Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-08
Jury IS NAMED FOR
THIRD TRIAL OF DRY
AGENT, v. c. HALL
Third Trial Opened Yes
terday in Manassas
Court.
COURTROOM FILLED
FOR FIRST SESSION
Case Will Be Specded-Old
Counsel Is Retained by
Accused Man.
TESTIMONY Is CONFLICTING
Trial Will Get Under Way in
Earnest by Noon Today, Ar-
cortling to Attorneys.
TESTIMONY is CONFLICTING
Trial Will Get Under Way in
Earnest by Noon Today, Ar-
cortling to Attorneys.
TO The Times Dispatch.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.
MANASSAS. VA. i'cb. THE third
trial oil w. c. Hail. the prohibition
officer charged with the killing (
Lawrence Hudson and Raymond
Shackclford. alleged bpotIcggers. i'm
SHENANDOAH County nearly two years
ago. wac begun IN the Circuit Cour,
for Prince William County this morn
ing. Up 10 noon the WORK OF getting
Il jury had engaged the attention OF
the court. eleven mcmtrers having
ing been obtained. when "a recess was
taken until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
There Will bc mine other members
added to tile jury and from this We
nirc OF twenty men the defense and
the prosecution will each strike four
men.
IL is believed that tn. remaining
jurors will be easily obtained. the
sheriff and his deputies being given
the list Of names By the court and
directed 20 have TIE report for SER
vice in the court ~ 1889 Tuesday
morning.
lHtTc Vas cpsslttrLDIc crowd
when the court convened. all OF the
lawyers being on hand when the
Judge asccnded the bench. The State
is being represented by Thomas H.
Lion. the attorney for tho Common
wealth. ana by Judge Frank S
Tavcnner and John y. Bauserman,
both OF Shenandoah. retained by rela-
tives and friends OF he dead men to
aid the 4 mmunWealth. The defense
is in the hands OF former State Sena-
tor Louis O. Weadenbu e. of Rich
mond; former State Senator NJ L.
Walton. OF Woodstock. and Messrs.
D!dlake and Meitzc. the latter mem
bers of the local bar.
The belief here Is that the case will
actually get under way by noon to-
morrow, and that once under way IL
viii De pushed with all possible speed
and the end reached not later than
Saturday noon. The accused man is
in court and all the WITNESSES were
reported 10 he on hand ard ready to
get rid { the case Should there be
another hung jury il is believed tha,
~ti;c VIII ask inni -
prosecuted, there having already
been two mistrials.
The double killing took place after
the officers had stopped an automo-
bile in which Hudson and Shackelford
were riding.
There is a conflict of testimony re-
garding what took place at the time,
the officers insisting that when they
sought to make an inspection OF the
car they were fired on. and they saw
m rnfn ha fro
was eighteen years old. swore Just
p!tal that neither his companion nor
himself fired a shot. Three other
men were arrested along with Hall.
they being Mcssrs Sweet. Dunleavy
and Sullivan.
Hall has been twice tried. reports
being that the FIRST jury was six to
six for conviction. the second nine TO
three. Hall was AT first denied bail.
and the Supreme Court stepped in and
allowed bail. He has been at liberty
since that time. The last Legisla
ture directed that no part of the
funds of the department shall be used
in defending the officers when arrest
ed and charged with violation of tho
laws.
Former State Senator Louis q.
Wendcnburg. OF lIenrico. who defend
ed the men, will be on hand this time
to conduct the defense The case
will be called today and the date for
the actual hearing will begin when
Judge Brent has heard from counsel
and the date settled. When tho car
in which the two men were travelling
was searched it was found that th.,,
had 239 quarts of liquor aboard.