Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
DEATH H0VERS NEAR
Another of Richard A|Inutt's
Victims May SucCumb.
MISS RAWLINGS PARALYZED
Tragedy Near Jacksonville Talk of
Montgomery County.
INSANITY GENERAL THEORY
Matter Will Be Brought to the
Grand Jury's Attention When
It Meets Monday.
INSANITY GENERAL THEORY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. March ia Sec
ond victim of the blows Of a pitchfork
handle welded by Richard w. Allnutt
in the Allnutt homestead near Daw-
sonville Tuesday morning, may he
claimed by death.
While the funeral of Mrs Naleria
Veirs. who died from the bcatins>
given her by her brother Dick, was be-
ing held today Miss Jane Rawlings.
whom he also attacked, was lowering
between life and death. The attending
physicians reported today that she was
improved, but they say her condition
Is still precarious and her chances of
recovery Slight. One side is COM
pletely paralyzed and she is uncon-
scious most of the time.
Mrs. Margaret E. Allnutt. the gray.
haired mother who also was attacked
with the club. Is better today, say her
doctors, and 1t Is now believed she will
recover. They are, however, guarding
against a reaction when the excitement
wears off.
Funeral services for Mrs. Valera Veirs
were held at II o'clock this morning IN
the family home, where her tragic Death
occurred. Only members Of the imnedl-
ate family attended.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Charles II. Waters of Brightwood. D. c.,
the interment was in Monocacy cemetery,
at Beallsville, Montgomery county.
Richard Threatens Brother.
Added details of the fury of Richard
Allnutt in the old homestead Tuesday
morning were furnished yesterday after
noon by Lawrence Allnutt.l brother OF
Richard. He says he, too. came near be-
ing a victim of his brothers frenzy.
While Richard Allnutt was attacking the
defenseless women colored washwoman
ran to the store of Lawrence Allnutt. 200
yards away, and implored the latter to
hurry to his mothers home. declaring
that 'Mr. Dick is killing all Of them
Mr.. Allnutt responded to the sum-
mons at once but when he reached the
house his brother had finished his
deadly work and stood with his hands
behind him, looking at his victims as
they lay bleeding and moaning on the
door.
"Why did you do such a thing" ask
ed Lawrence Allnutt
"1'n give you some Of it, replied the
brother, at the same time grabbing the
bloody pitchfork handle. as If to carry
his threat into execution. Lawrence All
mutt called on a negro farm hand to
nrotect him, and about that time Mrs.
Allnutt. who had learned what had hap
pened, rushed in and grasped her hus-
bands arm. the club falling to the floor.
Mrs Alln,1tt then conducted her husband
from the scene.
Overcome at Sisters Death.
The news Of his sisters death was not
broken to Richard Allnutt until yesterday
afternoon. His attorney. w. Outerbridge
Spates, told him. The information seemed
to stun the prisoner at first. then he broke
down and sobbed. and 1t was several min
utes before he regained his composure.
Later in the afternoon he was visited by
his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick w
Allnutt but none of his other relatives
came.
! Fred Allnutt is a first cousin OF the
prisoner and the wives Of the two men
ARE sisters. Mrs. Allnut remained with
her husband the greater part Of the
afternoon.
Justice Joseph Reading, Sheriff Will
liam T.. Tiett States Attorney Bowie
+. Waters and Deputy Sheriff Richard
E. Cissel went to Dawsonville yester-
day with the intention OF holding an
inquest over the body Of Mrs, Neirs:
They had planned to hold the inquiry
in the house where Mrs veirs' body lay.
hu, because OF objection on the part OF
members of the family to an inquest
being held at the home at that time, and
because no doubt seemed to exist as 10
how Mrs. veirs met her death. it was
decided to dispense with the inquiry.
The court authorities have announced
that the Allnutt case will be brought to
the attention of the grand jury soon after
1t meets next Monday.
Insanity General Theory.
The feeling is growing that Allnutt
must have been unbalanced at the time
he committed the crimes. One of his
brothers said yesterday that Dick must
have been crazy" and another brother
described the crimes as the work of a
maniac" Because of his unreasonable
claims in regard to what was due him
from his fathers estate members of the
family are understood to have considered
for some time that something was radi-
cally wrong with him mentally.
There is believed to be little doubt that
the defense will be insanity.
The affair continues to be about the
sole topic of conversation throughout the
county The people seem unable to UNI
derstand how such a man dick ALI
mutt could he guilty Of such an act and
the one expression heard Is The must have
heen craZv."