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The Washington times., 1918-08-10
KILLING OF GIRL
IN VIRGINIA WOOD
STILL A MYSTERY
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AAOA1 o5C OhS.I
House of Detention here on charge of
being vagrant.
Robertson said that he was in
Rhladeiphia during the last week
visiting relatives, and the chief of
poiice Of Philadelphia has been asked
70 learn II the boy actually was in
that city on Tuesday last, the day
tnat Eva Roy was attacked and
ehoked to death.
me next step in the hunt for the
man who committed the most heinous
crime IN the history of the county will
pc the search of the Hall home. Two
oits OF cloth, each about fifteen inches
long, which had been used to tie to-
gether the wrists of the girl, were
found near her body. These pieces
. OF cloth are the clues that may lead
10 other arrests II they are found
not to have been taken from the Hall
home.
As a further step in the efforts of
the county officials to break down the
story OF Lou Hall. he may be taken to
the scene OF the murder, where his
AK and his overalls are lying on the
ground in the spot where the body of
Eva Roy was found Wednesday morn
ing.
A Dramatic Meeting.
The meeting between the aged
father of the little victim and Lou
Hall in his cell at the Jail yesterday
afternoon was one of the most dra-
matte episodes of the case. They
faced each other unfiinchingly, Hall
staring straight into the eyes of the
aged father. For a moment neither
spoke. Then Mr.. Roy said:
Hall, what did you do to my little
girI?"
81 didn't do nothin' to your little
girl. Mr.. Roy" the woodchopper an
swered.
After a few moments officials. to-
Eether with the father, began fusil-
lade Of questioning in an effort to
make Hall contradict some of his
previous statements. They failed ut
'terly. Hall answered every question
clearly. without hesitation and never
once became confused.
Nevertheless, after the meeting
was concluded, Peter Roy again
voiced his Arm conviction of the
guilt OF Hall. He would not change
kis opinion.
All night long Hall talked in his
broken slumber, a prisoner in the
next cell taking down his words. |
The record was turned over to the |
5ailer this morning Hall continu-
ally muttered, Il didn't do it; didn't |
do it."
Cal Hall, father of the man under |
the murder charge, called at the Jail !
today to see his son. There was a |
short conversation, in which the |
murder did not enter as a topic. He |
will secure counsel for Lou Hall as
soon as possible, he told his son.
The meeting between the father and
Ia11 Il A. -
that Hall would break down and con-
fess under the strain. This was con-
sidered the most eXpedient manner in
which to determine the guilt or inno-
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when they asked me il killed
her"
When asked by Peter Roy, the
dead girls father. IL he killed her, he
replied:
'Mr Roy, 1 never killed your girl.
/ never even saw her that day. Why
should l kill her. She was a nice
girl. 1 didn't have anything against
her. Besides, l had always spoken
to her. and we were on good terms.
/ thought. / have a wife and two
children. why should l want to kill
herr"
Only Partly Dressed.
When Hall was arrested he had no
drawers on. He had also taken a
thorough bath from the appearance
of his skin. which. according to Fair
fax authorities. was unusual for him.
He did not have any scratches on his
body. hands or face. which might
have been received in a struggle such
as took place at the spring.
Another clue which might aid in
proving the innocence of the wood
chopper is in the disturbance OF the
ground within a wide radius OF where
the attack took place.
The ground where the crime oc-
CURED showed that the girl had made
a fierce struggle. A man as powerful
as Lou Hall could have overcome the
girl no doubt within a brief time, it
is thought, while the condition of the
ground seems to indicate that Il was
at least ten minutes before she was
subdued or rendered unconscious.
seemingly indicating that a smaller
and less powerful man committed the
crime.
COrrOmorateS Hall.
Lou Hall was walking in the woods
sometime Tuesday morning and met
the two Wood boys. Walter and Clyde,
and, after talking with them for a
while, went to an old bee tree on the
side of the spring" to get some
honey They did not find any honey
returned home. passing the spring on
the way. This is Lou Halls own
story of his movements.
Walter Wood corroborates the story
Of Hall in some particulars. Walter
Wood said that Hall met him and his
brother about 0 o'clock Tuesday
and after talking with them
for about an hour told them about q
bee tree. They went to the bee tree, |
Walter Wood said, but found no
honey and Wood and his little brother
returned home leaving Hall about IL |
o'clock. Hall was going in the direc- |
lion OF the spring when he left the |
two Wood boys.
Hall does not remember the time |
he met the boys, whether It was late |
DR. early in the morning. He does |
not remember what time he passed |
the spring going to the bee-tree, nor ]
iCcs he remember the time e day
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ALEXANDRIA GIRL
Who SHOT FATHER
TOBE EXONERATED
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hold an inquest Wednesday over the
body OF Sidney Farmhouse.
Counsel for Miss Farmhouse will
| seek to show that her father was
drunk from bootleggers' whiskey, a
quart of which he Is supposed to
have purchased on Thursday. and
] that he would have harmed his wife
| IL he had not been stopped by a bull
let through the brain.
Miss Helen Farmhouse fired with
good aim, the bullet entering her
fathers forehead and killing him al
most instantly. She used a revolver
her father had bought for his daugh-
ters to protect their home" and she
had been taught by her fatehr to
shoot straight.
Farmhouse bought the revolver sew
eral months ago and used his rear
yard for target practice. Miss Cora
Farmhouse. twenty-one years old, the
Oldest daughter, said: 81 never did
learn to shoot straight" Frances,
twelve years old, was too small to use
the revolver, but Helen learned to
shoot to kill.
She today is suffering a nervous
breakdown. Physicians have express
ed fear that the girls mind will be-
come unbalanced. According to the
family, Helen has suffered frequently
from hysteria since an operation three
ears ago.
The girl refuses to talk except TO
say: 81 don't know why did it
just shot him"
Helen Farmhouse was bathing in a
tub on the second floor of the home at
426 North State street when she heard
the noise of a scuffle in the hallway
Her father and mother were strug-
Cling in the passageway between the
bedrooms and bath apartment. Ac-
cording to information given the po-
lice, the girl ran from the bath when
Farmhouse struck his wife.
The fathers revolver had been kept
in a bureau of a second floor bed
room. It was the same weapon which
had been used for target practice
The girl grabbed the weapon from
the bureau. AS her parents struggled
in the hallway the girl fred directly
at her fathers head. The bullet pene-
trated the forehead. Death was prob
ably instantaneous.
Mrs. Farmhouse accompanied her
daughter to police headquarters.
The events as recited by Mrs. Sarn-
house before Police Justice Thomp-
son revealed that her husband had
become abusive to his family during
periodic sprees.
On his return to the home last
night, Mrs. Farmhouse said IL was
evident that the man was under the
influence Of liquor. Mrs. Farmhouse
objected to the scolding that her hus-
band administered to their twelve
year-old daughter Frances. The
scuffle between man and wife fol-
lowed.
Judge Thompson released the young
woman for a ten-day period. She will
be incustody of her mother. A coro-
ner's jury will review the case at 81
o'clock Wednesday night
The body OF Farmhouse was taken to
Demaine's undertaking establish
ment.
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cence OF Hall. before he secured the
services OF an attorney.
Tuken From Cell

