The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-25
B|NFORD GIRL SAYS
BEATTIE DIDN'T
KILL HIS WIFE
Detective Declares Young vir-
ginian Will go to the Chair"
LOOKING FOR AN ACCOMPLlCE
Theory Advanced That Young Hus.
band Hired Assassin to Com
NIT the Deed

RlNHiioHu' va July EO.-l4ulc tulS
afternoon, after receiving letter
from G. Dean OF 90 West Seventy
fifth street, New York, Beulah Bnford
whose name has been associated with
that of Henry Clay Beatte, Jr, charg
ed with killing his wife, sent for the
detectives to visit her at the Henrico
County Jail. 1t is said that she made
a sworn statement OF her won free
will, but the police refuse TO make it
public
Outside of her sworn statement, the
girl talked freely to a reporter about
her relations with Beattie
did you ever have any knowledge
that Beattie and wife were not hap
PLY married. she was asked.
NO" she replied, "Mr Beattie had
told me that he was desperately in
love with his wife, and told me time
and again he would have to cease go.
ing with me, and when his baby was
born he said il made tie that
bound, and he and his wife were
drawn closer together"
She said Beattie never told her If
anything happened to his wife he
wanted to marry her
q know he would not disgrace his
family by marrying me" she said
When asked If she did not ask Beat
tic TO marry her in Raleigh before the
birth of her baby, she replied
mo; il wasn't leap year, and II he
didn't want to marry me ! wasn't GO
ing to ask him"
After all this notoriety. my family
will not take me back now. she half
sobbed, and when | am out OF here
am going to a faraway country"
A gold locket attached to a chain
around her neck was opened, reveal
ing picture. my baby" she said,
and tears came into her eyes He
would have been two years old to-
morrow. and loved him dearly. It
nearly broke my heart when he died 4"
Asked If she still cared for Beattle,
she replied:
NO have no compassion for him
if he really murdered his wife. No
pity at all"
| I ntn oht idSltuth W tuuf
"The circumstances appear to be
very damaging to Mr.. Beattie. but /
will never believe that he killed his
wife. nor will believe that he knew
she was to be murdered. He had no
earthly intentions of marrying me,
and | don't know whether would
have married h.mi
The clerk at Wenstein's pawn shop
where Paul Beattie purchased the
shotgun with which the murder was
committed, made another statement
today to the effect that at first Paul
wanted TO buy revolver. the sale Of
which Is prohibited in Richmond.
The pistol, being refused him, he re-
turned later and bought the gun
Coincident with the discovery of al.
legged discrepancies In Paul Beattie's
story OF his connection with the crime
Henry Beattle from his cell urges the
detectives TO pursue their investiga.
ton along other lines as diligently as
they pursued those that incriminate
me and you will soon clear me OF
suspicion"
Henry Beattie holds firm to his
original story that n tall man with
a scraggy beard" fired the fatal shot
II was rumored today that an eye
witnes to the crime on Midlothian
Turnpike had been found but the de
tectives who investigated said the
man had merely passed the scene Of
the crime after II was committed
Witnesses. however. have been found
who saw Beattie and his wife stand
ing In the road shortly before Mrs
d Beattie was shot.
, Henry Clay Beattie. Jr., is going L
b the electric chair for finoncing III,
, murder of his wife. II is just ques
. ton of how many others he will TAXI
, with him" said a detective who hai
b Investigated the murder. I'VE do no
believe Henry Beattie killed his wife
i but we do believe he had grown tire,
! Of her and decided to have her slail
}, by hired assassin"