The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01

knock on the door. and. picking up
h Iampi T Sim tn to the door Ther she
sho, and Of Victor falling She lit a.
lamp, and going into ,he store. found
the counters. She did not call the
girls she told him. but they heard
her call Dunkuni and came down OF
their own accord she said tha, she
aid not know whether the pistol had
been fired. but that she heard il had
been She complained Of people talk
ing about her. and accused Scott of
suspcctinH her Of firing the fatal shot
She also said that people. were talk
ing about her and Mr. Roberts
The even think poisoned my tirst
husband. witness said Mrs. Hall told
lie died Of pneumonia" she said.
viii tell YOU"
Counsel for the defense objected to
II could not dissect the. evidence and
the statements stood
VI. + Peers was the next witness. Mr.
i'ecrs Lad "a conversation with the ac-
she wanted TO send g message TO
statemcnt before the grand jury tina,
she had made before the coroner's. in
n me- and Id, 5ai ,a, u Is no secret and
Did she give YOU any reason for
Yes that Miss Wood was to say IL
was ten minutes before she got down
stairs after the shooting
LAWYER AND AUDIENCE
IMANDED BY COURT
Lindsay Gordon bantcred with the
witness and caused a laugh, Lawyer
and audience were severely repri-
manded by Judge Shackclford
This is not a funny matter" he
Witness admitted to Mr.. Gordon tina,
Mrs. Hall thought Miss Wood had
changed her statement.
on dire, eNamina ton. Mr. Peers
adhered to his original testimony as
10 the mature OF Mrs. Hairs message.
Counsel for the defense wanted to
consult Witness. and court was adj
journcd 70 80 o'clock.
G. l. Marks. brother OF Mrs. W. II.
~ The afternoon. He said that Mrs.
5all said that she though, the store
door was closed. but not locked. when
she went out, 10 call puukum after>
tn" murder. he related practically tie
same story Of the murder told by Mrs
Hall aS has been testified 10 by others
Witness said IA" made a signed state
mont and sent IL 10 g. W Scott OF the
stat bureau OF Insurance Mrs. Hall
under Nictor's head. but NC could not
rememb"r wcther IT Was before or after
she called Dunkum
Isn't il fact" asked MIR Gordon
that every. ono who saw Mrs Hall
ask1 her for Il statement Of the shoot
ing
- don't kncw." replicd the. Witness
Springs neiShborhcod. VINO was ono of
b
Hall murder mystery. WAS next SUM
moncd to the stand.
In a conversation with Mrs. Hall
after the murder she said 10 him that
she and Victor heard some one knock
ins on The door. lie got up. picked
mp lamp and went to the door She
"a pistol shot. and then tho sound of
! Victor Hall falling.
she said She found Victor huddlod
up on the nooi behind the counter"
sad the witness. She put pillow
Hnaer his head ,oa and hsG h hanIs, she
tered up in her face.
"Esais Dunkuin. who, was present;
SAID Mans Was so BLOODY that L
thought at first she was shot"
To Mi Gordon. Mr.. Trainhan. sal
thai, he put his recollection of Mrs.
Halls Statcmcut down III writing. lie
handed his note book to Mr.. Gordon.
T.. |. Marks. another brother of Mrs.
" n l'unkum, and resident of 200.
Oh tho stand.
sation he had with Mrs Victor Hall
after tn" shooting.
TOLD ulM THAT IEOPLE
MERE SusrECrINC DUNI>UM
Mrs Hall told me there were some
things. ! should know, that people we're
suspicious OF MIR. Dunkun, but that she
did not believe Buck had done it. She
much, as Ia" would certainly. get him
self into trouble"
Lou rcndleton, 'oiorcd. was called.
store OIL the evening OF May II when
tho house was SGT aiirc.
II saw Mrs. Hall come out and place
q box on the porch. and then Mamie
came out" she said. The others came
out. and Mrs. Hall stopped off tho porch
and went. around and looked into the
pantry window. Then she came back
and picked up her box and went away"
Who was the last person to come
out Of tho house"
Mrs. Victor Hall"
Witness said that she then went
home. She said it was between five
and ton minutes between tho time the
others came OCT and the time Mrs. Hall
c;imc out Of the house.
she, went around to tho pantry and
noticed said the witness. she didn't
put her hands on anything" Lou said
she had been employed as Il washer
woman ny Mrs. Hail.
Did YOU wash her night gowns?"
Yes"
What color were they"
white"
Witness said she WAS in Mrs Halls
bedroom tho Monday preceding tho
murder. and that tho bed had two
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