CenCe OF HAIL. DeIOTe ne SeCuTeu lnt
services OF an attorney.
Taken From Cell
The accused wood-chopper was TAX
eE from his cell. On one side of him
stood C. P Henry. justice of peace
while from the other side Sheriff AL
lison closely scrutinized the expires
sions of Halls face.
At signal Peter Roy, father Of the
murdered girl, entered the cell and
slowly approached the prisoner. As
he passed on the wood-chopper's right
the accused man turned his head.
why are you so nervous?" he was
asked. You look frightened"
After q moments hesitation he re-
piled:
81 have always been nervous"
Did you kill Eva Roy?" he was
asked.
mo, I didn't I didn't see her all
day." he answered.
where were you on Tuesday, the
day of the crime?"
81 was in the woods with Walter
and Clyde Wood for about an hour
in the morning. When 1 left them I
went directly home to my wife and
had dinner"
Denies Seeing Girl
ron your way home did you see
Eva Roy?"
mo. haven't seen her for a week
or more"
Have you ever had any CONVERSE
tion with her previous to the murder"
''No"
Had you any prejudice against
her?"
mo, she was a good girl and
never bothered her."
''Is it true that you have seen her
in that woods where she was muir
dered?"
Yes, have seen her. but I never
seen her Tuesday"
'Is it true that you were in Burke
Station on the night the search was
made for the girI?"
mo"
Several people claim they saw you
at the station. Do you still deny it?"
Yes"
Have you ever had any tight with
Peter Roy?"
Il never really had a fight. About
ten days ago Mr.. Roy and myself had
an argument about paying the rent,
but 1 amt got nothing against him.
The argument ended right there"
Tell what you did when you went
AAtSNogE anu you went"
Il went home and got a little lunch
and told my wife to get ready to go
10 her fathers. She had been wash
ing clothes all day, because we ex-
pected to move to Accotink. Well.
after lunch / left my wife and went
to her fathers house. / did not go
in but left her when we were near
the house. Then / went down to INV
brothers house. l got there shortly
before dark. The next morning n
started to work, but did not work
that day and came back to my BROTH
er's house. I stayed there until G
o'clock where the sheriff came and
got me-"
Registry Cause of Silence.
why didn't you ask the sheriff
what he arrested you for when they
took yop in the automobile. Did you
know what they came for?"
well, ISthought they came after
me for not registering, as some peo-
pie say l am not thirty-one yet. III
went with them, but ! didn't know
what they came for until afterward.
why were you so nervous when |
they came after your"
well, l am nervous all the time.
and / guess l was scared"
when did you first find out that |
Eva Roy had been murdered?"
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when he passed the spring on his
way home. But he admits passing
the spring where the girl was as
saulted and murdered.
1t would require about fifteen min
utes to walk from the bee-tree TO
the spring. 1t was IL o'clock when
he left the two Wood boys. =.
The condition OF the girls body
and the finding of the remnants OF
her lunch near the spring is suf-
ficient indication and evidence TO
cause the Fairfax authorities to be-
lieve that Eva Roy was murdered
between IL and IL o'clock.
Hall Unedueated.
Hall is thirty-three years old. He
is a man with very little education
He cannot read or write The man IS
thin but strong looking. He is sun
burned and rough. He has blue eyes
and is about six feet tall. He weighs
about 1875 pounds. Examination Of
his body when stripped failed TO re-
veal any blood marks. His finger
nails are very short.
Joseph Hall, a brother Of Lou Hall
also went to the Jail. Joseph Hall
told of Lou from the time he 0>ou)
appeared at Joseph's home in Acco-
lIHk luesudy uhlll Lou Ieit. Joseph
said he showed no signs OF nervous
ness.
Lou was down to my home Sum
day." Joseph Hall said, "and got a
job at Camp Humphreys driving a
wagon. He told me then he would
be down home some time this week
Tuesday night shortly before dark he
came down. l did not see any signs
OF nervousness. He played with my
little children and we sat in the yard
and talked the whole evening. The
next morning / went to work and
left him at my house. The next time
l saw him was today at the jail.
do not think he is guilty"
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NEW SCOUT HEAD HoNoREo.

