Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-18

"sHE CAN STARE TOO"
Eyprcsses Wish to be Let Alone
Few Persons Recognize Her when
She Arrives at Capital City.

aI hv only few of the several nun
dred who had gathered at Main 81.
Station. Mrs. Victor Hall. under IN
%,ictment in Louisa county for the muF-
der Of her husband on the morning Of
April -, and forbidden to remain
within the borders Of Louisa until her
f,iaI arrived in Richmond last night
at S O'Clock, After experiencing some
difficulty in securing a vehicle. thf
forlcIn woman proceeded at once to
the hone of her cousin, \. 7. DowGy,
2l!4 Venable street.
Mrs. Hall was unaccompanied and
there was no one at the station to
greet her. Detective NJ. S. Angle, OF
the Chesapeake ami Ohio Railway
Secret Service, who continued yestei
dav his investigation into the b.
inc of the Green Spring depot, came
down on the same train, but did rot
force mis- presence on the woman nor
offer to molest her further. Mrs.
Hall is under $1,000 bond for her ap-
pearance before JuGge George :
Shacklefo~d in the Louisa Court, on
July 14th, the date on which her trial
has been set. and she will be free and
untroub!ed by detectives while she
in Richmon'l.
4 large crcwd vas dt the Lotus
Court House station when Mrs. Hall
arrived from the home Of her attOr
,'ney, r. Lindsay Gordon, to take the
ltyain. which leaves there at 5:l5
o'clock She was accompanied only
%by Mr.. Gates. a merchant of Louisa
fCourt House, who has evidenced great
interest in her. and is one of the few
who has proclaime! his belief in her,
| innocence Detective Angle offered
MS help, and told her kindly that she
would probably be subjected TO curious
! stares while on The train. According
20 him. she replied that she would
stare as well as others. and seemed
| to he unperturbed by the scrutiny and
curiosity her presence would naturally
excite Fifteen miles east OF Louisa,
Court House station, Mr.. Harris, 4
| bridge builder, who has known her for
some time, approached her. and they
! cOnverSed together the rest of the way
TO Richmond, occupying seat some
i what distant from the detective. Mrs.
HAL requested that she be not follow
ed b. detectives and newspaper men.
and she was not interrupted. Ar,
| rived at Main street station, she ling
cred behind the people who detr2ine.,
and walked slowly through the wait
ing crowd, succeeding in hiiing her
| identity from the majority who
sought to catch sight of her. Harris
left her Immediately, and the woman
was absolutely alone. an alien within
strange gates. She had been expected
by her cousin on Saturday night, and
there was none to meet her. 1t was
iiwith some difficulty that she secured
la carriage. and so fearful was she OF
being shadowed that she refused to
give the owner Of the vehicle the adj
rcsS TO which she wanted to be driv-
en- She said that she would tell the
driver aSJsoon as she had gotten away
from the station. and it was so agreed
But fears that attempts would be
lma1e 10 interview her and that de,
tectives would be forever hanging or
her heels were groundlesS, and Mrs
Hall will he as free from intrusion
: as though she were again in her owl
home.
Electrical Inspector. ....
Tho renort of Mr. Eranl, 7 yop =.