The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09
MRS. HALL GUILTY.;
GIVEN TEN YEARS
IN PEN|TENT|ARY
Louisa Woman Stands Con
yicted of Staying Hus-
band, Victor X. Hall.
COMPROMISE VERDICT
REACHED BY JUROR;
Nine Reported to Have StocA'
Out for Death or Life I
Imprisonment
soRnowrrL SCENE IN cou{r
Daughter Runs About ShrieIh in
When Blow Falls ON Her
Mother.
Especial TO The T,mes-pi.patcf}

l.,ss, ,.essial to to, The Time, Tines oisPa.s9
liberating an hour and twenty one\ min.
utes the Jury trying Airs. Eliz;4bcts
y Hall .or the murder Of her husband
Victor i. Hall. on the morning OF tApri
~ this afternoon brought in n ver.
dict Of second degree murder anY fNed
her punishment at ten Years In IN.
penitentiary Il Was compi iron,is 80
verdict. Il IL said. after nine iurtrs had
stood for murder in the nrst }ieeree
for which the penalty IS dcatY I'm tn.
electric chair, or IN the digcIe,Ion n!
tho Jury. life imprisonment
The cnse was given into tha hands
"t The jury at 3.i2 o'clock \, i.lt
o'clock the twelve men asked I Judge
Sha cknl'ord Ia inform them as t,o tie
various terms ot iuprisoumen1 they
could inhict under tho conrt's i1sttuc-
'ions. Three minutes later thcy Knocked
ON tho door OF the Jdry-rojn. and
were admitted into the courtiC(om The
"pectatoTs were stiIled into 3lleucc ae
The Jury gravel, nled In. land arrs
lIall, already a"src from yne nature
az tho inquiry that She had been foun!
guilty. placed her fan In fcr lap ana
looked straight ahead
Gentleman Of the jury said ClsrI.
We have. answered foreman W. c.
Massie and handed o]cr the indict
, Iu:nt on the back OF Which the verdict
had been inHcribcd
we. the jury. ,ind md prisoner guilty.
/ % murder IN the seco3d degree read
, The clerk. and nx hcg punIshmcn, AZ
, ien Years in the penitJntilry"
| A\GuISHED CRN
COMES f'nOM DALGHTEI,
| From ctia:.' bcisilc the prisoner
! o-me the sound Of hN,anguished cry.
, Oh mamma. mamma - vailed Mamie
, bunEunr "Oh. mamma mamma. YOU
! didn't do 1t. OH / know Sou didn't do
II. oh: my darling moIher" she
, snrang from her chair and claspcd her
! mother around the neck.
oh my mother" she walled again.
/ You didi't do it, You didnh do il
! Fonvulsed with hystcria. she, released
her mother and rushed 10 th., side OF
y W. Hall. the prisoners f;tther-in-
: law. He placed his arms about her. and
tried To sooth her But there was no
soothing Mamie Dunkum She paced
Hp ana down Inside the Enclosure be
hind the rail. ~ilnping her hands and
] shrieking out the anguish Of her
+; broken heart. Her cries were waited
J through the open windows anu heard
upon the courthouse green by hundreds
! who had not been able to gain entrance
! INTO the courtroom Her ehricks con
/ Neyed 10 them the message they had
| waited 10 hear. and I'm a moment the
J news had been flashed throueh/aN Ne
I -
! grounds were packed with carfr. curt
I; Gus. struggling humanity A poonle
T, gather at teast. so these peopic gath
! cred 70 watch the passing Of Mrs Hall
/, 10 teions cell 1t Is part OF the
penalty. part %, the price paid by those
| who follow in the steps Of Cain
stDDEST SCENE LOUISA
EVER HAD WITNESSED
MA inside the courtroom there was
hclnE enacted the saddesi seen. the
people OF Louisa County ever. hayo
. witnessed. For few moments ns bcr
Youngest daughter was running up and
down the room in uncontrollahla ar
guish. Mrs. Han sat perfectly sill,
| Vhcn. as the poignant grief Of tie sit
nation pierced her mind, she sank jnto
Essic Dunkum's lap and covered hor
face With her hands. II was IL she
had become suddenly very weary and
wanted 10 sleep. She lay still while
Essie's tears poured down on her head
Gradually the others of Mrs Halls rel
atives. unable at first to realize wh,,
'he verdict meant. broke down and Tho
sound OF sobbinc nlled the room M
eyes we're dry. The sympathy OF even
those who had believed most firmly
In the guilt of Mrs. Hall went out TO
mat Youngest daughter Wild-cycd
and ~ailing, her hair III dlsarray and
her hands clasped tightly tSgether. shc
the room had been partially cleared
she ran UP to Judge Shackclford and
threw herself on the desk before him
Cant you do something for my
mammal she cried. she did not do
II. fou know she did not do IT,"
No. don't know that" he said very
gently. placing his hand on her shoiIl-
dor
I'VE have done the best we could
You must try to bear ur, little girl
But can't yon do something for
her" Can't YOU make il Il little light
err wept the girl; and the judge. with
trembling hands. tried to sooth her
AS IL she had bccu OF his own.
CROWD u PUSHED
FROM COURTROOM
Clear the courtroom" he ordered.
TO gain relief. aud Sheriff Wash and
his deputies gradually pushed out the
crowd Mrs. Hall still lay in Icssic's
lap. and the others OF her family
crowded about her While they sor-
rowcd over her the court waited When
calm had hc"n partially restored. Al
torney Iitll Garter arose to make his
expected motion. lie moved the court
Continued ON Fifth PagcD
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