The Washington times., 1918-08-12
AL|BI FAILS IN
EVA ROY CASE
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u tne crime, shortly after noon on
Tuesday last. II is believed that the
girl was done to death between IL
o'clock and noon on that day. She
was tending her fathers cows and was
TO return at noon. When she did not
reappear the search for her began.
1t is claimed that Hall said he was
employed some time before the kill
ing to drive a wagon for Peter Mag
mum at Accotink 1t was learned
5esterdayohatM Magnum had only four
wagons, and that he did not need an
other driver, since he already had
four drivers.
Did Not Have Job.
Walter Wood. a young man with
whom Hall talked early Tuesday
morning, says that Hall told him he
would not be back for some time,
since he had got a job at Accotink-
Mr.. Ford has been informed that
Hall did not have a job offered him
before he went to Accotink Tuesday
afternoon, but that he secured EN-
ployment late that afternoon and be-
gan work on the following day.
On his visit to Accotink the Com
monwealth attorney expects to clear
mp this phase of the case.
Ever since his arrest Hall has con-
tended that he carried his wife and
two children to the home of James
Edward Taylor, his wife's father. Mr..
Taylor told Mr.. Ford yesterday that
he did not see Hall on the day Of the
killing.
Lou Hall had threatened to kill his
wife IL she ever came to my house
again, so I was surprised last Tues
day afternoon TO see her coming up
10 my house with her two children"
Taylor said.
Lou was not with his wife and
children. She told me, that he had
come only part OF the way; that he
left them at q foot-log down at the
branch. saying her was going down to
Accontink to work. When LOUIS wife
got here she was without shoes. SO my
wife gave her a pair of her own"
Remembered visit.
Taylor asked Mr.. Ford II he remem-
bered q visit OF the former to the
Commonwealth attorneys office some
months ago.
when I came to your office, Mr..
Ford, and asked you to 90 down and
get my daughter away from Lou,
believed he would kill her, II you
didn't Taylor said.
Mr.. Ford recalled that he had told
Taylor that such q course was not
within the Jurisdiction of the Com
monTealth- He suggested that the
wife leave her husband or swear out
q warrant for his arrest.
'T have never been able to under
stand why she continued to care for
her to come TO the jail to see him, but
don't intend to let her CO."
To OReF Reward.
A reward Of 81 900 will be asked
Of the State and county authorities
hy Commonwealth Attorney Charles
Vernon Ford to be used As an induce
ment to anyone who may apprehend
me murderer.
~FAirfax county has never in my
experience OF twenty-one years as
commonwealth attorney had such a
brutal crime committed within her
borders" Mr.. Ford told The Times.
Il had planned to leave today for my
vacation. but have changed my plans.
] shall postpone my trip and remain
here to devote my entire attention TO
this matter"
Governor Davis will be asked to Of
fer a reward of $500 and q similar
sum will be asked of the Fairfax
county authorities
The chain OF circumstantial evil
dence against Lou Hall, the woodcut-
ter, now in the Fairfax Jail, suspected
of the crime, has been strengthened
by the finding of two important clues.
Human Hair Found.
What appears to be human hair
elinging to the bruised bough OF a
small bush where fourteen-year-ol
Eva Roy struggled with her assail-
ant before she was finally strangled
20 death last Tuesday is today in the
possession OF Mr.. Ford and Sheriff
J. Roberdeau Allison.
The bough in question appears to
have been scratched by hngernails.
The green bark was scratched from
the twig and the theory is that the
head either of the girl or her assail-
ant rubbed against the twig, leaving
some of the hair. The twig was cut
from the bush yesterday by Sheriff
Allison and will be sent to Washing
ton today for analysis.
What may prove an important link
in the chain of evidence Is a blue
denim work shirt-that worn by Hall
last Tuesday. Stains on the front of
the shirt and on the sleeves have the
nppearance OF blood stains. 1t was
found in Halls home.
Sheriff Allison last night carried
the shirt to Halls cell and confronted
him with it
'Han. is this yours:- asked the
sheriff.
"Yes: that's my shirt" Han said
after inspecting it
as this the shirt you had on last
Tuesday when you were cutting wood
near Burks Station?" the sheriff in
quired.
yes; that's it" Hall said without
delay.
The shirt will be turned over to
experts in Washington for analysis.
II the stains prove to be blood and
Hall is unable to explain their pres
ence there, the shirt will be used as
evidence against him
Further Evidence.
Further evidence against Hall, ac-
eording. to the commonwealth attor-
ney, is the story George White. for
Iner Washington policeman. now sta
tion agent at Burks, tells of Halls
actions when he was placed under ar
rest Mr.. White was with the sheriff
when Hall was taken into custody
on wednesday last after the finding
of the dead girls body tied to a tree
near a spring, where she was tending
che eight cows of her father Peter