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MARlON,
STATE
JOSEPH
HOSPITAL
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DEPARTMENT
MENTAL
HYGIENE
OF
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HOSPITALS
January 15, 1962
J\Ir.
James R. Sipe
Commonwealth's Attorney
Harrisonburg,
Virginia
Re: ¼illiam Roy Smith
Reg. No. 23567
Date of Admission: January 4, 1962
Dear Mr. Sipe:
As you probably know, the above-named is a patient in this
hospital at the present time, having been admitted by Court
Order from the Circuit Court of Rockingham County.
In order that we inay make a thorough psychiatric· study or
this case, we should like to know the details of the alleged
crime, including the patient's statements and reactions at
the time of arrest and du~ing his confinement. We should also
like to know as much as possible about his past history and
any previous legal involvement.
Any information you can send us will be greatly appreciated
and considered strictly confidential and for our official use
only. To be of maximumuse to us in our study, we should
receive this information within the next two weeks.
Thanking you for your assistance and cooperation in this
matter, I am
Very truly yours,
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Re: William Roy Smith
Re0 • No. 23567
Date of Admission:
Jane· 4,192
Dear Dr. Blalock:
In r•pl
to your letter
of January 15 regarding
itiformation
concerning
the above named patient,
I am enclosing
herewith
a photocopy of the written
~eport submitted
by the Sate
Trooper who investigated
the pending mJr~ c ~ase against
William Roy Smith.
I £eel
that this report
contains
most of the evidence concerning
fr. Smith.
You will see oy reading
the lat
two pc::tge, ""hat the St te Trooper
has taken dm-m most of the statements
whL ..b wer made by Mr. Smith
~f~e~ he was apprehended.
Willian Roy Smith was co:nm:......;eJ to ::estern
State Hospital
on February 19, 1936, and was d"sch
u
, 1939~ I thought
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erhaps you would be able to get some infoTmation
from their
files
at Western State.
The only observationsthat
I would have that are not contained
in the enclosed
report
would b whe I questioned
him when
he was first
apprehendedo
At that time he seemed very confused and
appeared to me to be a person who certainly
should be committed for
observation.
When I informed him that his brother
was dead, his
reaction
certainly
was not that of a normal person.
After he had
been confined
in jail
for a couple of weeks, he seemed to calm down
considerably.
The sheriff
has reported
to me that in the past he
has received
numerous complaints
on Mc. Smith.
It seems that he was
violent
on various
occasionso
He was a person who consumed considerable alcohol~
��Joseph R. Blalock,
Page 2
January 16, 1962
fter
add~ tional
is charged,
M. D.
reading
the enclosed
report,
if there
·ts ':~hich you esire concerning
the crime
I will be happy to f rnish the same~
fA.
Very truly
are any
of which he
yours,
James . Sipe
Commonwe""'l
h's Attor. ey
JRS/s.fd
Enclosure
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VOL. 65. NO. 31.
.Aaoc:lated Press
Featme & PhotofazSenk»
STATE ARMORED CAR In front of Roy
Smith home as he came out peacefully Sunday
morning and admitted the fatal shooting of his
brother, Samuel Ples Smith, near Singers Glen.
HARRISOI'
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In Inset, Smith with State Police Sgt. Harry L.
Powers. Sheriff A. L. Strawderman is behind
Smith.
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A 58-year-oldman instantly kill-1home by Roy Smith, 58. He is in state troopers and sheriff's depu- ~!ti
ed his brother with a shotgm, Rockingham County Jail charged ties. State troopers brought their .
about 5:30 Saturday afternoon in with the shooting.
I armored car from Culpeper when vise
Ure Singers Glen community. This Roy Smith, his face and chest officers suspected that Roy Smith I I~
was the fatal aftermath, officers severely beaten in an afternoon might be barricaded in his house lndir
said, of a fist fight an hour or fight, surrendered at 3 a. m. Sun- with an unobstructed view to fire end
:io ear~ier and a long period of day at. his home atop_Green Hill, in any direction.
ill feeling.
one mile south of Smgers Glen. Sheriff A. L. Strawderman sai th e
Instantly killed was Samuel Pies
State Armored Car
Roy Smith
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Smith, 50, who was shot at his The house was surrounded by free hooting in e n •
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before the shooting and said Roy the
had threatened to kill him. But
Ples Smith declined to have a co or
warrant issued, the Sheriff re- Th
ported.
prop
Officers said it was not long titio
after the sheriff's visit that Roy prop
Smith went to his brother's house posa
and walked in, firing instantly at Dec.
