The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-10
Hearing, Set for Next Tuesday.
VIII Not Begin Until Tues
day, July %
Done Over Protest
of the Prosecution
Charged With Murder of Her
Husband in Louisa County.
Postponement Follows Con
ference With Judge

Following conference here last
night between Attorneys Lindsey Cor
don OF Louisa and Hill Garter, OF
Richmond for the defense. and Com
r1onwealth's Attorney Bib and NJ. J.
Fulton. OF Richmond. for the prosecu-
ton. with Judge S. Shackelford. OF the
Louisa county Circuit court. 1t Is prac-
tically certain that the trial of Mrs.
Victor Hall. charged with the murder
OF her husband In their store at Green
Springs. on the morning of April Is.
which was set for next Tuesday, viii
be postponed until July Is.
This date. It is known. was agreed
upon after discussion lasting for
several minutes, and the continuation
was agreed upon over the protests of
the prosecution.
Wide Interest In Case.
Throughout Virginia wide interest
has been taken in the case, and every
where different theories have been ad-
vanced Certain II ia that the trial
promises 70 be the most interesting
since the famous Beattie trial of Hen
rico.
Great feeling has evidenced Itself
among the inhabitants of the little
village Of Green Springs since the muir
der. and this was tncrea by tho
tncendiary fires one OF which destroyed
the depot, burning several boxes Of
merchandise consigned To the Dunk
hum store. which was burned shortly
before that.
Everywhere opinions are freely ex-
pressed as 10 who murdered Hall. and
also as to who attempted TO burn
Halls store and the depot
Many Theories Advanced.
Several theories have been advanced
as to how Hall was murdered. Mrs.
Hall claimed that she heard a shot
fred in the store beneath their living
rooms. and that she rushed down the
stairs and into the place to find her
husband stretched out upon the floor
dead.
Neighbors who are free TO express
their opinion have advanced the
theory that Hall was murdered by his
wife In their living room and then
dragged to the store. They claim that
the peculiar position IN which he lay,
together with the blood stains on Mrs,
Halls clothes plainly testified to this
fact. A pistol waa found by his side
with one chamber empty
When the case Is called Tor trial on
July IS. which now seems certain. as
no further postponements are ex-
pected. the little town OF Louisa viii
be crowded with curiosity seekers, at
torneys interested in the case. and
newspaper men. as the trial promises
to be one of tho hardest fought GRIM
inal cases ever brought to trial.
story of Crimes.
On April Is the store of w. RI Dun
KUN. situated Just across the railroad
track from that of Halls. and a com
petitor. was burned shortly after mid
night. About two hours and a half
later Victor Hall was murdered. The
reason OF his murder, as told by those
who believe Mrs. Hall guilty, was that
he had learned that Mrs. Hall had set
fire to the burned store. and that he
had told her he would tell His lips
were sealed, say they. because OF this
fact Victor Hall was on good terms
with the Duukums. while his wife was
not,
April Is, the date following the
murder, the coroners jury brought
in a noncommittal verdict.
The special grand jury began It's
investigation on May II about 10
o'clock in the morning. That night
some one tried to enter the home OF
w r. Dunkum.
The next day, or on May u, Mrs.
Hall has her freight, consisting OF
merchandise goods consigned TO her