The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-06


down the by-road, Hall stepped
on the running board, grasping.
the side OF the car. y
AS the car started Shackleforf
fred at him once, and he return
ed~two shots, as two other shots
were fred from within the car.
At this juncture Hudson, who
was in the right hand seat, grasp
ed him around the neck, drew
his head and shoulders within
the car and struck him over the
head with a bottle.
AS this occurred, Halls pistol
was discharged once. Hudson
continued to hold Hall as the
car ran down the road, and be-
lieving himself in danger of 3
death. he fred two more shots.
This time at Hudson.
A moment later the car ran
into the embankment and stopped
suddenly. throwing Hall to the
ground.
Hall walked around in front Of
the car and observed Shackle-
ford leaning back in his seat with
his head thrown back. his left
hand holding the wheel and his
right hand lying beside him.
Gong further around the car, he
met Hudson as~the other inspec-
tors came up.
In other respects his story Tailed
exactly with the testimony OF the
three other inspectors who were pres
emit.
He denied with the utmost positive
ness Witness Goods statement that
the inspectors drank whiskey at the
scene of the tragedy afterward. He
declared that nobody drank any
liquor there. He denied also that any
shots were fred after the car stopped.
500 PER TRIP
w NJ. Snead. of Danville, testified
that he knew Chackleford very well.
He saw Shackleford in Danville last
February and rode in Shackleford's
car. At that time Shackleford said
he owed only three hundred dollars
on his car and as soon as he had
made three more trips he would be
out of debt. He was getting one
hundred dollars for each trip.
The witness understood, that he
alluded to trips to Baltimore for
W tffskey.
Shackleford expressed anxiety about
the activities of Inspector Hall who
he had learned was operating in the
Shenandoah Valley. Shackleford said.
according to the witness:
-"If he (HalD ever puts his foot on
my running board, he'll never get on
another"
Lorene Haley, an inmate of the
Bon Air Industrial home. fourteen
years old. testified that she had knewa
Shackleford for more than a year be-
fore his death and had made four or
five trips alone with him when he
was carrying whiskey in his car.
Shackleford had threatened to
shoot her If she ever told about the
whiskey. He had told her that he
would shoot anybody interfering with
him on his trims with whiskey.
Constable Flynn. OF Chesterfield
county. who has been policeman and
constable for fifteen years said that
he knew Shackleford and had an en-
counter with him in February or
March, when he was watching a
road west of Richmond. having block
ed the highway with two Ford cars.
Shackleford approached. AZ
ter some conversation Flynn
called Shackleford to get out of
his car and help move one of the
Fords out of the way. At the
button the storm ctiftain on the
right side of Shackleford's car
Shackleford fred at him and
started his own car forward, then
| stuck the pistol out OF the car
| and fired several times in an eff
| fo,t to hit Flynn. Shackleford
then drove his own car against
one OF the F'ords, knocking it
over and clearing the road so
that he was able to get away.
Mrs. Shackleford was brought back
to the stand by the commonwealth.
She denied that her husband had
4~;,~ Co. tell
he one on which he met his death.
She was not cross examined.
The commonwealth introduced sew
eral other witnesses. who testified to
the reputation of Shackleford Most
| of these had known him since the
prohibition Law went into effect anc
Shackleford moved to Petersburg
We MCCOY. OF Manassas, was
questioned by the prosecution In an
effort to that the inspectors could not
have seen into the hootlegger's car
as they had testified. but he said this
could. be done Under certain canfi-
tions
CARTER FOR DEFENSE
The commonwealth thereupon
closed it's case and the defense placed
| on the stand. John w. Carter. COM
| monwealth's attorney for Danville.
| Since January I. 1914. witnesses
| for the commonwealth had testified
that Halls reputation in Danville was
bad.
Mr.. Carter testified that Hall had
| two regulations In Danville. Among
+, the disorderly element he had an ex-
ceedingly bad reputation said Mr.
Carter, but among the law-abiding
people of the city Halls reputation
was excellent. Personally he had
never heard any direct accusation
against Hall except from bo1leggers
some of whom Hall had arrested. The
prosecution asked witness II Hall had
not been fined one hundred dollars
recently for breaking into a room
where the chief OF police had stored
a quantity of contraband whiskey.
The defense asked that Carter he
permitted to make a complete expla-
nation OF that case and the court
! insisted he ought to make It,
The whiskey had been seized In
transit through the state and the pro-
hibition department claimed that the
/ liquor should be turned over to its
officers. Hall came to him and said
| he desired warrant against the chief
of police. Carter advised him to ro
I, to the mayor and ask for a warrant
| for the room in which the whiskey
was stored. Hall obtained this war.
rant. went to the room and upon the
| cefusal of the chief OF police to open
| the door. Hall broke into the room,
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