Richmond planet., 1897-01-23
FROM THE EAST END.
New and Sensational Dis
closures in the Case of
Paul Davis.
HIS BROTHER SPEAKS.
Motive for the Shooting.
1WIICHELL OWED hin
MONEY.
HIS BROTHER SPEAK
Death RGaping a Large Harvest.
OUR CONTEMPORARY SCORES A HIT
FALLS FROM A TRACTION OAR.
Another Hurt.-PsrsOnals and Locals

Another Hurt.-Personals and Locals.
From our East End Correspondents.
Our Correspondent called at the res
idence of Mr.. Thomas Davis. brother
OF Paul Davis, at 927 north 28th street,
the result of whose visit brought forth
many dark facts in connection with the
recent shooting Of young Davis. at the
Henrico County Courthouse. while be-
ing conducted into the court room, to
stand trial for an alleged assault upon
Cora Twitcbell, (white) an account Of
which was published in the PLANET
last Saturday Mr. Davis talked quite
freely when the correspondent called. f..
His statement in substance is as
follows:
"In July OF last year while Paul was
still in the employ OF Twitchell, he
was commanded by the latter TO whip
the horse, who showed signs of lazi-
ness. An agant of Society for Preven-
tion of Cruelty to animals happened a
long and swore out a warrant against
Davis, charging him with cruelty to the
animal. he was arrested, but the case
nevs r came up in the county court.
In August, Paul left the employ of
rwitcheil and went home. On the
Sunday prior to his arrest, he went
back to TWitchell and demanded the
$f4 he owed him Twitchell became
furious and denied owing Davis the
amount.
Atlength Twitchell drew out docu-
- which a urr1 4 a
ment alleging that the money had
been paid, and requested Paul TO sign
lit.
FORCED TO SIGN AWAY HIS MONEY.
Young Davis refused to do tnis but
Twitchell with a threat made him sign
the paper; and afterwards gave Paul
| fifty-two ctnts alleging it To be the
balance due him. Thus Davis was
forced to sign away the $I3.4S he had
labored for.
Twitchell claimed that the money
had been paid by him for the expenses
| at court. This statement Davis re-
| suted, by the fact that the case was
never called up. and there were no ex-
/ penses to be paid. Notwithstandinp
this, Twitche kept the paper and q
few days later Paul was arrested
HOW OLD is CORA rwITcHRLL?
In the warrant against the youth il
is stated that Cora Twitchell was un
der IA years of age This is an error
from the statements OF Charles and
Emmuel Davis, brothers OF Paul. both
of whom have worked for Twitchell.
Cherries went to work in 1888 and
Cora was then somewhere between t.
Il = nd W oil a hny~ "a al
informed him OF the fact Emmaue
Davis quit work there in 1895 and Co
ia was then in her 14th year TIL,
lowering OF the girls age by her faith
er is obvious, as our laws makes such {
crime upon q IA year old girl if proven
i punishable with death.
THE rwITcRELL HOMESTEAD.
|, The home of Carlos Twitchen, tn
would -be-assassin is situated abou
two miles and a half below Sever
Pines. 1t is one story affair contain
ing only two rooms, at least, small
shed has been erected just over tn
back door. The front room is used a
/ bed room, the back room or Iathe
shed, is used principally for cooking
The house stands about 40 rods from
the main high way in the middle of tn
long retch Of ground.
/ The Davis family live about two an
! a half miles from TwitchelPs home
! and about five miles from Seven Pines
: The youth was treated as one of th
family-eating at the same table, an
slept in the same room.
WANTED TO GO HoME AT NIGHT.
In the northeast corner of the bed
room stood the bed OF the girls parent
| in the opposite corner was the Oed oc
cupied by Cora and little year oil
girl while in another corner was
pallet on which Paul was made t
sleep. Finally Davis became disgust
ed at this mode of living and told thel
/, so and stating that while at home, n
! such a condition of affairs existed. H
4 further expressed desire to go hom
= at night.
Twitchell wouldn't listen to this bu
arranged q kind of hammock of bOugi
which he fastened to the rafters an
covered it with quilts, etc In tn
primitive bed swinging midway b'
tween the floor and ceiling, Paul sleI
until he left their employ.
: AT THE COURTHOUSE.
At the time Paul was shot there WI
no one in the immediate vicinity bl
Sheriff Voeger, Twitchell, Paul Davi
Mr., Thomas Davis and another cOlOre
man.
After opening the cell door Sheri
Voegler, unarmed, told Davis to go G
and he would be on directly. Dav
e started but stopped in the doorway
t the Jail as he observed Twitchell star
g ing IN the doorway leading to the cou
d room Sheriff Voegler stepped up b.
e hind Davis aud pushe1 him along
q front. Twitchell made a step forw al
q and drawing his revolver fired at Paul
= stomach. By the merest accide
Davis was pushed sidewise, the bs
? entering the abdomen; but took
ID course to the right.
n, Mr.. Thomas Davis ran forward al
" caught his brother just as he fell bac
1t ward, and ash ed what was the matte
d, He replied, "Twitchell shot me-" A
t. sisted by another colored man he ca
- ried his brother into the Jail office, a.
IN it was sometime before Sheriff Fuss
~ arrived. The Dispatch stated that
~ carried Davis in the Office when sh
which is untrue.
MUoH EXCITEMENT
. prevail d when the affair occurI
- among the white as we'll as the color