The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
OFFICERS UNABLE ID FIND TIE FATHER OF
 MARTHA HENDERSON
Woman, Who Was Shot and Killed By Prominent Russell vile Business Man With
 out Friends in Death

Russellville, April 13.-(Special. J. Martha Henderson, 2s years old, and, in life, pretty, voluptuous, attractive and favorite, it is declared, in her etlement of friendships, now lies dead and unclaimed on a slab in the local mogue.
 If she has relatives and it is believed she has a father living in Birmingham, reither he nor they have appeared in rerson or by message to claim her in death. She died with a shadow over her a shadow of shame, unforgivahle in womankind. For that reason, perhaps, no clainant-friend or relative-has ap- peared
 In the meantime, F. R. Hall, 90. head Of a family, we'll known and substantial business man. lies in the county fail and, except for the occasional visit to- day of his family and a few intimate friends has had time to ponder upon the hfgh-lights in his association with the Henderson woman Hall was arrested for firing three shots into the body of Mar tha Henderson yesterday afternoon wher she started to enter his store.
 PUBLIC GIVEN PEEP
 The story of the Hall-Henderson af- fair is not an entirely closed book. Hall had been arrested in Atlanta on a charge of white slavery and the woman had been held as a. witness. Both were able to make bond and both returned to Ala banna-Ha.ll to Russellville, where ne at. tended strictly to business and she to Florence, where more trouble awaited her, including arrest for alleged black mail and a subsequent sentence to i'm rrisonment which was later suspended provided she would quit the state for a period of three years
 That was six months ago and she left the state. But two weeks ago. prompted probably by the nemesis of fate. she re- turned to Florence and yesterday, inn pelled by the same strange influence, she came to Russellviile. The trip was destined to be her last in that she sought DE interview-nayhaps in her mind fin al interview with Hall. The interview was denied Hall. already enmeshed in the Atlanta affair declined to see her.
 "She insisted that come to the drug store across the street from where she vas phoning,' Hall said in effect in giv- ing his version of the tragedy, T told her would not She gave me 20 min utes or she said she would come to my store and kill me,
 SHOT TO DEATH
 When the time was up-or at any rate, she appeared at the Hall store. At the doorway she was shot three times. One shot entered just below the heart the other two entered the hack. She died without making statement. The cur tain rang down for Martha Henderson as she lay on the sidewalk dying-too wounded to speak
 Local officers lave sougIi to locate lsssr fstheg TaiAphane css 51ssHrgi icatiosl with the police department in Birming- ham failed to get resaits. M Is said that the former manager of a well known Bir- mingham hotel is the father If he is, his location is unknown and there Is scant probability that he can be found unless he volunteers to end the search
 w. Fl. Key, coroner, will begin a for nal inquiry into the cause of the Hen derson wornan's death at 10 o'clock to. morrow The verdict probably will he as formal as the inquiry in that the slay- CT is in jail and sconfesses responsibility for the death, bu' whether his act was justified will depend upon jury verdict in a circuit court.
 CORONER HOLDS BODY
 Pending arraignment and preliminary hail will be denied Hall. Numerous men have agreed to give bond, but. the of. ferse is not bailable unless a court. fol lowing examination, specifically orders He is being made as comfortable as one in iail can be made-beddng has bees sent from his home, cigars are provided and occasional visits from his family and special associates help make his condi ton less onerous But
 The Henderson woman is alone ir death; deserted. apparently. by the world She will he kept at the morgue until Sat urday, and then, If no one claims the body, she will be given burial in the county cemetery.