Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-15

IS RELEASED ON BAIL
She Was Taken in Custody After Z
Second Attempt Had Been Made
TO Burn Her Store and Dwelling.

Especial Dispatch TO the Gazette.)
Richmond, Va, May 15l-Ihe
grand jury at Louisa courthouse
this morning returned an indictment
Against Mrs. Victor Hall charging
her with the murder of her husband
on April Is at Green Springs.
Mrs. Hall was granted bail in the
sum of five thousand dollars with
the understanding that if bail was
furnished she should leave the coun'
ty Immediately and should come to
Richmond to remain until the date
set for her trial, which was fixed
for the second day of the July term
of court. 1t is likely that other in
dictments charging arson will also
he returned against Mrs. Hall.
1t is gossipped around Louisa
Courthouse that insanity will be the
plea of the defense, but this was Wig
orously denied by Attorney Gordon,
representing the widow of the mur-
dered merchant.
Richmond. May 15.--Mrs. Hall
furnished the bail bond with the
names of Magistrate James Hester
N. w. Hall and Mrs. Nicholas Hall
Mrs. Victor Hall, W. j. Roberts
Lindsey Gordon, her attorney, and
DR.. W. 0. Smith, signed to ii. The
case will be called for trial July
II. II is Rp1Erstco cd Gurt:nr viii
ask for a change OF venue. Mrs
Hall will come to Richmond tomor'
row to await the date of the trial
Louisa, Va, May 15.-Mrs. Victor
Hall, forty-four years old, was ar
rested at her home at Green Spring;
at $3.50 o'clock last night on the
charge of shooting her husband tc
death on the morning of April 10
Suddenly, after 5 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, the grand jury agreed
upon an indictment of Mrs. Hall
The papers were not to'haNe beer
signed until this morning, and ample
preparations had been made to take
the woman into. custody An houl
after the grand jury adjourned
Judge Shackelford was informed 10y
Joseph Mallory, a detective employ
ed by the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company, that second at
tempt had been made to burn dowr
tn Hall home and store, and he sale
that all evidence tended to show
that Mrs. Hall had been the torch
Gearer. '
Judge Shackelford immediately. is,
sued 4 bench warrant for Mrs. Hall;
arrest. Sheriff Wash and Deputy
Sheriff Grice were rushed to tht
scene III luIoNlOD'!cS.
As soon as she had provided her
self with change of clothes, Mr.;
Hall was rushed back to the cour'
house in the automobile Of DR.. Harr
w. Porter. Sheriff Wash sat on on
side of her and her brother sat o
the other. DR.. Porter. feared co
lapse of the prisoner during th
trip. which was made at full speec
Beside DR.. Porter sat Common
wealth's Attorney Bibb.
The accused woman was taken in
mediately before Judge Shackelfort
who was sitting ir the Office of III
clerk of the court The courthous
lawn was filled with large an
curious throng. and as soon as III
prisoner, followed by the Office,
and newspaper men, was admitte,
the courthouse doors We're locke
Mrs. Hall was perfectly calm, ar
asked that her counsel, r. Lindsa
Gordon, be summoned. Mr.. Gordc
arrived ir few minutes, and T.;
once moyed the court to bail II
prisoner. Judge Shackelford Z
fused.
Mr.. Gordo6 5hen asked that h
client be taken to the Louisa Hot
a local hostelry, in the custody
her brother and Sheriff Wash. Co,
monwealth'S Attorney Bibb offer
no objection, and the court conser
ed. Judge Shackelford said afte
@Nf.s taet the Jail was in bad CO