Evening star., 1919-09-03


u. Hudson. alleged bootlegger, near
Winchester on the morning of March
26, today introduced what is believed
to be the clinching testimony against
the defendant
II. b. CARRIER, proprietor OF the
Woodstock garage. was brought TO
the stand His testimony tended to
show that shots fired at the car occu-
pied by Hudson and r. c. Shackleforo
a companion. who was also killed that
night. had pierced the curtains from
the outside on the right-hand side of
the car. With this testimony the
prosecution endeavored to show that
the men in the car had not fired upon
the prohibition agents. but had been
subjected to fire by them.
Tells Where Bullets Lodged.
CARRIER declared that one bullet had
penetrated the top of the machine
near the center. and that another had
scraped the top of the left-hand door
as though it had come across the car
from the right Another bullet lodged
in the cushions of the chauffeur
| seat. he said, and still another bullet:
which was produced in court, had
lodged in a grease can on the front
seat between the two occupants. The
prosecution produced the grease can
and CARRIER showed the manner in
which he found the bullet lodged in
the side Of the can. He had noted
these details when the car was
brought to his garage shortly after
daybreak on the night OF the shoot-
ing. 80
The prosecution, in keeping with its
opening address to the jury, when 1t
declared that at the time of the killing
the side curtains of the car were All
up. produced those curtains. CARRIER
examined the right front curtain and
pointed out four punctures apparent
ly made by bullets He declared tha.
when he first examined the curtains
the isinglass was all turned inward
around the perforation. He said that
he discovered smoke at two OF the
four openings. On this point. 1t is
expected that the prosecution VIII
make the charge that one OF the pro-
hibition agents fired deliberately at
close range. CARRIER testified that the
curtains had later been torn from the
front and showed where the rip oc-
CURED.
The first witness this morning was
Alfred BLY,. who was put through a
cross-examination by L. o. Wenden-
berg. counsel for the defense. He was
grilled for the greater part OF an
hour. but he was not shaken from his
statements in the main points OF his
testimony yesterday afternoon.
Doctors Tell of Fatal Wounds.
1 Dr. w. c. Ford of Shenandoah
county teStlHeO dS 10 Inc ucdIn VI
Hudson on March 2s, two days after
he received the fatal wounds. One of
the salient points Of DR.. Ford's testi-
mony was the fact that the wounds
which caused death. he said, were
fired from an elevation and entered
the body at downward slant. DIR.
Ford brought Commonwealth's Attor-
ney Lion to the stand, and pointed out
to the jury on Mr.. Lions body the
exact location of the entrance OF the
. L.
der and exited near the center OF the
back.
Another entered below the left
shoulder and two inches from the
center Of the left breast and exited at
the left side of the back on a line with
the waist. Death was caused from a
pulmonary hemmorhage. he said.
DR.. c. R. Anderson, also Of Shen-
andoah county. testified that he had ex-
amined Shackleford and found that
his death was apparently caused by
a bullet wound of the left breast He
also emphasized the downward slant of
/ the bullet.
He further testified that shackleford
WAS a one-legged man with a cork
leg from the kneek down. 1t is ex-
pected that the prosecution will make
; a further point as to the illesality of
| the killing of these two men by a
number of others on account OF the
youth of Hudson. who is said TO have
been only eighteen, and on account
Oh the crippled cOHQlIlOn OIL Aou2Ckle-
ford, which the testimony emphasized
todav.
Photographs played a big part in
the testimony of witnesses yesterday.
Three photographs taken at the scene
, of the killing were used by the prose-
cution witnesses for pointing out the
exact locations in question.
Out of almost a dozen witnesses
called yesterday. only three were in
the immediate vicinity of the shoot
ing at the time. The majority Of the
other witnesses were automobilists,
who testified that they had been
stopped after midnight from crossing
the Tumbling Run bridge by men
who threw searchlights on their ma
chimes, apparently in quest of liquor.
Henry Rudy of Woodstock. Va, testi-
fed that he had been held up at the
point of a pistol by men whom he
later identified as Sweet and Hall,
but the testimony regarding the hold
up was objected to by Attorney for
the Defense Wendenberg. on the
ground that it was not material The
objection was sustained for the
present" by the court.
Tells of the Shooting.
The star witnesses of the day were
members of the Bly, family. who lived
approximately $50 yards from the
ed was Mrs. Alfred Bly,. who testi-
fed that she had been awakened dur
ing the night to find that a volley of
shots were being fired outside the
house.
Judge Tavener Of Woodstock. chief
counsel for the prosecution, conducted
the examination of the witness.
Mrs. Bly, testified that she lived on
Fishers Hill near the Tumbling Kun
bridge, and pointed out the location
of the home on the photograph sub
mitted to her. At $3.50 in the morn
ing. she declared, there were two toots
of a big Klaxon horn. q shot was nred,
and two more shots followed in a Few
seconds.
After a lull Of another second, she
said, about thirty or thirty-dve shots
were fired, although they could not
be counted on account OF the rapfoity.
She declared she got up and rushed
to the front part Of the house and
looked out of the window in front.
She saw the lights of two cars. she
said. The machines were standing
still. she said. Then she made the
following statements: Il saw the flre :
of two shots Then in an instant or
two three more shots were fired. and
to hack. Some one cried out, Harry.
Oh. Harry. wait minute. Then came
an answer, oh. hurry up!"
Aman was standing on the left side
of the car with lights pointing toward
The house. she declared. A pistol nash
efl in the direction of the car heading
toward the woods. she testified.
She testified that she could not see
the man who fired the pistol. but she
saw a form on the side Of the car from
which the spurt of fame appeared.
This was the highest spot in the testi-
mony. =