Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-05
THE SHOOTING CASE.
HrcKoLs BArLED FOR BIS APPEAR.
AHcE SATURDAY MORNING.
Bsnnister in Court-shepherd Still ct
Large-warrants. for the Arrest Of
Alleged Gamblers.

The Dispatch Of yesterday morninI
contained an account of shootinI
scrape which occurred at the corner o
Seventh and Broad streets Tuesds.
night, in which Mr.. George Banniste
received two wounds, one in the LET
forearm, and the other just under th
left collsr-bone. Immediately after to-
shooting officer Marion B. Sutton, upol
. statement made by Bsnnister, swor,
out warrant for the arrest Of JOSEPH
Shepherd and w. Preston Nuckols
charging them With the offence. Muck
OILS was arrested at once, and, bal
being refused, was locked up at the Sec
ond police-station. where he remainet
until Yesterday morning. The police q
once set to work in search Of Shepherd
but be has net been caught as yet.
BANNIsTER IN COURT.
Nuckols was taken before the Police
Court yesterday morning, and suffi
cient evidence heard TO determine the
question of bail. He was accompanied
by Mr.. Samuel NJ. Page, his counsel
Mr.. Bannister came into court, accom-
panied by several friends, and from his
appearance no one would have known
that there was anything the matter
with him. He was dressed as usual.
and did not even have his wounded
arm in q sling.
CONTINUED UNTIL SATURDAY.
About half past 10 o'clock Common.
wealth's-Attorncy Witt arose and said
May your Honor please, you have .
case on your docket against Mr.. vii
liam Preston Nuckols, charged with
shooting George Bsnnister, which !
wish you would lay over for day or
two, ss the officers are now out looking
for the other party, who. it seems. was
the principal in the shooting. The
Commonwealth is not ready. Mr.. Witt
said, further, that he had not had 40
opportunity to see any Of the wit
nesses, and he would not be willing to
20 into an examination without having
the officers present who made the ar
rest.
Mr.. Page objected to the case being
laid over. and said there we're q number
Of witnesses present who saw the diff.
Guilty from the beginning to the end,
and If there was q witness iu the world
who knew more about the case than
Mr.. George Bannister be would like to
know him.
Justice Richardson decided to con-
tinue the case until Saturday morning.
Mr.. Page then asked that an examins
ton be held on the question Of bail, to
which Justice Richardson consented.
BANNIsTER's STATEMENT.
Mr.. Bannister, the wounded man.
was the first witness examined. His
statement was substantially ss follows !:
He and bis friend Henry Gibbs were
going into Johnson's saloon, which is
situated On the west side Of Seventh
street between Broad and Grace, and,
seeing Shepherd standing at the door,
he invited him and several others into
the house to get drink. Shepherd
replied, " No, Cd d-n you, would
not drink with you." He (Bannister)
went on into Johnso1's, got drink,
and when be came out Nuckols, who
was standing just outside the door, be
gan using very abusive language, and
to knock him with 9 chair.
He (uitness) took up chair, and would
have struck Nuckols had not some one
caught him and held the chair.
lie then walked across Seventh stree;
and up to the corner OF Broad. He
saw Shepherd standing at The corner
and said to him. " Shepherd, you hsvs
treated me pretty badly tonight"
Shepherd replied, Yes and | Am
going to treat you worse than that"
Nuckols said to Shepherd, "Kill the
id Irish son Of b-h." He then
heard several pistol-shots fred, and
either two Of them struck him-one in
the feshy part Of the left forearm and
the other below the left shoulder
blade-or tn. same ball made both
He thought both Shepherd
and Nuckols shot him, but could not
be positive about the latter, as he WAS
some distance off-on the opposite side
of Seventh street.
WARRANTS FOR MORROW AND JOR-
DAN.
When Mr. Bannister had finished his
evidence in the case Justice Richard
son asked him the question
Had you been in any gambling-house
that evening?
Bannister hesitated q moment and
then said: Yes, sir; I was in Mr.
Morrow's place.
Whist is Mr.. Morrow's first name:
/ don't know, sir.
Did you see any gaming going on in
there?
Yes, sir. played roulette myself.
Nr. Psge here interposed and ap-
pealed TO the Court not to 60 into the
examination Of any other offence thar
the one then before him. The witness
had testified that the difficulty had
nothing to do with any gaming transac-
ton, and while he Page knew nothing
Of any gaming affair, an examination
into any other offence than the one then
before the Court might tend directly or
indirectly to injure his client. Mr.
Page, in concluding, said: ut is tue
your Honor has the power to make this
but I hope you will not
exercise it now, but wait until the
shooting case is disposed Of"
Justice Richardson said This Is q
performance Of my duty rather than
IN exercise Of power. know nothing
Of nay own knowledge concerning this
but it has been stated in the
papers that Bannister had been playing
roulette, and it is my duty to inquire
INTO that matter, and intend to do so.
Police Justice to the witness Who
keeps that house?
Bannister l really don't know, but
.hink Mr. Morrow keeps it.
Where is that house?
On Broad street two doors above
seventh.
You say you saw gaming going on
here last night?
We 81, I nIayed roulette myself.