The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-15
Sensational Case Takes Turn
After Second Attempt Il
Made to Burn the Hall Home
and Store
|Utters No Protest
To Sheriff Wash
Indictment Drawn Will Be Re-
turned Today-Rags Soaked
In Oil Again Found In Pam
try and Building Was In
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LOUISA, VA, May l4.-On = war
rant charging her with the murder
of Victor Hall. who was shot and
killed on the morning of April 18th
at his home at Green Spring, Mrs.
Victor Hall was arrested about S:30
o'clock tonight by Sheriff Wash. She
was brought at once to Louise court
house in an automobile. and locked
up IN a room in the Louisa hotel be-
cause of the unfit condition of the
jail.
The charge of murder was made
against her by Commonwealth's At
torney w. c. Bibb, to whom the war
rant was issued by Judge Shackel-
ford, early tonight. after report
had been received from Green Spring
that another attempt to burn the Hall
home and store was frustrated late
this afternoon. This fire was discov-
ever shortly after Mrs. Hall had
moved her household furniture and
personal effects from the place to the
home Of her father-in-iaw, Nicholas
w Hall
Bail Is Refused.
Application for the admission Of
Mrs. Hall TO bail was made tonight
by Attorney r. Lindsay Gordon who
has been retained as counsel by Mrs.
Hall. Judge Shackelford declined to
allow bail and placed her in custody
Of Sheriff Wash for the night.
Motion for bail viii be renewed by
Mr., Gordon before Judge Shackelford
as soon as the Indictment, which has
already been drawn and agreed upon.
is signed and presented to the court
There will be no preliminary trial,
It was stated tonight The trial will
probably take place at the next reg
ular term of the louisa Circuit court,
which will convene on the second
Monday in July.
Work Quietly Done.
The Commonwealth attorney pro-
ceeded quietly about securing the
warrant and until the big automo-
bile in which Sheriff Wash and Dep
uty Sheriff Price and others returned
to the courthouse with Mrs. Hall q
prisoner, none here knew that MUIR
der had been charged against the
woman.
The news spread rapidly by tele-
phone and otherwise, 1t occasioned
little surprise. though IL came earlier
than many had expected.
While the grand jury will not con-
elude It's inquiry until some time to-
morrow, probably at noon, the Com
monwealth's attorney decided that the
rapidly accommodating circumstantial
evidence. all pointing directly at Mrs.
Hall, tonight warranted taking Inn
mediate steps 10 place her In GUS
tody. Mr. Bihb had been urged dur-
ing the day by county officers and de-
tectives who have been investigating
the fires of Tuesday night and early
Wednesday morning. to place a war
rant In the hands of the sheriff for
the arrest OF the suspect.
News OF Latest Fire.
Il was not until after the report
of this afternoons attempt to burn
the home and store in which Victor
Hall was killed a month ago. reached
him here that Mr.. Bibb took steps to
place Mrs Hall under arrest.
The grand Jury had adjourned IT.
session for the day. to meet again
tomorrow morning at $40. when the
report OF the fire reached Louisa.
The news came that after Mrs. Hall
had spent several hours dring the aft
ernoon In removing her household and
personal goods from her home to that
of Mr.. and Mrs Nicholas W. Hail.
with whom sae has been spending her
time. with the exception Of one night,
fire was discovered In the pantry. The
the home of her father-in-law was
Tuesday night, during which the c.
4 O. depot at Green Spring was de-
stroyed by FIRE and fire was dis
covered in the Hall home.
Like Wednesdays Attempt.
The fire this afternoon was found
In the pantry in almost the same
place that the early morning FIRE IT
Wednesday was found. This after
Moons blaze was quickly extinguished.
several persons gathering quickly
and throwing water on the flames.
Investigation made Immediately
disclosed the fact that a quantity Of
old rags and other materials had been
made highly inlammable by satura-
ton with OIL The bundle of sat-
urated rags had been placed In the
pantry and ignited in much the same
manner, apparently, as had those
which we're used by the incendiary Of
early Wednesday morning. Every In
dication was that the burning STUN
had been placed on the pantry moor
bv some one inside the building
When todays fire was discdeered
Mrs Hall had been away from tho
house not more than half an hour,
if that long. say Green Spring cit
izens, who discovered and extinguiah.
ed the blaze
The Arrest
AS soon as the warrant was secured.
Sheriff wash, Deputy Price and
others climbed into an autor 9bile
and left for Green Spring. Arrived
there they located Mrs. Hall and
placed her under arrest The g.
rest was made with the tvo daneA
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