The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-11
DANVILLE.
Az H0NoEED CITIZEN GONE-THE LATE TRAG-
EDY; PiBHs'S DYING STATEMENT.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dlspatch.l
CrpTrNUrR 10 1881

Az I0NorED CITIZEN GONE-TIIE LATE TRAG-
EDY; PARTss DYING STATEMENT.
Correspond Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
SEPTEMBER 10. 1888.
The remains OF Mr.. Thomas b. Doe. Sr.,
who died a. his home here saturday morn
ing. were deposited in the cemetery yes
tcrday evening. Mr.. Doe, native OF New
Hampshire. and brother Of judge Doc, Of
the Supreme Court Of that state. while q
partner i'm the firm OF King Il Doe, New
York. i'm 1913. married Miss Salic Ross. Of
Danyillc. and IN 1914 settled i'm business i'm
Danyilie Us q merchant. He afterwards
entered the farming and dairy business,
being the pioneer and leader in the latter,
and afterwards dealt in tobacco. Mr.. Doe
served in the Council several terms.
The body q Policeman Parks was taken
Saturday 20 Lexington, at which place be
was born. and from which place he came
here several yearS ago. The trial OF Fer
guson was postponed to-day. An old sol
der says hc has seen many men shot. and
in every sort Of way, but never saw q
wound in the bowels like that inflicted on
Parks. When The physicians found it ne
ce.sary 10 turn him over on one side halt
dycstcd food. blood, and water spurted
from the opening made by the bullet.
The following is copy Of the dying
statement made by Parks and taken down
10y Justice Luck:
=" / was sitting on my porch about G or
O'Clock. 4 little boy came TO me-the son
OF the man. l suppose, who shot me-and
S1id, Mamma says come over there; papa
has a pistol. and SAYS he is going TO kill
her / got up, went i'm and put on my
coat. and came out in the hall. Nv wife
Was i'm the cellar, and / called 10 her and
said, Pet. they have sent for me TO go
over there again. | tOlbher to hurry up,
and would come back and she could read
to me, rs she WAS in the habit OF
doing every evening. | went over
and got TO the gate, and John
Ferguson was sitting in his porch. He
looked III and remarked: Parks, don't
come in here said. i want TO see you
on some business lie said, Don't come
in here ana rs he said 50 put his hand in
li. lcit-hnnd brea>,-pOcket. Is soon rs he
did so quickened my steps towards him
and said: MIR. Ferguson, don't draw that
pistol on me- He said, i will | did
not offer 10 strike him, or draw pistol or
other weapon on him. ! quickcncd nv
steps 10 keep him from shooting me. |
W., inside The gate before the pistol was
drawn. he drew ii and j grabbed
it. lie finally drew it from his pocket
and shot ne. We had scuiile before
BE- shot me. l wa, sent for as policeman
by his wife. Had been sent for before, and
had taken out a warrant for an assault
on his wife. which warrant had never been
executed. / sWore out the warrant In
reply 10 an inquiry ii there was any lll-Nill
between himself and Ferguson: None in
the world. / only knew him when | saw
him. / never was al his house but twice
before in my lie, and then on public bus,
mes"
Letters from Henry county say that that
county recently received good rain.
water was Standing in the roads in the
southeastern parts Of this county last We'd
ne, day. ALPHA.