The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
ARREST TO Be
MADE TO-DAY


all seated themselves on the grass and
Beattie toyed with a cigarette while
talking, looking the detectives square
ly in the eye. seldom hcsitatiug be-
fore answering and repeating the
story of the shooting time and again.
seldom II ever before in the his
totry Of Chesterfield has such IA ss~,ne
bern Witnessed and probably not one
among the two score or more " ho SAM
IL viii ever forget tlse drama. While
the examination was I'm progress.
Chief of Police WcraeT and Captain
Alec Wright. both in civilian clothes.
stood under n tree and cons er~sd in
low tones. Ken Owen ana studge
Gregory, consfnou~cuItn attorney,
were under another Tree talking tn
inN voices.
John n. At<op. who~c automobile
was used by Schtsrcr and the other
detectives stood of alone, while
friends of Beattie formed another
group. Newspaper men strosled over
the lawn and a baby sn u white dress
played in the grass within few rect
ar the detectives and Bs.att3e. Nearly
dozen automobiles were I'm the road
outside the hedge. The telephone tn-
sitis, the Loving home rang almost In
sys~santiy,
Talks Earnestly.
Rrataie could hr seven talking ear
mostly. first to one detective and then
another. hooking lds queStioDer in the
eye one moment and allowing his
ewes to stray away or fail to the
ground the next. Occasionally he
gs~tlculatcti as thought pointing di-
rcstion. and then ne would iniissie
deeply on the cigarette. III was near
lv O'Clock when Beattic and The
four men arose from the grass.
1<snasssnsa ss.ilh'- Attorney Gregory
stepped forward hurt-iefiiy, and con-
suited In whispers with Detective
ss.hervr Wren, wiltshire and Loving
held whispered conference. Beattie
struiIe-d OF alone few steps Nearly
all the spectators and most of the
sseusraIs.r men believed an arrest
would bc made in few minutes. sud
sIt4,i, thu. conference between Judge
nregory and schcrcr grrw more an
tnsatcd. and Ii seemed they were ar
Cusng some vital point
Scifercr laughed, slapped Judge
Gregory on the shoulder and turned.
walking to Rrattic and. placing an
arm around the Young mans stoul-
der. He said something to Beattie
and the suspect smiled. Schcrcr
turned and siguated to the Other de-
ssssi,cs and by the oppression ON
their faces it was seen that no ar
rest was to he. made then.
Arrest ia Delayed.
E-attie walked across the lawn 10
eSfavei tsa;h. through the box hedge
To the road and entered an automo-
bile. several friends followed him
and they disappeared down the road.
Among tlse men on the lawn IL was
whispered that the police were any4
fous 10 make the arrest without fur
thor delay. but were halted by Judge
Gregory.
Judge Gregory is quoted al saying
that lee wished the arrest delayed
until after the inquest. for the sake
of prevalence. If for nothing else. The
commemorative attorney is also
quoted as saying that the evidence
In luis possession against Beattje IL
sufficient To warrant the arrest of
the suspect II was also understood
that county officials on the ground
were willing 10 take tho responsible
ftv ~ ihe arrest ON their own shout
ders but were halted by Judge Greg
CRY.
II WIS admitted by one Of the de-
tectiVes who questioned Reattie that
the suspect said he realized the story
he had told of the murder would re-
suit In suspicion resting on himself.
Scherer was overheard asking Beattte
IT he and his wife had had trouble
recently, if there had been unpleasant
and his bride of last year. Beattie
shok his head mega lively and replied
go low that his words We're not over
heard.
Say Story l. Impossible.
After the examination OF Eeattte
one Of the detectives was asked why
Eeattie was suspected OF the muir
der The detective replied point
blank that Mrs Beattie could not
l. 4 f.. a, a y me- a
by Beattie The detective said that
the wo1nd in Mrs Beattie's head aud
other circumstances all combined 20
show that II would have been ply
steal impossibllty for an assassin 10
t4aee,shttr ti4e wgFnan- In thse manner
narrated by her husband.
Beattie said his wife was seated on
the left side or the car and he on the
right both occupying the front seat
He declared that the man who shot
Mira Rea&tse WAS standing ON the left
side Of the car. The husband also as
serted emphatieaily that The muz2le
of the shotgun MAS al least six feet
from Mrs. Besttie's face when the
SO; was fired
Detectives declare that Mrs Beat
ties face would have been pepper"d
I, with powder marks * the epd Of the
nauzzle had been SIX feet from her
They say there is not sign Of pow
der on her face The detectives also
declare that the course of the charge
Of shot would have been different had
the shot been fired as Reattie stated.
Detectives aver that they can prove
that Beattie planned the murder or
htS wife deliberately and that they
have discovered me motive for the
crime but they admit themselves IN
able 10 establish the waership of
the gun with which Mrs Beattie was
KILLED and confess they have been
bafflcd in every attempt to learn
something about the weapon. About
. o'clock Yesterday afternoon Major
Werner was notified by telephone that
The gun had been sold 10 Beattie re
centh BY Alonzo NJ. Page, OF secs
Lester street.
Gun II unexplained.
Major Werner left police headquar-
ters AT once and appeared a short
time later IN Chesterfield in an au-
sa-' tsgr,1s,bsYp He was asked iase kast
night n the gun had been sold to
Beat,ie by Page. Major Werner re-
piled:
mo So far az ] have been able
to learn Page never saw the gun. /
Investigated that clew and found II
10 be without foundation. We have
been unable to learn anything about
the weapon"
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