New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
CAN CONVICT MURDERER
Detectives in Beattie Case Say
They Have Ample Evidence.
NEW WITNESS IN THE CASE
Farmer Identifies Beattie as Man
He Saw at Scene of Murder
Shortly Before Shooting.
LR. Telserann TO The Trihune :


/ Richmond Va, July 2j.-One Of Beulah
Binford's diaries was found to-day. Its
pages arc full Of scraps Of sentimental
/ thoughts addressed TO Henry lear Kid.
and the last page contains items OF furnl-
| turc selected TO 60 10 housekeeping, when,
She says in a note to Henry Eeattio. ''you
may visit me without any one knowing
anything about it."
Roland Sydnor, dairyman. to-day iden-
! tifed Henry &. Beattic jr.. as tho man
whom he saw alone in an automobile early
on the night OF tho tragedy on the spot
! where later tho crime was committed.
! Mr. Sydnor. who positively Identified
! Bcattic at the iail. said he and his son.
\ Elmer. were passing over the Midlothian
/ Turnpike about S o'clock on the night of
! the murder and observed the SOLITARY oc-
! Cupant 81 the car closely. as his behavior.
said Sydnor. was suspicious Mr. Sydnor
said the man got cut Of tho car and Ip-
poarod to tinker with one Of the tires.
| This was in tho very spot where the crimc
/ was committed
Sydnor's testimony f. considered inn
/ portsnt for when BeattIc left his home
I 10 20 for his wife AT Thomas Owons's
! homo. Nc should have arrived i'm fow
minutes 1t tool, him more than an hour
! TO make the trip. The theory advanced by
/ tho detectives is that Beattic drove w the
! turnpike alone concealed the shotgun and
! then went back and got his wife
/ The defence has score of mon working
gathering everything possible To strengthen
. the defence of the Young man accused OF
, tho murder Of his tifc. and whom tho case
7 1. f.s,
/ Il. therc VIII bo much n interest revealed
/ However,. tho grand Jury proceedings in
! Virginia arc merely porfuuctorv. and the
battle will como At the hearing OF tn" case
! Rumors Of AL kinds arc a1oat aud white
tho officers tsko advantage Of every line
Of inquiry. nothing Of special iutcreet dc
volopod to-day. tho three prisoners spend
! inC thoir time without receiving any call
crs
Boulsh Biuford. tho other woman viii
he taken AVA from III" ii"nri"" county
Jail. and her confinement clS"Vhcr", Tao
officers believe. will cause her ia disclose
everything that sh" MAJ possibly know
regarding tho murder
The evidence in orr possession aaid
! Associate Prosecutor Nondsuhurs This
evening. IS sufficient. That which may 10
gathered later would only ho cumulative
and whilo it might simplify tho case, it -
slly isn't necessary"
Eculah Rinford ia reported 10 have repeat
% hor declaration that Henry e. Bcaiti" ir.
told her that after his father died 10 and
she would 90 away and 1--we together. This
point was raised IA the coroncr's inquest
and denied. but it is seid to-day that the
statement has been made under oath.
This statement j. said practically TO o.
tabish "a motive for the crime committed
ON Midlothian Turnpike on TUESDAY night
July lS. when Louise owen Bcattic was
murdered
Rculah Biuford, celebrating hor seven
tcenth birthday in jail spent the time play
ing "jack rocks" and gave out an interview
practically covering what sh" said on tn
witness stand AT the inquest relativ" - hol
relations with Bcattic. She laughed 1T ;h'
idea that she loved Bcattic better than hall
a dozen other men.
The girl is receiving postcards and pa
pcrs from all over the country, The let
ter from q New York man she did not know
simply expressed sympathy. The sirl hal
given up hope Of giving bond.
In her interview Miss Blnford said sh,
ran away from school at Alexandria. viii
another girl from Washington. who ha
since married She told Of visiting Chicago
Nashville and dozens of other cities. stat
ing that she never had = chance to Toe
good girl.
When other girls were Icing watched b,
their brothers. mothers ami fathers I wa
allowed 10 do just as / plea sed. Ny mother
thought she was letting me enjoy myself
she let me stay out late whenever | wanted
TO. and hardly ever asked me whore ] ha,
been. ! was only thirteen years of age
and admit / knew right from wrong, but
didn't think Of the future.
II arr thinking OF it now. all right an,
il seems pretty blue to me" Then as bet
golden hair dropped for a moment she NUT
tered. But what's the difference? VII,
cares?
81 want to repeat one thing. Seyera
times / tried to be good and couldn't A
| girl who goes wrong hasn't much chanc,
In this part of the country. / never
! thought Henry would marry me- Nobody
but a poor fool in a padded cell would
marry me.
Am I going TO stick TO him? Stick 10
him about what? ! have got 10 look out
for myself"
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