The Detroit times., 1911-09-06
WOMAN IN BEA7T|E
CASE Goes FREE
TOMORROW
II Will Leave Richmond as Soon as
Possible and Take the First Boat
For New York." Says Beulah
Binford..
Beattie's Cold Stoicism Begins To
Leave Him as His Trial
Nears End.

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. ,6.-When
Beulah Binford, girl enigma OF the
Beattie murder case. was informed by
her mother today that the attorneys
and judge has agreed to release her
from jail tomorrow, she laughed with
delight and said:
II will leave Richmond as soon as
possible, and will take the first boat
from Norfolk for New York"
will you go alone?" was asked.
Well, reckon | had better not tell
about that" she replied with quiz
zical smile.
Beulah would not say why she was
going TO New York or what she will
do after she gets there.
II would give a million dollars to
see Henry eat his Sunday dinner az
home with his family" she earnestly
declared, as she leaned across the
iron stair rail In Henrico Jail. Il be-
lieye he Is innocent. No one VINO
knew him as well as did could be-
lieve anything else OF course, even
IL loved him and he was guilty OF the
murder, | ought to think he should
be punished, but | can't bring myself
to believe he Is guilty. l think he
told the truth on the stand"
Mrs. Binford appeared at the con-
ference of counsel and asked that
Beulah be released. The judge de-
cided that he would defer action un-
til tomorrow but the mother was as
sured that the girl then would go free.
The argument of counsel was of a
technical legal nature today.
The Unconditional, sphynx.like stole
ism of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., whom
IL men must decide guilty or inno-
cent OF the murder of his wife, lapsed
today as the young prisoner sat in
his steel cell here. He wistfully
looked out at the sky through his cell
window, and for the first time since
his arrest, expressed desire to see
his baby, left motherless by the aw-
full tragedy of Midlothian-rd.
: -Pd like to kiss my youngster," he
said plantiveiy. II haven't seen him
since they put me In here.
Hundreds of miles away, In Dover.
Della, the two-months'-old child OF
tragedy is cuddled in the arms OF its
grandmother. Today was the first
time that the fatherly instinct was
expressed by the young prisoner. The
man who withstood seven hours OF
bitter ordeal on the stand almost UNI
moved, was more human-more emo
tional--today, now that the end OF his
trial was in sight. The air OF brag-
gadocio of the past few weeks was
still there, but the cold stoicism was
changed.
81 feel sure" he declared emphatic
ally, that my appearance on the
stand and my testimony convinced
the jury OF my innocence. have
mo doubt that will be acquitted"
81 will have dinner at home with
my father and brother and sister,
Sunday" said the prisoner Il have
no doubt that the verdict will be III
by Saturday night. watched the
Jury as closely as they watched me,
end I am certain that they believed
my story and will set me free. have
made arrangements for family din
ner on Sunday to celebrate my re-
lease"
In Richmond the detectives for the
prosecution continue their efforts to
secure additional testimony, although
the case closed last night. The pos
sibility OF reopening of the case or
of a mistrial is always before them
and they are not to be caught I'M
prepared. For the same reason they
are fighting against the release OF
either Beulah Binford or Paul Beat
tie from Richmond Jail 1t was ex'
pected that an attempt would be made
to secure a court order for their re-
lease today.
Meanwhile, on the broad lawn about
the courthouse, the jury strolled about
taking their exercise beneath the
spreading sycamores. From the bar
red window OF his cell, the youth con-
fronted with the electric chair, could
see the men who hold the balance In
which rests his future, and he strained
his eyes to follow them as they
walked.
For anyone but stole OF the type
of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., today
would have been a nerve-racking re-
spite. With all the testimony against
him in the hands Of the jury, he was
locked up for the day while the law
yers wrestled In a technical legal
argument to influence the charge OF
Judge Watson. The Judge went into
Richmond TO meet the lawyers In
chambers and Chesterfield courthouse
was practically deserted.
The real beginning of the end of
Raattie's fight for life will come to-
morrow when lawyers will open their
arguments. All of the power OF south
ern eloauence will be exerted for and
against him. But II is generally con-
coded that the stolld back-country
farmers who make up the jury have
already settled the case In their
minds.