The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-26
Especial to The rimes-D,spato, i,

tSpeclai to The Ttmes-Dispatch.l
Livingston. Va, September 55
while seated on the porch OF the Vir.
sihia Hotel. during the dinner recess
VI court to-day, DR.. James A.. Petit
one oil the best known physicians ~
thls section of the State. and a man
Der OF Governor Mann's stan. was shn.
down and instantly killed bv Ben Hnh-.
ara also a we'll known citizen or
this county. Hubbard. with the smoktrr
revolver still In his hand, was seizeJ
from the rear by Porter A. Ball. who
secured mis- weapon. and aided by 9th.
ers who had his assIstsnoc T
took him to the Jail, less than inn
yards distant. When court ~reconven-
ed in the afternoon, following tba
coroner's Inquest, Judge Gordon sum
mohed a special grand jury. the regu-
lar grand jury having been %discharg-
ed after the morning session, and
within a short time. Hubbard had
been Indicted for the crime, and hiss
case was Immediately set for trial on
October 6.
Late this afternoon. on account Of
the w~rought-up condition of the peo-
pie of this community, and desiring
not to take any chances. the authori-A
ties decided to remove Hubbard ts
Lynchburg for safekeeping. In GUS
tody of a number OF special guards he
"eo tohS = cnipil6H, the ne0reSG
railroad station. and from there to-
Lynchburg. arriving at the latters
place at 10 o'clock.
Shot Without Warming.
LovinSston was stirred as IL haS
seldom been before by this apparent4
iy cold-blooded murder. DIR. Pettis
was sitting on the steps OF the hotel.
making settlement with a negro. whens
without warming Hubbard approached
him from thu ran ard haDo- arl,c t
The first shot caused DR.. Petit to
DALI to the ground, and while ne lay
PROSTATE he was shot five more timea
in rapid succession, and before any of
the large number of bystanders could
get to his rescue and wrench the dead
ly weapon from the hands of the as
%sailant. Any one of the shots. 1t was
declared by a physician who examined
the wounds. was sufficient to have
caused almost instant death. His face
was badly bruised and mashed. Thsd
last five shots were fred fror, a dis
tance OF less than three feet.
Immediately scores of people. many
of whom had witnessed the killing;
but were almost stunned by the sud-
denness and shock of 1t all, made a
rush for the murderer. Mr.. Ball being
the first to reach and disarm him. He
was quickly surrounded by a wildly
excited crowd. and for awhile 1t ap-
peared as IL there were danger OF his
being roughly handled, but aided by
several In the crowd. the officials ;
formed a Gordon about him, and no
was rushed to the nearby Jail. To
prevent the possibility OF any attempt;
at action a strong guard.
especially detailed. and heavily armed,
was thrown about the prison.
Early In the afternoon a ~coroner's
inques. was held over the body OF DR..
Petit. which had been carried into
the hotel. and 1t returned a verdict
liking the crime upon Hubbard
Indicted by Grand Jury.
After the reaSsembling OF court
Judge Bennett p. Gordon. who wa,
presiding, at once summoned a special
grand jury, which Immediately took
up the consideration OF the case.
Within Il short time an Indictment,
charging HUBBARD with the killing. was
returned, and Judge Gordon set tina
trial for October 6, FRIDAY of next
week. HUBBARD then was taken back
to jail. where he was kept until he
left for LynchburE in the custody OF
officers. lie will be held there prob
ably until the time he is brought back
to Lovingston to stand trial.
The only possible motive for the
crime. so far as Is known at this time.
grew ont of a grudge, which 1T Is said
Hubbard has been harboring for a long.
time against the physician following
his attendance OF Hubard's wife when
she was Ill about eighteen months ago.
At that time 1t Is understood that Dr.
Petit was summoned to attend Mrs.
HUBBARD, who was In a serious condo
ton, When the physician arrived
HUBBARD is said to have refused to AL.
low the physician TO entar his homo.
But Mr. HuoaEd's father. WHO WAS press