Samuel Ples who was just inside the
the doorway. Two shots were We!
fired, the other load lodging in a dee]
door jamb.
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Fight At Saw Mill
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The fight is said to have oc- inst
curred at Stroop's saw mill, where
both men had met, between 2 6e
and 4 p. m. Roy Smith was reported later to have shot a horse.
He said Sunday the horse was his
own and he did not wish to keep
it any longer. Officers learned that
Roy Smith had complained about
his brother's horses being on his
property.
As far as officers could learn,
no words passed in the Ples
Smith home before Roy Smith AC
shot.
wak
The Pies Smith house is located Sunr ·
near a state road but Roy Smith's ran
house is at the end of a mile- ain'•
long steep and rocky lane. This ning
lane was negotiated with difficul- Po
ty by the armored cars and the roun
officers' automobiles. By cutting ques
(Continued on Page 10 Col. 1)
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County Man Kills Brother
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Voice of America radio bombard- jammed after 1½ minutes of
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1ours Sunday with a massive continued against the six minori'truth barrage" on Soviet nuclear ty languages also used-Ukrainiesting. Initial reports indicated an, Georgian, Armenian, Lithuanthe broadcasts broke through in- ian, Estonian and Latvian, but not
tensive Communist jamming ef- on all frequencies.
forts.
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The VOA said Soviet interference from more than 2,000 jam- MOSCOW(AP)-Voice of Amerming transmitters was unable to ica broadcasts, making a mass
)lock the broadcasts on many of effort to penetrate Soviet jamming efforts with the story of Sohe frequencies employed.
The VOA massed 52 transmit- viet nuclear testing, apparently
ers on 80 frequencies-the great- had only spotty reception here
•st concelltr~tion ever aimed at Sunday.
.he Iron Curtain-to get what it A number of foreigners in the
~ailed the story of Russian pollu- western section of the city reporttion of the atmosphere across to ed that they heard the broadcast
the Russian people, most of whom clearly. Those who live in the
do not know about the Soviet ex- Lenin Hill area near Moscow Uniplosions.
versity could not pick up anything
They were told that the 31 or through the jamming.
more
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their
government
has
At the U.S. Embassy, one of
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posed you-and II who will come was picked up late in the evenafter you-to grave danger."
ing but it was on a frequency
Monitors reported propagation that the Voice of America had
conditions were unusually good, not announced in advance.
the VOA said. It reported Washington monitors were even able
to hear the 35 kilowatt VOA reMAKAH DAY
lay station in Ceylon beaming the The Makah Indians of the Olymbroadcast into central Russia pic Peninsula in Washington celefrom the south.
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across the fields the homes are
about a quarter-mile apart.
Returned to Home
Roy Smith lived alone in a big
frame dwelling. He is believed to
have taken the short cut to his
home after the shooting. He was
not reported in the community
after the shots were fired.
Deputy Sheriff Glen Wilcox
said they knew of Roy Smith's
reputation for shooting, particularly if he was "mad and drinking" and they did not think it
worth the chance to go to the
house until he fell asleep. Wilcox
added that they had no fear that
Roy Smith would run away.
It was not until the armored
car was driven in front of the
Roy Smith home and the loud
speakers blared away with commands for him to come out did he
arouse. Officers said he is particularly hard of hearing.
Roy Smith came out meekly
into the yard which was surrounded By Sheriff Strawderman
and his deputies, State Police Sgt.
Harry L. Powers and six Rockingham troopers, and five troopers with Lt. L. E. Thomas on the
armored truck.
The slow moving armored vehicle could not reach the scene
until 2:30 a. m. It will travel little
more than 25 miles an hour.
Admitted Shooting
Smith readily admitted shooting
his brother but said he did not
know he was dead, the sheriff reported.
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SLAYING WEAPON - Deputy sta'
Sheriff Glen Wilcox with .12 gauge Te
shotgun Roy Smith used in killing r
his brother, Samuel Ples Smith,
near Singers Glen Saturday.
