The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16


The clothes which were found In the
pantry fire at Mrs. Hairs store las;
night were brought to the courthouse
to-day Tho articles regarded as most
important IS the stained shirt-waist.
further examination to-day con-
WINGED the detectives that the stains
are OF blood. ana attention was again
called 10 the statement OF one of the
Dunkuin girls, that hcr mothers face
and clothes were drcnchod In blood
II was learned. too, To-Day, that Miss
Ruhy Chewing testified before The
grand jury that Miss Elsie Wood told
her the night they slept together that
she tAlIss WOod) had not told iho
jury all Sh. knew.
FOUND Mrs. HALL. kNEELING
Ky IiER HUSBANDS SIDE
Miss Ch"wninE is alleged to have
testified mat Miss Wood told her when
she got down into the store on the
morning Of the murder that she found
Mrs. ltaN kneel.ng by her husbands
side
Miss Wood. the story goes, asked
Mrs. tinli what she was doing. and The
woman looked up and said: u am Civ
ing him something that viii make him
forget what has just happened" Sho
had Il both. OF amOnla in her hands.
II was month ago this morning
th1t w. Il. Dunkum's store was ut
tcrly destroyed by Tire. ana three hours
Killed. officers followed Dr. larry w
Porter 70 the scene. and for time
worked on the burglary theory AS ad-
'anccd by Mrs. HAN ia explanation OF
nor husbands death. Bu, under CON
tInuouS questioning Mrs. Hall is said
10 have made nine different statements.
and suspicion that had secured tho
ncsrhborhoOd and searched every face
with Jealous cyc. vccied TO tive woman.
Tho detectives examined every foot %
the building. ana by the process ~
elimination satisfied themselves to
their ""n content that the murder
c"uid not hoVo hecn committed Ia the
manner described by Mrs Hall
IN ono Of >hcr statements she said
that her husband was shot near the
front door OF the store. How then.
the detectives asked. could ne have
heon shot in the back OF his head II
ne were called to the door and II So
how could lac have walked back to his
bedroom door ana have fallen on his
back? The body was found twenty
three feet away from the front door
OK his store, between tho counters, with
the feet at the bedroom door
Doctors SAID that the bullet strik-
Ing his brain Immediately paralyzcd
every motor-ncrvc and that he mus,
hnvc fallen In his tracks
ptNI<IM HEARD CAY
HII NJ SiiOr oE PISTOL.
Mrs. Hall said that she heard her
husband utter an exclamation hnme-
dialoiy after the shot was fired. She
went ont and found him at the bed
room door. and She went To the front
door OF the store and called w Il
Dunku0i punkum'S store was Ytill
SInouldorin. i'm ruins. and IN had not
again fallen TO sleep ilc said that he
heard Mrs. Iial! call the FIRST time.
hut that m did Tot hear the sound OF
front az his store and the door was
open ut The time. why. tho detective
asked, aid not DurkuIn hear the sound
OF the shot? How came 1t, they won
der. that Mrs Hall Is described as lav-
ing been covered with blood IT there
wore no blood-stains on the floor
where Hall died. Az 20 Victor Hulis
pistol, Miss Wood Is not sure that sne
had once fred II at railway mile
post. An empty cartridge was found
under tho hammer. II was afterwards
taken out and i said now TO smell OF
coffee, as II !; had been placed In u
coffee not.
Mrs Hairs continued protesta,ions
Of Innocence and her appearance OF
jealousy OF Dunkum because he was
permitted TO sell goods from the rail
way depot, the burning OF the depot
after she had removed her own Incr-
chand,sc and the two lrccnutary at
tcmpts on her own home also have
served To bring her into tho spotlight
OF suspicion.
The detectives feel satisfied that the
iucruGlary attempts on the Hail store
were not mNdc from the outside. that
they were made on the inside Dy the
same person. TWO people testified that
after the second attempt. they saw Mrs.
Hal! punching holes IN the pantry
floor, where tho fire had been lit. and
nat sho was using the stick which
In q -.
sash in the pantry window. This same
sti"k was found afterwards at the
bottom OF = wood noN ON the porch.
EVERY pooR NND WINDOW
IOC>ED FROM INSIDE
The uecond attempt VAS discovered
ycsterIe" afternoon At 5:i5 o'clock. ter
minutes after Mrs. Han. hc: mother
in-law, her TWO daushtcrs and the
negro servant girl left the house. Al
though men were watching tho build.
Ing no one saw n prow!cr about tho
prcm!scs and every door and window
In the house were found to have been
shut and locked from The Inside. The
torch that lit that ire was applied
from inside the pantry. and 1t was ap-
Piled Willie Mre. Hall and Tho others
were In the house
such is Il brioS ana Incomplete re-
sumo OF the circumstantial evidence
upon which the Indictment Of Mrs
theory
the detectives hold-Alrs Hail set IRE
10 w. II. Dunkums store. because Of
hor Jealous hatred OF him. ana was
known oy her husband rs the .ncen-
diary. Probably he upbraidcd her. ana
she feared that ne might make his
knowledge public. lie was tho only
one vino could testify against her. and
To save herself sho shot him az lie lay
in bed.
Then she wrapped n bolster around
hls h,ad and draggcd him bodily just
"''S'"e 'heir bedroom door Ia gath
crinG him up blood syurted over her
race ana hands and orcnchcd hcr
clothes After dcpositinr hlni on the
hocr sne placed the pistol unck In tho
nurc"u drawer. opened The store door
ana cAi!ed lHnkun ana .hvn gave The
alarm 10 The girls upstairs Tho DO.
structlon OF the depot was In further
revenge against Dunkum ana also to
direct suspicion away from her hv