The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-27
NEWS OF PETERSBURG
vtrxtni Buresu Meeha Bundin

| If the pistol shot wound. which killed
Nunnally was eelf-inficted. as was
| testified to at yesterdays session, 1t
was impossible for the pistol to have
fallen to the right side OF Nunnaily's
body
Chief Raxiand Testif1es.
Chief OF Police r. F. Ragland. tes-
tilted TO going TO George W. Nun
| nally's room on the night OF the
| tragedy and seeking Nunnally's dead
body also of hearing the conversation
at the Petersburg hospital between
! Coroner Leigh and Blanks, In which
| Blanks told DR.. Leigh that he threw
| his revolver away about 4 o'clock on
the afternoon of the tragedy as he was
high tempered and was afraid he
might do some damage, Chief Rag
land testified to finding Blanks pistol
| on Pike street near the Norfolk and
Western railroad tracks. Detective
John Heelan testified tina ton the
night Of the tragedy he smelled
whiskey on Blanks, also that there
we're powder burns on Nunnally's left
hand. After the examination Of one
or two other witnesses, whose evi =
dence were OF little Importance. the
Commonwealth rested Its case.
Prisoner First Witness.
The first witness called for the de-
. fenss was the prisoner himself. who
/ testified substantially as follows: He
was thirty~three years of are, was
born in Petersburg and with but two
short intervals had always resided
here; was married on May 20, 1907,
and has three children: at the time
OF the tragedy. June 27th. he was liv-
Ing on Grove avenue in house oc-
cupied Jointly by himself and family
and Mrs. l. Fl. Eeaden.
Giving an account of his where
abouts on the day OF the tragedy. the
accused said that about f1:45 o'clock
on June 2Tth he left homo, going down
to the Norfolk and Western railway
depot TO see about his run; where ne
spent possibly an hour. He then left
the station and came up to the cor
ner OF Sycamore and Bank streets
standing there for a short time, ne
then proceeded home. After getting
home he remembered that his wife
had told him that she was going out
70 spend the day. Witness said that
he spent some time at home measuring
some lumber which he had In the
basement to the house, that he after
wards went up Sycamore street to a
pool room and from there to James
shoe store, where he purchased paiI
of shoes, From there he went to the
Commercial Cafe, where ne spent soms
time talking TO the bartender He
drank one bottle of beer. after which
he returned 10 the Norfolk and West.
ern depot to see II there was a run
for him, this being about 3:45 o'clock
in the afternoon. He described his
movements during the afternoon very
clearly. He visited several pool
rooms, The picture show and the
Chest erfeld hotel
Tells of Conversation.
He recited conversation which ne
had with Mr.. Richardson In the lava
tory OF the last place. He was told
by Mr.. Richardson later In the lobby
of the hotel that Nunnally had a gun
for him that he had better look out
Witness then went home and asked
II his wife had returned. He then
came down stairs and knocked at the
door OF Nunnally's room. Nunnally,
and asked for match with which to
light his lamp. Nunnally also asked
the time to which he replied that 1t
was sac or $40 o'clock.
Blanks said to Nunnally. IT have
come to see you about what you told
my wife" and Nunnally replied. ut
IS d--m lie." told Nunnally
considered him a d--m scoundrel. I
asked him why he told my wife that
he loved her better than he ever did
his own wife. told Nunnally that
he had told my wife lies on ME and
that he had to go to my wifes face
and tell her they were lies. / went
to Nunnally's bed and told him TO get
up, dress himself and face my wife.
Nunnally got out OF bed and took up
a Jug and asked me to have drink
with him. Nunnally said, II under
stand that you have got gun" I
said. ''Yes. now get yours" I heard
someone calling me at the door which
proved 20 be Mrs. Headen. She said.
"Mr. Blanks. you ought not to do So"
To which I replied In a polite manner,
Mrs. Headen. this Is a personal mat
ter between Mr.. Nunnally and myself"
Mrs Headen left the door and closed
It and went to Nunnally's bed and
said. "Nunnallv YOU have got to 70
and face my wife" He got out Of bed
and insisted the second time that
take a drink with him. told Nun
nallv. DIN you and your whiskey,
too"
Saws Nunnally Fired.
] noticed at the time that he was
crying. He then took another drink
and got on the bed. Nunnaliy said
with me-" said to him. mo. Won
are too d--m common for me to drink
with" He then pointed his revolver
At me and fired, saying. Take this
then"
When I told him that he had shot
me. he replied. II hope not. my boy"
went 10 Mrs Headers room and
told her had been shot and TO get
my wife at once. Before had
finished the sentence heard a pistol
shot. and then ! said, "Nunnaliy has
shot himself"
He next told Of his going down to-
ward the Norfolk and Western tracks
and throwing his pistol away. A. haa-