Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-09-13
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER IS, 1919
HUDSON, DYING, TOLD DOCTORS
HE DIDN'T FIRE.

Nor Did lie See Shacklcford Shoot,
and Was of Opinion That No Shot
at Ali Was Fired From Bootlcggers'
Car. Statement, However, Is Rub
cd out, Doctor Standing BY AsScr
ton lie Made to Winchester Editor
That "IIudSon Made No Dying De
Claration."
Manassas, Va, Sept. 4.-EXclusion
from the jury of all references to the
dying statement by, Lawrence ID. 1iud
son while in the Winchester Memoir
ial Hospital the night Of his death
scored a distinct point for the de-
Tense yesterday afternoon in the
trial Of State Prohibition Inspector
William G.. Hall indicted for the muir
der of Young hudson and Raymond
L. Shackleford at Fishers Hill in
Shenandoah county, on the night
Of March &c.
Judge Samuel G. Brent, Of the
Prince William circuit held the state
mcnt inadmisSihle as evidence on the
ground that young Hudson did not
know at the time he made it that
he was dying.
While the jury was out of the
room Dr.. w. l.. Boyd of Winchester,
testified that he asked hudson whcth
or he had shot at the officers. Hud
replied that he did not. DR.. Boyd
then asked the hoy whether his part
ncr, Shacklcford had fired. Hudson
replied that he did not think so,
that he had not seen him fire, and If
he did he did not know of it. DR.. Boyd
said he had not considered the con
vcrsation rs Il dying declaration as
he WAS encouraging the boy i'll tho
hope that he would got we'll.
The curtains OF the hootIcggcrs' car
were put i'll evidence with the state
mcnt Of the garage manager that the
four bullet holes had entered the
mica inward, while the smoke from
the rcvolvers was on the outside thus
controVcrting the view that the fir
ing was done by the bootlcggcrs from
within the car.
Herman Good who lives within
800 feet of the scene Of the shooting
told of seeing the prohibition off
GERS at daybrcak the following morn
ing take II bottle out Of the bootleg
gers car and all drink from the
same bottle.
SMOKE oNoUTsIDE OF GLASS.
II. b. CARRIER proprietor OF the
garage at Woodstock testified in au
swer to Mr.. Wcndenburg's cross-ex
animation that there was smoke on
the outside Of the isinglass i'll two
places, none on the outside. At Mr.
Wendenburg's request jurymen were
allowed to take their handkcrchicfs
and wipe Off the isinglass to see on
which side the smoke was. Judge
Tavenner, for the state objected to
destroying material evidence and
was overruled. The jurymen were
not allowed to make any comments
on their experiments with the cur
ion were.
Edward G. Bcasley of Woodstock,
partner OF Mr.. CARRIER told OF the
big Haynes car being brought in the
morning after the shooting. He de
scribed a bullet mark in the back OF
the front seat.
Where was that bullet fired from?
asked Judge Brent cutting short an
alteration of the attorneys.
ut was fired from the outside Of
the car" answered the witness.
Over the heated protests of the dc
tense lawyers, Beaslcy was instruct
ed to bring the bootleggcrs' car here
from Woodstock for the examination
OF the jury: Counsel for the prosecu
tion were again examining the wit
ness as to whether the bullets had
been fired from outside or inside
when the Judge cut them short, rul
ing out all repetition.
DR.. Boyd described the bullet
wounds for which he treated young
Hudson one in the left shoulder and
ono in the abdomen. His condition
did not look at first as serious as it
became later. An operation was per
formed on the abdomen wound, but
none in the chest. The patients con
diti0n was good for twenty four
hourst then his temperature began
to rise. II saw him frequently that
day and up to II at night" continu
ed DR.. Boyd. II was called about s
and found him much worse and he
died at 7:30."
He described the ;outOpsy, Saying
that Hudson appeared to be about IS
to 70 years old, 6 feet tall and weigh
ed $50 pounds. Either Of the wounds
he testified was sufficient to cause
DEATH"
He said to me that night" pro
ceeded the doctor, 81 think I am go
ing to croak.' or course, | encourage
ed him, though at that time thought
he would die"
CONDITION OF BOY AT TIME.
The jury was then withdrawn for
tie court to examine the alleged dy
ing declaration. DR.. Boyd said that
Hudson was getting worse, losing
ground by all his symptoms: that
he appeared depressed and was
afraid he would not recover. DR..
Boyd thought it was when he visited
him at IL o'clock the night before he
died that M oclxn1 him, ,,1,otl,o, L.