The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-24
MARTIN RICHMOND KILLED.
The Fatal Ball Fired BY Frank I. Zine,
Of Cid Town.
Was IT UNSUITABLE HOMICIDE ?

Particulars of the Unfortunate Affair
The Coroner's Inquest-The Case
Tried Before Three Magistrates in
Winston Sunday Night-The Evil
dence-Hine Bound Over to Court
Martin Richmond, colored, was
shot and killed in Old Town, about s
O'Clock Saturday night, by Frank L.
Hine. d citizen of that place.
Richmond was a married man,
about p years Old, and had the rapu-
tation Of being bad character, espe-
cially when drinking.
The difficulty occurred near Mr.
Hines house. After the fatal ball
was fred the negro ran about $50
yards and fell down, dying in a few
minutes.
a pOst-mOTtem examination was
made with the following jury: b. Y.
Rayle, G. a. Wagner, J. A. Crews,
Lee Stephenson, E. \. Thomas and
George II. May. Their decision was
that the deceased came to his death
from pistol ball, fired by Frank L.
Uine.
The Sheriff found MI Hine at home.
The latter readily surrendered him
self and was brought to town and
placed in jail to await the prelimi-
nary trial which was held before Is
quires 7. Ii. Pegram, II e. Mclver
and G. Hamlen in the Mayors office
Sunday night.
The courtroom was densely crowd
ed. The prisoner, accompanied by
the Sheriff and his attorney, Clement
Manly, entered the court room at SOS
trial. Col. Sutton was sent for by the
court to examine the witnesses for
the State
DR.. d. NJ. Dalton, county physician.
was the first witness examined. lie
said: Il saw Martin Richmond after
death: saw him about p. M: made
examination: he came to his death
from gun shot wound; the ball pass
ed between the fifth and sixth ribs,
cutting the apex of the heart: was
not there at time of homicide"
L. y. Marlborough: I knew Mar
tin Richmond; saw him Saturday
evening: | am SeXtOn-master on the
road: heard terrible racket: one of the
hands told me it was a drunken row:
| heard a pistol shot about 30 yards
from where | was: murder was COM
mitted in Old Town; there was
great crowd thcre-dOgs included:
don't know who shot: Mr.. Hine tried
to stop the row: he told the negroes
to 60 away from there: he caught hold
of Richmond and asked him to 60
away: negro picked up stick and
said, speaking to Mr.. Hine) you d
s. of a b.. | won't 60 away until
| get ready; Richmond had a fuss
with others; had stick four inches
square; did not strike Hine: Richmond
was a man Of bad character"
ss-eXamined: First row was
up in the woods: / sent man to see
who it was: | went home and got my
supper after which | went to Mr..
Hines store and got a cigar: Mr. Iline
was not at home: he was either at
Winston or on his way home: when he
(IIine) arrived he went and put up
his horse in the stable: as he went in
the store about three women and four
men came up. acting as II they were
crazy: one fellow had his shirt torn
off: Hine asked them to go oil and be-
have themselves: Richmond was bad
character for violence; had bad repu-
tation: always carried a razor: he had
a row with his fatherin-laW
Sat ITday."
j. r. Wright: Il was present and
saw the row: did not see who did the
shooting: Richmond was near me;
was four or five steps from him; Mr..
Hine was talking 10 some men when
the crowd came up quarrelling and
cursing; Richmond went off with the
the well and said speaking to Mr..
Hinel, Wen c. d you, you
drew a stick on me this evening did
yon:' Mr.. Hine reasoned with him; |
did the same thing: Mr.. Hine struck
him with q lantern, knocking him
down; Richmond got up with rock
when a pistol fired: | did not see pis-
tol but suppose it was fired by Hine;
there were three shots fired; suppose
- Nv iaI,
mond, after first shot, SAID: shoot
G. ~ d you, this is not the first
time you ever shot at me; | am not
afraid of yOu:' did not see Richmond
throw the rock; when the third shot
was fired Richmond put his hand to
his left side and said, OH; he went
trotting off down the road; Mr. Hine
and | went to supper; he asked me if
thought he hit him; | said | thought
if he did it would not amount to
much"
Cross-examined: 81 work for Mr.
Hine; the negroes came there with a
bucket of brandy: they wanted Mr..
Hine to let them have some sugar to
sWeeten it; Hine would not let them
have it: Richmond, when he cane
back, reached his hand in his pocket
and tried to get by me, saying he
would cut his (Hines) d CUTS out:
the rock ElcnmOEQ naQ would weigh
three or four pounds: when first pistol
shot fired he was trying to get to
Hine; he could not throw it without
hitting me-"
Mr.. Clement Manly, who represent
ell the defendant, argued that the
killing of Richmond was nothing but
justifiable homicide.
Col. Sutton, appearing for the
State, argued that the evidence was
sufficient to bind Hine over to court.
After a few minutes consultation
Esquire Pegram announced that the
court was unanimously of the opinion
that the case should be tried before
higher court, and in consequence
would request Mr.. Hine to give a
bond of one thousand dollars for his
appearance at the next term of For
syth Superior Court. which opens on
Nov. 18th.
Mr.. Hine found no difficulty in ar
ranging his bond. Several gentleman
voluntarily proposed to go on it. Mr..
L. I. Hue, of Old Town, endorsed
for him, after which the defendant
left for his home.
CURRENCY.