The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-31

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! MISS WOOD nE,AILI:D
WHEN tOlHT OPENS
! Miss Wood was recalled TO tho stand
/ *hen cour, opened. She was asked
whether the report Of the pistol was
! very LOUD. ana she said that II was
/ she went half way down the stairs and
/ Mrs iiall went out Of the front door.
/ So Ear a. she knew, Victor and Mrs.
I Hall wcr, the only persons in tho from,
/ hall after the tire. She said she heard
! = noise downstairs when Victor and
/ 'irs. Han were 1T the ire. She thought
/ ,; was Mrs Hall coming up the steps
/ BackE Coates, the negro servant Girl.
was still In tho house. The bolster was
! examined IN court again. and attcn-
I ton was called TO large ink stains OF
Charles JOHNSON Mas called 10 ,hc
stand. lie lives At 4io East clay stree,
I Richmond. ana ,s third cousin OF Miss
Wool. lie "as at the Hall gjorc ON
April 8 he said.
Re saih he ssv on 'ha, visi, 9s-
yalibrc pistol lying on bureau i'm
Mrs Halls bedroom. lie examined
the ristol turning tho cylinder and
found that II was fully loaded Miss
Wood has said that she thought She
na' tired tn" pistol month before
y u
ton Lulin ston said that Miss Wood Was
present part OF III" TIM. She told
him the pistol was loaded all around
ana 70 b. careful with ii
W l.. Dunkum. whose store was
burner the night before the murder.
';;,s tacn called To the stand. No told
IF ais former business connection VVith
Mrs. HAN and Of their division Of in
tercstS. when he put up "a Now stor.
and went into business alone. Ilc was
notified of the ire by y. W. Hall and
Victor aud Mrs Hall, followed by
Others, Joined them at ,he sccre
IuoUSh The surrounding place was
Wei Illuminated b: the fire. ne saw
40 enc else IL the ncighborhood Scv.
eral hours later he heard Mrs. haIl
call oh. BUCK Oh Buck some ono
has SAC; Nictor,' lie went over and
saw Hail lying on the floor Mrs
tiGll was III the store. between the
counters The girls were behind The
counters He described the position in
NNhlch liall Was found lying. As II had
hcea described by others Mrs Han
told him that she heard some on.
come 30 tho door. while she and Victor
we're IN their rooIn. and. thinking il
"as y. " Hall. said There cones
papa now' Then She heard Victor
say oh. Lordy,' and then the sound
al "A pistol shot Then she heard him
fall. Witness said Mrs Halls face
blood. She was dressed ia komoua.
He got the pistol ana pu, 1t in,o his
pocket and went out 10 iiN The tcle-
phone wire. lie notified the uoi-hbors
and when lie got back he and Joh,
Johnson examined the pistol ana
found that ono cartridge had been
fred.
lie knew o: no enemies tina, Victor
Hall lad. lie saw every person who
zane t" the fire, the prosecution, at
tempting |" show that If there had
been strangers in the ncighborhvod he
Vould have seen them.
What was Mrs. Halls dcmeano,
Nnen YOU went into tho store" he Mas
"SHe ali no, seem much depressed.
On eros examination punkum said
thai the backyard OF the Hall store
Mould not have been illuminated by
When asked if he was excited when
ne vent 20 the store. he replied that
J.. knew what nc WAS doing. 10 stated
that h" had not been opposed 10 the
nArri"Sc OF his brothers widow 10
~: KILLED VICTOR HNLi.
On redirect examination Mr. Fulton
S nid }ou xiii v S4s st"r lai question"
NO. replied the witness cmphAti-
caiiy lie said mat he did not Know
WHO did the killing.
The defense objected 10 tho uucs,i.S,
ana Was oNerruled When puniiurt cot
to ms store he found. the glass in ono
81 me windows broken and the fire
whether the pancs we're broken bv The
heat OF the blaze or by some human
Miss Mamie Rosson was called She
came to tn" stand with a lemon in her
nand. prepared for long stay. She
thcn Mrs. Hall called her daughter
ESs: Mrs. Hail was ON the front
porch at The time, Witness went down
into the store, where she saw Victor
iiall lying OF tn" floor She did 40
get down as quickly as Miss Wood
because she could not lind her shoes
When she got down The. coorcd SER
yant girl Was in Mrs Hairs room but
S9 nnr Over up t her no ar%s% to
shooting. Mrs. Hall was dressed in :,
black kimona.. She changed from her
kimona into black dress. Miss Rossnn
gown which Mrs. Hall wore that night
She could not recall what explanation
Mrs. Hall gave of the shooting. Asked
as to a conversation Mrs. Han had with
her just before the witness Went into
the grand jury room. Miss Rossom said:
She PASSED me as was going in
that viii put IL on me"
ON cross examination she said that
the Hall domestic relations were agree
"a kimona is frequently used as a
night gown. isn't IT," asked Mr.. Cor
don
Il don't know" said the Witness,
blushing.
You seem TO bc an cNpcr, in such
mattcrs." INTERCEPTED MIR. Fulton. and
the court lauGhcd Witness said she
heard noise in the store while tie
fire was in progress. Miss Rosson said
She came down stairs in kimona, and
then corrected herself saying il was
an outing night gown.
You didn't want to say night gown,
did you asked juror.
No" She replied. blushng and laugh
ing She is only nineteen years old,
ana is very pretty.
Mrs. ". r. Dunkum was then called
She said that Nicholas Han called them
~ l2:2" o'clock to tell them OF the
hrc. She went to the burning store.
hut remained only minute ~ w
l'all and her husband were at the
hrc. and later Victor Hall and his wife
came. Afterwards she and her hus-