Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-03
INSPECTOR HALL IS
. BROUGHT TO TRIAL
ON MURDER CHARGE
Rapid Progress Made at
Manassas in Hearing
First Case.
FOUR DEFENDANTS ELECT
TO BE TRIED SEPARATELY
Little Difficulty Experienced in
Securing Jury in Prince
William.
WOMAN SAW FIVE FLASHES
photographs OF Scene Offered in
Evidence rs Well as Puncturcd
Windshield.
WOMAN SAW FIVE FLASHES
Photographs OF Scene Offered in
Evidence rs Well as Puncturcd
Windshield.
IRy Associated prr.1

MANASSAS. VA, sept. =. - Ila pid
progress was made today in the trial
on charge OF murder of ". c. Hall
Virginia prohibition officer. an out
growth Of the sensational killing sew
cral months ago Of Lawrence T.: Hud-
and r c. ShaciseIford. alleged
hootlesgcrs, BY state prohibition Of
ficers, three others OF whom are under
Indictment for murder.
Prohibition Oficers Harry F. Sweet
w. B. Dunleavy and j. II sullivan. in
dicted Jointly with Hall elected TO be
tried separately. whereupon the Com
monwcalth arraigned Hall. and, after
the usual pTeiiminaries and plea OF
not guilty, the state began the intro
duction OF testimony.
No difficulty was experienced in Sc
curing jury. the case having been
transferred hitherto on the defendants
motion for change OF venue. The
Jurors arc generally middle aged
Have Army of Attorneys.
Common *eaith's Attorney Thomas H
Lion Ia supported IN the prosecution by
an array Of employed attorneys and hy
Commemorative Attorney G. l.. VIII
the filling occurred
The four officers In an automobile
athwart the road had Intercepted an
automobile suspected OF tran nsport!nG
LIQUOR unlawtuliy when the shooting
began which resulted in the fatal
wounding OF both mcn in the suspected
car.
Hall was arraiSned on the indict-
ment charging him with the murder OF
Hudson. During the course OF the day
ten Comm onwealth's witnesses We're
put on, the testimony of some OF thes.
being merely formal in establishing the
corpus deficit.
Perhaps the most important witness
for the prosecution OF the ten depos-
ing was Mrs. Alfred Bly,. who lived ad :
jacent to the scene OF the dual killing.
~ han L. h,. ha~ h..i,
and testified that she saw from her
bedroom hve flashes and heard the re-
ports OF the revolver shots, all OF which
were fred from outside Of the auto
mobile In which the victims were
travelling
Fer husbands and her sisters ,es-
TO show by which party ,hc frs; shot $
were fred. Mrs. BY was subjected TO
rigid cross.cxaminat!on by Attorney L.
o. Wendenburg. OF Richmond. leadin &
counsel for the defense. but she main
tanned her testimony.
Photographs Are introduced.
Ph150srap9s of ths scene Of the
Shackelford- hudson car. the prosecu-
ton seeking to show that the bullets
the right side OF the car. the purpose
being TO establish that the officers
State Prohibition Commissioner Pc
ters is among those attending the trial.
which will probably consume week
The jury box box was tiiied in less than
yeniremen evidenced some feeling in
the case as they were questioned, and
one OF them remarked. II feel I don't
want 10 have anything to do with it."
PROSECUTING Attorney Williams. OF
shenandqah County. opened the case
the land near Fishers Hill. where the
shooting took place,
Evidence would be brought IN to
n q
occupied by the prohibition inspectors
approached Hudsons Automobile. the
later had turned down byroad,
and that there was a fusillade Of shots.
Five single shots were fired after the
fusillade. the attorney said, and the
prosecution will attempt to show that
these shots were fired by man stand
ing In the road in the glare OF head
lights. The prosecution will attempt
to show that the man was Hall
Explains Side of Defense.
Attorney Wendenburg for the de-
fense. told the jury his case would rest
on proving that II Hall fired the shot
which killed Hudson he was pursuing
his duty under the law. The attorney
for the defense denounced the.two dead
men IS notorious bootlegEers." who
went about armed to shoot any per
son son who nterfersa with them The
torney's denuncia1ion and wept.
An array Of legal talent is repre-
sented on each side OF the case. For
Judge Il. 5. Newman, mai of w Woodstock. DDS k.
and former member Of the House of
AppearinE for the prosecution are
Thomas II. Lion. attorney for Prince
William County; Clayton T.. Williams,
doah County; former State Senator T.
s. Tavenner and j. NJ Bauserman. of
Woodstock. former member of the
state hospital commission.