Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-07-21


and announced it last hight after Bcat'r.
had been questioned for nearly Is
hours and forced to repeat his story
the murder several times.
The cross-eXamiGation Of Brati
followed a severe examination II
Bulah Binford, beautiful girl of abor,r
eighteen years, who was dragged int"
the murder mystery at noon yesterIa,
Her detention by the detectives !
subsequent to their discovery that 5
has played prominent part in his H.,
and was the mother Of his so:i VI
died at the age OF one year.
Beattie's arrest was to follow lhr
Inquest which began at IL O'Clock H.
morning at the home of Coroner L.
ing in sJwansboro, Chesterfield count
That Beulah Binford was the noih
Of Beattie's son Wis revealed yt>t'ri
by records unta5;hcd ia the Itcalr
Office These ucorlS : ow th,,i = -
vas Dor, t.. II l. f,a;l" i Il Ma:
chester, an D..nlali BlnIurd. Gf Rcl
mond, July "a. 1903
The birthplace is given as North
Carolina and the child's name is shown
as H. G. Beattie Trout. 1t is also re-
vealed that the babe was adopted by
Mollie E. Trout who lived at 4O3 West
Marshall street, Richmond. The date
of the Guilds death is given as July
9, 1910.
Cholera infantum was given as the
cause Of death by Dr. 3. NJ. Rosebro
the attending physician. DR.. Roscbro
stated last night that he recalled the
death Of the infant. He said he was
summoned to the home OF Mollie Trout
the morning OF the day the child died.
He found the babe in critical condi.
ton and apparently at the point OF
death. DR.. Rosebro visited the child
in the afternoon and found the little
patient dying.
When the foster mother was told
that the infant was dying, Catholic
priest was summoned and admins
tered the rites of extreme JUNCTION.
Funeral services we're held on July IL.
two days after the death and the body
OF the babe was inferred in Shockoe
Hill Cemetery.
Almost Immediately after these
discoveries in the health Office Detective
Wiltshire, who has had Beulah Binford
under surveillance for two days. con-
Quoted the girl to the office OF Detective
Scherer
According to friends OF Bulah Binford
she has been living at the Main street
house with her sister, a Mrs. Powers.
Friends OF the sister also state she is
no4 Mrs. R. c. Fisher, having been
married some time ago to a professional
ball player who is now with his tcam
in Michigan. Her friends also stated
last night that she was seen on the
porch Of the Main street bouse with
Beattic on Monday night last.
Ushcred into the private office ot
Detective Scherer. the girl was faoe to
face with several detectives who have
been revealing her past inch by iuch
and who had learned her every move.
meEt for several days prior to the mur-
der and after the preparation Of the
crime. 1t was trying ordeal through
which the girl passed and she was ques.
toned from a short time before noon
until about o'clock in the afternoon.
Leaving the girl in the Office in the
custody Of detectives, Scherer left the
building with Wiltshire, Wren and
FARRELL and drove il al automobile tc
the home OF Coroner Loving. Word
was zcnt to Beatte at his home, thai
he was wanted at the coroner's home
and in short time the suspected man
appeared in an automobile in the..com.
pauy OF friends and FARRELL and Flynn.
After the examination Of Beatte
one OF the detectives was asked why
Beattie was suspected OF the murder.
The detective replied point blank that
Mrs. could Beattie not have been killed
iu the way described by Beattie. The de-
tective said that the wound in Mrs.
Beattie's head and other circumstances
all combined to show that it would
have been physical impossibility for
an assassin to have shot the woman in
the manner narrated by her husband.
Beat.ie said his wife was seated on
the left side Of the car and he on the
right, both occupying the front seat.
He declared that the man who shot
Mrs. Beattie was standing on the left