The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-15

thermost parts of your country. Had
public attention been attracted by
great deeds done on your soil-some
act OF valor or humanity or self-sacri-
fce-well might we count that event
fortunate which had thrust you thus
under the scrutiny of your fellowmen,
but as 1t is we have the unenviable
fame which follows in the wake OF q
great crime.
/ ITO say that the public peace has
been shocked is to say what Is known
/ of all men. Gentlemen. had the
power this whole tragedy should be
blotted out The young mother should
return to the babe of her bosom; the
( prison doors should open wide to her
husband. the anxiety should be lifted
from the heart OF stricken parent
and the family restored unbroken to
the happy fireside, and all tile as
/ sembly OF your people gathered here
would dispense to their homes con-
tented and happy.
/ But after all. gentlemen. how i'm.
potent is human government. code.
constitution. Statutes may redress o
civil wrong, but they cannot recall the
J tleeting breath and they cannot make
the life come back to it's dead
But, gentlemen of the grand jury
this great Commonwealth is able tt
uphold the majority of its law, is able
ana can and Will. protect the right and
punish the wrong, so l charge as the
hrst guardians of that law to diligent.
~ inquire at whose hands a respect.
able and defenseless lady came re-
Gently in our midst to her untimely
death.
If the witnesses for the Common
wealth. shall present testimony to sat
lsiy you that great crime has been
committed. and with a reasonable GER
tainty to identify the perpetrator Of
the crime. 1t will then become your
duty TO place that party on trial in
this court and let him answer the
ohense charged in this common lth
'And SO. gentlemen, with charity to-
ward all and malice toward none.
charge you 10 present to the court the
truth. the whole truth. and nothing
out the truth, so help you God"
Good Men on Grand Jury.
The JouSynlan fled out and mounted
the stairs to small room under the
siooplng roof The foreman was Geo.
/ Z Robertson, retired merchant and
I present Justice OF the peace. The other
elsht were Hinton A. Wells, a lum.
Der manufacturer: John a Lester
farmer; Ellis p. Martin. farS,er.
Herschell Goode, lumber manufactur
err j. NJ. I:unstan. justice of the peace,
' - Ray ioF, Iurmer. Henry T. Wat.
kins. farmer. and Holey Cole. farmer
The latter is q son of Holey Cole ,hs
masistrate who issued the Warrant in
me famous Worinley murder case Of
a half century ago.
Following the retirement of m.
grand jury the four NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
T. owen, j. G.. Loving. L. l.. Scherer
and I. P Pettigrew-were called and
sworn The failure TO summon Paul
Beatue and the Binford woman was a
source OF evident disappointment 10
we crowd. which. however philos-
ophically comforted itself with tho
nope OF seeing them brought into
court iater-a vain hope as il proved
I rake the witnesses to the grand
Jury Mr. Sheriff." the Judge finally d.
rected.
Sure" said the sheriff br,,k,v
marching them of and busny gnaw.
/ ing hypothetical guild represented bv
rapidly disappearing straw.
Grand Jury Finds True Bill.
II was about 1920 O'clock. and the
crowd expecting an early return. did
not nudse. Mr.. Wendenburg went
out 10 answer a telephone call. Mr..
smith. or counsel for the defense. CON.
suited with the court; Judge Greporv.
OF the prosecution. with the clerk. and
other lawyers moved about her. ard
mere a half-hour passed ana there
was no sign from the upstairs room
Ieat and discomfort began TO clear
the courtroom. and the crowd drift
60 OUT 10 the lawn. sandwich stall and
rne pop bottle counter. The local hotel
I'm sen' iorth man ringing a dinner
oeiI' ana Il lured not a few. Camera
we're soon clicking again and every.
thihs In the neighborhood went into
me pictorial record Paul Reattis
"alhed about freely. but there was no
s'sh OF Beulah B!nford and no news
from nor until shortly after noon Dr.
y. r. Khgiand hurried into her room
ne sir. mad tainted. the close quar-
leFs and intense heat being too much
for her. For a time there was I'm
PIE OF excitement. but she quickly re-
covered ana was soon able to enjoy
dlhher consisting of a ham sand.
wien and bottle of ginger ale.
soon after this the crowd made a
Hdsh for the court room, under the
oe!ef that the jurymen were about
20 report. 1t was false alarm. how
Yer ne event was nothing more
ma" the necessity OF choosing a
at"']n lor one Norman johnson. a
rusty s!N-fooi twenty-year- infant
as "!ack as the ace OF spades
Went Deeply Into cnse.
IN the meantime the Jurymen were
gong INFO the Investigation with nm.
Usual thoroughness The men had
evidently studied the case with some
care and not only attentively heard
the witnesses but had many oues
lions 10 ask them. Mr.. Owen an
psased before them FIRST. and spent a
nan -houf describing the events lead
me up 10 and Immediately following
the tragedy. Nj PettIgrevv followed
and told OF the finding OF the gun Hf
vas In the room about twenty min:
"ies After him went Or. Loving 70,
quarter of an hour. and finally De.
: tect!ve Scherer for nearly an hour
these witnesses simply recited facts
ahd a'Ieeed Facts long ago published
In great detail There were M na,.
n features whatever. Finally. abou,
d 10 o'clock the jury completed ~