Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-03

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Dave Glass The hoad-pusher is push
ing you all pretty lively this evening"
whereupon Glass replied, "Yes, but
he won't be doing it tomorrow or
something to that purport. This was
about $50 p. VI. Glass was laughing at
the time, added the baker.
WHO WE'RE PRESENT.
Mr. W. II. Talley, the night clerk,
was at supper with Mr.. Godsey just be-
fore the shooting, and Godsey seemed
to him be to frettod about something
and Godsey said at seems very
hard to get any of these id mig
gers to stay in the dining-room while
| am eating supper" Mr.. Godsey
got up, went out OF the dining room, and
behind the screen into the kitchen.
Sood afterwards Godsey and Glass re-
turned to the dinng-room-but to an
other table-and some words pasesd and
Godsey seized Glass by the collar to put
him ont Of the dining room, and Glass
laid hold of chair and struck Godsey
and GOdsey began firing.
Mr.. Talley admits that he thought it
unsafe to stay in the room during the
firing, and therefore retired. After the
two men had returned to the dining
room from behind the screen Mr.. Talley
says that he heard Glass say: "fou
Mr.. Godscyl jest want 'nuther drink in
you to get up a pretty quarrel. "
NJ. Ialley does not think that Mr..
Godsey heard this insulting remark ;
but he can't be positive on that point.
Mr.. Talley is of opinion that Godsey
had taken several drinks during the eve
ming.
At the time the affray began the only
white person in the room was Mr.. Talley.
Two or three colored waters were pres
ent, and Julia Wells, a colored woman,
came from behind the screen and looked
at the men wher the shooting began.
$50 'LoNG, MAN"
Julia says that at first when Godsey
told Glass to go to the Office he took of
his apron as if 10 obey but later, when
Godsey told him to hurry along, Glass
said \" Go long, man ] amt studying
about you meaning, 1t Is supposed
though Julia does not say sO), that he
did not recognize the authority of Mr.
Godsey to dismiss him from the service
OF the hotel.
COLORED VIEW.
A composite statement of the colored
peoples testimony is that Mr.. Godsey
went into the kitchen-roOm behind the
screen-and said TO Glass "Why do
YOU leave the dining-roOm before your
work Is done Go back there and set
your table" Glass replied that it WAS
after o'clock, and that he was not
going in there until he had had his tea.
Godsey told him very well that then he
couldn't stay there much longer to
walk TO the Office with him, and he
would pay him off and dismiss him.
Glass rejeined that he was not going to
do anything of the sort unless Mr.. Cal
lahan said so.
Godsey and Glass, according to these
colored witnesses, went from the kitchen
talking and Glass returned TO his table.
There, at last, Mr.. Godsey seized Glass
by the collar and the result was resistance
on the part OF Glass.
THE FIRST BLOW.
Talley says that Glass caught up the
chair aud struck Godsey before Godsey
drew the pistol. The colored witnesses
say not. They declare that the pistol
was drawn before ever Glass laid hold
of the chair Anyhow, Glass broke the
chair over Godsey's head and shoulders
and Godsey shot four or tive-probably
fiye-times and killed Glass.
THE LAST.
Glass staggered back against a table,
and finally rolled over on the floor with
three wounds-one in each groin, and
one in the back under the right shoulder
blade.
As he fell he said, " He has shot me in
the eye [so says Julial; he has killed
me.
On the floor was found very heavy
silver-plated pitcher, which Glass is said
to have thrown at Godsey; but Others
contend that the pitcher fell from table
during the scuflle. Glass had evidently
dealt q very heavy blow with the chair,
for it was badly broken.
THE ARREST.
Policeman Ogilvie went up to the
room of the prisoner Just after the
shooting, thinking to find Godsey there,
when MIR. Godsey walked up to him and
said "There is no use in breaking
open that door am the man you are
looking for.
The prisoner told the officer that be
had shot Glass because he had struck
him with a chair.
Mr. Godsey then took q pistol from
his pocket and handed it TO the officer.
Policemen Ugilvie. Jeter, and Krause
then escorted the prisoner 10 the First
police station, where he was locked in
Cell No. 8.
he WILL NOT TALK.
A Dispatch reporter called upon the
prisoner last night about 10 o'clock and
asked him il no desired 10 make state.
ment of the affair. and he replied that
he thought II better not to say anything
until he had consulted counsel.
Mr.. Godsey wascalled upon By q mum