The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-12

ment and curiosity and It was n0e
until several days had elapsed that.
his act was understood Mr.. ScherGr
wanted the inquest delayed and no
delayed it so cleveriy that no one
suspected his motive. Coroner Lowing
and Magistrate Jacob made several
attempts with Commonwealth's At
torney Gregory to start the inquest
but each time something occurred
To delay the proceedings
Finally Coroner Loving announced
that the inquest was adjourned until
ii O'Clock Friday morning when the
testimony would be heard at hts homo
in Swansboro. The coroner then orr
dered that the shotgun and Beat
ties blood-stained clothes be removed
to his home and kept there as evil
dence. DIR. Loving also ordererd Beat.
tie to turn his automobile over to the
care of Detective FARRELL that he
might guard the machine as valuable
. evidence for the Commonwealth.
Beattie's conduct when he received
this order was his first sign OF any
emotion since the murder. He argued
with Dr.. Loving. stating that tho
detention of the machine was un-
necessary and that he needed the car
for use. The young man was plainly
aroused and his face showed his an
noyance. Coroner Loving did not
yield To argument or persuasion and
the machine was driven to the Low
ing home. The throng began to dis
perse and Beattie started, to walk
to the trolley line with hts aged.
white-haired father. the well known
and well liked merchant Of South
Richmond
Thursday morning, the second day
after the murder. persons in the
streets. in electric cars, restaurants.
stores, offices, homes ard almost ev-
erywhere began openly accusing
young Beattie of killing his bride. The
city was in a frenzy of excitement
and great throng crowded the
church In South Richmond when flu
neral services were held for Mrs.
Beattie She had been made a bride
in the same edifice. but a year before
and her body was clothed in her we'd
ding gown, The Young husband sat
in a front pew with his father, the
cynosure Of all eyes. already branded
wife murderer In The minds of many
and soon to be accused verbally and
placed under arrest
Woman in Case,
While the funeral was being held
detectives were working with fever
ish energy and about noon the "wo-
man in the case" was dragged into
the investigation. 1t was to find this
woman. who was a woman in the eyes
of the world but a girl in years, that
Detective Scherer had disappeared
from the scene of the killing on the
previous afternoon. Ii was to locate
this girl and question her to learn if
she was not an important witness that
Mr. Scherer had delayed the coroner'S
inquest. And subsequent events show
ed that the detective acted with rare
Judgment picking up new thread
| in the tangled skein and following it
| to an end
| The woman in the case" as all
| the world now knows, was Bulah Bin
/ ford, seventeen years old mother OF
beattie's baby who died a year after
its birth, AT noon on Thursday the
girl was escorted to Mr.. Scherer's
office and questioned for hours, d.
Vulging the Information that Beattia
I had sent her money with which to
establish herself in q fiat and had in~
tended sending more money with
which to buy her furniture. The girl
told of her relations with Beattie, how
! they had been severed before his mar
rihge and how she had met him since
| the ceremony and renewed the old
love affair. She told many things and
her information was considered suf-
hclent evidence on which to arrest
Beatue, but the arrest was delayed.
Paul Tells of Cum
ON Friday morning, the third day
after the murder. Captain Thomas j.
I Nc Mahon. chief of detectives. learned
( that Paul d. Beattie, n cousin of Hem
/ ry Clay Reattie, Jr., had purchased a
! shotgun for the young husband. Paul
/ Beattie was shown the shotgun with
which Mrs Beattie was killed and
identified Ii as the weapon he had
purchased for the husband OF the
murdered woman. Paul Beattfe sign
ed a statement in the presence of
witnesses, telling when and how ha
| purchased the gun and also bought
! three shells for Henry Clay Beattfe.
| Jr.
Paul Beattie signed this during y
recess in the coroner's inquest which
! had been begun at II o'clock In the
morning at the home of Dir. Loving
Captain Mcmahon and Captain Wright
/ accompa nied Paul Beattie from his
| home to the home of Henry CLAY
Beattie, Jr.. in South Richmond. and
| there arrested the alleged murderers
Arrested.
The arrest was the climax in tho
most sensational crime in the history
Of Virginia and attracted attention.
! throughout the nation. How the cor-
oners jury returned verdict hold.
| ing Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., for thu
murder OF his wife. and how the ac-
,aeuseti husband, his scoIgi n: and Ruirsh
Binford were placed IN cells at Hen.
| rico county jail Is known to every-
/ body in this section of the country.
| Monday VIII witness another chap
ter in the case, for on that day the
case Is to be presented to- the grand
! jury of Chesterfield county The trial
Will follow, but how il Will terminate
| is question which no man can as