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ringing condemnation of the illegal
execution cf a colored man *his week
near th* Kentucky-Virginia line is
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the attorneys or the witnesses.
Much Le-al Knowlsc’gs.
Judge Matthews displayed a knowl
edge rot only of legal procedure, but
of the law itself. His poise, conduct,
rulings w^uld have done credit to a
jurist with twenty-five years’ experi
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new day had dawned in the legal
procedure in the Southland.
It was evident that these pros
ecuting attorneys were uneasy about
that lone Norfolk attorney, who v.r':
’‘playing the life and death game with
the skill of a master.”
Attorney Satterfield Active.
He was deadly in •avn<'-\ It was
then that “Dave” Satterfield, as his
friends call him. sensed the danger
and made the supreme effort to undo
the work of the lunacv commission,
which had ou August 6. 1927 issued
commitment papers for the nlacing
of Shirley Winnegan in the Central
Hospital for the Insane at Peters
burg, Va. It was under his skillfvl
direction that he launched the attack
by three alienists. Dr. De Jarnett and
Dr. Brown in charge of the white
asylums a* Staunton and Williams
burg, respectively, and Dr. H. C.
Henry in charge of the asylum at
Petersburg. Va.
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That Sanity Bomb-Shell.
Thev ledared it to be ♦heir opin
ion that Winnegar was sane Novem
ber Ha (14. 1927. when the examina
tion was made. lit the meantime, At
torney James <1. Martin made a
plea for an estopel. based upon the
fact that Winnegan had been de
clared legally insane and was on
parole from ;he Central Ilosnifal tor
the insane in the c'^o^v of Sheriff
W. H. Chapman. His Honor over
ruled the motion, an exception being
noted. He stated that the question of
sanity or insanity was for the jury
to decide.
The following correspondence rela
tive to Shirley Winnegan v ill prove
to be interesting reading:
W. H. Chapman,
Sheriff of Isle of Wight County,
Smithfield, Virginia.
August S, 1927.
Dr. H. C. Henry, Supt.,
Petersburg, Va.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed you v.ill find committal
papers of Shirley Winnegan. I hope
you will find it convenient to take
him within the near future, as he is
in danger of doing himself and possi
bly others bodily harm. Will take
him to Windsor on Norfolk & West
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Mr. V. II. Chapman
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Smith field, Va.
Tear Sir:
Tills v.ii r. knowledge receipt of
•ours of the Sth. enclosing commit
iu'C. j'. oe. • in the case of one, Shir
’cy in-egc n.
I era writing to say that we will
.:.f. for this man on Saturday,
I August ITth. Our agent will leave
Windsor on that 7:07 P. M. train and
I would thank you to deliver patient
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W. H. Chapman,
Sheriff of Isle of Wight County,
Smithffeld. Virginia.
August 14, 1927.
Dr. H. G. Henry,
i Si-.pt. Central State Hospital,
Petersburg, Va.
Dear Mr. Her.ry:
On Saturday when 1 went for the
boy, Shirley Winnegan, to take him
to the train to meet the attendant
from your hospital I found that he
was in Surry County working on a
job. I had him brought back here,
but found that he had improved, ap
parently a great deal.
jiis family said they did not see
anything wrong with him at all, and
asked that he be left with them; that
he had a good job, and was holding
it down, and that if he showed any
further signs of going bad, that they
would take him to the hospital, di
rect, so I thought it best to give him
a trial, but it was too late then to
notify you. 1 regret that I did not
find this out in time to head your at
tendant off. but I trust this will be
satisfactory to you. With best wishes.
Yours very truly,
W. II. CHAPMAN,
Sheriff.
Under the law, a person admitted
ly insane at the time the crime was
committed cannot be tried for a
crime. The person in whose charge
he-was paroled is responsible.
Til's facts. j
The facts in the case were as fol
lows :
On October 14. 1927, Hilda Bar
low, a 14-yaar-ol 1 girl, who had been
sent to Smithfield for bread, failed
to return. A search showed that she
had been murdered and criminally
assaulted about 5 o’clock. She had
been forced into a cornfield before
sun down and was only about 15
feet from the public road. Blood
flowed from her nose an*' mouth.
There were bruises on her head.
The Ac'.ujing Witness.
James Martin Godwin, an 18-year
old colored youth, had been plowing
peanuts, while his father, David God
win. was digging them up. The boy
finished his task, took the harness off
the mule and rode the animal >.o
Smithfield. He looked and saw' Shir
ley Winnegan in the field where the
girl’s body was ly:ng. He did not see
him strike her. He did not know’ at
that time whether she was white < r
colored. When ho looked again, he
saw the body was still there.
Told the Sheriff.
He went to Smitntieiu an 1 told a
colored man about it. lit advised
that they go and see sheriff Chap
man and tell him about :t. He did
so and they went to the scene of th*
crime. Winnegan was arrested in
front of Sheriff Chapman’s house.
Other witnesses testified to seeing
Winnegan in the neighborhood where
the crime was committed. Winnegan
denied all knowledge of the crime
ami no one could swear positively
that he committed it.
Clothes Examined.
Later, his working clothes were ex
amined. The knees showed where he
had knelt in soil similar to that in
the cornfield. Spots of blood were
found on his pants. Winnegan ex
plained all the time spent that after
noon and insisted that he had not
been where the body of the girl was
found. Winnegan made a remark
able witness. He explained every
question propounded to him. While
illiterate, his mind was active. The
prosecution had brought him to the
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scene of the crime. The only loop-!
hole was in the insanity plea. His)
attitude was a puzzle. I
The white men who had employed*
Winnegan from time to time spoke
of him as leading all of the others.
He was a good workman. Some had
known him from childhood and were
loth to believe that he was guilty of
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In the commitment papers tor
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Va., It was specified that he was
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that Winnegan was sane November
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committed. Dr. DeJarnelt represent
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the hypo*Lesis that the commission
that sat August 6, 1927 had made
a mistake. He said that Shirley
Winnegan feigned a fit, but he was
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