Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-27
TWO MEN SHOT DOWN.
JOE HILL USES HIS PISTOL WITH
SERIOUS RESULTS.
MOODY and DAISCERRIELD WOUNDED
The Former Receives Two DuIiets
and the Latter One, which Msy
Cost His Life-Thc Richmond Ne-
gro Makes His Escape.

David Daingerfleld, n powerful negro
man, who resides In Chesterfield county.
and Edward Moody. another negro OF
stalwart form, of Manchester, were shot
and seriously. the latter perhaps fatally,
wounded yesterday afternoon at Dos
well. the station at the junction OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio and tho Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroads by Joe IInl. desperate and
notorious negro OF Richmond.
The shooting escapade occurred about
80 o'clock, and so desperate wera the
wounds of the men that. though they
were members of an excursion party. IL
was deemed necessary TO place them
under physicians care at the earliest
possible moment, and so they were pus
aboard the Chesapeake and Ohio train,
reachingg Richmond at $50 o'clock, ana
taken from the depot directly to the res
spective Offices of Drs. Ingram and Wlle
liam y. Mathews. OF Manchester.
A VERY DANGEROUS WOJM
Daingerfeld's wound is tho more SO.
think the injury necessarily fatal, his
examination yesterday. when tho negro
was driven. limp and In great pain. 10
his office door, revealed enough TO make
him entertain grave fears as to the me-
gros recovery. The bullet entered tho
abdomen, and detected towards the re-
gion OF the bladder. Fortunately. the
missile on this account did not enter
the cavity of the stomach Tho man
said his pain about tho injured part
was terrible. Tho physician. by probing.
was able to follow the track OF thu
ball. but did not fully locate Il. nor Wilt
he attempt to remove Il until fatal re-
suits are feared from It's remaining i1
the fellows stomach. or he Is strong
enough TO stand the ordeal with safety.
When this hack brought Dalngerfield.
another following close behind carried
Moody TO DR.. Mathews's office. Moody
was suffering. perhaps, even more than
Daingorfield though II Is not hkey that
either OF his wounds Is as dangerous as
that Of the former. The moro serious
wound In Moodys case was made by
bullet crashing in his face Just above tho
right eyeball. and ranging towards tho
back of the left eye. The wound Is aot
unlike that which Policeman Percy Minor
The second wound was just over tho
left shoulder. the bah ranging towards
tho spinal column. DR.. Mathews ala not
think II advisable to remove the balls,
as the flesh about them had iogun al
ready TO swell.
Both men were doing as well last night
as the nature of their wounds would all
low.
ON A CHURCH EXCURSION.
The First Baptist church (colored), Of
Manchester, OF which Rev. A. Binga'6
pastor conducted an excursion yesterday
TO boswell. Manchester sent a great
delegation Of colored folk. who were
augmented to a considerable extent by
friends Of the church and individuals
from Richmond. Among tho number
were four persons. who were destined
TO figure prominently, II not pleasantly.
I'm the exercises Of the day These were
Joe Hill, David Daingerfeld, Edward
Moody, and a fakir.
The park being reached. tho fakir soou
had the wheel OF fortune I'm motion. Thu
negroes Immediately gathered about him
TO see their fellows get rich Among
these were the principal characters Id
the days history-Hill. Daingerfield. and
Moody One Of those who claimed to bl
watching the others get rich said last
night that when the stakes were being
piled high, Hill grabbed tho fortunes a
all and started for the pine woods. pain.
gerfield and Moody were near and spranA
upon him.
SHOT AS HE FLED.
Then, the eyewitness said. Hill drew
two revolvers, and with one In each
hand fired at the approaching men. with
tho results that have been shown. Find
ing out the damage he had DONE ha
turned again to the woods. shooting thu
pistols from behind until all the cham-
bers OF his two weapons had been emp
tied. No one seemed inclined 10 follow
him in the face Of that fire, and at last
accounts he was still at large.
1t was reported also last night that
baby had been killed by one OF the ram
dom shots fired as Iiill was making his
escape. but the report could not be veri-
fed.
Joe TIiH Is believed. from the description
given of him, 10 be the man OF the same
name who slashed his razor into the face
of julius Burton. on Second street. Sat-
urday night, making wounds requiring
I'm all twenty-slx stitches from tie ambu-
lance surgeons needle That night ho
escaped the vigilance OF the police. and
the shooting Of yesterday was the frse
but sufficient thing to bring him into Iub-
lie and police notice again.
ONLY A RUMOR.
There was a statement going the rounds
I'm Manchester last night at lato
hour that negro, also Of the excursions
lists. had shot at his sister and his niece.
IL was said that the brother accused his
sister Of stealing some sugar TO take o..
the excursion. and when she denied II I'm
a. way that he did not like. no fired at
her and then at her daughter.
The matter was not reported TO the
police, and 1t is not believed that tho
shots this time did any very lgreat dam
age as none arc believed TO have been
fred.