Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-04
did not see them fighting with their
NORMAN JONES (coLoRED).

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was standing fixing some towels in
chair, and Davie raised up, and then MIR.
Godsey shot him twice. and then Davie
took M q chair and hit him over the head,
and then Mr.. Talley and ran out. Bos-
ton did not run out, neither did George
Washington, who had come in from the
kitchen when the firing began. / don't
know what made Mr.. Godsey collar
Davie. lie just went up to him and
catching him by the collar said, "iou
get out of here" Dayie didn't say any
thing, and the last time Mr.. Godsey
fired Davie threw the pitcher at him. |
saw the pitcher thrown. Dayfe
was getting away from him all
the time Mr. Godsey was firing. AS
Davie ran away he grabbed the pitcher,
and he threw it about the same time MIR.
Godsey fred the last shot. He fell after
he threw the pitcher. AS ne fell across
the table he said ooh ! Lordy I'm
killed I'm shot to death Pm bound to
die" and he rolled off the table and fell
down on the floor, and soon died. When
this happened had gone back into the
dining-room, and met Mr.. Godsey as he
came ont. When the first shot was fired
Davie had Strengthened up and was look
ing Mr.. Godsey in the face, when he
said: "You must go out of here, and
commenced firing. Davie threw the
pitcher at Godsey Just before the last
shot was fred. There were no Gcks
passed with the fists.
GEORGE WASHINGTON (coLoRED).
The next witness was George Wash
ington, who said: / am second cook at
the st. Charles. did not see the fight
and | only saw one shot fired. | was
standing at the dinng-room door Just as
Davie fell. was waiting for Mr.. God
sey TO give me the oatmeal for breakfast.
/ heard the first shots and at the time
was behind the screen in the dining
room. | heard three shots and then
went in. Julia Wells she ran in to me
and said "Second cook, they are shoot
ing Davie in the diDing-room, and
then 1 went right IN there. Three
shots had already been fired, and | saw
the fourth one fred. / only heard four
shots. Julia was in place where she
could see what was going on. Davle was
falling as the last shot was fired. They
were about the width of the table apart +;
and Julia, she was catching hold of me
and begging me not to 60 in there i
would get shot. When got loose from
her | ran in there, and heard Davie say,
81 am shot in the eye and he fell over
and died in about five minutes.
AI~t,A fro offaF = o'clock
Davie came in to get his tea. | said
"Look here, Davie, s o'clock is your
usual time to come to tea. He said, |
know that, cook, but l have to serve the
guests before | can serve myself. /
said "All right, then, if that is the
case I'll give you your cup of tea |
took the tea and gave it to him and he had
lust poured out some into the saucer
and started to drink when Mr.. Godsey
came in and said "Now, Davie, come into
the dlning-room and clear that table. "
Dayie said "All right, az soon rs |
finish my tea l will CO." Mr.. GodseJ
said. "Who is running this dining
room, You or me ?" DAVE replied 81
am running it, as | always run it, as
waiter" Mr. Godsey said: "When
YOU have finished clearing up that table
YOU can come to the Office and get your
money and you need not come
back here tomorrow. Dayie said:
" 4 will leave when the proprietor tells
me to go, but not before" Mr.. Godsey
said "You will, Ell? / will see about
that" So Davie went on out Of the
kitchen and Mr.. Godsey behind him. /
followed Mr. Godsey along with a cup in
my hand and waited on the other side of
tho dining-room door for Mr.. Godsey
and shortly afterwards heard the re-
port of the pistol three times, and as
The fourth one was fired | was Ia the
dinlng-room.
TIE LAST WITNESS.
Julia Wells (colored), the last witness,
said: | stay in the laundry at the ST.
Charles. / saw Mr.. Godsey catch Davie
in the collar, and then shoot him three
times, and then l ran back to the mid
die door and L hallooed, "Mr. Wash,
Mr. Godsey is shooting Davie," and
Washington he came in. pulled
Wash. back and told him Mr.. Godsey
would shoot him il he wentin. He pulled
away, and rs he ran in Dayie was falling
over a chair and Mr.. Godsey was still
shooting him. When the last shot WAS
fred Davie had his hands on the table,
and cried out, "He's shot me III the
eve. ." and as he fell he said, "Oh, Lord !
Oh, Lord aud Mr.. Godsey walked ra-
pidly ont of the dining-room, Washing
ton behind him. There were fonr shots,
three of which occurred while was in
the dining-room. didn't see Davie hit
MIR. Godsey with a chair. Washington
pulled chair from under Davie. | did
not see the chair used to hit with or the
pitcher thrown.
Julia here commenced atthe beginning
to tell how the trouble originated. She
said: Dayie he come out of the dining
room as usual to get his tea, and Mr.
Godsey come into the kitchen and told
him to get INTO the diningroom and
clean up. Davie said. 81 am not
going anywhere till | take my tea. >"
Mr.. Godsey said "When you go in
and clean up, you come TO the Office l
don't want you any longer You'll have
TO get ont Of here" And Dayie said
q amt going to git nowhere till
the proprietor tells me-" MIR. God
sey walked off Out into the pan
try. and Davie says: "Go on, man,
amt studying about yer" don't know
Mr. Godsey heard it or not He
didn't make any answer. went
on in the dining room to get my sup
per, and the next thing knew Mr..
Godsey was shooting. lie was holding
on to Dayie when he commenced firing,
and he had hold of him while ne shot
him three times. am sure OF that.
THE VERDICT.
This completed the examination. The
room was then cleared of spectators. and |
the Jury deliberated upon the evidence
adduced. and arrived at the verdict that |
David Glass, the deceased, came to his !
death on the I'd of April, 1888, from the |
effects of 3 pistol-shot inflicted by W. |
II. Godsey on the night OF the I'd of |
April, 1888.
ADDESDA.
II seems we'll established that Godsey |
ired I'VE times. Three OF the bullets