Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-18
coxrEssEs TO THREE MURDERS.
Archer LockIey's Bloody work u"
King and Queen County.


Last Saturday Sheriff Eubank, OF King
and Queen county. was here and obtained
from Governor OFerrall requisition pa
pers on the Governor of Pennsylvania Tor
Archer Lockley, colored man, who was
about two weeks ago arrested on the
streets OF Philadelphia, lodged III Jan
there. and the Virginia authorities nou-
fed. Lockley is charged with numbering
a negro woman and two young besro
men in King and Queen.
Lockley was delivered by the Phlia-
delphia authorities TO Sheriff Eupank
Tuesday morning, who Immediately leit
for Virginia.
Tuesday night. on the steamer Bslti-
more. which plies between Baltimore ana
West Point in the smoking-room, hand
cuffed TO a seat was a large. brutal
looking negro. surrounded by numDer
of passengers. who were plying MIN WIN
questions. This was Archie Lockley, the
confessed murderer He acknowledges
his crime, and claims that he Killed MS
victims in self-defence. s-,-
Shortly after dark on the evening OF
October 18th, Lookley, who is about ~
years of age, shot TO death with douole-
barrel shotgun Helena Chapman, whom
he had lived with for years; Charles Chap-
man, her 14-year-old boy, and George Lee
her nephew, IS years old. The woman
was shot through the neck and bacK; Lee
and Chapman through the BODY. me
three wounded persons lived but lew
moments after being shot. The scene OF
the triple murder was the village Of Little
Plymouth, in King and Queen, on the
land of Cluverius's mother, The bloody
crimes were committed in q small out
building, 400 yards from Mrs. Cluverlus
residence. The only witness TO Lockiey
terrible work was small colored lao
named Ned Chapman. who gave the
alarm. but when the people reached the
house the prisoner had escaped.
Lockley told Dispatch man that ne
didn't know much about what occurred.
He didn't stay there long after the Kill
ing that night but went 10 MS nome
He was cooking, he said, when Helena
Chapman came into the house. She COM
menced to fuss with him, and struck at
him with chair, and the two boys jump
ed on him. and he shot them. After the
killing he escaped by going Overland to
James river, where he boarded vessel,
which landed him at Philadelphia. The
day of his arrival in the city he met
colored man who knew of the crime, ana
the prisoner asked him where was g. good
place to stop. STAND where you are,
said his new friend, land I'll md cut.
The new acquaintance soon returned win
a policeman, who took Lockley in charge.
This is the way the Virginia authorities
were informed of the fugitive's where
abouts.
LOCKLEY'S FAREWELL TO PHILA-
DELPHIA.
philadelphia Dispatch.)
Handcuffed to a Virginia sheriff, Archie
Lockley, the colored man who coolly con-
fesses to the murder of a woman and TWO
children, began his journey this morning
to James City, Va, where he VIII De
hanged.
"Good-by Archiel" yelled chorus OF
voices, as the murderer was LED away
from detectives headquarters.
"Good-by, boys" was the CHEEKY reply.
Then he looked at the figure of Sheriff
Eubaak of King and Queen county, 10
whom he was handcuffed. Archie had
watched the locking Of the old-fashioned
irons with peculiar interest.
eff he Jumps out of a car window" re-
marked one of the detectives, he'll drag
that little Sheriff with him"
In the trail of the Sheriff followed Depu-
ty-Sheriff Fleet, of the same county. Inc
Deputy had bag strapped over his shoui-
ders. and in the bag were seVeral re-
yolyers, knives, and about ten yards OF
rome. 1t is supposed that the officers In
tended to tie Lockley hand and loot be-
fore they got far on the journey.
Lockley was arrested in this city ABOUT
two weeks ago, and confessed to having
shot a woman and two children near Lit
lie Plymouth. Va. According to the
Sheriff, after the murder the negro was
chased through sixty miles of swamp
and woods. Archie came by boat to Bal
timore. and thence to Philadelphia, where
he was caught. He claims the distinction
of being the first murderer the local DO
lice have captured for many moons.
The murderer was taken to Baltimore,
guarded by the two officers with their
arsenal. The Sheriff said that Lockley
will be hanged in short order.
aye see" said he, 1--WE air not slow
with justis down our way. rms Niger
III be hung in couple O. weeks
Archie sized up the two officers, and
the light of hope was in his eyes as he
left the City Hail.