The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-07
NAY |ND|CT
BEULAA B|NFORD.
s.,l, IN Jail al Richmond and May
Not be Released as Was
at First Pro-
posed.
IS GREATLY IRRITATED
instructions Of Court and Arguments
to the Jury in the Beattie
Murder Case
Today.

RICHMOND, Va. Sept. 7.-While
counsel in the trial of Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr., on trial for wife murder,
conferred with Judge William A.
Watson concerning the legal basis for
the Instructions to be given the jury.
detectives Investigated charge made
by telegraph from the west that Beu-
lah Binford was an accessory before
the fact.
The prosecution applied to Judge
Watson to delay the release OF the
girl at least until today. Judge Wat.
son was informed that II the investi-
CATION was successful Miss Binford
might be indicted.
Judge Watson received telegram
from a man in Chicago advising that
Paul Beattie, cousin of Henry, be in
dicted as an accessory. the Chicagoan
declaring he would go to Chesterfield
Courthouse to testify IL desired.
Detective L. l.. Scherer, who has
been chief in working up the case for
the prosecution, repudiated any such
purpose as to Beattie, but said that
the investigation as to Miss Binford
had not been completed.
IL do not attach much Importance
to it, said Scherer, and 1t is prob
able Benlah Binford will be released
Yet we are working on the informa.
ton and will do SO, regardless of her
release today or the verdict In the
case"
Miss Binford has fretted at her long
detention and accused the prosecution
of connivance in preventing her tes
tifying because they knew she "could
had been allowed to take the stand.
When she learned of the investiga
tions made she was greatly irritated
as she had hoped to gain her freedom
today. On learning Henry Beattie de
clared he hoped to eat dinner witt
his family Sunday next she exclaim
ed, I'D give million dollars to SCI
him do it,
The instructions to be given to thu
jury will be brief and will not b.
made public until delivered to thu
jury. They are similar to those giyel
in the famous murder case agains
Mayor McCue OF Charlottesville. Va
six years ago, when the Virginia su
preme court set precedent in deter
mining not to thrust aside on lega
technicalities what it regarded as al
evidently fair verdict.
Tho Anal droff r,,ada bxy T,,doo UJo4
son included the usual perfunctory re
quest of the defense that the indie;
ment be quashed because "of tn
reasonable doubt" and SIMILAR In
struction Of the commonwealth tina
the jury flnd the accused guilty G
murder on the evidence given b
Paul Beattie as to Henry's allege
confession.
Judge Watson declared that on dt
livering the instructions he intends t
ask how long time was desired b
counsel for the argument, and If
was not an unreasonable period h
would grant 1t. He added, however
mat he would suggest to counsel tn
completion Of the argument by t
night and that If the jury did not al
pear to be very fatigued he woul
ask them to retire at once and fin
verdict.
It is not thought likely the lawyer
VIII be able to finish their speeche
Today, and 1t is expected that the
VIII be continued Friday. 1t seems ce
tain the case will go to the jury nj
later than Friday noon.
Instructions to Jury.
CHESTERFIELD COURT HOUSl
| va, Sept. THE final scene in IL
dramatic effort of Bette to escape tt
electric chair was staged by Juds
watson In instructing the jury ar
counsel on both sides summed up tt
case The expectation is that II
case viii go to the jury late tonigh
ne Judge dwelt upon the question
reasonable doubt. Beattie himself a
peared to regard the charge as favo
aDle' and was visibly pleased. I'll
accused man WINGED at the bitter d
nuhciauons Of Attorney Gregory, wi
summed up for the prosecution, b.
miehtened up at the impressive a
pfai of his attorney and picture
heattle as loveable, peaceable, an
afle young man.
BeauIah Is Free.
hicHMoND, Va, Sept. 7.--Benls
blnford was released from Jail tod,
and left at once for Philadelphia
pose Tor moving picture concern.
kfeat crowd saw her of on the trai