Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31
THOUGHT PARTNER
DID NOT USE GUN
Prosecution Rests Case and
Chauffeur Williams Takes
Stand for Defense.
WITNESS is HOTLY ASSAlLEp
Man Under Charges in Richmond
Subjected to Merciless Cross
Examination.
WITNESS is HoTLY AssAlLED
my StaR Correspondent,

! 'By StaF Corrrspondentl
! MANASSAS. VA. Doc. 30-"whisi<y
! was the cause of the trouble l did not
shoot and do not think my partner
! shot"
| This was the dying declaration OF
Lawrence Hudson. which rocked 20 It's
| foundations the case Of the defense
| when tho statement was admitted into
| tho evidence and given to the iury
! this afternoon in the Prince William
Circuit Court in the trial OF William
! g. Hall special agent OF the State
| Prohibition Department.
Hall is charged with tho murder OF
a:, a,uuSon whi.G he was bringing .2Sa
Iuar1S rurpn,ke oi n whisky nn,, y down lhs Nalley
! Shackclford, whom he called partner
; IN one of the last sentences that
| escaped his lips before death claimed
| him.
y wave o: surprise that manifested
.tseit IN low. muttered remarks went
was made hy Judge Samuel G.. Brent.
which admitted the statement. 1t is
generally accepted a body blow to
building up that Shackelford fired the
first shot. and Hal! then killed him
and hudson IN sclf-dcfense while in
the line OF duty
Made in Presence of Several Persons.
oii,a iIudsons IS ddyins deslaration was
e9ee en- e. Of scyeral nurses. on the night
The Winchester Memorial fIospitai.
, Hudson died at o'clock the next
aeai9 from s0 the Time Wss he entered fsaTfa ,Sd sa
hospital testified DIR. Brown 10 tho
saqa, Sara saamt5Is gls 5hs Jury was in The SQUIRT
shackclford md Hudson. Tue ,iurs
vas allowed TO retire Wills Jti judge
e e6e asstn to es1sp
should be accepted. statements made
oy itudson and related by. three nurses
were not allowed TO go into the cyi i
dencc.
After the testimony of Or. Boyd.
made by man in fear OF death could
ID Dg. Boyd said that Hudson made re-
save him the impression that he feared
ne would die: although he did not seem
for him Il few hours before the ena
came. !
Attacks Defense witness.
Like lion which has torn from its
s,asi, leash' Judge g 7. $. Tayenner, of Wood
ton. attacked Joe Williams. Of Rich
mond, chauffeur for the prohibition
n5snts Mban h. on ,oa, The nisht Of the tragedy.
as the first witness for the defense,
Williams is the only eyewitness of the
piication in it.
The prosecution rested its case az
f:l0 o'clock. 'S
., With his finger pointing savasely at
him: ""ef ashso
.,I Did YOU make trips through vir-.
icsEing business?'
case S6iG Of xsh 1hiskX raisd in Bal Ra,timers"
~ more than IL was?'
Did YOU not return from winchcs-
ter ter after tf,s the murder of shaekalford
s;<,nn IS now dead In the presence of her
see mStfers iessn wardrobe ar1r:l never want to
49,. apidn'. YOU tell your wife to dcny
snat mar, You had a pistol on you at Wood
Attacks Williams vcraeity.
Didn't you tell Miss Viola Rebout
sfrnet sons WIGS sister Of dlo North ssventh
i9 Diant nTtca5lnS yom EanS to ,,asit is?"
revolver 10 your sister-in-law upon
Soup return from Winchcster?"
5f you MISS is Iios E.fs EaSou, in The
SGn ken, SLEPT with one pistol under your
SlIoW Wi0ob.sfsr and one ne cooked in your hand
shooting at Woodstock ?" "o''o~'ns the.
az, several times on Your return hong
ohiid idh to you n,aI give pistols TO Your bssy
"Didn't YOU tell Your fa,bar.;,,
Mr; yn,,, benout' sI,. that they had not taken
IilIng HIi ",s of iI%GSo, iaway from you after th.
The blood mounted slowly to tie
W'.heSs Ny @ face as Judge Tavenner arnd
s Who 'niestons is cbsr-sd smdersil,sssly at Williams
ms witc: who was Miss Lo,iisn soI oi
POM, fonl, AND nS MI be tried in the Hastings
for the alleged crime
Makes General Denial.
TO each question Williams enteror an,
pnaLsc ucn!ai except to the one de
ar,laa Sr II he had not received "a" ar
Savns os sotsan ThsSg but Tsf deiIalsa he sdhmt,s
nrd un sto not raised the order nor filled ii.
'hS WHISKY which was requested
NO sane man could give a baby
pistol to play, with" said Williams
~ answer to the question askinr hin,
same a'f home mas front n95 his his custom when be
state and into adjoining States. 'ns
Whether you were a sane man or1
m ,abW INSANE map; did you ever give your
A, him. s9ot
No, | did not" was Williams. ar
he prah'bition onieers. '~s W,liamns tizn wash ds
,laTsd that he had done IL 10 accon, mo
axe aken Harry aoTy- sweet whose, son was also
mountain roads. He knew the b,eb .Se
Tmys hny @SGsnss TT;,;n he had often driven over
question of Judge Tavenner If ne were
inc bootlcESing business 80 e
!, ,;II GrGssd nsdsx ddsxaninatISn q Wiil!ams WAS
soes COURT mas pHonp,n Mnnp Iadss & Srens
nliilams VIII take the stand again 10 u
n.ns, At. ssssa,ionai dsyeion
Miss Viola Bcbou, and G. ". ne.