Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-01
SAYS SHACKLEFORD
|. OPENED FIRE ON HIM
Hall Declares He Then Used
Gun and Believes His Bullets
Hit Both Men.
SAYS HUDSON STRUCK HIM
Case Of Accused Officer Is Ex-
pected to Go to Jury at
Manassas Today.

MANASSAS VA. Dec 31.--w. C. uaIt
TOOK the witness stand todav In hi,
own defense on the charge OF kiuinr
Lawrence Hudson, an alleged boo;ler
ger. last March. and his testimony end
cd the evidence for the defense. The
| triai viii continue through New Years
Day with prospects of the case being.
given to the jury by tomorrow night.
Han testified under cross examination
that he believed both Hudson and his
companion, Raymond Shackclford, wero
killed DY bullets fired from his revolver.
out ne declared he did not shoot until
after Shackclford had fired at him.
He said he Jumped on the running
board of the automobile Of the two al
legged bootleggers when they attempted
to escape down a side road
Says Hudson Struck Him,
lt was when he jumped on the step
eitord hred at him and Hudson pulled
him into the machine and struck him
over the. head with a whisky bottle.
Hall declared that he then shot Hud-
son.
All attempts OF the prosecution to
connect one OF the prohibition agents
order by the court.
Joe Williams chauffeur of the Of
ficers' car. completed his testimony to-
day with the denial that he had taken
any part in the shooting, and with the
assertion that he was unarmed at tho
time.
Hudson suys He Is Paying Lawyers.
Liquor dealers offered me money to
finance the campaign OF prosecution OF
sponsible for the death Raymond an m
the Valley Turnpike. near Woodstock.
last, Last March, but ! refused It, They
hn a Va .Ntrt,,n
ling the case out of my own pocket"
"A Thar Is ,rhah> yohn p: Ur5 z.r1.yu Ip,r..;
jury this afterhooD in the Prince viii
liam Circuit Court. in the trial of Will
liam G; Hall. special officer of the State
Prohibition Department, for the murder
of his nephew.
Is Rebuttnl Witness.
Mr.. Brown was introduced as a re-
buttal witness by the prosecution. after
the defense had concluded Its evidence
at o'clock, after putting Hall himself
on the stand. His statement was made
in reply to the question of Attorney
WendGnburg. who asked him II he had
men in Baltimore to pay for the prose-
cution of Hall.
In the annual report of the Prohibi-
tlon Department sent to Governor
Westmorelnnd Davis recently, Commits
sioner J. Sidney Peters. who was pres
liquor interests were backing the pros
ecution. Brown was formerly in the
employ OF a large liquor house in Balti-
that he now had twenty five barrels of
whisky in a bonded warehouse tn )e
Gather VIII Testify Today.
When court opens on New Years Day
one n', other witness WIN testify He is
Fr"d"rick County. Hall is said to have
cold him that he had not killed any-
body but n couple of bottleggers. Mr.,
afternoon and the prosecution refused
to close it's evidence in rebuttal until
he had testified.
Gather tomorrow, rsannt Argument by t., the
b g opened en- d., Az ;AStttoTney Wsadshbars
| tense would not take more than thirty
minutes for this. No indication OF tho
time the prosecption will consume was
At the conclusion OF argument on
tho instructions they will be given
to tho jury by Judge Brent. Argument
then take place. In the former trial
Judge Brent allowed two hours to eaci,
side for this. He is expected to again
during the trial expressed the wish
that the case might speedily be
brought to conclusion. The case will
f, probably go to the jury late tomorrow
afternoon.
Meetxe Appears for Defense.
Scratch your head tonight. Cris."
cried n ruddy-faced farmer to c. J.
Meetze. associate, counsel for the de-
AFTERNOON Mr.. Meetze has long lived
| in Manassas and is we'll known
throughout the surrounding country
He will speak for the defense tomor
Tonight lawyers for both sides are
in conference Mr.. weRdenherg is be:
Rs ssssted and sy his son. n Waon Saa n e.
Didlake. of Manassas the law partner
of Mr.. Meetze.
judge Tavenner;,, OF the prosecution.
ner j.. NJ. Bauserman. former state
Miss Viola Bebout. sister OF tho
women whom Joe Williams is charged
with killing, declared on the stand dur
Ing the afternoon that young Williams
admitted in her presence that he had
| house of his wife, SO North Seventh
Street. Richmond. after the shooting
at Fishers HILL but he did not say
| that lie had them there.
Sworc lie Had No Pistols.
Williams swore at both trials that
shackieford and Hudson were killed.
and his statements were corroborated
by al four .o Of the a,e prohibition olcers
not mind swearing to lie after his
testimony at the preliminary hearing
was admitted. after sharp legal bf-
tie, when Judge Brent ruled that ,hr
statements about Williams bJ,g
armed on the night of the shooknE
were permissible. This he hold THE
relevant to the case because ofkba
ultimate connection of Williams fithi
Hall went on the stand aYs:27
by Mr.. Wendenberg, he declar4t that
no shots We're fired when the Risky
car ran into an granddaughter NJ
Ing down sldo road. h4npaes
threw him to the ground. fState5,
sand when he arose Shacklqu wa