The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-08
SHIELD WILSON.
BOTH GENTLEMEN iRRAi6Ntb BE
FORE HIS HONOR.
md BOTH DISCHARGED WIN
500 AND COSTS
NoTuING SERIOUS PROVEN AGAINST
EfIHIH.
SIR. Wilson should Not Have PROVOKE"
The Quarrel. and Nr. SHIELD
should Not Have Car
ried - fiStol.

TIC fuIlcr Ouft room was uhu- h"''f
crowded Yesterday morning at han-past
o o'clock hy large number OF cunous
pconlc of both cOlors. who came soIely
io hear the evidence in the cases OF L. u.
SHIELD and Harvey Wilson.
The warrants, tnrce in number, chafg-
Oh That =. b shield did unlawiuiiy shoot
AZ Harvey Wilson IN the street
That =. g Shield did. unawnlly ana
fcloncog-v shoot Reuben Nelson WIN
intent go MAIN. dishgure. disable ana XIII
The same Reuben Nelson.
THAT p. 3 SHIELD and Harvey Wilson
di4. unlaWlully create disturbance IN
The public streets
During the examination a bench war
rant was issued, on which Mr. Shcildi
was arrested for carrying concealed
weapons.
TIKI EVIDENCE.
Sergeant Brooks said that he and Po-
licemon Farley were walking up Nam
street When hc heard the report Of pl--
iol. lie Immediately located il by see
ing people running 80 the Nitzens
Bank. corner of Main and Tenth streets.
He heard the cOlOrcd boy, Reuben Mel
son. say that he was shot. but DID not see
The shooting From information re-
cciyed hs swOre ont the warrants.
M1 Richard Walden said he saw me
TWO men talking in front Of the bank;
heard Mr. Wilson say, rs that ail you
ste GOING todo.' dii not catch the reply.
Then Mr Wilson slapped Mr. SHIELD 9
iavs Mr SHIELD then pulled his pistol.
Witness Grabbed il and ii exploded. Did
not kn0w bat that his grabbing h caused
ne explosion SHIELD said. Take the
u'-tol and witness put il Ia his pocket
went up the street and, returning gave
10 90 Policeman Farley in the bank.
in response o. questions, MI alteh
said thai after the pistol was drawn Mt.
Wilson enlightened mp and said some.
thing which, Judged boy The way he used
hi- head. was d remark of denant char
acier did NOT heai the remark lie
placed his hand over Shields hand, pass
Inc il and The pistol down below he
knee The mu1zie pointing slantin2ly TO
the ground The two men were about
.ichieen inches apart Tie pistol went
on lust rs witness pushed il down ] he
pistol was not then pointed M Will
SON IL take the explosion TO
be an accident The witness IN
answer To other questions said
fDat he ad not think that AZ amy tine
after thc pistol was drawn that there was
any danger of anyone getting shot but
thought is best NOT to trust too far that
was hi, idea when hc grabbed II. " III
son. aitfr Dee made The blow, neither al
Yanced nov rctreated
Policeman FARLEY said ti.t he went
into the bank and was iold m response
foe question where 1, the man who did
tbc shooting. aud Shield who came from
the rear of the bans. promptly re'
-pondei The pistol lac got IN the bank.
Mr. samuel REGISTER said he Was stand
ing an McAdams & Berry corner. tie
saw Wilson slap SHIELD in the lace. y
second later. saw Sneild pull oui the pis-
iol and saw Walden grab il, and saw and
heard The explosion To his eye the eX'
pl0.ion was caused by Nh W alden grab
binr the pistol He saw ,be oolored boy
lump and say he was hurt. The IDEA
of the witness Was that there was nj no
time an intention of shooting, but that
SHIELD drew the pistol simply 10 protect
himself from any further assault lie
could have shot Wilson easily before
the pistol was grabbed had he chosen.
Nj. OveuOn Howard, of the Citizens
Bank. said the first he saw were Wilson
and SHIELD outside the bank saw Wilson
say something 10 shield, but dld moi
hear the remark Heard Wilson say, rs
that all y0u are going 10 do about IL;
There WAS reply which he did not
catch saw Wilson then slap Shield IN
the face. and SHIELD at once drew his
pistol. Walden grabbed 1t and IT went oil
lie was Of opinion that the shooting was
accidental
The Commonwealth here rested the
case Council for both sides stated they
had nothing 10 say
TIRE SENTENCE.
The Court ! line Nh SHIELD $50 and
costs for carving concealed weapons
and c0nhscaie the weapon, ana Nj
Wilson hne $50 and costs for striking
Nr Shield IN the public streets. No
bond % keep the peace was required, u
being generally understood that the mat
Ter was settled
REUBEN ~ELsoN.
The boy. Reuben Nelson, who was the
innocent sufferer of The ARRAY, was get.
ting well Yesterday. The bullet, which
struck M iron door and glanced, was
found between the stocking and shoe.
and only u small flesh wound vas the
result
Nj Wilson was represented by MI
II. NJ smith. Jr and Nj Louis .. Wen.
denburg Mr. SHIELD was Represented
by Nj c. y. Meredith Captain Ta2e.
well Elicit. aud Mr James c Lamb
The Commonwealth Was represented by
Colonel Spotiswood