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Mental Observation
Ordered for Nicholson
A preliminary hearing was field In Rappahannock County Court Tuesday for Woodrow Wilson Nicholson erf Flint Hill who faced two charges of malicious burning in connection with the burning of two barns on the Donald Read farm near Flint Hill. One barn burned early in February and the other was completely destroyed by fire in late March. With W. F. Moffett, Jr. acting as counsel for Nicholson, a plea of not guilty was entered on both counts. Harold W. Glascock, state fire marshal, testified at the hearing and presented the court with a confession signed by Nicholson stating that he had set fire to hay in the barns. The statement also said that he offered the confession voluntarily, was not threatened or made promises and realized that he did not have to make any statement. Mr. Moffett made a motion before the court that Nicholson have mental observation in an institution. George H. Davis, Jr., Commonwealth’s Attorney of the county, c oncur red on the motion. Judge T. C. Lea, Jr. was of the opinion that this should be done and ordered that Sheriff C. K. Estes transport Nicholson to South Western State Hospital, Marion for observation.
Sheriff Estes and Mr. Glascock had worked closely on the fires and through a process of elimination had narrowed suspects until the case was solved.
According to authorities, Nicholson first stated he set the fires accldentiallybut later confessed the acts had been deliberate.
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