The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-14
SHOT DOWN FOR A THIEF,
P. 4. Martin Entered D. ". Yau8han'S
Room With Serious Results,
WOUNDED his VISITOR IN SHOULDER,
TbeTwo Young Men Occupied Adjoining
Rooms In y North Fourth Street Boards
ipr House Martin Denies That lie
Contemplated Theft,

p. II. Martin. white man twenty
four years of agc. was shot ana pain
fully wounded carly this morning by d.
~. Vaughan. a young man about the
same age.
Thc shooting occurred in Naughan's
room ia the boarding house kept by J.. G.
Basclcr. so. 800 north Fourth street
Martin occupied room just across the
hal on the same floor
According TO Naushan's story Martin
was in the room 90 commit theft Mar
Tin says De went in there TO get match'
CLOTHING WAS STOLEN.
Vaughan yesterday missed an unoie
la. an overcoat. suit OF clothes. a. pistoi
ANA other articles from his room. Ills
trunk had been broken open. lie su7-
pscted Martin of the theft and reported
Tho case 90 The police telling the oihcefs
Of his suspicious. Last night ne tooh
A revolver from Tign0rs store, and when
he retired placed DO under his phoW'
About ] o'clock hc was awakened ny lhe
ringing of the bcn and heard some one
in the house open the door and let per-
son in. BE guessed Dc was Martin COM
Ing in. Soon he heard the person come
up the steps and go into Martins room.
If was not long before his own door was
onrnsd and in the faint light or the
moon saw Martin enter and take up
uiers Of clothing and go out.
HOW THE SHOOTING cClhfEp'
In few seconds Martin rc-cntcred and
yaurhan raised mp in bed and grabbed
Dis revolver. Martin. seeing Dc was dis
covered ran towards the bed and Nauen-
an fred three times. only one BAN TOOK
eject. II entered Martins right shoulder
from the front and passed out at the
back Notwithstanding Doe was shot Mar
tin prapplcd with Vaughan ana lhe TWO
men had "a rough. roll ana tumble h-h'
on tho hDd Vaughan received % le"
SLIGHT scratches in the face. lie ihally
,yarnoucr,d his antagonist, ana, hep
,,,i,., Nrrffn was taken 20 his own
room Vaughan dressed himself and went
,,t or tho street. Iie soon found fo-
f..rnan ~ g.. Eups and surrendered him-
..fr f. fhaf officer. He was taken 20 the
Second station house and placed under arr
,...t on fho charge OF fcloniously shooting
Martin with intent go Kill Mariln was
al., ta.on To- the station house under ar
rD.f ON the charge of entering vaughan
room with intent to commit larceny
Tho ambulance was suminoucu anu 1T
Al D. Nuckols dressed Martins wound,
-.-tt-h b. l,v mo- hcans "a dangerous one.
Both men spent the night in the s'"uo"
mousse
MARTINS SIDE or 1T.
Martin denies that he robbed vaughan
ar mat he contemplated robbery lie
saws that "a lady opened the door for him.
and bo asked her for a match. She re-
fJ.Dl tbat She did not have one, but thaI
81. could find one ON the mantelpiece hl
1,,trban's room According to ms STORY,
v,ncu hc entered Naughans room 70 set
thc match the latter rose up in Ded anu
shot him. .
yauehan ls man OF rather pleasing
~nnearanoe and good address He IS q
native ~ Atlanta. came 20 Richmond last
AprU and works in the mechamc'i u'-
,Irfment Of Tignors establishment. on
Nfain street. lie is mender of bicyc
DO has been boarding al Mr. baseleI
fae only four weeks
aflrtin Is tan young man ana is cieah
e.aycn. Ifc is "a plumber hy trade anu
ha. hacn doing work FOR Mr.. Cnailes
NNhtlock. whose establishment is on
>.inth street near Main. This young man
tsa native Of Hanover His father IS Mr.
parks Martin. who lives near Gaines Mil
and ls "a man highly respected by all who
Know him. The elder Martin has "a great
r.nufaffou ass truck raiser and ls SAID
to bring the earliest vegetables from Han
over to market. The young man states
fhaf his mother is now at no. sos west
CIay street. and that Mr.. John Arbaugh'
of So -T Brook avenue, is his brother