(News-Record Photo)
SyriaRecognized
Later, Roy Smith told Commonwealth's Attorney James R. Sipe, NEW DELHI, India (AP''
that he went home after being India Sunday announced re·
beaten, became angry when he tion of the new Syrian c
saw his beaten face in a mirror ment. The Indian consul·
and then started for his brother's eral in Damascus will Jhouse with the shotgun. This gun to embassy status.
was on the bed bes~deSmith when
he aroused. He made no effort to DON'T BE A LIT.
use it.
(Advertiser
Some ol the officers said Roy
Smith appeared dazed and ap- -----parenily did not realize that he
had been the object of the officers
hunt for hours.
Officers also recalled that Roy
Smith was a patient in Western
'
State Hospital some years ago. SECONDARY
•
Mr. Sipe said that Smith will be ~~1lo~~ ~1~
brought into Rockingham County telllSe
burningandor ,
Court today. He indicated that he and night
may be sent to a mental institu- !~~ ~r
tion for examination.
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injured in disorders in Trafalgar hoUbt
and died laSquare and 312 persons were ar- ter, appa1. sy from a heart at•
rested there and in other parts tack.
of the capital, mostly on charges
of setting off fireworks illegally.
DON'T BE A LITTER BUG
In Liverpool, there were 129 fireworks injuries.
The blast in Wraysbury occurred at a party of show business stars being given in a bungaluw by John Kennedy, manager
of Theater Players.
The dead, two men and a woman, were trapped in the basement. Fire swept through the
building within seconds.
Police identified the dead as
Hilda Parsons, Davis Horsnall
and a lawyer, Michael Harroway.
lid Politico
Adv.
GOOD
TEAM''
•
1n
1961
ricultural county of the State. Charlie, with his excellent background and experience in this field, was a "natural" for the Agriculture Committee, on which he is now
a high ranking member. In addition, one or the other
of them hold high rank on the Finance, Privileges and
Elections, and General LawJ Committees, all of which
,re key assignments.
Once assigned to a committee, a member of the
ral Assembly remains on that committee as long
returns to Its sessions. Accordingly, his rank rises
r members drop out and new members are added.
irmanship of each committee ls determined by
or rank on the committee in point of service.
Lawrence and Charlie are well on their way
1anship of these highly important committees.
t a new member, upon being assigned to
, the lowest ranking member. On a comuost r8 the committees are, a new mem-
:heir standing committee assignments
'ugh order, but Lawrence and Charlie
~ognized by their appointment and
--1 important Boards and Com"•nq_torsand Delegates
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�SOUTHWESTERN
MARION,
STATE
JOSEPH
H.OSPITAL
DEPARTMENT OF
MENTAL
HYGIENE
AND
HOSPITALS
April 2, 1962
Mr. A. L. Shaunderman, Sheriff
60 Graham Street
Harrisonburg,
Virginia
Re:
Dear Sheriff
William Roy Smith
Reg. No. 23567
Shaunderman:
As you will recall the above-named patient was released into
your custody o March 28, 1962. He is now being carried on
furlough status, and as soon as you can make arraft8ements for
us to receive a Court Order authorizing
his discharge from this
hospital,
his status will be changed to discharge.
Thank you for your immediate attention
in this
Very truly
af,((.,
case.
yours,
-
Joseph R. Blalock,
Superinte dent
JRB/fm
R.
BLALOCK.
SUPERINTENDENT
VIRGilNIA
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TO ANY SHERIFF OR POLICE OFFICER:
of the said County, tha'-----------------(Title)
did on the.____
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urdor one,
These are, therefore, to command you, in the name of the Commonwealth, to apprehend and bring before the
County Court of the said County, the body (b •
·es. of the above accused, to answer the said complaint and to be
further dealt with according to law. And you are also directed to summon:
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Judge of rhe County Court
Justice of the Peace
in and for the County aforesaid, State of Virginia, do certiiy
that
and --------------------------,
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($ ________
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as his suret _____
of Virginia
, have this day each acknowledged
themselves indebted
Dollars
in the sum of--------------------------------------
to be made and levied of their respective goods and chattels,
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or further heard, and before any court thereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with the charge in this warrant, to answer
for the offense with which he is charged, and shall not depart thence without the leave of said court, the said obligation to remain in full force
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
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1820-1971; currently digitized: 1820-1930.
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Commonwealth v William Roy Smith
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Felony
Murder
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defendant charged with felony 2nd degree murder
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1962
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Nara Holdaway
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