The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-16
RICHMOND REFUGE
OF ACCUSED WOMAN
Mrs. Victor Hall Will Make
Home Here Until Her Trial
on July IA.
ORDERED FROM LOUISA
Held for Murder of Her Hus-
band, Court Admits Her
to Bail
ORDERED FROM LOUISA
ny A. II. w. MACI<RETH.

lctord. that she must no, remain with
In tho borders OF Louisa County pond
Ing trial tor the murder Of her husband,
Victor Hall. on the morning Uf April
IL, Mrs. Elizabeth a. Han viii make
her temporary homo with relative IN
Hichmond. She VIII arrive there at
$40 o'clock tomorrow night. Admit
tancc 20 the hotel hc-c and to several
private homeb was Gcn!od TO Mrs. Hall
when she nude application this morn
ing, and shc las been taken in ana Is
being cared for by her attorney. x
Lindsay Gordon. Hubert Dowdy. her
brother. IS also remaining In town to-
night, but " w Hall and Mrs. Hall.
her pBrents-in law. returned to their
home near Green Spring.
a special grand jury, called 10 invos
tigatc tho murder OK Victor Hall. agreed
upon All Indictment OF Mrs. Hall yes-
terdey afternoon, and tho formal Tn
tictm.nt was returned this morning..
fifteen minutes after tho grand jury
was convened.
AIPLICA1ION EOTt RAIL
MADE by HER ATTORNEY
Mrs Hall wus brought to the court
room Immediately after tho true biz
against her was handed to the clerk
q! the court. Application for ball WAS
made BY air. Gordon. CommonwcNlih's
Attorney ". =. i}ibb opposed the grant
ing OF bnil 70 the accused WOMAN. but.
after hearing rather lengthy argument.
Judge Shacklcford decided TO admit
Mrs. Hall 20 bail In tho sum OF 900,
provided, however. shat she remain out
OF Louisa County. except on occasional
short visits to consul; with her coun-
eel. until her trial.
pre:err!ng this 20 the implied alter
native that she must be placed IN jail
Mrs. Hall. through her couns.i. con-
sented, and II WAS agreed that she
should go tn Richmond. The court
granted her permission, however. 20
go to her home tomorrow norn!ng
10 obtain and pack such things as she
may need. and she Will take the train
which passes through Green Springs
~ o'clock.
Though she Is now practically
free agent. Mrs. Hall viii be under
constant surveillance OF officers Will.
here. and a, her home Tomorrow, and
guards will be stationed around her
home.
when the matter OF setting the date
for the trial cam. up. Mr.. Gordon
said that he Was prepared to go into
trial at once.
The court decided. however. that Il
would take some time 10 summon tn.
vast army OF witnesses which Will
be called into the cas.. ard By mutual
agreement, the date FOR the ,riai was
set for Tuesday, July -. Several
Louisa County citizens already have
begun movement to employ add
tionaI counsel for the Commonwealth
10 aid Mr.. Bibb. Outside counsel may
bo employed through private sub
Scriptions or the citizens WHO arc In
ierestlng themselves IN the sensational
case may ASK tho county supervisors
tor an appropriation.
NJ. Gordon S. lawyer OF great
ability ana long experience. while the
Commemorative attorney. though OF
recognized ability, ia young, ana hts
experience tt the bar viii not coun,
against that of the elder man.
MIR. Gordon has announced r.uc1,-
cdly that ho will vindicnt. his client
ana the Commonwealth. unatded, may
'nd II II more than ordinarily difficult
task 10 PROCURE conviction II is for
this reason that I4ouisn citizens arc
interesting themselves In " movemcn,
TO employ counsel 10 assist MIR B!bb
ARSON CASES 60 OVER
TO JULY TERM or COURT
After bringing In the true bin
charging murder against Mrs. Hall.
tho grand Jury was adjourned for tho
term by Judge Shack kletord.
The arson case at Green Springs will
be taken up at tho July term Of court.
Comrnonwealth's Attorney Rlbb stat
ed to-day that the four cases-thc
burning or ". II. Dunkums store. the
burning OF the railway depot. and two
attempts on the Hall store md home
VIII be considered collectively.
1t Is generally believed that should
an Indictment be returned In those
cases II VIII be against Mrs. Hall and
II she violates tho injunction Of the
court by returning to ana remaining; in
Louisa County longer than II would
he necessary TO consult her counsel,
She Will be arrested OH q warrant
charging her with incendarisn. The
officers. In such an event, would not
wait FOR another Indictment. This
course would be regarded as necessary
because OF the fact that the proviso
that Mrs. Hall reruniu otlf tbn Lnr
ders or the county until her trial was
not made part Of the courts record.
There Is no apprehension that she will
violate this verbal condition under
which She was baiied.
BAIL Is PROCURED HY
EFFOHTS OF FATIIER-IN-I.AW
Ball for Mrs. Hall was procured
through tho efforts OF her father-in-
law. who. ont of q vast crowd which
has hung daily about the courthouse
door. experienced some difficulty in
= finding few persons who believe
the wife or his murdered son is inno-
cent And those few have been faith
full from tho beginning. and have sworn
allegiance to the end.
Mrs. Hall WAS herself made a jolnt
bondsm.n others who signed the
bond an w j. Roberts. James ti He's
ter. Jr., n. w. Hall and Mrs. Ellen S
Hall. parents-in-law OF the accused; r.
L. Gordon and DR.. w. o. Smith. Each
Is Jointly and individually liable for
the whole amount of the bond.
MIR. Roberts was formerly county
constable. and Is a firm friend Of
Mrs Hall. or nj! the crowd in the
courtroom this morning he was the
only one who was aiiected by the
sight Of the defendant at the bar Mr.
Hester IS the county magistrate. II
was he who conducted the corOner's
Inquest into the murder of Victor
Hall The verdict was noncommlttal
Mr.. Gordon is counsel for Mrs Hall,
ana DR.. Smith is II friend OF the fam
lily.
Mrs Hall spent last night III the
Iou'Rn Hotel. In room adjoining,