The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-15

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would have been destroyed but for the
prompt action OF those who had been
expecting just such another blaze.
After the Are WAS cNtingulshcd cx-
summation was made. and 1t WAS FOUND
that CORNER had been hlled with rags
ard wcsnen's clothes All the sur
rounding circumstances showed that
the fire COULD not have been started
from The outside. Both windows to
sac. There WAS not II rag, not
scrap OF excelsior on the outside. and
side the window. But on The inside
the detectives, including Pinkcrtun
men. representing the state Bureau
of Insurance, and county officers found
such evidence as led them TO believe
that the hand that lit the torch had
,G,N w;ihin ne pantry.
wiru DARK RED STAIN
In tho clothes burned and chnrred
IN tho corner was found Il womnn's
shlrtwaist 1t was covered with dark
stI'n such a stain as blood might
leave. In the top of the ncckpiccc
WAS fastened safety pin unclutchcd.
lately used, in that :. was not 3oiled
except for the stain. and because 1t
stin contained the safety pin. While
detectives were examining the gar
meut Mrs. Hall looked through tho
window and said: Those are the
clothes of my lt;tlo servant" The oni-
that she was near until she spoke.
Mrs. liall Is apparently acquainted
with every move tina, is nadc against
her. She takes occasion always TO re-
peat her innocence and the constant
reiteraton, in the mind OF tho detec-
'V% 5,.i Is mot not HRS, her favor =.
that others might be arrested as ac-
cessorics after the fact. Detectives
are SIM guarding the place tonight.
the Louisa Hotel; and watch Ia being
kept over other people. The case Is
not ended with the arrest of Mrs. Hall.
II may nave just begun.
IheFc Is strong probability that
counsel may be employed by one or all
OF the other interests involved in the
arson cases to assist Commonwealth
Attorney Bib, ana the names OF two
Richmond attorneys have been mon
toned as among those who may he
The Chesapeake and Ohio hallway
Company - involved because of the
incendiary destruction of ths depot
at Green Springs. and the Virginia
FIRE and Marine Insurance Company.
IN which w. II. .Dunkum carried n
5000 policy for his store, Is also In
VOWED. Dunkum'S loss is estimated at
S2.S0O.
Since punkum's store was burned
down on the morning of April Is there
has boon a murder, one case of arson.
In which the depot was destroyed, and
two attempts at arson. Both the at
tempts We're made In the pantry OF
the hand which carried all the fire.
brands is tho hapd tina, slew Victor
Han while he lay In bed. Tonight
Hotel. While she sleeps two men Keep
vigil above her. Tomorrow an eff
Tor VII made to place her In jail.
nEINOIiI1 GRAND JURY
Evidence taken by the grand Jury
to-day was simply cumulative. follow
Ing the Instructions by judge Shacklc-
ford that the investigation should be
thorough. 1t was generally agreed hy.
those who had followed the case from
the beginning that the grand jury
had made up Its mind rs to the guilty
person. TWO detectives. assisted by
citizens, had boon assigned to guard
Mrs. Victor ialrs store and home to-
night. MI the men were heavily armed.
Mrs. Han and her three daughters
had expected TO spend the night with
her fathers n-law. y w. Hall. who. In
spite OF muttcred protests by neigh l.
borg. has remained steadras;ly with
her. and afforded the shelter OF his
homo TO her and hera.
Miss Elsie Wood the pretty young
school teacher who was first upon tho
scene OF the murder after Mrs. Han.
was recalled by the grand Jury this
afternoon and was Closctcd with that
body for more than two hours ONLY
two other Witnesses preceded hor to-
d"N' george ildlnhain who lives In
the ncirhborhood of the Hall store.
and Robert Mckay. a representative OF
the finkcrton Agency, who was en-
ploNcd by the Victor Hail estate 10
safeguard tho interests of Mrs Hall
Miss Woods accustomed poise had
returned. She came ont OF the grand
jury with her face wrcathcd in smiles
and evidently greatly relieved that
the examination. so far rs she IS con-
cerned. was finished. She stated af-
forwards that she told exactly the
same story that she had told on her
previous appearance They told me"
she said that they believed | had not
told thcm before all that knew about
the case. and replied that ! had told
everything. and that ! had nothing
10 hide and nothing TO add. told
them everything know about the
case and the conditions in tho store as
saw them ON the morning of the
murder"
Miss wood was accompanied hy her
father, a. c. Wood q farmer. ana for
twelve years constable OF Louisa
County. They LEFT for their home soon
after she came out OF the grand Jury
/ room.
Detective Mckay and MIR. Trainham
wore also closetcd with tho grand jury
I for several hours. and IT was after
o'clock when tho grand jury adjourn
| ed tog tho day.
/ SPENDS DAY IN MOVING
HER HOUSEHOLD REFLECTS
/ \ short time after the grand jury
| hhd adjourned. Judge Shacltlcford was
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