Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-10
CHEZ" SAUNDERS IN JAIL.
lie surrenders Himself ana His Case
- Continued.

Hezekah Saunders, the negro who on the
night OF Wednesday, July 4th, shot and
Killed Augustus Riley, another colored man.
was before the Police Court Yesterday MORN
Ing TO answer that grave charge. Judge Ed
mund Waddill, Jr., appeared as counsel for
the accused, and as soon as the court was
opened arose and asked a continuance for
one week, as he was engaged in the trial Of a
case OF homicide in the Hastings Court which
would perhaps consume all Of this week.
The case therefore went over until next
Tuesday the 18th instant, and Saunders was
Immediately taken down TO jail aud locked
up. IL had become generally known that
the accused had returned 10 the city and
would be before court. and there was an I'M
mense crowd-mOslly colored people
present.
The readers Of the Dispatch are tho
roughly familiar with this case, as a
full account OF the shooting and the DIN
Guilty winch led to 1t was published in
Thursdays paper, and on Friday the
evidence given before the Coroner's jury on
Thursday was published in full. The two
men worked at Yarbrough's tobacco-factory,
were often together, and were regarded ms
close friends. Wednesday afternoon they
were in bar-room at the corner OF Twenty
first and Main streets growing. and were
asked out by the proprietor, who said that il
they wanted TO fight he desired that nothing
OF the kind should occur in his place. They
went out and resumed their quarrel In
front OF Murphy's coal Office, and en-
gagged In a rough-roll-and.tumble fight.
Finally pistol shot was heard. Ri
ley dropped, and Saunders was seen
10 run of through an alley. This was about
$50 O'Clock, and Riley, who was taken to
his home, near the corner OF Franklin and
Twenty.frs streets, died two hours later.
All that be could ever tell about the affair
was that HeZ." Saunders shot him. The
ball entered the lower part OF the chest and
passed through the liver, stomach, and bow
els. lodging in one OF the muscles OF the
back, producing violent hemorrhages, which
caused death.
Saunders succeeded in evadiug arrest, and
although the police made a yigilant search
for him they obtained no clue as 10 bis
whereabouts until about 6 O'Clock Sunday
morning, when, greatly TO the surprise OF
Sergeant Matthews. who was sitting at the
desk in The First police station. the fugitive
walked in, accompanied by his father, Eli
Saunders, and surrendered himself. lie was
placed in cell, and there remained until
taken 10 court yesterday morning.
Saunders says be does not know exactly
how the shooting occurred; that II came
about during the scrimmaye. After firing
The fatal shot he 1ed, going straight to the
York.River railroad track. and tramped II
out OF town. lie went IN New Kent county,
going first to Sweet Hall. lie wrote to his
father saving he wanted 10 como back and
give hiuser up, and decides 10 do so, arriving
in Richmond early Sunday morning. When
asked what be had done with the pistol be
said he had thrown it in creek near the
Chickahominy swamp. He further stated
that il was untrue that the difficulty was
brought abou, by the prisoners alleged inti-
macy with Riley's wife.