The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06
WEDNESDAYS HOMICIDE
POST uOR?.EY ~ THs REHEY-SA UN
DRRs SHOOTING CASE.

How, the Murdered Man Was shot-rhe
rstsI Bullet Found -Coroner's Inquest
restimon, of the Various Witnesses
Verdict Saunders s:iii ut Large.
The free fight between Augustus Reiley
and Ue2ekiah Saunders wednesday
night. resulting in the death OF Kelley
was investigated Yesterday so far as the
Coroner could do il.
THE Posr-MORTEM.
At 10 o'clock in the morning Coroner
Taylor aud his assistant, Mr. Lewis g.
Boscher. proceeded to the house OF the
deceased. on Twcniy.frst street, between
Main ami Franklin There they made
an autopsy, and found that the ball en-
tered al the lower part Of the chest on
the right side Of il in front, passed
through the liver and stomach and the
bowels. lodging in one of the muscles OF
the back. 1t produced great hemorrhage,
which was the cause of death. The doc
tor got the bullet and exhibited it before
the jury. Ii is of 32 caliore.
THE ISQUEsT.
The first witness was Albert Jones,
(coloredl He lived at 3l3 Preston street
lie saw Augustus Rciley aud Hezekiah
Saunders fighting about half.pa )
or O'Clock; didn't know the time ex-
acfIv. Twas about the corner Of Twenty
first and Main streets; saw them before
the pistol was fired. thought they were
skylarking and playing; they were stand
ing up on their feet like pUgllisls prhc-
ticlng; they tripped at one another bul
neither Of them fell during the scuiiing
saw pistol drop from the live man
OHezekiah's) pocket. the light shown SO
bright that saw them scuiiiihg. Doth OF
them tried 90 ger the pistol. ana Ooth got
their hands on il; they scuiiled Tor II on
the ground. HtZekiah got it. and getting
up. ran oil with il Gus Kelley turned
around and ran after Saunders, ahd
while doing so got shot; don't kb0W
Saunders; | do know Kelley.
The witness could not write, and made
his mark go.
Andrew Crump (colored) lives al 2lOi
East Main lie saw tussling on The cor
ner of Main and Twenty-trst bete cen
Reiley and Saunders; saw them come
ont of Murphy's and begin sgyiarking /;
thought they were playing they cllnched
two or three times both were drunk ;
neither of them were thrown; Hezeklah
ran off from Gus, and the latter started
after him. and at ,about the distance OF
two or three yards Hezekiah whirled
around, and shot Rcley saw the flash Of
the pistol, but did not see ii before the
shooting his coat was on FIRE and witness
put it out.
The Coroner here stated that he eX.
amiped the coat of the dead man SAW
where il was burned at the point where
y the pistol entered. and could smell the
burnt OdOr.
Continuing, the witness said that
Hezekiah started oil at run aud
disapp ared. ran to Reiley and he said,
"Saunders shot me" Don't know the
origin OF the fuss
Nat Harris (coloredl lives in Ryan's al
lev. between Main and Franklin. He was
with Andrew CuInp and corrODorateG
his evidence. Saw the two men nghllng
and going for each other three times re-
marked. Oar ne has shot de man
Both were on thei: feet when the firing
occurred.
Josephine Reiey (colored) said she
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She is the daughter of Gus Reiley saw
Reiey and Saunders wrestling, and
thought they were playing SAW them
from distance when the shooting hap
pened was standing in Murphy's door
only few yards off don't know how il
happenc saw Saunders take out pis-
tol and shoot him Gus was sOrter stoop.
ing when Hezekiah shot him; both were
standing up, neither were on the ground.
The Coroner: Josie, did you not tell
me last night that your father was on the
ground aud rolled over
mo. sir meant lust what | said.
The Coroner: Well, that is different
from what YOU told me last night
The Coroner was particular in getting
Josephine, who is q girl about IL years of
age. TO express herself accurately. She
said. Nv father was running away from
Saunders when he was shot | was close
to the scene he said IIezehiah Saunders
shot him: my father died at 1890 last
night
Frederick hoy Ocolofed) was sworn
next. He lives at No. IL North Four
teenlh street. lie was in the bsrroom
with Gus and Hezekiah; they quarrcled
III murphy NbOl NaHNNN ="
take Gus away, and urged him To go with
him. Gus said to uezckiah, " am not
satisfied with you. You caused me to leave
nv wife for five months. want salts
faction to night. I'm going to fix you
tonight" Hezekiah said, :" Are you
armed y" Gus said, Il am not armed
Hezekiah said, "fl fix you quick If you
don't fix me Witness said, Gus come
along with me" fiezekiah said, go
way' don't bother with II let this bust
ness alone Witness then left and did
not see the shooting.
Minnie Harris (colored) testified next
She lives at No. North Twenty second
street. She was sitting al the door and
heard liezekiah say on the pavement OF
the house on Twen,y-first street that
"Gus had been telling some lies on him
that he was tired of it. and intend
ed getting satisfaction before the sun
woa dawn Subsequently, later i'm the