Five members of the executive
council of the Boy Scouts of America
were entertained at luncheon at the
National Press Club yesterday by
Isaac Cans in honor OF the new scout
executive. Edward d. Shaw. Mr..
Shaw was formerly scout executive
for Delaware and Montgomery coun-
ties in Pennsylvania. The assumption
of his new duties will start hereAbout
September ]. Those attendint the
luncheon were Houston Thornpson.
Assistant Attorney General and presI-
dent of the Boy Scouts; OrvilIe Brown
Boy Scout commissioner for the Dis
trict; James 7. Lloyd, and H. L. Rust.
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EDUCATIONAL

EMERSON INSTITUTE
College Preparatory and Service Exami-
nation Day and Evening School.
174o p St. N. W. Phone Franklin 4463
jy7-tf
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MRS. A. E. FOOTE TO Be
BURIED In MICHIGAN

Mrs. Adella l.. Foote, widow Of the
late DIR. Lewis A Foote, OF Grand Rap
ids, Mich, died in this city yesterday
afternoon after a protracted illness.
Mrs Foote had been a resident OF
for the last six years.
making her home with her son. Mark
Foote, a correspondent for Michigan
Her son is her only sur
yiying relative. The body was taken
to Grand Rapids for burial.
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BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

BALTIMORE. Aug. 10.-Wheat IN
good demand: firm: No. 2 red winter
S2.35%: No. 2 red garlicky, S2.33&
Receipts, 17s,62o bushels; shipments,
3O,255 bushels.
Corn frm: contract yellow. 21.75.
Receipts. 54,25S bushels; shipments,
1921 bushels.
Oats dull and easy; No. 8 white.
domestic old, soc asked. Receipts.
200 bushels: shipments, 57.I34 BUSH
els.
Rye steady; yo. ? Western. export
new, S1.70.
Hay In better aemand; unchanged.
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In the
Sunday Times
With the Four Color American
Weekly Magazine Supplement
Guard Our Boys
Over There"

