Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-06
SYMPATHY OF PUBLIC
DIVIDED AS TO CHISIE
Young Men Who Worked
With Prisoner Openly
Express Regret.
WIFE A>p TWO nAn,Es LEFT
Woman Shot Mt Timc OF Killing IInS
Chnncc for Re-
corcry.
Speclal ,o Thc Tlmcs .nisnntch |

'StI fpISh. A.. March J.--Np Ser-
diet was rendered by the jury which
viewed the body of Peter T.. knight.
who. IL Is alleged. was shot by Court
ney Griiiin. his newly married wifc's
son. Saturday morning, and who died
from the wounds six hours later.
Tho body was taken to the under
taking establishment OF I. q. Hill &
Co.. where IL was seen By Drs. J. l..
Rawlcs David Rawles. and William
Gay. o: Lakcvlew Hospital. where
Mr.. knight died, and by DR.. .. r..
Yates. city physician Of Suffolk. and
Or. {. j. Riddick. county physician of
Nansemond.
The jury was composed OF Il. T..
Parker. S. l.. Nussman. H. NJ. Mac
leary. Charles o. Lancaster. +. \.
Hoiladay. and George B. Walton.
Knight was shot through the liver.
stomach. in the leg and In the hip.
sympathy In Divided
Courtney Griffin Is sim in Nanse-
mond County jail. The shooting was
done with an automatic 80 caliber.
When asked by deputy city sergeant
tcr the weapon yesterday, Griffin
said DO you really have To have
it?' Yes" was the officers answer.
Well. them" Griffin said. I'll try
10 get Il fo- YOU
knight will he buried in Cedar
Hin Cemetery TUESDAY afternoon.
sympathy OF tho public is greatly
divided as to the crime. ont on IN,
White Marsh Road the neiEhbors ar.
reticent. They say, 1T is n terrible
thing and We are sorry for all OF
them. Two OF the ncighbors said
that Courtney lived out there long
,'mc. and that. while he was no, al!
%ays reliable in his statements, he
was a good boy. kind and pleasant.
and that. as far as they we-. con-
cerned' lie was always nice to them.
In SUFFOLK. II is the same thing.
Broodcd Over "Wrons.."
Young men who worked with
young Griffin are universally sorry
Tor him. and do not hesitate to saw
lie was driven to desperation by
hroodins over what lie considered his
wrongs" They state that he wus
hampcred by debts. many Of them
caused by illness in young and
growing family. and that he bitterly
resented his mothers marriare 10
Knight within six months after the
death OF his father. He also was
known To have expressed his resent;
ment at the Will left by his father
which left the estate to his mother
lie st!!i maintains silence on ali
matters pertaining to the crime COM
miited at the kitchen door q, his
boyhood home Saturday morning
AireadN the plea nf an unbalanced
mind cnLaci by continual worry ovcr
what he thought bad conditions Al,
ms home nnd on account OF the al
legged injuries he considered! had bean
done him by the conditions n; hi.
tathe"s viii is being advanced.
When the scent Of the crime js
visited the spectator wonders how.
Mrs. knish; ever had ,hc tortit.;dc
|" crawl though the ,irenching rain
down the stable ,a-d through :n,,,
inches "f water 10 the lane uate
winch Sn" opened ana proceeded on
'"hdS and knees 2aO yards dow, thc
sac TO har tenant houst trying; -.
get help.
BIood.tnins Everywhere.
In the dining room are the blood
slams that show where kniEh. cclI
re was slot while standing Il! In"
iShchcn IA evidently stagger,d 4
bacH To Tie dining room. which opens
from the Kitchen door. His hc.,l
struck the foot OF the dining tahl.
and bloodstains are visible. although
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