The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-23
SST0RY
Of DEATH
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RICHMOND, Jan. 81 u.N.S.l.
The cas- Of Morley u. Craig,
charged with the murder OF VII
liam r. Logon, today was eerti-
fled IL the February grand jury
BY Police Justice John u. ingram.
after witnesses had testified they
had seen Craig ssBetljng" with Mrs.
Ifeeon While The husband was
5 from home.
Judge Ingram had previously re-
lsCtl to certify the ease until
motive for murder WIS estaD-
Iished.
Mss Ga McGruder, friend q
Che LiggOns, testified she mad
eften seen Craig and Mrs. LigeOsi
pettinr and kissing while Mrs. AZ.
ron was seated on his lap during
tle absence 81 Llgeon from hos1le.
RICHMOND VA Jan.
II charge alleging first degree
murder has been placed
arainst Murley u. Craig q,
holding him responsible for
the death Of William 2. Lig-
gon. 26. who lost his life
August IL, last, when q row.
boat capsized, throwing the
two into the James River here.
hitherto craig had been held on :
charge Of suspicion 81 murder. but
ii the instance Of Dave e sattsr.
field Commemorative attorney
who told Police Justice John Z
ingram, in police conrt, that cer.
oner james Nj. whitfield ! autopss
performed January n showed .
fractured skull, the warrant vas
changed to the more serious
The warrant was switched at the
start of police court hearing.
which was finally adjourned to
later date to permit the prosecl-
ton 10 summon more witnesses,
After hearing OF the injury to Liz.
CONS head and circumstances sur.
rounding the river tragedy, Justice
Ingram declared he. could not GER
tify the case to the grand jury UNI
til some evidence of 9. possible mo.
tive was introduced.
State Asks Trial
The position Of the Common.
wealth Commemorative Attorney
Satterfieid told the court, ii this
case, is that the matter ought to go
before d jury for regular trial g
He then asked that d cpntinu-
ance ne permitted IN order that
other witnesses could be called.
When Craig's case was called.
the first one on the days docket
there was large crowd prese.st
that Included hts bride OF less than
five months, who is Isiggon's
widow. The couple were married
less than month after Iiggon.s
tragic death
After Justice Ingram had allowed
Satteffield's motion to change the
charge in the warrant. Toby Flanl-
mia was called as the first witness.
He told of helping to take the body
Of Liggon from the river August
IS, three days after the tragedy.
Detective IL Witness
Detective Sergt. Frank /. Gentry,
who led the investigation into the
case, was The second fitness. He
testified az To statements made by
Craig lii explanation of the fatal
accident. He said the accused man
declared that they had gone out
III rowboat to spear logs that were
floating down the river III the
freshet. Liggon, ii seems. was ia
the PROV Of the boat handling the
hook, while Craig pulled at the oars.
Craig's story told of Liggon' IS
standing up in the boat. of 4 sud.
den roll turning the boat over.
throwing both men into the stream.
The witness said Craig claimed he
tried 10 rescue the other. but was
grabbed around the neck and pulled
under the water It was then that
the accused said he hit Liggon over
the head with stick. according TO
Sergeant Gentry. Soon Liggon
slipped under and Craig saw him
no more.
Liggon Heavily CARRIED
Sergeant Gentry also said CRAIG
tOId Of taking Uff his outer cloth 4
before getting into the boat. while
Lisg0n WIS heavily CARRIED III rain.
coat. sweater and rubber boots.
On ross-examinatio ton, Sergeant
Gentry told Leith S. Bremner,
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