The Washington times., 1918-08-14
HALL AL|B| GROWS
IN EVA ROY CASE

Each day sees q falling apart of
the chain OF circumstantial evidence
the Commonwealth has been trying to
draw about Lou Hall, accused OF the
murder OF fourteen-year-old Eva ROY,
near Burks Station, Fairfax county.
The girl was assaulted and strangled
to death on Tuesday OF last week.
Hall, who had up to that time made
his home near the scene OF the crime,
was missing when the body was found
just one week ago today. Bloodhounds
made trail to his home. He was ar
rested at Accontick.-
/ The Commonwealth / I'D that Hali
did not have a job in view when he
hurriedly left his home Tuesday az
ternoon just after the killing, al
though he had told Walter WOOD
earlier in the day, II don't guess III
see you again for some time. I've got
a job driving a team for Joe Magner'
down at Accontick."
II has been contended that Magner
had not employed Hall; that he did
not get work at Accontick until SUD
sequent to the killing.
Magner himself today broke down the
claim Of the Commonwealth by stating
positively that he hired Hall on Sunday
prior TO the killing on Tuesday. Nag
Eer has fourteen teams doing govern
ment work between Accontick ana
Camp Humphreys. Hall was engaged
as driver for one Of them
II was learned today that witnesses
other than Fred Davis, a grocer al
Barker's Crossing. will testify that they
saw Hall In Davis store at Il y
o'clock on Tuesday. They report that
his foursyear-old son was with aim
that Han purchased the lad some cake
and later left carrying the boy with
him.
This eorroborates Halls statement
that he took his wife and younger
child to the home OF James Edward
Taylor, his wife's father, and carried
his older child with him He was
With his son until late in the after
noon when he reached Accontick. he
claims.
1--WE can also account for what Hall
did from the time he left Barker's
until he reached Accontick." Attorney
Walter Oliver, his counsel, said today.
That's an important phase OF the
case, but we do not care to div1lge
this information. 1t will put al en-
tirely new coloring on the case when
IL Is known"
Sheriff ]. R Allison, OF Fairfax
county: Morgan Bradford, hea- Of the
Bradford Detective Service, OF WASH
ingtons and q corps of assistants to-
day began q thorough quiz Of every
man and boy. both white and black, In
that community.
To start Dragnet.
Every man and boy residing within
q radius OF five miles OF the scene of
the crime will be examined. They will
be asked to give q detailed account OF
their movements on the day Of the
killing: they will be forced to produce
corroborative evidence II their own
statements are conflicting.
II the crime was committed By q
negro, the officials hold to the belief
that the negro was acquainted with
the fact that Eva Roy was accustomed
to frequent the locality where the kill
ing took place. They say that in the
case of 4 Negro. sheh. 4 e. nc Is al
most Drsmsditated,. .apd not committed
on the impulse OF the moment In sucn
cases negroes are seldom ever known
to flee. They always believe they VIII
be able to get awhy with 1t without
paying the penalty.
There 4 e only q few negroes reslI-
ing In the vicinity of the crime. In
-
sparsely settled
In spite of the statements by mem
bers Of Eva Roy's family. to the ef-
feet that the girPs finger nails were
very short, Sheriff Allison and Detee-
tive Bradford still hold to the opinion
that there was sufficient OF the nail
there to have scratched some OF the
cuticle from her assailants face,
hands. or neck.
May Exhume Body.
Exhumation of the body appeared
probable today. The authorities may
remove the finger nails and have them
analyzed and have the stomach anal
wed to determine whether or not Eva
Roy ate her lunch which she carried
with her on the morning OF the XIII
| ing.
When Lou Hall reached his home
at noon Tuesday. It Is claimed that
he said he was not hungry and ate