The Washington herald., 1911-07-22

| continued from f0ge One.
permitted to go back to Coroner Loving's
home, where he resumed his testimony
before the coroner's jury.
| Mrs. Paul Beattie confirms the state
ment that her husband purchased for his
cousin a shotgun and shells, and says
that after the murder her husband re-
\ turned home from conference With his
| cousin and remarked: He is still firm
in the statement that he had nothing to
do with the shooting" indicating that
the cousin had confronted the husband
| with the fact that the purchase of the
| shotgun would play an important part in
! the investigation.
Await Sensational Developments.
| Manchester. across the river from Rich
mond, the home Of the Beatties, and the
| city Of Richmond are in the highest state
Of excitement tonight, every hour de-
| veloping a new feature in the crime.
1t developed to-day that the clothes
which Mrs. Beattie wore on the night
| she was murdered had been burned, as
relatives did not want the grewsome
clothes in the woodshed. It Is said that
| these clothes would have shown whether
she was in the auto or on the ground
when the fatal shot was fired.
The trend of the examination indicated
the theory that the shotgun had been
hid along the roadside and made use of
by the murderer at the opportune time
Seated in a red auto and calmly smok-
ing cigarette with the third and fourth
extra editions of the city papers in his
hands. Henry Clay Beattie, jr., was
brought to the Richmond city Jail this
evening and incarcerated. He handed his
grip to the jailer with the air Of a sue
cessful drummer entering a hotel and in
clear voice gave his name to the tailer,
which was entered upon the records.
The coroner's inquest will be continued
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Miss
Binford will doubtless be recalled to tes-
tify to some information which the de-
tectiyes secured tonight, and Beattie also
will probably be asked concerning new
developments.
Follow "the Other Woman"
There is one character in this mystery,
which every day becomes more compli-
Gated and harder Of solution to the police,
who has been the sensation of ssse probe
that Immediately followed Mrs. Beattie's
death. THE other woman" Miss Beulah
Binford, has been followed by great
crowds whenever allowed to come out in
the open for a few minutes going to and
from the coroner's inquest.
Miss Binford is a beautiful blond, a |
few months over nineteen. For years, II |
Is said, Beattie has been attentive to
this affinity" and one child was born |
to them over a year ago. Miss Binford |
admitted to-day her friendship with |
Beattie, and said that he was with her
on Monday night, the night before Mrs. |
Beattie was killed, and spent many nights
in heE company since his marriage a
year ago.
An unexpected development of the
Beattie case was the sudden disappear
ance from Richmond to-day of several
of Miss Binfords admirers, who have
been rivals with Beattie for the affections
of the attractive young woman. Fearing
their names will be brought into the case,
they have decamped to parts unknown.
During her walk to the coroner's office
from the automobile containing two de- |
tectives and the matron from the police |
station, Miss Binford did not appear TO
be much worried by the publicity given |
heI with OI ln6 Sidlu
woman. She was neatly gowned In a |
white linen suit and carried a huge red |
present received on Monday |
from one Of her admirers.
Jeer mt Pretty Girl.
The great crowd about the coroner's |
office fought to get a glimpse Of the |
pretty woman. Men and women strug- !
gled on the sidewalk and lawn to get |
near enough to Jeer at the little figure |
as she passed up the aisle of surging |
people guarded by her police escort
When photographers stationed at the |
entrance of the coroner's office attempt |
ed to snap Miss Binford she made a |
quick upward thrust OF her arm, and the |
big red handbag obscured her face until |
she was safely within the doors of the
office, where the big doors were
closed behind her and the trying ques-
tioniug began.
The story of this young girls life with |
Beattie before and after his marriage to
the woman who was murdered Tuesday
night was drawn from her by the prose-
cutting attorney and Coroner Loving.
She told Of the birth Of her child in Rich
mond two years ago. which only lived
one year. and was buried in a Richmond
cemetery.
Witness weeps at Hearing.
In speaking Of the baby, which was