The Washington herald., 1911-09-08

Beulah Binford, for love of whom
Henry Clay Beattie, jr, is now facing
death on the charge of wife murder,
stopped in Washington long enough yes
terday afternoon to tell of her ambi-
tions, her hopes, and her belief that
young Beattie did not kill his wife.
LOVES HER NoTORIETY.
Strangely enough, the girl who has
played a leading role in the tragedy OF
Midlothian pike does not seem to con-
slider anything save the notoriety she
has won. The shame. the sorrow, that
one might expect TO find is wanting. In
stead there is vanity that the public
should be willing to pay her $3.50 week
end Joy at having left her former life
and associates behind.
Only once during her brief stay at Union
Station did the mask Of merriment fall
from the girls face. She was asked II
she did not think the theatrical profess
sion would prevent woman OF her
stamp from performing in New York.
Her face Redeemed and the light blue
eyes flashed.
I'm a devil of q sight better than
some people who pretend to be respecta-
hle." she cried, "and I don't believe
there's an actor or actress in New York
who can criticise my conduct II it's
measured by his or her own
Beulah Binford left Richmond at noon
yesterday in company with Arthur
Lucas. head Of a syndicate Of New York
and Washington moving picture promot-
ers. who have engaged her TO pose and
10 enter vaudeville. Lucas said the girl
had maintained her light-hearted, care
free attitude as soon as the train left
Richmond.
Same BeuIah BinfOrd.
She reached Washington at PAS
o'clock Aside from the pallor that may
have come from her Imprisonment or
from the life she has led, the girl is the
same Beulah Binford that newspapers
the country over have depicted since the
famous trial began. She was clad in a
light dress that was unstained by travel
and the conventional picture hat.
When the little group OF newspaper
men entered her car, she was sitting
opposite Lucas and laughingly replying
TO some remark he had made. Through
out the subsequent conversation she
made no pretense at seriousness. The
Beattie trial was an unfortunate affair
she was we'll out Of; she would not
testify ito save all the men in the
world" she believed she could succeed
in vaudeville, and she anticipated no
difficulty in persuading the New York
board OF censorship and the theatrical
profession generally that she was an
acceptable acquisition to the stage.
I've always said" she announced.
that Henry never killed his wife. The
stories that am afraid Of him are
false. The statement that I did not
believe In him is false. I always have
and always will believe that Henry
Clay Beattie is innocent, because he's
too square to do a thing like this"
Afraid of Her, She Says.
why did you not testify" she was
asked.
They were afraid Of me-" she said
deiantly, they were afraid of part Of
my testimony CONCERNING myself and
Beattie''
Gould you have saved himT'
"I don't know" said the girl, but
I'm glad I'm well out of It. I'll stay
out Of Virginia for a hundred years be-
fore I'll get mixed up In that case. /
wouldn't go through what I've been
through to save all the men in the
world
'what do you expect to do in vaude-
ville?'
Beulah turned toward her manager
with a confident smile.
'rI guess we'll arrange an act that win
be all right" she said. and Lucas nodded
assent
This Is the first real chance I've ever
had" the girl continued. "and I'm going
to make the best of II that / can. I know |
I win succeed. All the time was In
fail 1 was planning, planning. how I
would win my way on the stage. I will |
win through merit. and the public will
come to like. me for myself alone
Tribute to Beattie.
'T was a child-the age when most
girls 60 to school-when began the life. |
the life Of Henry Beattie and his kind. |
After that I was trampled on. was
driven down. No man wanted TO help /
me- It was all cheap game OF de-
ceit and rnRke-believe, where both were
cheating ana honesty was unknown.
Henry Beattie was the sQuarest OF all
the men ever knew.
'Tn leave all the past behind. I'm /
going to begin now where I left on when
was fourteen years old, and Tn-
The whistle OF the engine announced I
he fact that Beuiah's pullman car was
Lbout to continue IT'S Journey 70 New
York. and the newspaper men scrambled
1aslily TO the station platform. while
8eulah, waving handkerchief from the