Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-24
.BEULAH B|NF0RD
TAKES HOLIDAY.
Woman Whose Establishments Led
TO Beattie's Deed, Shiyers and
Laughs Historically.
SAW GHOST SHOW Last NIGHT,
caliouS Young Woman Asleep While
Death Scenes were Being Enacted III
the Richmond Pcnitentiary..sa

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New York. Nov. 2+.-Beulah Bin
ford. the girl who caused the down
fall of Henry Clay Beattie, jr., did
not share with him in his last hours
the shame and horro Of his death in
tbe electric char. that
Last night she went TO local the
atre and witnessed ghost play.
made merry with party OF friends
at the home of Leon j. Rub.nStcln.
81 Lenox Ave. until she retired at >
o o'clock this morning. and slept peace
fully uElil late in the forenoon thus
unconscious OF the tragic scene being
enacted in the grim prison at Rich
mond.
For hours after the play last night
Bculah and her friends discussed the
execution OF Beattie and the creepy
feelings they experienced during the
performance of The Return Of Pelcr
Grimm"
Il didn't know it was Il ghost show
or should not have taken Beulah
there" said Rubinstein today. "Beul-
all. Miss Gertrude Coleman. my fam
Gee. and ! composed the theatre party.
The Return OF Peter Grimm is
a drama which might certainly be
calculated 10 have fearful effect
upon woman whose mind was o.
cupicd with thoughts Of Il man whom
she is charged with sending 10 an
ignominous death. In the early
scenes OF the play Peter Grimm, an
aged grandfather. with Il tendency
towards spiritualism and The super
natural dies after he has determined
that in the spirit, he VII return to
straishten OUT the complicated and
tragic affairs of mis- children and
grandchildren. True 10 his prophecy
he returns in the form of phantom.
Only his grandson, a lad OF tender
years. IS actually aware of his pres
ence, although the mental force OF
the spirit makes itself felt upon the
others. Throughout the play the
spirit of the deceased grandfather
runs throughout the action and direc-
ton. through the medium Of the lad,
the acvtions of his loved ones.
Beulah Binford shivered and
laughed Historically. her friends now
say. when she first saw the Srizzled
ghost vainly seeking to hake his
words heard and his feelings known
TO other members of The family when
the child medium was too frightened
clearly to convey his words to others.
Its 100 terrible play" said Bcul-
all when she emerged from the the
atre. "and am afraid of ghosts. My
God, hope the ghost Of Henry Beat
tie will not follow me. ] have had
my suffering and I know that will
have protection. II Henry's ghost
should come to me. there are scores
of others as guilty as | am who Will
be visited too. Perhaps though ii
will be Henry's soul which shall be
tormented with ghosts
For a moment the members OF this
strange little party were silent and
then under the glimmering lights
of Broadway and the influence of the
gay after-theatre throng, Beulah's
mood changed. Her moment of heart
throbbing. her instant of mental suf-
fering had passed and presently she
was inquiring what they would eat.
Two hours later her friends sal
with her in the little Rubenstein fiat
in Harlem. Her young protector and
his fiancee suffered infinitely greater
mental misgivings than Beulah.
She did not falter and there was
no sign of weeping or of fear for the
future. At last Beulah herself
brought up the subject OF Beattic by
saying: My, but ghost show does
make me think Of poor Henry
but then. he has so many who love
him and ] never had any one who real
him and I never had any one who
really loved me until now"
Then Beulah told MS that she
A few minutes later she seemed so
thought Beattie would never confess.
drowsy and tired that felt she would
escape further mental anguish. I
suggested that all retire. Al seven
this morning my mother peeped into
Beulah's room. She was sleeping
quietly. At $50 she was still asleep.
Icould see that the cir! has not the
power Of thought. She does nor