Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-18

pinned them back. Brooks came 10 MS
assistance at once, and threw his arms
around Morgan's body, bringing the
latter nearly to the ground. Rising
up, Morgan drew pistol, which Mr.
Wipperman knocked out of his hand,
and the weapon fell on the floor; but
as quick as thought Morgan drew an
other pistol and shot Brooks, who
thereupon loosed his hold, aud Morgan
broke away and fed.
Mr.. Wipperman was wholly unarmed.
Sergeant Brooks had his pistol on, but
it was under his heavy oyercoat, and it
was some time before he got it out.
Some say that Brooks fired two
shots at the retreating fgure-others
say that Brooks didn't fire at all.
There was, of course. great confusion
and excitement about the depot.
PURSUIT OF THE BURGLAR.
Hearing the shot or shots fred by
Morgan at Brooks, Tomlinson ran up
and Immediately put at Morgan as the
latter retreated down the street.
Tomlinson started in pursuit, and
was rapidly gaining on him, when the
fellow turned and fired. Tomlinson
returned the fire. Once Morgan fell,
but he was up again and off in an instant,
firing at the officer from over his shoul-
der as he ran. Sergeant Tomlinson
fred at him the third time as he arrived
at the Gallego corn mills, and the fugi-
tive stumbled and fell again, but as be-
fore he soon recovered, and upon getting
to his feet he bolted, reloading his re-
volyer with shells as he ran. Several
other shots were fired by each party.
At one time Sergeant Tomlinson found
it udicious to shelter himself behind
telegraph pole, and MOrgan's bullet
buried itself deep in the wood.
Mr.. Charlie Houchins, an employee
of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad Company, and a
colored man overlook Sergeant TOmlin-
son, and each handed him pistol.
The chase was resumed, and as the.
fellow was turning down the narrow
street between the Shockoe warehouse
and the enclosure of the bark-mlll
Tomlinson fred at him again. When
the officer arrived at the corner the man
was entering a stable on the bark-mill
lot. At this point all trace of him was
lost. The whole square was surrounded
by Gordon Of police, and every place
was carefully searched, but he could
not be found.
THE FUGITIVE CROSSING THE DAN
VILE BRIDGE.
Between and G:l5 o'clock Captain
W. Dudley Rudd, who lives in Man
chester, and who is conductor on the
"shifter " on the York-Riyer road be-
tween Twenty-four,h street and the
Danyllle depot, was sitting in the
watchman's house between the bridge
and the Danyille depot, earu5 his
breakfast. lie heard some one walking
rapidly down the platform in the direc-
ton of the bridge, and looking out saw
a man entering the bridge, going
towards Manchester. He remarked to
one of the men standing near by that
this man was not an employee Of the
railroad company and ought not to be
allowed to 20 through the bridge.
Mr.. Attwell, another one of the
railroad.men, was sitting in one of the
Offices. and when he came out saw this
man emerge from the cOal-yard, as
if ne had come by the Fairbanks
cooper-shop. AS the fellow entered the
bridge on the right colored railroad
employee entered on the left, and both
of them walked towards Manchester.
The former seemed much excited, took
off his hat three times in crossing the
bridge, and looked back as if to see if
any one was following him. He walked
quite rapidly and gained two spans on
the cOlored man in clearing the bridge.
When the man got on the Manchester
side between the river and the canal be
was seen by ore Of Mr.. Rudd's train
hands to turn to the left, descend the
hill. and go down in the direction Of the
rear of Martin Brothers Il Bakers
sumac-mill. Nothing further was seen
Of him.
Captain Rudd describes the man as
being about five feet ten inches tall,
and says that he appeared to weigh
about lG0 or 10 pounds was dressed
in a dark cutaway coat, and had on
a stiff hat. His beard consisted Of
dark side-whiskers and a short NOUS
tache.
His quick. nervous motions attracted
Captain Rudd's attention, and as soon
as he heard of the shooting affair he
was confident that this was the man
who shot Officer Brooks. A few
minutes after the man passed into the
bridge several policemen came up, but
not making known who or what
they were in pursuit of, Mr.. Rudd
did not say anything about this
man. he not having heard at that time
Of the shooting affair.
SUPPOSED TO BE THE MAN.
About Q o'clock A. NJ. Mr.. Frank
Tunnelly. who lives just in front Of
the ClOpton-Street Baptist church,
Manchester, was coming down Hull
street on his way to Richmond, and
when near where the Petersburg
railroad crosses that street he
met man walking along very
leisurely. lie had heard of the shoot
ing affair, and thought this man an
swered to the description of the fugi-
tive. Mr.. Tunnelly was struck with the
appearance Of the stranger, and says
be wore light pants, dark coat and
vest, carried heavy brown
oyercoat on his arm, and wore
black Derby hat. His suspicious
being aroused, Mr.. Tunnelly hurried
down town to inform Chief-Of-POlice
Lipscomb, of Manchester, of what he
had seen, and not finding him at his
Office went to Nunnally & Sons and
telephoned to Chief-of- Police Poe, CIV
ing him description of the man. Ma
jor Poe replied that the description
suited the man wanted, and said he
would have officers there to confer with
Mr.. 7. as soon as possible. Accord
ingly Policemen Sweeney and Wren
were started out in buggy, and in
forty minutes they were in pursuit Of