Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-14
EsTERY SHROUDS DEATH
| FAuQu|ER COUNTY MAN
Idly Lies in Winchester
|Morgue 80 Hours Before
Being Claimed.
poRTs ARE CONFLICTING
epahnnnock sheriff or Ono OF lIis
peeutiea Alleged 10 Hnvo Fired
ACT KILLING Robert Iunccford, OF

special TO Tho Timcs-Dlspatch.l
E1SCllESTER, VA. Nov. Ia
er lying In q norsuo horo thirty
hours unclaimed, tho body Of
Der. Laacetord. ~ years old. of
hte. FauQuier County, alleged to
re been shot by tho sheriff or ono
his deputies whilo engaged In a
tol battle near Washington. Rap
hammock county. late last Thurs
night. WAS Inst evening taken
motor truck TO his home.
II. Royston. funeral director, OF
ruhali. who camo for tho body,
II was tho intention to hold tho
erai some timo today. He did
know whether an inquest would
held Ho said no had not heard
any steps being taken to conduct
onieiai Investigation of the exact
inner In which Lunceford came to
death.
hrother Know. Nothing.
irneat LunceforL. brother OF the
man. said no knew nothing
Fataver about tho shooting, az ne
In FauQuier County at tho time.
all no knew was that word camo
inc hoineplaca that his brother
been shot and fatally wounded.
funeral director said he had been
tho body would be Inferred In
family graveyard near Marshall.
When tho body OF Lunceford WAS
bowed from Memorial Hospital on
"a morning to u morSuc, the un.
takcr WAS directed not to pre-
IT for burial. and 10 leave the
pse just AZ 1t was until an officer
ne from Rappuhannock County, in
ieh the ehooting occurred. to make
inspection Of the wound. The or
were complied with. but no Of
put In an appearance. Instead,
undertaken and c. brother OF the
"a man came last evcnin. and
! the body home.
AeportS Are CONFLICTING.
Word came from Rappahannock
1nty that many conflicting rumors
re aIoat as To how Lunccforu
death. officers Of that county
terated their original version, TO
effect that Sheriff Hubert +.
user. armed with warrant, and
deputies had gone from Wash
ton, the county seat, into the
ntry several miles to intercept n
alleged to Contain contraband
ior. and that when commanded to
the driver OF the car stepped
the gas. AS tho car sped away,
hot Is said to have been fired at
shcrin's party. The latter are
ierstood TO have returned the fire.
in 4 short time n pitched battle
In progress along the lonely
untain road.
mother report said the shooting
not done from automobiles, but
the men were on tho ground at
time. The wound that resulted In
|ncetord'S death shows that the
let entered low In the back, shat
|ihg his liver.
Ioctor8 and hospital nurses who at
ded the wounded man here posi-
1ely refused TO make any statement
hcernins the case. and would
Their confirm nor deny inquiries as
whether he made n statement be-
dying. Rappahannock County
GERS were anxious to learn wheth-
(iny such statement had been made.
Information reached here today
III Rappahannock and Fauuuier
lnties indicating n feeling of
eminent, at least among friends
tho dead man. although there was
hing to Indicate n disposition TO
c violent measures. 1t was stated,
Sever. by one that the shooting
"a brutal affair."
Stands Well I'm Homo.
1sked what the people thought of
the man said ne did not think
y had yet fully realized the Grav-
OF the situation. lie added that
nceford's people stood very well
ong their friends and ncighbors.
that much sympathy had been
PRESSED by acqunintances who had
Rrd of the tragedy.
.uncefOrd was married. lie was
mptcd from military service dur
the world war because OF de-
idcnts. Ills wife was formerly
IS Annie Crecl. They have three
idrcn. His father. Frank Lunce-
Ia: his mother and five brothers.
tier. Charles. Ernest. Wilbur and
renee. and three sisters. Mrs. Mar
'et Mccormick ana Miscscs Lucy