Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-02
HEATED ARGUMENT
CONCLUDES TRIAL .
Tavenner Calls for Verdict -of
Second-Degree Murder
Against Inspector.
WENDENBURG DENUNcIAToRY
DENUNcIAToRY|
Declares Whisky Interests F.
nanced Prosecution by En-
ploying Additional Counsel.

MANASSAS. VA, Jan. 1.-The cas
of w C. Hall. prohibition inspected
on trial here charged with the niu
der OF Lawrence D. Hudson, an alley
bootlegger, last March, was given
tho jury tonight.
Judge L. S. Tavenner, chief cou
for the prosecution. rested the
calling for conviction of Hall fe>
der in the second degree. In
address to the jury. Judge n
charged that Hall. with his.
Harry +; Sweet. w. G. Dunle
j. IL. sullivan, had killed HUI,
order not to leave any livin1
to the killing OF Hudsonss, 4
Raymond Shackelford.
Wcndcnburg Is DenuncS
Attorney l.. o. wendenbuI
defense. made sweeping
tion OF ',~hisky interests
declared, had financed the
through employment OF
counsel, and asked the jun
Hall home to his family sc
GERS of the law of Virg
know and see that virgi
have made laws would ba!
officers who enforced them
He characterized Hudson
kelford as criminals. and 50
acted only in self-defcnsek
The, jury was instructed
an officer OF the law bell,
was in danger and defeh -
under bona fde impressi
that he should not be held
even of the killing of tho raN
though an error Of judgmeN
been made. provided that any\
cious" individual would make SUD
error. 3t. HS
The jury was fyrther instructed en-
If the jury from the evidence was COZ!
WINGED that Hall hai acted in selfA
n :, ne should be -, reEa ga rde
every citizen. S < y, y ! ..ss
Tie Jury retired ats ESQ o clocls ~
deliberate on its verdict. and twenty-
thINe hNe minutes fster--'s'S a.. lnt;,,ie d VII for
When Judge f. $. Tavenner. leading
2f tas pshsa hs
William Circuit Court was striking
the hour. Judge Brent adjourned colrt:S
they wished to go at once to the jury
roam or have supper served - thsni.si
NThe pangs of hunger dictated .thes
looked up ut Judge Brent on the benchI
above them and said without hesitas;
ton that they wanted supper. VS.
The judge then declared that hs Z
would remain In Manassas for mora
than, an hour before going to hts home
hpnd ut any moment during thas .imes
ceive the verdict. The time limit
Brent. He left Manassas about 81
O'Clock. He will return tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. ~
Forecasts Another Hung Jury.
The impression prevails among those
who were present at the iforme- triaIi
of Hall here in September that theS
1ury TIo VII tr not s; reach "a verdict; and that
II this is the case, Com Rnalth,s
Attorney, Thomas Lion, of W.
liam County, is Expected
appeal for new trial. Wh
Brent Will act on 1t at OF 4||'I
1t over until the next term
no one can say.
Let William C. Hall go
family as a free man as d
present." This was the
plea of Il. NJ. Walton, couI ~
defense. in his speech befn
this afterpo ooh. Mr.. Waite
that the story or the killing
and Shackelford, as told on -
stand by Hall and Nhis
Sweet. DI,,unleavy and sulliv |I|
There was no evidence I'd
hudson was shot outside
bear on the killing OF !;
the attorney stoutIy main
References were made I'd
of five shots after ..tke rWhlsl(
ran into the embankment and std
Gommopw g. !9I, wsalsh'5 Astt!erney 4! Ies
Hudson was killed after the 9
ped" This theory was adv&j
the prosecution. but no UNI 10
forts were made to sustain
Refers to Small Boys Te
In his speech. Mr.. Lion
the testimony of HermnL
his nj small brother Geors :
tS Who We're living near tho Sacs
take tax a drink about three hour
"when that bottle went
a a q ~,
of Mr.. Lion on this testimony
drinnkins tinis Was denied by all iofi {
hi6i5i9n RnItsn officers I'll G and by DEPUTY
whom the details OF the early
Ing clash We're first reported
Borden was at the whisky car -
time the drinking was said to
been done.
Mr.. Lion referred to the abrasi
tieer as sai1 hsad wss MhiGh the prohibitio
struck with a whisky bottle by
son. He advanced the theory thu
cut was made when Hail ,eil
the running board Of. the Shackel
car and struck fence post on,
CO. Good i,I, property; ,sa,y,s = He tried TO estA
represented, and said that "Han'sg
rubber BAN THIS lis ossas ,eess si;onsdei ~ I,
throughout the courtroom.
Wcndcnburg Assaiis Opponens
:, Reference was made 70
Tavenner by ATTORNEY T. O. Wen
burg In his speech, which consl
the argument fors8the Defense.
Wendenburg said that because Joh
Brown. a former Baltimore lid
dealer, was employing him. Ju
Iavenner, was fighting to breal1.;.l
the prohibition laws, which h
ported In the senate OF Virglni1
Wendenburg specifically refcrr
Judge Tayenner and his aosoci
NJ, Bauiserman. as counsel for
interests."s q :, ~
These charges aroused the
= Judge e'SFayenner, whose speech