Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-30
PROSECUTOR FEARS
. THREATS TO |NJURE
ACCUSED OFFICIALS
Williams Asserts Feeling.
Runs High in Shenan-
doah County.
GOVERNOR DAVIS ORDERS
REPORT IN DOUBLE KILLING
Would Learn Details of Affair on
Valley Pike From Commits
sioner Peters.
OPPOSES BAIL FOR AGENTS
commemorative Attorney Declares
Tic Will Fight Effort to Free
Men Before Trial.
GOVERNOR DAVIS ORDERS
REPORT IN DOUBLE KILLING
OPPOSES BAIL FOR AGENTS

~e~sh EhttoIhCy
Hc VIII Fight Effort to Free
Men Before Trial.
Fearful for the safety OF the fo;trs'
prohibition agents charged with ,thes
murder of two alleged bootleggers on
the Valley Turnpike. Common wealthrst.
Attorney c. Il. Williams OF Shenandoah
has written Chief of Police Sherry. Sor&
Richmond, to arrest the men and hold
them without bail until such time al
he can provide adequate protection for
them In his county
Mr. Williams letter was received
yesterday. It expresses the fear tina ,s
inc men VIII need extraordinary pro-
lection when they are returned 10
Shenandoah FOR the preliminary hear.
ing for which he is now arranging. B.. q
Harry Il. Sweet, former Richmond
Policeman; c. w. Hall. J. III. Sullivan
and w. b. Dunlayey are the men
Shackleford. thirty-five Years old enaSt
both OF Petersburg, were the men
after being shot near Woodstock Wee, n
nesdaS morning. The boy died In NJ
Winchester hospital Friday afternoon.
OFFICERS ARE STILL BEING En-
HELD IN FREDEfICfSSBURG
In the meantime the agents have not
arrived in Richmond. They have been
h sodS since ar el Eriqay
FREDERICKSBURG, to whom they s,irsenn-i
dered upon being informed that a sec-
out for them upon the death Of yon,g
Hudson. 49,
No effort to bail the men has been
sioner j. Sidney Peters SO far as could
DE nG learned Yesterday. DIR. Peters de.
that he had no further Statement s afSs
make than that the department. would
t t,aa,e, every precaution to protect che
Sergeant Chichester said that SO far
W. Would Id b kns ,Y,dn no ef Fort had been
had received a NO a astr ,ms men FIJI, as
SHENANDOAH County fiicials Is to what
to do with them. Pending tho ar
rival OF such instructions, ho said he
would hold the men in his CUSTODY. I
None OF them has been put in jail. ,Ss
LETTER ADVISES CHIEF
PEOPLE ARE AROUSED
The letter written Chief Sherry BY
the shenandoah attorney reads: "a;
Enclosed YOU will find warrants for
tn the arrest of Prohibition Agents Hail,
with murder. Find them at once and
hold them without bail. This is for:
he ,nd SesoH AIT man who died this morning
hold them without bail to be sent here
Tor preliminary hearing. Wire me as
can be. MAIDS to have them here and
70 protect them. Feeling is running
hlsn AGAINST them and measures to-
protect them will be necessary. Will
notify you as to when they arc waited
mere, and hold them there in the mean
Advices from Winchester last night.
stated that Mr.. Williams would fight
any effort by the Prohibition Depart
the men We're set at liberty followinE
the shooting. 1t was also stated that he
would insist that the men be placed
mary hearing is given them. s.
REPORT PETERS SEEKS
RELEASE OF AGENTS.
1t was runored in Winchester that
70 cireu, Court Judge Whiting s d
i;erryVilie for a renewal of the bond.
s Mr w sdeb p5o Stased that he TSnid s
said TO have Stated that no applicafion
had been made to him. lie. il is said. \
fore him early next week and Will NOT
lay aside these cases to give consider
ntion 10 that OF the men charged with
o, The Hudson boy made no statement
6efofs his d iee bso o9HIegs
chester, say. He is said not otoI 70 have y.
been asked to make any. Drs. Ford and
BOYD, however, made a post morten q
quest OF Mr.. wiiltams It HpH is t stat ed-
The result Of this, examination has /
not been made public
-
request of Mr.. Williams, Common
wealth,s Attorney 4. Russell Gather. OF !.
frederick County. and Sheriff Pannatt y
examined the boy at the hospital To {
them he Is said to have stated that he 4
and Shackleford had been to Baltimore
6urg with twenty cases of whisky. At
FISHERS Hill they were stopped by 4 3
prohibition agent. who disclosed his :
identity. af@
DECLARES TWO VICTIMS
UNABLE no FIRE GINS ~
AT this juncture Shackleford, who
was driving the car, according to the s
alleged statement OF the boy. at :
tempted TO speed his car up the pike. I
agents opened fire. lie was hit by the
first volley and could not have fred.
he said had he been so disposed which,
he said. he certainly was not. Stack!e- =
ford, he said, was not in q position TO I
fire. He did not SEQ or hear him 6
The boys revolver. fully loaded. WAS
turned over to the examining authori-S ..
ties. His body was taken In charge
by relatives from panville Yesterday.
These relatives said the youth had
never been in trouble before, and that
they were sure he had merely acconl-
panied Shackleford 10 Baitimore Tor
the excitement OF tho trip. ~ ir
FRIENDS or the boy are said to b2ya
employed j. NJ. Bausermau Of Wood ! 4
stock, to aid tho prosecution la the
case against the agents. II rs said also \
that sympathizsrs In the territory
w9 fnnd 'n nc srag,sdy occurred are raIste
burg, for the prosecution. q gs
Since tho accused men hare fef.s
Winchester II Is said thai sxeitsnasafS