The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-30


the store with Miss Rosson. another
school teacher. End the two daugh
ters af Mrs Hall She watched the
burning Of the DunlSnm store from
t2 to 2 A NJ. and then went back
TO bed At o'clock she was awan
ened by the sound Of a pistol ,snoe
and hearing a body fall ~ the floor.
In answer to calls from Mrs. Hall,
she FASTENED downstairs, where rne
found Mrs. Halt standing over the
body Of her husband
First to Reach Mrs. Hail.
The wounded man Was lying on
the floor, lust inside the store door.
with his head toward the front door
of the store, and his feet just out
side the Hall bedroom, Witness said
Mr. Halls head was resting on
bolster which was soaked in blood.
Witness said she asked Mrs. Hall
whore MIR. Hall was shot and in re-
ri, she said i'm the head. she thought.
Miss Wood safa she was the first
person to reach Mrs. Hall, and was
shortly followed by Miss Rosson, the
two daughter of Mrs. Hall and the
coiored servant girl. She said she
lighted several lamps and then got
Mrs Halls pistol from a bureau
drawer in the Hall bedroom. She
said she did not remember. but the
other girls told her afterwards she
had said she would shoot the first
man who came IN.
She said Mrs Hall was dressed in
a black kimona and that there were
little blood spots on Mrs. Halls face.
Identifies Pistol.
Miss Wood was shown Victor Halls
pistol and identified 1t as the revolver
she took from the bureau drawer in
the Hall bedroom. This. she said. was
loaded with the exception of one
chamber
At $40 the witness WIS turned over
to the defense. In reply to questions
by Mr. Gordon, Miss Wood testified that
she took victor Halls pistol with her
to school one morning prior TO the
murder and that during the day she
shot the pistol at a telegraph pole,
she said she did not remove the empty
shell.
witness testified MS TO the happy
heme life OF Mr. and Mrs. Hall. Mr..
Gordon asked Miss Wood how long
K was from The time she heard the
pistol shot to the time she took the
revolver from the bureau drawer. She
replied that she did not know In or
der to impress upon TIE witness mind
the duration of time. Nr. Gordon took
HIS watch LEbttt HIS I@EfACb anu hhibNh
it 10 Miss Wood with the request
that she watch the time piece for one
minute and then ses If she could an.
swer his question Miss Wood, after
timing one minute. said It was not
very long between the report of the
pistol and the time she got down
stairs.
Widow Deeply Grievcd.
Miss Wood said Mrs. Hall mani
Tested great grief at -he shooting and
did everything she could for the relief
of the wounded man.
Witness testified that w. r. Dun
KUN appeared very much excited. but
that ne attempted to fix he telephone
wires which had become disarranged
on account Of the fire IN the Dunkum
store,
Miss Wood said that she and Mr..
Blob examined the pistol about $50 in
the morning of April 20. She said
they agreed at that time that the re
volver cd not look as trough it had
been recently fred and there was no
smell rot powder.
Nothing Disturbed In store.
At AS the defense announced tha'
II ,sas through with the witness. In
answer to questions by Mr.. Bibb. Miss
Wood said she did not examine the
empty chamber in tho revolver.
Witness said there was no indication
of anything being disturbed in the
store.
Exhibits No Feeling.
Miss Wood said she saw two blood
spots on the Aoor where Mr.. Hall was
found one smaller than the other,
and the two about the size OF sau-
GER.
Miss Wood is an exceedingly hand
some young woman, about twenty
years of are with dark eyes and dark
hair. She made an excellent witness
and Was perfectly composed during
the two hours she was on tho stand
answering all questions promptly and
+ III "a clear ana distinct voice,
The blood stained bolster on which
Victor Halls head was placed after
he was shot, was exhibited to the
Jury, 1t showed large blood stain
IN both sides indicating that blood
soaked through.
During the exhibit Victor Halls
motSer wept bitterly. but no feeling
whatever was manifested by the widow
at the sight of the Rruesome object