The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-29
DOROTHY DIX CALLS CRIME
MOST BRUTAL IN HISTORY
New York Newspaper Woman Gives + irst- Hand
Impressions of Beattie Murder Case, but
Can't Find Motive for Deed
So Fiendish.

For no apparent motive and for
downright brutality, the Beattie murder
is unequaled by any of the most afro
cious in the annals OF criminal history.
according to Dorothy Dix (Mrs Eliza
beth Gilmer). the famous writer of the
New York Evening journal, who has
been here several days TO get hrst-
hand Impressions.
Before leaving last night for New
York she expressed few opinions on
the hideous topic which has gripped
Richmond since July Is.
This MURDER said Dorothy Dix, ''is
an awful warning to mothers who are
negligent OF their young daughters. l
am referring TO Beulah Binford. the
most pathetic figure in the whole ar
fair She is a pitiful creature. indeed,
and on her account the crime teaches a
moral.
This girl was chucked into a new
life while mere child. To refer to
her as the woman in the case appears
ridiculous 20 one who has seen and
talked with her This girl. as she says.
never had chance to be good That
is the reason 1 say what an, awful
warning this tragedy is to all mothers.
The crime is one of the most pecu-
liarly brutal with which 1 have ever
come In contact. There was no appar-
ent interest to cause the killing OF tn s
young mother. Why, even the ANNA
mother Is protected by law. and this
young woman TO be slain when she
had been mother less than six weeks
makes the case. as ! remarked. one Of
peculiar brutality.
Il do not believe that the crime
charged against Porter Charlton is
more brutal. Charlton murdered his
IL har Ia
trunk. and then slep, Oh the couch
upon which she had been slain. But
in my opinion the Bcattie murder was
far more atrocious.
In the past twelve years / have
worked upon many famous murder
cases. One of the first was the trial
of Florence Burns. charged with the
murder OF Walter Brooks but she was
never convicted. Then there was the
Thaw case. that OF Nan Patterson.
Ha!nes. who killed Annis. DR.. Brewer.
and l nearly forgot czolgosz, who as
sassinated President Mckinley. That
was my first case. think. Even the
case OF Mrs. Haynes. in New Jersey.
who murdered her child. do not be-
lieve more brutal than that which was
committed in Chesterfield county
II could recite you the details of
dozens OF other cases OF less promi-
hence 10 which 1 have been assigned,
all Of them Offering some strange cir
cumstances and surroundings. but
know OF none which would eclipse the
Staying of Mrs. Beattie in point OF
brutality
One of the most striking phases OF
this case is the celebrity with which tho
authorities have acted. 1t has been
swiftly handled and thoroughly worked
up. in New York, in such sensational
AFFAIRS, there is much dilly- dailying
and representation. and the police
move awfully slow. Naturally the
rapidity of the work here was refresh
ing TO a New Yorker"
Dorothy Dix said that shA regretted
very much that the impression had
gone forth that she was sob sister.
PLEASE say" she begged. that / don I
belong to the squad / don't regaru
doing sensational trials and murders
as my real work. 1 took up newspa-
per work with the idea OF writing com
mon sense advice for girls and women.
That is my forte. OF course 1 have
been frequently assigned to these sen
sational stories. and in seeking for the
human interest am bound to get some
OF the sob stuff
I'm a story OF this kind Mr.. Hearst
wants to get all OF the human interest