The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-05
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GLOUCESTER, G. h. Va. Jan. 4.
quite q number Of Interested peo-
pie were in ths court room. this
| morning, when the judge took the
bench. The court ruled that MIR.
Marchant could state Facts as TO his
arresting Walker. but could not give
any conversation with the prisoner.
Mr.. MArchAnt told Of arFeSting
Walker, and Of hndiag two cartridges
on the counter and two In q double
barrelled gun. He produced the
shells. two Of them loaded with num-
Der four shot and two with number
two snot. Mr.. Aarehant testified that
c. Z, Shackelford cayne UP. and asked
Walker about seeing hia father sun
day Afternoon. Walker denied having
seen him. and asksd 6hackslford Il
he thought he had killed his father.
Chaa. Shackelford replied: Yes.
you are the only man In Gloucester
mean enough to do q"
Shackeiford was in his buggy. and
took up his rifle, but when the mar
shall spoke to him. he recovered him
! self.
Willard Booker testified that he was
at Walkers place In the early part
, Of the week. before the shooting. He
shot at fox with Walkers gun. load.
ed with Walkers she'll. went homo
and got dogs. and ran the fox all
day. II. Wiley went on this hunt with
Booker.
Grand Jury HncDrxis.
Records were produced to show
number OF persons indicted when J.
NJ. .Shaekelferd WAS foreman of tho
grand fury.
4. v. Riiee testified that no knew
the ground between Walkers place
and the place Of the shooting. 1t
was so overgrown with briers and
hushes, he said, that It would take
a man half hour TO walk through
1t. 1t would take only fifteen min
utes around the road. 4 longer dis
lance. He thought Shaekeiford. and
Walker we're en- good terms. had
pasasd = them tAikang ~taGeshsr aest
spiinR. w S~-s S.
Rilee knew shackelford. ana had
had trouble four years ago. He saw
. them sneak on the road and thought
| they were on good terms He knew
that Walker and James Ellis. who
testified Yesterday as to threats made
b. Walker. were at loggerheads
Walker got mad with Ellis because he
, charged that Shackelford had offer
, ed Ellis five dollars to testify AGAINST
| Walker for selling whiskey. Walker
! he said. ran away to Baltimore two
years ago last July to escape fine
for selling whiskey.
Judge Talliaferro Witness.
Judge Taaiiarerro said SnAckelford
years ago. St1ackctfurd,- and two
others had told hirr. walker was now
a good man. had Joined the church,
ana asked him 10 try to get him par
doned. He knew OF no other trou-
BILE. after that. Knew that Z reward
WAS offered for the apprehension and
conviction of the slayer of MIR. Shack
elford. but knew of no detective be-
Ing employed. and didn't know OF any
one seeking to get the reward.
Eleanora Washington. who cooked
Walkers supper that Sunday afternoon
and ent to meeting about $3.50 o'clock,
was called. She testified that she re-
turned ut dusk. Her son. James, who
carried the supper to Walker. got home
Immediately after her.
After consultation, with the prts-
oner. the defense here rested it's case
, without putting the accused on the
SIAM.
Witness in Rshuttai.
The prosecution put on W. G. Stubbs
in rebuttal, who said he had recently
gone over the ground from Walkers
to the place OF the shooting in about
attorney asked that the jury be- taken
to the scene Of the crime. Having
ascertained that some OF the Jury
wanted to view the ground: the judge
| ordered that the jury be taken there
after dinner.
The Judge instructed the Jury that
they must disregard tho statement Of
J. n. Stubbs. as to Mr.. Shackeiford's
activity In raising funds to prosecute
Walker, on the ground that II was
| not shown that Walker knew this. He
| likewise instructed them to disregard
| the statement of S. NJ Etubhs, that
| Mt Shaekelfard 9hea told 4htssy that he
knEK OF no ma Khn could have shot
| him but Walker.
The jury visited the scene OF the
! tragedy this afternoon, and went from
j there to Walkers place In fourteen
! minutes. The jury got back about four
o'clock. Counsel then agreed To argue
| Instructions tonight. The argument
| of the case will begin Mt . o'clock to-
! morrow morning