Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-06
SHEPHERD CAUGHT.
ARRESTED YESTERDAY AT YORKTOWN
AND BROUGHT 10 THE CITY.
He Claims That He Shot Bannister Under
Great Provocation and In
sellDefence, &c.

he Claims That He Shot Bannister Under
Great Provocation and in
selfDefence, &c.
Mr.. Joseph Shepherd, who shot and
wounded Mr.. George Bsnnister on
Tuesday night, was arrested at York
town yesterday by Sergeant Aleck
Tcmlinson and Officer Marion Sutton,
and was lodged in the Second station
house Of this city at 6:20 o'clock yes
terdsy evening.
The prisoner declined to talk with
representatives. Of the press, but was
free in his conversation with the officers
on the way to Richmond. To them he
admitted the shooting. He said that
after the difficulty with Bannister at
Johpson's bar.room he left that place
and went over to the Theatre corner,
where he was standing when Bannister
came across the street, and Bannister,
breaking away from the two friends
who had hin BY the arms, approached
bin lsbepherd), saying that he would
"bresk his lShepherd's) d--n jaw"
Shepherd, feeling that he was no match
for q man OF Bannister's size and
strength, drew q pistol aud fred-fred
purp9sely first over Bannistsr's head,
and then, upon Bannister still advancing
and throwing open his coat with the
rere.,k, " You son Of -, now pour
them all into me-" he fred again.
THE FLIGHT.
After the shooting Shepherd walked
off rapidly and went to the Capitol
Square. He went out of the Square by
the Tenth-street gate and proceeded to-
wards the country. He walked down
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway track
as far as Elko, some thirteen or four
teen miles. At that station, on We'd
nesdsy evening, he took the east-bound
train and got of ct Williamsburg,
where be went to hotel and registered
as 81. A. FRANKLIN" Yesterday
morning he hired . private conveyance,
and was driven 70 Yorktown, where he
was captured.
ON THE TRAIL.
Tomlinson and Sutton left the city
Wednesday morning at S:45, and, not
being able to hear anything Of Shep-
herd on the route, proceeded to Old
Point, where they spent the night.
Havisg received some valuable informa-
tiop, they came up to Williamsburg
yesterday morning and found that
man answering Shepherds description
had spent the night in that city and had
gone on TO Yorktown-twelve miles
distant. Getting conveyance, they
drove to Yorktown with all possible
speed. They were informed at York
town that the man they were following
had gone down to the river to cross to
Gloucester Point. They found him in
q boat which WAS about to be put off
from shore by the colorsd boatman.
Before Shepherd was aware Of the pres
ence Of the Richmond officers Tomln-
son had put his hand on Shepherds
shoulder and then said
"Old boy, | want you"
Shepherd looked up, recognized Tom
linson, though be and Sutton we're both
in citizens clothes, and quietly
answered. "All right"
The prisoner was then driven back 10
Williamsburg, which was reached in
time for the Richmond-bound train
arriving here at 6l5.
Before he was arrested Shepherd had
seen the Richmond papers aud knew
that I4nnister was but slightly wound-
cd, and therefore felt no great alarm.
MIR. SHEPHERD.
Shepherd has been living in Rich.
mond for q long time, and is well
known here as a sporting-man. He Is
thirty-seven years Of age, five feet ak
inches high, and weighs l27 pounds.
lie wears . moustsche and has no other
beard. He has q thin vissge, and is one
Of the quietest Of men 80 say those
who know him best. According to
general report he and Bsnnister were
net on very friendly terms.
Bannistsr is about five feet eight
inches high, and weighs about us
pounds.
THE DIFFICULTY.
1t is understood that Shepherd states
that the origin Of Tuesday nights dif-
ficulty was at Johnson's.
Bsnnister had been playing roulette
in the establishment over Mccarthy L
Haynes, but it does not appear that
Shepherd was present. 1t is claimed by
the latter's friends that Bannister, meet
ing Shepherd in Johuson's, said,
" There's that id thief" Later on
Bsnnister is quoted as saying to Shep-
herd, "You id son -, come and
take drink" Then there was diff |
culty-stopped by friends, and renewed
later on the sidewalk, where both men
seized chairs, but where again friends |
intertersd. Then Shepherd walked off,
wen. over to the Theatre corner, and |
was leaning against q post or gaslamp |
when Bsnnister and his two friends !
came along; and Shepherd, as he
claims, fearing an attack, used his wea-
pom.
Shepherd will be before the Police |
Court this morning.
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