Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-05
A FATAL SHOOTING.
DEATH WOUND GIVEN AMaS on TWEEN
Ty-rIRsT STREET.
Escape Of the Murderer-Particulars OF
the Difficulty and Cause Of
tho same.

On the east side OF Twenty-drst street
near Nam al $3.50 o'clock last night Ieze-
kiah saunders Inflicted upon Augustus Riley
a wound from which Riley died two hours
later.
Riley was married man, and his fsmily
lived on Twenty Grst near Franklin; but II
appears that he was not on sifectionate terms
with his wife, as he has been lodging regu-
lsrly az some other place, but nearly every
morning on his way TO work be called In to
see his wife and daughter. Tuesday morn
ing Saunders and Riley came there together.
Night before last Riley was absent from
home as usual, but he called Yesterday MORN
iug NJ about 7;g0 O'Clock. His wife declares
that she had no words with dim; but all the
same the neighbots are OF opinion that their
relations were what the European diplomats
called " strained"
Both men worked IN Yarbrougb's tobacco
factory and were regarded as friends aud
were certainly often seen together.
wHIsEEY THE TROUBLE.
Yesterday afternoon the two men were In
bar-Toom near the corner OF Main and
'Twenty.frst streets, and were drinky and
growing at each other, when the proprietor
told them 70 get out; that II they meant 10
fight he wished nothing Of that sort In there.
The two men then went into the street and
stood for a few minutes in front Of Mr.. Muir
phys coal Office. Here they quarreled some
time. and finally gotjato fist-aud-skull hgbt.
Nobody attempted 10 interfere, and in a short
time they were rolling and tumbling, and
the sound OF 2 pistol was heard. Riley
doubled UP, add putting his hand 10 bis
chest said, "Oh, Lordy, I'm shot," aud soon
Eol o. ,,r.nuI rvkfla E.nuHare an nfl
through Ryan's slley aud thea through
PAGES, and then was lost TO sight.
THE WIPE NEAR.
Riley's wife states that she had been into
a store TO buy some sugar, and upon coming
out saw a man doubled up and another rum
ming of, and having heard the pistOl-shOt
she knew that some one wss nurt, but not
until coming nearer did she perceive that the
wounded man was her husband Ascertain
ing this she says she dropped" and that
this Il all she knows about 1t. She solemDly
AYERS that she knew not t.Nst the men were
at enmily; that on the contrary she supposed
that they were good friends, and she de-
clares that she is wholly at n loss to know
what was the cause Of the difficulty between
them.
The neighborhood, however, asserts thatit
was a ease OF jealousy aroused by the too
intimate relations Of Saunders and the de-
ceased's wife.
DYING DEAD.
Riley was picked up from the sidewalk
and carried 10 his wiie's home. About all
that he said was that IIez. Saunders" shot
him; further explanation he made not.
Three doctors were sent for but not one
could be gotten. and after two hours Of In
tensp sullprinr RiipV died.
The pistosbOt bad entered the lower
part Of the chest. en- the right side, and
probably pa-sed into the stomach.
The deceased was about forty-tOur years
OF age and had lived here long time.
Saunders is about thirty, is a brigbt-look-
ing and dressy fellow and somewhat OF "a
ladies' man." lie lives with his parents on
Twenty eighth street, Union Hill.
Both Saunders and Riley are negroes.
INVESTIGATION.
Coroner Taylor having been notified by
the police viewed the body about 1880
O'Clock and determined to make pOst-mor-
tenn this morning, and this evening will hold
an inquest and attempt 10 draw out the facts.
Meanwhile the police are searching for The
fugitive saunders in order that he may De
brought to justice.
One account SAYS that Saunders bad Riley
down when be (Saunders) drew the weapon
with which the iat4l wound was Inflicted.
Cauudarc affar firing the shot noel qtel the