The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-25
THE MALLORY MURDER.
THE EvTDExcE 8EFORE THE CoRo-
NEE,s JURY EXCLAMATION.
NV. Witness 20 the shooting Tells the
Details Of the Tragedy-Four SHOTS
Were Iircd-Counsei Secured.

PETERSBURG. VA. OCT. ~ ~oP MI.
TIC shooting and killing of William r.
Mallory by X. II. Harris, Jr, last niSh''
has been the talk of the town to-day.
,rhcre had been bad feelings existing
,.tucen the tw, men for some time
Coroner IA. q. Leigh, assisted by D1
IA. q. Leigh, Jr.. and Dr. X ~ "o"-
vyaiue. male a post-mOricm exi hhati""
., inc dead mans body to-day. ana TINS
,f,,rnoon q coroners inquest was heid
=, the courthouse The following com
posed the Jury: Messrs. c. ID. canes -
q, peasants. W. Q. Ncwson. W. l.
vlearv. r.. T.. Green. ard X. 7. Cz1ch'
The following testimony was adduced'
The arst witness called was Dr. Ii. a.
Icigh. .Ir. tic stated that at the posi-
,nori.n examination he found tnat one
i,,u mn The deceased. W. p. h"l.'i!', a..
inch and ahali above ana 10 ny ,hs
OF the Jeff nipple. Al wen. WI htn,.,,r
fourth rib. entered The tnoteH o"'. az,
.,i.rced tho free border OF the iuhs, w
Tered the pcrlcardium, went thio"sn - JAY, .s
len yentricie OF the heart. cut t"o ""1 -,
at the root. and wen. on, oyer ,o 40 'I border
- The ,lpper lung The bail was ioel1
loose ia the cavity. rms was ."S sovcrr
that did the WORK. 1htie "as n.,,i-
hemorrnage IN both caviucs OF 'ile pei'l
cer3l,,u. Another ball hit the deceased
-" he Jeff ocapulum; It's direction wa
inward and inward. IL was iouhu u liz,
the left clavide, about Two ii irn,1 h,,IIet
The outer end of the clavide. rms puiiet
there exhipitcdJ was tncaSed III NE
clothes. There was another hesh Wou nni
on his chin. looked as II tne o ,vnre
eianced Neither Of those wounds were
o. All dangerous. Witness explained how
the wounds were given.
qnE sloeY or THE SHOOTING.
Robert L. Davis being sworn, deposedl'
Il Know the deceased 10 be ". r. Mai-
lorv lie WAS killed twenty-five nlnGtcS
after 10 O'Clock last night, on pom.
brook street. The nrst mat l hvdIu w.
"A conversation between Mr Nai'S -,
Sr Harris. | knew both Of them by thelI
Voices before / saw them. as the! WEE
talking very loud. ! got up ana wen, -
The door. when | recognized ar. siaii;;
and MIR. Harris. hearu MI i 49,
don't want any fuss with you. Mr' tiat
lis made some remark IN Tow ao.v
which | ala not hear. MI. Manor. "s".-
repeated Go away. DICK, don car
Ia have any difficulty with you. MI.
Harris then told Mr.. Mallory that he was
a dirty cur. The same was Iepta'tu ~
Mir Mallory. Then the firing began. W no
heean The firing / cannot say, but am
under the impression MI. Harms iIeu
0rst. There were four shots fired. was
standing IN my door. and ran across IN.
street and said TO Mr.. Harris. YOU don't
When he frst shot was fired Mr.. Nal
forv ran about Atty feet. fell against
wagon. and then staggered INTO uooi;
by this time | got TO him. Before ne leii
/ said to him. Brace up. Buck what ~
the matter with your lie was then iean-
ing against "A house. ! asked OF MN il
Dick had hit him. He never replied
He began 10 fall. and | said 10 him,
Brace no. and let's take soda-cochtal
and go home He never replied.
"Ry that time he mad a feaiIui neH TOT,
rhage from the lungs. | helped TO lay
him down, but he struck his head against
ar iron step After he was down l told
him he was acting IKE resuiar Kiu'
You don't want 70 lie down here. ,,u..
''He was then bleeding very rapidly.
called for the police and Mr. Edwards
came. ! told Mr.. Edwards to 80 on ana
get "A policeman or doctor FOR MauoIy
had been killed. He lived between ten
and nfteen minutes after being first shot.
Mr. Harris made no attempt 10 hit Mr..
Mallory after the first shot. Two OF the
balls struck my place. and one struck Ar,
Jarretts store. | was at my place OF
business when the shooting occurred. !
know OF the enmity that existed between
Mallory and Harris. My place of business
is opposite where the shooting occurred.
At first ! thought both We're shooting.
The shooting was so rapid that | could not
tell whether four or five shots were hred.
Harris fred three shots at Mallory while
he was running. Mallory ran at the first
fire. Mr. Mallory had "A bag of chocolate
i'm his right hand. | felt in Mallorys
both hlp-pockets, but found no weapon OF
any kind.
MALLORY LEFT AND CAME BACK.
'Mr Mallory left Mr. Harris and then
came back after him. What they said i
do not know. This was after Mr.. Harris
called Mr.. Mallory cur. Mr.. Mallory
came back very quickly in iierce-looking
manner Harris then said. You have
been LOOKING for this for a long time,
and then Immediately fired. and then
H. Harris took a handkerchief out OF
his pocket and wiped his revolver Mr..
Liehert asked him some question. but
what | do not know. Harris made no at
tempt TO follow Mallory. Harris had
been hanging around in the vicinity OF
where the shooting occurred FOR about
ris in very threatening attitude. with
his hand on his right hip-pocket. Nal
lory had his candy In his right hand,
changed II TO is left. put his right hand
ris said. You s-n OF -; you are look
mig for it, Then il was that Harris fired
and said. 1 will give ii 10 YOU Mr..
Harris, think, gave himself up at the
J. l.. Hudsins. police ofn,er. deposed:
II was keeper OF the station,house last
night from $50 =. NJ. TO 1880 NJ.
About half-pasi 10 o'clock Mr. Harris
came into the station. laid his pistol on
the desk. commenced pulling of us
gloves said: Gentlemen, l give myself
up. | reckon / viii be wanted. | don't
want TO put anybody TO any trouble look
ing for me | examined the pistol. and
found four chambers empty. One barrel
was loaded | put MIR. Harris IN a cell
Smith & WcssOn."
number Of other Witnesses were ak
amined confirming the above statements.
The verdict or the jury was that VIII
Ham =. Nallor~ came 10 his death on the
ed dav of October. 1895. from pistol shots
fired by X. II Harris. Jr.
Mr.. Harris has retained the legal ser
vices of Hon William ID. McIlwaine.