Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-25
KILLING OF MALLORY.
THE CORONEH's INVESTIGATION OF
THE pisTEuenI TRAGEDY.
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/ PETERSBURG. VA. October 2t-fSpe-
/ ei4I1-Thc autopsy held on the body OF
/ W. +. MALLORY, who MAS shot ana killed
by r. Il. Harris last night, showed that
three bullets had struck the deceased
+ cue entering the rf;ht lung. piercing the
( heart. and entering tie lower portion
/ OF the upper lobe OF tie left lurS. TINS
/ ball was found loose in the cavity, ami
WAS the bah that KILLED him. The second
I bail struck the deceased just above the
LETT scayula, and was found under the
/ lcft clavicie. The third made flesh
wound on his chin and glanced OF.
THE INQUEST.
/ The Alayor's-Court room was packed
| this evening when the Coroners jury
/ commenced its labors. T.. VI. Davis was
the most important witness examined
ana his testimony was as follows: ..
Question by Coroner: DO you know who
was Killed last night?
yes. sir. 1t was W. r. Mallory.
What time was he killed?
Answer: AT = minutes past ~ COCK
on Rollingbrool. street. The first that
IL
NJ. Mallory and Mr.. Harris. knc"
both by their voices before 1 saw them
as they were talking In q very loud tone
went 10 the door. when ! recognized
Mr.. Mallory and Mr.. Harris standing op-
posite my place. on Eoilngbrook street
GO AWAY. DICK.
81 heard Mr.. Mallory say 10 MIR. Har-
ris: 60 away, DICK. don't want Il"
have any fuss with YOU Mr.. Harms
made a reply in low tone. which
did not hear. Mr.. Mallory repeated Go
away Dick: 1 don't care 10 nave any
difficulty with YOU Mr.. Harris then
called MIR. Mallor; any cur. As wen
a I could understand Mr.. Mallory sdd
ne VAS the same. Then the firing be-
gan
Question by Coroner: "Who began the
Answer: Il can't tell for the life Of me-.
Lrt am under the impression mat Nr.
harris nred the first shot, rom we IA ~
Of The Gun There were four snots hr,d.
! ran across the street anu said 10 AZ.
Harrig You don't want to shoot I...s5
man any more When the first snot WIS
arrd MI. Mallory ran about - rect ana
zen AGAINST a wagon. and then staggered
against door ! got To- him before nc
ZEN BRACE Up. BUCK.
Il said t. him. Brace ~. Buck. Wh1i
fh- matter with y0u" Iie WAS men ltd'.-
| ing auaiust the mouse. ! asked nm u
DICK had MT him ;ha' Is VITA DO 90
! f7lI and | said TO him again 'hracc up
! and les 90 over and take soda troh-
TAIL and 20 nome re madc no ItIit.
Al this time ne had a fearful heinoiiHtEc
fron the mouth. | helped 10 ~ MIN
down. rs ne was V'ry heavy. e.
nm down ~ gently as p9s'lDi', IL
never spoke. After ne Wa down sall,
'Buck YOU are Il regular no; !Ou q,
ling foolish. gel an yon don't want 10
isT Gown mere Then lac was bleeding
very freely.
CALLED FOR THE POLICE
Il hal.ooed for the police. and toiu Mr.
Edwards to go and Ret m oHicei an"
doctor that Mallory was ki!lcd' IL
iva about ten INMATES after being shot.
JIsrri4 made no attempt 80 nit him after
Tho first shot. The first shot Riilel mn III,
lie HarrN was very near 70 mn WI VI
he ahot him Mallory ran after IN" hlSt
shot. ] knew Of ili-frehnS thdt .Hls..'
between the two persons. was ln'iihd'r
u,fh both Of them. Harris hrci three
shots at Mallory as ne was iu..'Nis'
FOUND No WEAPON.
Mr. Mallory carried a bag Of choco-
late candy in his right hand. rec pom n
OF aIr Mallory hip pockets atts' "a ~, 49,
shot but found no weapon. M. ~ ~! ~,
lin. They he'd few M1rds. ! C9n !.
bnnw what they said. That was AFTER
Nr Harris called MIR. Mallory Guy. ,
should say Mt. Mai"IN rt.rI Ii
very threatening when he Tetufhen' fi5l
,t- tbeu .s,td You have been loahlnS lor
MS for "A long time, and lmmediaie'y
Gr-d. adding az he did 30. You -
~nu've cot IT, Harris then took q haun-
i,1rcbieF out Of his pocket and wlpeu MS
revolver. Harris mace no a. '''hPt1 "r',n%an
sver 10 follow him. Harris had beelI
around that paSSe b %u'o ar n S"' Mr. Harris
vyas ws,i!rg at the p!ace when MI Nal
iOiN passed. .. III. ,,,,..rIs
line in = threatening manncI WIN MS
,i"''4 T., ois rignt-hani hip pocket trans
1..rrirtI tne lag OF candy 10 his !"it mana.
I s,ruose he went forty or MY Ictt
hefore turning pack. Aiier ne Ig ,,.ltt u
nth shot harris WhiH So, =, w 10. 80
totr oI,ia lcoIoreD testified a. follows:
al v.eut into Mr. z. Vi. DaV!S's place
aL,ut as O'Clock last night ! came out
and went back again ana siHr'cd nom;
and got near Baxter anu
stonued. was looking towards Sy1a-
more street. and saw Mr.. Mallory coming.
Sic p3qseI under the light at inc AIpo-
r1attox Hotel / wanted 10 see nm
about an engagement anu Hneh ie
cached Fishers door all was Ca!Eness;
ava / couldn't see anything ana ! MISSED
MN. ! thcn heard such cNprre Ion ,I-eI
mo alone: 80 away, ullcied by Mdhot9
before the shooting. When the sh"otHIS
commenced / saw Mallory run out IN
thr street in a semiclrcic. returning 10 the
siJeWalk. Mr.. Davis hcre appeared upon
thr scene and said, Dick, don't shoot
him any morn came up and saw a
nan leaning against the wall. and asked
Who it was, and was told IL was Mr..
Mallory.
COULD NOT LOOK At HIM.
81 said | could not lock at him and
irCt and went TO Ellis's stable. was
standing within Two or three stores OF
rnnn'ift.I dill not sec Ar. Harris
at all. some genueman told me Harris
tween IN Appomattox Hotel lisnt ana
myself / saw the flash OF tn pistol.
-Four shots were Tired; two or three after
Mallory started 20 run. lie had bag
OF candy in his hand. ] dld not see Nal
lory walk off al return. could not see
anything in the dark place.
Se,wraI other witnesses were examined.
hut nothing Of importance was learned
from their testimony.
Tho verdict of the jury was that VII
liam f. Mallory came to his death from
pistol-shot wounds inflicted by l.. IL.
Harris.
MAD HORSE.