The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04

When this discrepancy was pointed
out TO him he became vague as to
just when he had examined the car.
He finally decided that ne had not
seen II until sometime after CARRIERS
] examination OF It.
Beasley proved difficult witness
for the prosecutions He continually
drew conclusions instead OF stating
what he knew and for this reason the
commemorative attorneys came back
! time and again to questions which had
already been asked and answered.
! This drew sharp protest from
Judge Brent who earnestly admonish :
! ed the states counsel to keep going
We want TO get through this case
without wasting any time" said the
judge.
Four marks apparently made by
bullets were found by CARRIER besides
those In tho side curtains.
One was in the back of the drivers
seat. one In the left front door. one
IN an oil can in the bottom of the car
and one on the metal work at the top
OF front seat.
The apparent theory of tho defonse
is that at least two of these bullet
marks. II they are such, were made by
bullets which had passed through the
bodies Of the two occupants of the
car.
Regarding the mark on the left front
door, CARRIER insisted that the shot
would have come from the right side
OF the car. but Beasley insisted that 1t
came from the opposite side.
The dramatic touch was given TO the
proceedings when DIR. Boyd, OF the
winchester Memorial hospital; Miss
Irene Didicr, superintendent. and two
nurses were questioned in the absence
Of the jury about the alleged statement
If Hudson. who died at the hospital
two DAYS after the shooting,
pr Bovd testified that Hudson at one
time, expressed a belief that he was
going to croak'
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT.
Or Boyd offered words Of encour-
aEemeut TO the patient and tried TO
rally him to resist the effect Of his
wounds and the oncration which was
performed shortly after he arrived at
the hospital.
At later time Or Boyd asked Hud-
son about the shooting and Hudson
denied that he had fred at the officers,
adding that he did not believe his
companion had done so. hut Of this he
was not sure.
Miss p,dier and the nurses fully corr
rohorated what Dr. Boyd said pr
Boyd. however. insisted that he had
never regarded Hudsons words as be-
ing in any sense dying statement
He declared that no such statement
had been obtained from the patient in
writing or otherwise.
The fury was sent out Of the court
room. while this testimony was re-
hesrsed before the Judge
Attorney Tavenner. tor the state, pre-
sented a lengthy argument in support
! Of the prosecution theory that Hud-
sons state Of mind was that of i'm"
rninent apprehension Of death, The
counsel for the defense was not called
| On for argument, the court holding
! that thnre was clearly no such state
| ment nv the deceased as should come
( within the knowledge Of the Jury,
! Ernest Dun. n Winchester policeman,
| told of the arrival Of the prohibition
| Inspectors at the police station at Win
/ chester with Hudson aud the body Of
/ Shackelford He accompanied them to
! the hospital and later went with them
| to Undertaken Funk's establishment
with Hudson's body.
| Funk testified to handling the body
and tdentlfed some articles Of clothing
1 and eotaa small parsnnal effects taken
| from the pockets.
BALTIMORE WHrSKEY.
Among other things found in
/ Shackelfords possession was a
! document showing that Shackel-
ford had purchased twenty cases Of
! whiskey for $3.50 from n l.. Rich
| ards company. of Baltimore, on the
! day preceding his death
All Of the whiskeY was found in
| the death car
Justice - the Peace Holmes Irwin,
I who conducted the inquest on the two
| dead men. was called to testify regard
! ing the condition Of the car after the
| tragedy tIe did not see the car for
! several hours after IL had been taken
| to the garage and he declined TO iden~
tify positively the curtains which had
been placed on exhibition. He was
quite certain. however. that both Of tire
curtains were fastened in their proper
places when he saw the car.
Herman Good was the last witness
OF the day. He became confused when
asked to Identify two large photo
! graphs Of tho scene OF the tragedy
though he testified that his own home
was barely $50 yards distant lie did
identify with great positlveness several
empty pistol cartridges which he said
ne had found in his garden few DAYS
after the shooting only six or eight
steps from the roint where the death
car stopped In the ditch
Manassas is deeply stirred by the
trial. The tiny court room was pack ID
to sunocation throughout the proceed
ings Many Of the people who listened
to the evidence stood In the aisles all
day long drinking in every word that