The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
FEMALE SLEUTH
WILL HELP HENRY
Mrs. Binford Says Beulah, Even
Before She Was Released From
Jail, Had Visit From Wo-
man She Sized Up As -
a Detective.
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RIO MON ID. VA.-Special-
report from Atlanta says that Mrs
Hattie Barnett. woman detective,
has left that city for Richmond with
the purpose OF working hereabouts on
the Beattie case in the interest OF the
defense.
Hin Carter, one of the lawyers rep
resenting the prisoner, when asked
about the matter, said he knew Moth
ing about il.
1t may be that Beattie's family,
realizing how small is the chance OF
the prisoner for getting a new trial.
have determined TO gather new evil
dence in the hope OF putting differ
ent aspect on the case.
OF course, after discovered evidence,
il not cumulative in its nature and
IL presenting strong grounds for be-
lieving the prisoner innocent. might
carry weight with Governor Mann In
the event of a petition for clemency.
But it would have to be little short
of sensational in its character to save
Henry G. Beattie, Jr., after the case
esta blished against him by the Com
monwealth.
Female SIeuth Saw BeuIah.
Mrs. Binford, mother OF the girl,
Beulah Binford, who has figured SO
conspicuously in the trial of the pris-
oner, said this afternoon that during
her Incarceration IN the Henrico jail,
her daughter had been visited by q
woman who appeared to be a detec-
tive and who seemingly was working
in behalf of the defense. This person
pretended to be newspaper reporter.
but she rather impressed Beulah as
being a sleuth.
Mrs. BinfOrd Defends Henry.
Mrs. Binford. by the way, still holds
to the unalterable opinion that Hem
ry c. Beattie, Jr., is-an innocent man.
II could never make myself
think that he killed his WIFE"
Gnin ShO this RffnrnOOn eff
have been far more natural for
him to have killed Beulah, IL he
wanted TO kill anybody, but he
does not impress me as a man
capable of the least bit OF cruelty.
often 1 have talked to him almost
with harshness and he held his tongue
without so much as making an ugly
reply"
Apropos of after-discovered evil
dence and detective work in the Beat
tie case Mrs. Binford added:
Yes. both 1 and my daughter be-
| lieve Henry is innocent. So far as the
evidence about his putting on an old
suit Of clothes on the night of the muir
der is concerned l know of my own
knowledge that he often wore that
suit while out autoing. Beulah and
have frequently seen it recently.
| Henry's auto was constantly getting
out OF order and he wore the clothes
in question because he frequently soil
1
ne climbed down to fix things.
Beulah Raised by Grandma
| The papers have been pretty hard
| on me-" continued Mrs. Binford, land
they seem to forget that for several
years 1 have been trying to make an
| honest living. 1 have been working
| In various dry goods stores-in fact
was working in one Of them on Broad
street at the time OF this trouble But
| 1 Immediately gave up the place. and
since then haven't had the heart to
go back.
No; I don't think / shall remain
! In Richmond. 1 am going away. IT
should be remembered, when people
censure me, that Beulah was really
| raised by her grandmother
have just got a letter from Beu-
| ian, continued the mother She
too, is working hard. She tells me
that her hours are from IL in the
morning until IL at night. She is nos
ing Tor the moving pictures, you know.
and has good contract.
| / don't think the contract will he
anected by the orders in several cities
| which forbid the use of the pictures
| Beulah Will get her money, anyhow-
Just why her hours are so LONG 7
can't understand
| 1t may be that she is rehea rsfDo,
Tor some play-I know she wants 70
go on the stage-or perhaps. in nos
ing for the pictures, she has TO work
| like regular actress"