One of the most beautiful of the Howard
Chandler Christy paintings A magnificent
poster, faithfully reproduced in coors. The sew
enth in the series given to the UNITED States War
Department
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Living Tanks"
Annihilated by Tiny Insects

There's nothing quite so fascinating as Specu-
latng about the babyhood of the world in pre-
historic days When you go to the museums and
see the gigantic skeletons Of the Dinosaur-that
flesh devouring monster fifty and more feet long
you wonder what became of them; how such
brutes that could crush their way through modern
city as the army tank crushes over trenches could
have disappeared from the earth. Science now
comes forward and shows that deadly germs, car
ried by tiny insects, put an end to the monstrous
race that threatened the existence of all higher
forms of animal life
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Sink n submarine. One certificate
filled with War cavtngs Stamps Will
pay for n depth bOmb-thht effective
weapon that is going % saa the
Ikaiscrs reign of piracy.
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ABUNDANT-Peppers BEANS eggplant potatoes peaches
apples.
SCARCECabbage sweet lemons beets lettuce
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TODAY'S MARKET HINTS

Prices retailers and general market information furnished by
Bureau of Markets. u s. Department of Agriculture; fair prices
by the District Food Administration.
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WALL ST. MARKET
CLOSING IS STRONG ON
STOCK EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-The stock
market started with vigorous buying
in the steel and shipping stocks to-
day, with many of those issues sell
ing at the highest points reported in
several weeks
Steel common was traded in on a
large scale. advancing y to 112 in
the first few minutes. Crucible Steel
was unusually active, moving up 1 n
to 6S%.
Baldwin Locomotive rose y, to o6h.
There was a brisk demand for Marine
preferred.
Trading in other stocks was quiet,
with only slight changes in the rail-
way issues, the most important being
an advance OF y in Union Pacific to
122.
Liberty 3h's again sold at 1oo.o2.
The market closed strong.
Yesterday
CIaaa uT~h FIo.n
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Your country needs every penny
teach ySuv ehIldren u 10y War Saw.
lngS StaAnA
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-23
WARREN'S NEGLECT
CAUSED Z DEATHS
COrOner's Inquest Into the
Trolley Freight Wreck
Completed.

