Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-03
.C0R0NER's JURY PROBE
SHEDS LITTLE LIGHT
Three Hours of Testimony
Leave Dinwiddic Shooting
Still Mystery.
MARKS Is STILL. HELD IN JAN.
Doyle and Denton Released. Inter
Declining To Tcstlfy-Rcnth A.
serted WINS shat by White ar Light
skinned Colored Man.

? PETERSBURS. VA. March .
The coroner's jury Investigating the
death OF n +. Heath nud Mcwim
Ford. the two white men who wcre
shot and fatally wounded last Sat
urday night on Heaih's farm i'll Dim
: widde County. returned verde,
that both men came To their death
from pistol shot wounds inflicted at
the hands OF party or parties un
4 known. The case practically re-
mains as much a mystery as ii was
the day OF Heath and Ford's death.
1t required the jury nearly three
hours TO examine the witnesses. The
questioner. Magistrate <. l.. Pleas
ants, went into every single detail.
hut there was not evidence enough
TO show who Killed the two men.
Everett Marks. however. is still
being held In the Dinwiddic county
jail in connection with the shooting.
W. II. tSlick Ducho Doyle aud Roy
Denton. the Richmond men. were re-
leased without further questioning.
although the two are subject to call
from the magistrate.
Asked to Go for Liquor.
James Moore testified that he was
asked by Marks 10 take a ride into
not know where he was going IL,
testified to arriving at Hcath's home
and Marks and Heath going into
woods together and then hcarin:
six or seven pistol shots. Marks did |
rot return, lie said. He saw no other
light except n lantern carried by !
Heath or Marks. Marks wen 10 |
Hrath's. he said TO purchase twenty |
gallons OF liquor shortly before the |
double killing.
Henry Doyle, known as "SlicIs
Duck" Of 523 Harding Street this |
city, said he went To Heath's house
with Marks. hut did not know who
cid the shooting. He said ne re-
manned in the automobile with the
driver and Moore when Marks and
Heath disappeared in the woods
He heard several shots. and said
Denton remarked that lit nigh, b..
the revenue officers and ne had bet
ter so before his car WAS seized
They did not see Marks any more.
He saw no other light in the woods.
ne said, except the one carried by
heath
Denton Refuses to Testify.
Roy Denton, the Richmond man.
VINO was represented by j. NJ. Turner.
South Richmond attorney. refused to
testify. claiming the states law ia
-
lily in any case IN which h. l. liable
to he inc:im!natcd Denton did not
ot'n his mouth, and was permitted To
leave He made no statement
Mrs Maggie Heath. widow OF on.
81 the mon. almost collapsed several ,
times during her brief testimony. |
Sgc ma! 10 he assisted. 20 the room. |
"Fs said Marks did not have a gun. |,
afd that She d,d no, hear tho con /
husband. She was excused duo ~
~" physical condition she claimed
she Knew nothing Of the shooting
h"n Made ma StnIcn,rni.
Mss Mary Heath sworc that Heath
ana Ford went to her house after
f"y were shot hu; that She did not
~, 'h'm who shot them. and they
q" n0' maze any Statement She is
u "'Nier 10 Heath, Several times she
: '" as asked II her brother didn't make
statement 70 her, but She said
nothing was said as To how ,hnr
were shot. She said Ford's car drove !
up shortly before the shooting. I'm,
~" ga not know i: any one was
with him.
r. W. Matthews, colorcd. druggist
81 PotersburE, testified ihat I,ycrct,
Marks and Ben MARI. wen, 49, HE
Sl"r" the Sunday night fnlIowiup ,ho
shooting and used telephone 10 cou
Nt"rncr Herbert Gillian. IL. ynid
i'.h Marks said over the phone TO ~.
h"H"r mat h" had n boy with him
who was connected win q s,nottm,.
AFFAIR and rcQN.$tcd t.ivicc OF ,he
.aW!cr. Wh" L-!d,H.-n to tell Everett
Maiks 10 surrender to- the notice
which the latter did tho next ,,,.rn-
ing 49,
pc'cciiro i. u. Eancs testified ,r,r
an,ms 'o,d MN That lie came near
Sing killed when the detective
.sHr" nam 4 few question at polirc
headquarters. Tho detective said
Marks told him h. had "a LAWYER and
ana not care to tell anytime. more
Tells "f OWNS. Statement,
br. h i. McGiIi. coroner. testified
.""l hcalh made dying statement,
IN which h. said ina, he did no, I,pov,
who shot him, but that il was,a whii,
man or light cn!orcd man. He ,csti-
hsd That Heath said he kucy lie was
going 20 die.
if; Mc"iii testified that young Ford
sara he Was not going to die ana told
the coroner that he was shot wnuc
walking alon. path by persons ris-
ing up from behind some bushca
ford was shot twice. Que In the loft
wrist by an ordinary lead bullet and
ahoihtT III The stomach. while Heath
was shot with Il steel ia excited h,,l
let. The bullet found In Ford was
Heath was 81 cal!h-c
Commonwealth Attorney S,e.no. OF
Dihwtdd!o, was at the trial aud Rob
err Gillian represented Marks yybt..
attorney - = Pollard represented
W J. Doyle. Denton was represented
by J. NJ Turner, of south Richmond
The ease remains q mystery ana ~.
evidence tonight disclosed ycr, li,,Ia
1ni"rmauon as 10 who SHOT Fora ana
Heath. '''''
Marks has not made any statement
ana Denton also refuses To talk N,or!
according to the evidence. was re
last man seen VITA Heath hcf,r. bo
was shot Fords nun!o was M,
brought into the case. bu; d fcw.,.rncs
Hiss Heath testifyins ina, ho came
cried out I'm shot"
me cor"ner's jury was composed of
g. l.. Browning. }. ". Moore. Wu.
Yam Bluinenthal. Il. II. Lock.i. "a. q