Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15
A POLICEMAN SHOT.
OFFICER MINOR, OF FIRST DIS
TRICT, DESPERATELY WOUNDED.
TWO NEGROES HIS ASSAILANTS.
They Were suspicious-LOoking
Characters, nnl He Questioned
Them-One Only Arrested-Iiis Left
Eye Destroyed and other Injured.
suspicious-LOoking


First Police Station. was shot last night
by negro desperadoes about l:3O o'clock,
near the corner Of Eighteenth and Main
streets. The bullet passed through the
brim of the policeman's helmet and into
the left eye. completely destroying the
sight. and though Mr.. Minors condition,
at the last report, was regarded as
favorable, the fact is not disguised that
the wound Is a most dangerous one.
officer Minor was assigned TO Beat No.
8. which extends from Eighteenth TO
Twenty-first streets. on Main. He went
on duty this morning at 1 o'clock, and
half an hour later was standing on the
corner of Eighteenth street lie saw
two negroes coming down the street, and
crossed over 10 question them. He asked
them where they mad been and where they
were going, and tapped one of the mems
coat pockets, which was bulging, with his
CLUB The other negro thereupon drew
a revolver, and telling the policeman 10
throw up his arms, shot him. Minor
bent his head forward as the man raised
the revolver. and but for that the bullet
must have been fatal. Both men broke
and ran ia different directions as soon
as tine bullet was fired. but the policeman
who had fallen to the pavement. drew his
revolver and fred three shots after them
and then raped with his club for as
sistance
FIRST UPON THE SCENE.
Mr.. Frank O. Andrews, employed as
a clerk by Messrs. Stokes & Simmons, and
Mr.. f. b. Hobson, secretary and
treasurer of the Ammons Pickling Com
pany who lives at 2ZO5 east Marshall
street, had been visiting friends in the
West End, and were walking home when
they heard the four shots, being only
a short distance away from the scene
of the tragedy at the time Of its occur
renee. They both ran TO assis1 the police
man. and a moment later Sergeant
Whitlock arrived from the First Station.
He left the wounded policeman TO the
care of the two gentlemen, who carried
him across TO the station-house, and
started after the fugitives.
Officer Hulcher was at the corner OF
Fifteenth and Main streets, when he
heard the shots and the policeman's rap
and as he was on his way 10 render
what assistance he could he met one OF
the negroes running up Main street, and
arrested him. The man gave his name
as Nathan Powell. and claims to have
Il
i.ynchburg. When searched, there was
found upon him one 32-calibre revolver,
made by the Harrington & Richardson
Arms Company, and apparently never
used In addition. he carried five razors,
one dozen pocket-knives, and 800 cart
ridges The revolver had not been dis
charged. and the prisoner who gave a
tolerably straightforward account OF him
self. declares that it was his mate who
fired the shot.
COMMITTED BURGLARY IN MAN
CHESTER.
Powell denies all knowledge of his
partners whereabouts or name. He Is
known as 'The Kid" he says, and is a
young. light colored negr9. who claims
TO have come from Petersburg. The
gun, ammunition, and knives, he says.
were stolen b, THE Kid in Manches-
ter and his partners share was twice as
large as his own. He describes "The
Kid" as being a clean-faced BOY, who
talks as If he were tongue-ted and is
wearing blue pants, a dark coat of rough
cloth, and a corduroy cap. As soon as
he had fired the shot he ran towards
Canal street and had not been captured
at $3.50 o'clock this morning.
EXTENT OF MINORS INJURIES.
As soon as Policeman Minor had been
carried into the First Police Station. DR..
Brock was sent for and the ambulance
was summoned. The wounded mans
head was literally covered with blood
and his clothing was much stained. He
was i'm a semi-conscious condition. and
could scarcely speak. He was laid out
on chairs and his wounds were given
every possible attention. DR.. Brock
probed for the ball but did not locate ii.
As the result of a cursory examination,
he gave it as his opinion that the left
eye was destroyed, and the right Sc
riously affected At that time Minor
was perfectly blind and could see no.
thing. DR.. Brock decided 10 take him
to DR.. Joseph a. White, the eye speci-
alist.
DR.. White, after a long and care
ful examination. located the bullet
behind the right eye II had
entered the left, completely destroy
ing the sight. and had lodged just
behind the ball of the right eye.
causing hemorrhage. DR.. White be-
lioves that, though the sight of the
right eve will be materially affected
Minor will not be entirely blinded.
The wounded man was removed TO the
Eye Infirmary.
A GOOD RECORD.
Policeman X. u. MINOR lives AT no. i'3
Twenty-eighth street He was married
only two mont ago. He has been on
the force since July 18Th, when he was
elected to fill l.. ID. Saunders's place.
He has made fine officer, and has been
faithful and indefatigable in the dis
charge of his duties. He is a man of
great physical prowess and absolutely
devoid of fear, as his conduct last night
shows. He has a splendid constitution,
and the doctors believe he will recover.
Mrs. Minor was notified of the occur
renee. and went at once to the Eye In
frmary to be with her husband.