Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-30
| COL. PARSONS KILLED
misls Early Morning Tragedy at
Clifton Forge.
9s0gCTOR THOMAS 4. GOODMAN.
r, Ean Who Fired Four Thirty-Eisht-
Calibre PiStOl-BallS.
fl Of THEM TOOK DEADLY EFFECT.
r, Victim Lived One Hour and Ten
Minutes and Never Spoke.
rFGrD CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
f. Parsons Forgot Her Pass and
Goodman Made Her Pay.
rrr CONDUCTOR REPORTED.
ru.,a, Complaints and Charges
s.ain,l Him by Parsons.
rrEllNG AT GLADYS Inn.
,...r. af the shooting and Its Results
.L.,.b,s Of tho Careers of the Dead
Man and His slayer.
f. Parsons Forgot Her Pass and
Goodman Made Her Pay.
-rr CONDUCTOR REPORTED.
I,,.'a, Complaints and Charges
a5oin,i Him by Parsons.
rrEllNG AT GLADYS Inn.
...u. Of the shooting and Its Results
.L.f,h,s Of tho Careers Of the Dead
Man and His slayer.

.l.f,h,s Of tho Careers of the Dead
Man and His slayer.
-..-.> FORGE. "a. june 29.-(Spe-
rl Henry Chester Parsons. OF
..-. Bridge ana former owner Of
...... property. was shot and Killed
...... Iaa here carly this morning
n- Thomas \. Goodman. Of
..ibc ana Ohio railroad.
... Of the tragedy was the lobby
...... IN, shooting was witnessed
.... .r. outsider. Mr Martin. clerk
.... .. who was at his post OF duty
-..... -.nucmrn met and the deadly
....ei
% was go sudden that very few
...... .. he hotel realized what had
.... .uW Colonel Parsons lay pros
. dying upon the floor.
-urR TAKE EFFECT.
.... Goodman cmptied the five cham
..e .- revolver. four Of which took
.. forehead. and was probably
...-.. -.rl wound. although two shots
... .., tte abdomen and would have
.tn. oven without their prcde-
. Parsons was conveyed 10 the
..-. .t t.- hotel and died in an hour
... minutes. AMI without speaking.
sep Immediately gave himself up
... ..mmtted to Jail.
rtrsl OF THE SHOOTING.
-. ...,I cause Of the shooting IS a
..i to have been made against
r TO the officials Of the Chesa-
s.i Ohio railway by Parsons.
Parsons returned 10 Clifton
th.s morning from Washing
r. ne went about ten days ago.
., directly to Gladys Inn. Con-
. Goodman was at the breakfast
a. .. me tiIne.
. .a 'ng Colonel Parsons enter the
... .,.olman l-ft the dining-room' ana
-. .-.. th- lobby. and accosted Colonel
.... lat the clerk. Mr. Martin, ala
...r what was said lie saw the
....r however hut declines TO make
.....er' al present
-......f.lv after the firing Goodman
-..t, ". b. Davis. Mayor of Clifton
-a,- lp his pistol. and surrendered
bee vls taken to the county
r.mm',ted for the action of the
I... -s next Tuesday.
.-- r..re llms II up Conductor
vi~.f Mr.. Beverly Crump. Of
h.. attorney. directing him TO
arI take charge Of a certain
u...n It Us alleged had been sent to
MANAGER stevens. Of the Chesa,
..I Dhi, railway. 10y Colonel Par
.. ....rr giave charges against his
-.-.. AMI conduct as an officer.
..r CONSIDER THEN GRAVE
.. % yru-. who is stopping at Gla-
informs the Dispatch CORE
that hr remembers having re-
... several months ago a letter from
Parsons making charges against
ut that ne did not consider
r.s grave. and had sent the letter
ru,cudcut Doyle since which
g.. Dr.. laA heard nothing from it.
THE ACCUSATIONS.
T. .. avs that Goodman had been fur
.y tomo one with copy of the
c.. a.i ihat he had shown them TO
.t t.s railroad friends here after
AInr. They accused Conductor
.-l with having insulted Parsons's
'.. end children while on his train, and
r.t in consequence these persons
,-. .t.s.I To- Ilde ON any train he had
g. 1 -... that Conductor Goodman had
.-a .a lniulslng in conduct suggestive
t 'tru- immortality upon his trains
..' oman upon one occasion took
;... woman from Maiden's Adventure
a....u Toree and return. and did not
.-.lt. coward her as he should have
g. The charges are said 10 wind up
49, request for Goodman's discharge
". railway.
A..- tt- killing Goodman. 1t is learned.
T. .h.ag u "a particular friend. said
IL .- approachsd Colonel Parsons In
o. ,.-l lobby. and asked him three
,-- 90 80 before General-Manager
ar.- ana rectify the wrong he had
e. tl Goodman.
THB MEETING.
@...riag 70 this statement Goodman
t--<t u.e Colonel by the shoulder and
p ..s accd his hand in his hip-pocke',
s. sd raw revolver 1t was then
--. o.olman drew his own weapon and
.-. .e fatal shots. IL subsequently, de-
'r-el nat Colonel Parsons had no pistol
- ,s clothing.
~ Miller. OF this place, local surgeon
80 l-iiroad company, reached Par
- ,.l minutes after the shooting, but
~-.- ieaAer no aid. No post-mortem was
.'- 4s aone WAS deemed necessary. nor
- r-'e any inquest. Colonel Parsons
''a4i-s were turned over 10 Undertaken
TAX =. s,aley. During the morning they
'-N cinbalmed and placed in a costly
S'A-oyyered csrsket.
THE FAMILY ARRIVE.
c'soIel Parsons's wife. two OF his
~'Yhuri. Miss c. J. Dodge. a friend OF
Z family. and Dr. G. NJ. Miller resident
J&c-au at Natural Bridge. came to
-i'oi. Forge on special train about l:l5
a., nnd returned with the re-
'sA@ On the regular train over
~' James River Division OF the Chesa-
,ake aud Ohio railway at O'Clock. The
.'hssal win take place from the Presby-
I'D ..l.....l a.. anrnI Rf.idre On