The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-07
MRS. HALE'S DESTNUI|0N
The Mother and Three Children In
Want,
The Burial Of Mr.. Hale Yesterday.
Inquest by Or. Newton. Will Ex-
anime Witnesses Next Thurs
day. The Feeling in the
Community.

The killing of Geo. Hale by Ben
Brock is still creating iuteuge feeling
IN frincess Ammo county. The coroner,
Dr. Newton, held an inquest ut st
Nincents Hospital yesterday with the
following Jury: a. b. Holmes, j. l..
Nnsh, II. l.. g. Manning, w. A. Ether.
ldge, j. L. Wilson, a. >. Wilson. DIR.
Newton made post norton exami.
nation. which showed that Haie's skull
was fractured to tho extent of three
and ono half inches. and that he had
been shot IN the right shoulder and in
The right sido of the body. bullet
OF 3S-caliDre was extracted from the
shoulder. The jury was adjourned till
thursday at | | u. IN. to give timo for
securing witnesses from Princess Anne.
The remains of MIR. Hulc wore taken
TO Virginia Beach yesterday for inter.
ment. and the burial took place on the
JARVIS farm. about two mileg from
where he lived. When tho body nr
rived at Virginia Bench it was learned
TINT cOronur's Jury had been sum.
moued 10 mnke an investigation, but
he Justice of the Poace learning hat
the Norfolk city Coroner had begun uu
investigation, concluded that nn IN
qulry by hun would be unnecessary.
funeral services III tho presence of
large attendance of the bost people
Of the neighburhood.
MIR Hale has received sympathctin
attention from the ladies' who reside in
The neighborhood ami some OF those
who are spending the summer at the
Beach,
The family ID in worry destitute cir
cumstnnces, the children poorly clud.
the house badly furnished aud the
larder empty. MrS. Hale, who was
SICK explained to those who called to
sea her that she and her husband
were working hard to pay for the farm
ana That mortgage OF $500, all the debt
lelt on the place, they hoped to pay OIL
tins yenr. Tint ii few days ago her
husband had said he would make I'M.
proVements TO the house and get some
furniture Just es soon ns the debt WAS
paid. Speaking to tho ladies who called
Mrs. Hale said that her husband was
KIND to her anu tho children and
worked hard Tor thoir support.
Those VINO knew them report thai
he was as amiable as child whsu
sober, but that he occasionally pol
drunk aud when he did he was iucliucd
to be quarrelsome. The OCCASION of
MS drinking Saturday night was
The birth of son. All OF his
children were girls and he Ind ire.
quently said that he would celebrate
he birth of his first boy with
great frolic with the boys. The child
born irdny WAS boy aud making
good his statement he got into trouble
and was killed.
Tho physicians all agree that his life
could possibly have been saved if the
people who killed him had called in n
doctor to attend the man they left
Saturday night In the county road.
TO ASSIST THE MOTHER.
Mr.. George Stavro, of this city, and
Mr.. +. o. Ciebourne, of the Virginia
Beach road, have been energetic In
thor Efforts to raise money to assist thu
widow and children i'll their hour of
distress and deslitutou,aud the follow
ing amounts have been received by
them:
B = Holland. 81; + 0 Clbonrne, 81:
Geo W Stavroe, 81; Chas Wrenn, 81;
/. L Roberts, 81 cash. soc; cash, S5c
Ihos Welsh, 81; MIR Garwood. 81; r.
II Gregory, soc; Il L Lawler, 81; j ri
fonrce, 81; Jno Gordon, $40 l. PI
llcrney. 2Oc; cash, SOC; cash, 25c; cash.
l0c; cash, l0c; MIR Glenuau, 81; J u
kevill. Zoe: Thomas Kevill, 25o:
Mrs. w f Allen, SOC: Il Mclaughlin.