Blame for the collision Of the two
Monongahell Valley Traction Com
paDy trol y cars at White Rock, near
Monongah, on June -, was today plac.
ed on the shoulders Of W. c. Warren
the conductor Of the express car that
was coming toward Fairmont from
Clarksburg, by the coroners Jury
which met this morning at the coun.
ty court room. A partial hearing was
held in the case on August S. but was
adjourned over until today by Frank
A. Lloyd, the coroner
The only witness heard on the first
day was William f. Radabaugh. To
day the first witness called was J. r.
Miley, who was the motorman on the
express car that was directed 20 re.
main on the Traction Park switch. II
was he who reported the express car
he was operating as being disabled
The next witness was W. c Warren
the conductor OF the same express car.
W. f. Davis, dispatcher. testified that
he received the order that Miley's
express car was disabled. and was on
the Traction Park switch, but said no
order was given TO let the car pro.
coed toward Fairmont. The blame
was placed upon Warren because he
did not object to the car being taken
off the siding without communicating
with the dispatcher's office.
The jury's finding was as follows,
That Harry SkldmOre and NJ. l.. Nor.
rison were killed on June q as a re-
suit OF the negligence Of Conductor w.
c. Warren in permitting his car to
leave Traction Park siding without or
ders after i had been reported to the
dispatcher as having been disabled.
The members Of the jury we're John
s. Scott, NJ r. Frantz. Theodore
Workman. H. J. Price. T. l.. Burchinal
and Attorney J. p Kirby.
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that should the evidents support the
allegations Of the petition that It would
be a violation Of interstate commerce
laws The Public Service Commits
sloncr he cUEtendcd, had no jurisdic-
ton in the case and had no right 10
interfere with interstate shipment.
The objection was made a part OF the
record and case went 70 a hearing
The first witness called was L. G.
Cunningham, secretary and treasurer
OF the Monongah Glass Company OF
Fairmont. He testified as 10 his con
nection with the company and the
products manufactured by the com.
pany. The company has plants here
and employs from 900 to 1000 people
The natural gas supply beginning last
December, was insufficient during the
winter for the operation Of the bis
pl1nt
The particular shortage was evident
between December | and January "a.
oil was burned in conjunction with gas
during this period He figured that
factory 3, which practically worked
continuously during these days, was
operated on a bass Of % per cent gas
and 70 per cent OIL At length Mr..
Cunningham enumerated the days OF
operation az the various factories of
the company Mr.. Cunningham stat.
ed that during the period OF December
| and January % the work accomplish
ed at the plant was as follows: Fac.
tory Z, Sixth street in operation 1876
hours out Of a possible 165 hours; fac.
tory 3, (o'1 bottle works., Seventh
street, in operation 654 hours out Of
possible 1850 hours: factory 2,
Twelfth street, in operation a hours
out Of possible 354 hours after which
1t was closed down for repairs; fac.
tory /, Twelfth street, in operation 37S
hours ont Of a possible 7G5, after
which it too was closed down for re-
pairs. Mr. Cunningham stated that
natural gas he'd 1850 heat units to the
1000 cubic feet. while producer gas
did not range more than 140 to 100
heat units to the 1000 cubic feet.
Mr. Cunningham testified that the
company has experienced much diff.
Guilty in retaining labor and he was
certain that the lack OF operation OF
the plants was responsible for this
condition arising
When asked by Attorney Meredith
what supply OF natural gas the com
Confined on page FOUR
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BRITISH FIGHTING ON Is MILE FRONT
CAUSEINDANGER SAYS CHANCELLOR.
GERMANS MAKING WILD
EFFORTTOES CAPEGAULS
Their Retreat North From the Disc River is Dangerously
Close to a General ROut-French
Using Cavalry.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY OK
THE OlSE, Thursday, Aug. %. II ..
My Associated Press General
Mangin now has driven the German
across the valley OF the Ailette on a
front Of several miles.
The enemy forces on the right wing
OF the battle line are on the plateau
between the AiIette and Scissors and
between the Ailette and the Disc.
To the left Of Bretigny the Germans
are north OF the Disc except thoae
that are hiding in the fields and
thickets, dead or prisoners. II is inn
possible 10 estimate the number Of
captives being sent to the camp in the
rear and army headquarters itself
does not have more than an approx.
mate count. Only partial count has
been made OF the booty which includes
at least 200 guns. Many OF them OF
large calibre The Germans still are
stouty resisting the First French arm.
les around Roye. General Debenv's
men, however. forged ahead again To-
day both north and south Of that town.
In their retreat across the Disc, the
Germans did not have time TO destroy
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ONE Of VARS Bis
BATTLES NOW ON
Disaster Threatens the
Whole German Army
On West Front.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY iN
FRANCE, Aug. 90. - (By Associated
Press)-British troops this morning
are reported to have captured ChIeg
nolles and Herleville, south Of the
SOmme river.
More than a thousand prisoners
were taken in this operation which
eliminates the bend In the line.
Field Marshal Haig's forces also Gre
reported to have taken B0yelles and
Boiry Becquerells and 10 Be silll fors
in gforward. They are piling up prI1
oners and guns.
The British have reached CONNIE
court which Is considered % De The
chief point Of the German defense Do.
sitiOn.
South OF FOOmecOurt The British
this morning were attacking and push.
ing forward all along the lines.
A battle has Developed which seems
to be one Of greatest d tie war
Three German battalion headquaIicI1
have been taken IN the locality OF
Happey Bale.
Additional guns also have fallen into
the hands Of the British.
A number Of fresh new German Oh.
visions have been identified They
we're rushed up IN hopes o. calming
something fro mdlSaster which lhfe1,
ems the whole German army on Id's
front.
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/ the bridges Some were found intsc,
while others were damaged.
Cavalry Is rendering marked service
In the pursuit Of the enemy. Not ualv
are there cavalry advance guards but
other troops are following the infantry
70 take care OF the machine gun men
left behind by the Germans 10 be sac.
rliiced IN attempting 70 check The
French advance.
Ayiator5 preceded the cavalry
They are dispensing enemy rear
guards who attempt 10 make a stand
and ara breaking up and scattering
conveys on the crowded road with ma
chine gun fire.
Batteries Of guns and ammunition
wagons with the horses at a gallop
were pushing north today through an
immense dust cloud over the fields
where yesterday the German rear
guard fought desperately to save past
OF their artillery Many Of the guns
had TO be left behind as well is great
number OF machine guns
THE deyi, himself could not hold
out against all that" said one captured
German subalteran I'VE didn't know
which way to turn