Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-14
NOT CAUGHT YET.
TH1AssAILAHr OF xR. AND MRS. HALL
STILL AT LARGE.


DR.. Archer, the attending physician
OF Rev. w. @. Hall and wife, who
were 30 badly cut and beaten by some
unknown rufian on Tuesday night, was
in the city Yesterday. He reports that
MIR. Hall is doing very we'll. Mrs.
Hall, however, is severely injured, and
is suffering very much. Nothing in
her case points to an unfavorable re-
suit, but so savagely cut and bruised
was she, her recovery will be slow.
Mr.. W. n. Hall, Of this city, son
Of the reverend gentleman, is advised
by DR.. Archer to take the wounded
couple to his home, here in Richmond,
and an ambulance will be secured to
bring them to the city as soon as re-
moval is possible. In their country
home Mr.. and Mrs. Hall are receiving
the most devoted attentions possible
from their neighbors. Nothing could
be more delicate, nothing more consid-
ers,e. than the kindly Offices Of the
people Of the neighborhood; but they
can secure comforts here in the city
impossible in the country, and hence
the determination to bring them to this
city for treatment.
SECURING THE COUNTRY.
The most diligent efforts on the part
Of Justice Atlee and the people of that
part Of the county generally have so
far failed to discover the guilty man.
1t is believed that he is mulstto, but
possibly be may be q white man. His
familiarity with the paths leading from
Mr.. Halls house indicates that he is a
resident Of that portion OF the county.
No recent information at hand throws
doubt upon the conclusion that the
villain expected to find Mrs. Hall
alone.
Upon one Of Mrs. Halls limbs
is plainly stamped, nails and all, the
print Of the mans boot-heel.
A number Of mulatto men have vol
UNFAIRLY come before Mr.. Hall, giving
him the opportunity to say whether or
no he could recognize any one of them.
lie has failed to identify the man. In
fact, it is pretty certain that the right
fellow has not been produced before
him.
GOVERNOR LEE ACTS.
Governor Lee has offered a reward
Of $3.50 for the apprehension Of the
criminal, and at meeting Of the Board
Of Supervisors of Hcnrico county to be
held tomorrow Judge Minor hopes to
induce them to employ Detective Wren
to work up the case.
1t is believed that the guilty man
went off with blood upon his clothes, as
Mrs. Hall bled quite freely--particu-
larly from the nose, and he left the
marks Of his fingers in many places on
her body.
THE CHILDREN'S PART.
The morning after the murderous at
tack upon Mr.. and Mrs. Hall their two
grandchildren, who were the providen-
tial means of saving their lives, were
brought to Richmond.
The heroic conduct of little Maggie
has been the theme of general praise.
She i. was who in the heat OF the at
tack OF the ruflian upon Mrs. Hall
raised he window Of her chamber ian
upper room, and, jumping to the
ground, fled to the nearest neighbor's to
give the alarm. The window through
which she made the twelve-foot leap is
a very small one. With the lower half
of the sash raised the open space was
barely sufficient to give room for her
body, diminutiye as it is. When she
sprarg from the window it is thought
that the sash fell, and it was probably
that noise which startled the intruder
and made him desist from his attack
and beat hasty retreat.
Maggie had told her little brother
Lacy to follow her /; but when he looked
out the window she was gone-gone to
Mr.. Grover's-and he was afraid to
follow in the dark. Then no crawled
under the bed and remained there until
there was deathly stiffness below, and
then he crept down stairs. Lighting
the lamp, he found his grandparents
truly weltering in their blood"
Mr. Hall was unconscious and Mrs.
Hall nearly so, and both so remained
until the arrival of Mr.. Grover, follow
ed by Mrs. Grover and her children
and Mr. Yarbrough.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
Around Mr.. Halls house the country
is but sparsely settled. In that section
of Henrico the armies of Grant aud
Lee confronted each other during the
last year of the war. The line Of Fed
eral breast works is still standing
about half . mile to the left OF
Mr. Halls house. Deep Bottom,
where the Federal troops crossed
when they fell upon and surprised
Fort Harrison, is about one and half
miles distant. Fort Harrison itself is
but two miles off. Four-Mile. Creek
church, Of which Mr.. Hall is pastor,
furnished shelter for many q soldier
not few Of them wounded. The land
scaps still shows many of the scars Of
war. In Mr.. Halls yard is the founda-
tion Of a dwelling burnt by the Fede-
raj troops.
Much of the country is covered by
u rgrowth and small wood. At
nigh. more than the usual rural still
ness reigns. Few tramps are to be
seen in that section, and the steps Of
the man walking through the orchard
to the house and retracing his steps at
run disclose information as to paths,
bitches, and shortcuts not likely to be
in the possession Of stranger.
Lately in this part Of the county there
have been . number of incendiary fires.
The perpetrator of them is now under
arrest. This double outrage following
close upon them has so excited the in
dignation of the people that should the
offender be caught and his identity es-
tsblisbed he will belucky to find shelter
in cell Of Henrico Jail.
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Convtcts Received.
The following convicts were received