beattie bu
said the investigation as to the Bin
ford girl had not been completed.
II do not attach much importance q
it" said Scherer "and It is quite prob
able that Buelah Binford will be re
leased. Yet we are working on the Ia
formation received and viii continu
TO do so regardless OF her release o
the verdict In the case"
Frets Under Confinement
Detective Scherer made this state
ment Immediately after leaving tn
county Jail where he talked with tn
Binford girl. The latter fretted at he
long detention and accused the prose
cution Of conniyance In preventing he
from testifying, because they knee
she could get bigger contract on ia
stage" if she had been allowed
take the stand.
When she learned of the investigs
tion she was greatly irritated as sh
had hoped to gain her freedom.
The report on which the investig
ton was based came first in a tels
gram from the West which allege
that Beulah had knowledge Of plar
for the tragedy.
The argument over the instruction
to be given to the jury occupied thrC
hours yesterday. The Instructions al
brief and will not be made public unit
delivered to the jury tomorrow.
Brief Instructions 10 Jury.
They are similar, however, 10 thos
given in the famous murder cas-
against Mayor McCue, OF Charlotte
Vile. Va. six years ago, when Il
Virginia Supreme Court set a prec'
dent in determining not to thrui
aside what it regarded as an evident
fair verdict merely on legal techn
calities
The conference took place in a la
library here and ponderous volume
We're heaped on the table where couI
sci argued.
The final drar. made by Judge Wa
son included the usual perfunctOry r.
quests of the defense that the indie
ment be quashed because of "the re-
sonable doubt" a similar instrucuC