The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-12
A Mulatto Girl Murdered in
Cold Blood.
SHOT HER IN THE BRAIN
Herbert Womble Commits the
Crime and Escapes.
SEARCHING FOR THE MURDERER
The Brother of the Murderer Believes
Hin, Crazy Only One Eyewitness
Great Crowds Are in Hot Pur-
suit---Not Captured
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suit---Not Captured
at a A. M.
Last night ON Harrington street.
below South street, Herbert Gardner
Womhle. son of the late r. II. Womble,
shot and killed in cold murder Iunle
Green, a mulatto girl.
The story goes that for some Tune
MAST Womble has been in the company
of this girl. and is said TO have hollow
ed her about in her movings. Nomole
is a Young man of about 20 years Oh
age. and has ben i'm no employment
since the death of his father ABOUT
five wears ago. He is said to be quite
a Quick tempered man, and that ne
ryo1pld take serious offenSe at any re-
mark which could be construed TO
mean anything TO his discredft. lie mas
for some time been known about town
as a sort of sporty man, not gong
with the people of his class, as RUE,
those who took q more sporty SIDE OF
life. Mr.. Womble, it is said, for the
mast two weeks has been contemplating
strating up a huckster business IN the
Nstropolitan Market, with his brother
Rufus.
Tunie Green is a bright mulatto girl,
about 10 years of age, and for the past
two months has not lived at her home,
butt has roomed at the home OF Mamie
Dawkins. on East street. She mas not
been a working girl, but has ilVed
wild. reckless life, but 1T is SAID that
she did not drink no any extent. Her
stepfather. Logan Green, who Is
watehman at Upchurch's livery stable,
and an honest, hard working man, SAID
last night that the girl had been at the
home of her stepfather most OF the
day. ad had seemed to act IN her usual
manner.
The only eyewitness ito the scene
was Mr.. Rod Fowler, who was called 10
the door by the woman calling TO nm,
.sCome see how nice my room Is hXed
nm As he was about TO leave, 1T IS
said. Herbert Womble entered the
house. and walking up to the woman,
grabbed her by the collar and backed
her aginst the wall and bureau, say
ING. What did you tell that d-n lie
for?''
The woman answered: Go
away from here, Herbert,
don't want to have any FUSS
with YOU" and in an instant he had
shot her in the head.
The ball. which came from %
oalibre nistol. entered the back OF her
head about two inches from the right
ear. going straight il q the BRAIN ana
killing her instantly. Womble left
the house hastily and men in numbers
set out in hot pursuit.
4 reporter of the News and Observer
visited the house in which the murder
took place, and there in the spot where
she had fallen lay the murdered Wo-
man. She is a handsome mulatto, with
fine brown hair. She was dressed IN
pink percal shirt waist, red and black
wooden skirt and clean white apron.
CITY Physician visited the house, but
found the woman had been killed IN
stantly.
The stepfather of the girl was in the
house and said that he had never heard
the girl mention Womble's name but
once and that was in telling hack
man to collect the money she owed
from Mr.. Herbert Womble.
Mr.. Edgar Womble, ex-editor of the
Press-Visitor and brother of the mans
who committed the murder, was seen
by News and Observer representa-
tive last night and said:
Il believe Herbert was crazy and |
have said this before to my brother
Rufus. [ have never heard him men
ton the name of the woman, but had
heard from outsiders that he was going
with some mulatto. We have had very
little to do with each other and chiefly
on this account, but last week, l had
some hope of his reforming when he
asked me for my opinion as to the
money in the huckster business. i am
shocked and deeply mortified that he
should have so demeaned himself by
such an act. / have no idea where In
the world he can be-"
Mr.. O. G. King, the proprietor of a
drug store on Wilmington street, when
seen last night said that Mr.. Womble
was friend of his and that a great
part of WoInble's time had formerly
been spent at the drug store. He said
that he had often during the past
month or two heard Womble speak of
Tune Greene, but always in a most
pleasant way and as if she were a good
friend.
Rufus Womble, another brother of
the murderer, said that it was also a
shock to him as his brother had i'm
proved of late in habits, having been
at home at night, most every night for
the past two weeks.
Last night the town was being
searched for the murderer, a great
crowd being in pursuit Of him.
NOT YET CAPTURED.
AS the News and Observer goes to
!. press at 4 o'clock 81. m, Womble has not
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