The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-21

consulted. The situation was tense
end dramatic TO u degree. Motor cars
dashed UP with one or another man
wanted for some question Reporters
came and went, but We're not admit
ted TO the examination OF Beattie.
which was stated 10 be purely prelim-
mary to the inquest to-day.
Cool and Unconcerned.
Many persons predicted an arrest.
Bcattie was perhaps the most uncon
ccrned man there. lie had known all
day that the police activities had been
largely directed his way and had ex-
pressed his full ability 10 meet any
charges that might be brought The
Owen brothers had nothing to say AMI
would express no opinions They hoped
that justice would be done but gave
no hint of their personal views of the
case. For two hours the conferences
went on, the telephone was busy and
The lawn dotted with officers in plain
clothes and uniform. The motor car
In which Mrs. Beattie was killed was
examined in DIR. Lovings garage some
getting in 1t to show the relative posi-
tion of the occupants and apparent
conflicts in some of the statements
'nnde. Detectives questioned Beuttie's
statement that the assailant was fully
Elk feet from the car when he fired.
Shot at Close Range.
II was stated TO be fact that No. i
shot would have scattered at that dis
lance over much wider range than
the size of the wound. a round hole
ahout the size OF a half dollar 1t was
remarked that the face had not been
powder burned as would have been the
case at distance OF three or four
Inches The car drives from the right.
Mrs. Beattie was seated. according TO
the account given by her husband on
the left and the assailant fired from the
road on her side. Detectives discussed
privately with the coroner the prob
able angle Of the shot. the position OF
the gun and the manner in which it
must have been held 10 produce such a
wound
At the close of the conference, dur
ing which Beattie smoked cigarettes
pr Loving taking notes and Detectives
Baldwin. Soherer, Wren and Wiltshire
taking turns in asking questions there
was no announcement. Detectives call
50 for their ear to return 10 the city.
Mr. Beattie went to his home unat-
tended in a passing motor car Thomas
y and Ben p owen went off in the
direction of the owen home. at Buck
mn, where the father OF the muir
uered woman is staying.
Many Persons Called.
The morning conferences at Mr.
scherer's office was not confined to an
examination of the Binford woman
More than n dozen persons who on
Tuesday night at one time or
another had passed along the Mid
lothian Road were called to tell what
they knew of the affair In all, several
parties of motorists known to have
been on the road that night were eX
Hmined. but the nature OF their testi-
Inony was not made public Some are
believed 10 have heard the shot. and 1t
IS said that one party passed the Beat
tie machine near the scene of the
murder. The road is much travelled
by motor cars, especially at night
Yesterday afternoon Thomas Kay, |
who lives on the Midlothian Road in |
the house nearest the scene Of the
murder-proba bly, not more than 500
yards away.
yards away-said the murder must
have been almost in front OF his place |
but he knew nothing Of It, He Is |
Slightly deaf himself and neither he !
nor his wife heard g shot He didn't |
know OF the murder until he saw men (
with dogs in mis- field and found they |
were bloodhounds. The road was roped !.
OF and ne was not allowed to walk !
along il.
Woman With Detectives.
From the conference at DR.. Loving's
the detectives returned in haste to
Nr Scherer's ONCE, where the Blnford
woman was again questioned in the
presence OF Detectives Scherer, Bald
wiz Wren and Wiltshire, and County
Dhicer FARRELL. The nature of the con-
ference was not given out. Later at
night Messrs. Scherer and Baldwin
We're in earnest consultation, but made
no statement, beyond expressing salts
faction at the progress in gathering
evidence.
Mr. Beattie's father was not with
him al the inquiry at the home OF DR.
Loving. It was shortly before o'clock
when father and son. the son still
hearing the livid mark across the
bridge of his nose. which he states was
the result OF a blow from the barrel
of the gun OF his assa4lant. left the
Beattie home, on Porter Street by the
SIDE door and went over to the Perry
Street line where they boarded n
Forest Hill car for the owen place in
response 10 a request from the Off
rers. Later young Beattie was taken
over TO DR.. Loving's. He later took
occasion TO express some dissatisfac-
tion with the ruling which had i'm
Fprisaned" his car pending the inquiry.
saying that It would have been OF
great use in the many necessary err
fands OF yesterday. The car in the
Loving garage still bears the blood
stains on floor and seat. and what APP
pears TO be clot Of blood under the
seat.
Detectives asserted last night that
the cross questioning OF Mr.. Beattic
was not for the purpose of bringing on
confession-that he was not bad
sered or "sweated"-but the Inquiry is
stated TO have been merely an effort
TO get additional light on the case so
as 10 bring out all the facts
The funeral of Mrs. Beattie took
place yester ay morning at 10 o'clock
from Central Methodist Church which
was crowded to its capacity. The SER
vices We're conducted by Rev. Henry
c. Pfeiffer pastor of the church, who