Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-16
HIS STRAIGHTFORWARD STORY.

Paul Davis, colored youth, about
eighteen years of age was shot by Car
los A. Twitchell, white, in the ARA be-
tween the Henrico County Courthouse
and the Jail on Monday, January I1th
at about IL 40 a. IN
Davis was charged with having crim-
inally assaulted Cora, the daughter of
Twitchell. who is in her fifteenth year
BROUGHT TO THE COURTHOUSE.
1t will be remembered that Davis
was arrested about last August. and
brought to the Henrico County jail by
Twitchell who swore out a warrant
against him. Finding that his daugh-
GER he'd not been raped but had been
an anxious party to the illicit relation
ship seeking the colored boy from time
90 time and denying that he had as
sauIted her by force or taken advan-
tage of her against her will, ne chsng-
ed the warrant. placing her age under
fourteen years OF age. iu order TO bring
it below the age OF consent ana 90 al
justing it TO meet the new statut'
which had been passed by the legisla-
ture OF Virginia, and which makes car
nal intercourse in such case rape ev
en- with the consent of the female.
HIS SOLEMN oATHs.
But Twiteheil had twice sworn be
fore as many magistrates that his
daughter was in her fifteenth year, and
this fact can be readily proven.
Learning of these facts we called al
the Henrico County Jail to see Paul
Davis The polite and a!fable deputy
sheriff led the way and we were soon
found in the roomy apartment where
stretched upon a couch lay the wound
youth.
THE WOUNDED YOUTH.
The deputy called to him and he
turned his head as we approached
"Are you in pain 30 "Yes, SIR" wa
his reply He spoke slowly and al
times his lips would twitch as he told
of the circumstances surrounding tn.
case He said, Il went to work at Mr.
Twitchell's one month and twenty d ay
before Christmas 'e5 left there las
August and was work ing for Mr.. F. L
Hill. colored, near Seven Pines. Mr.
TWitehelFs daughter, Cora used tC
come over there after me.
THE GIRLS IsFAFuAT1oN.
She would stay all day sometimes
and would eat dinner there. Yes, sh'
seat me notes two and three times
week TO meet her about two miles from
her home.
She came there the Tuesday befor
was arrested and said that her moth
er was going to take her to a doctor t
see what was the matter with her ant
she wanted me to go. / told her
couldn't 60 She said she was comm
after me to 90 with her anyway. A
ter thai her father came with gu
over there to where was working an
said had outraged his daughter an
chat he was going to shoot me.
HIS FoRcEFUL ANSWER.
! told him had not done any sue
thing, and he could shoot away. b
said he was going to have me arreste
and would go with him to the cour
house ! told him l would and
brought me to Jail.
Her father tried to get her to 81
that I ravished her and she wOuldn
do it. She told him had been fooiiI
with her.
Der father said she was fourte'
years old when went there. My fat
ers name is Henry Davis, and n
mothers name, Anna Davis. One
my brothers. Thomas Davis lives
2sth and P SITS IN this city. ha
ains brothers am member OF Sc
en- Pines Baptist Church of which Re
TunsCail BANKS IS pastor.
THE APPEARANcE OF THE PRISONER
This ended the interview Dsvis h
q youthful appearance and is q goo
looking boy, with an intelligent cou
tenance. He is light brown skin, q
would be taken for mulatto. The
legged pictures of him are fakes" pU
and simple and could have hardly be
published for any other reason than
prejudice public sentiment agail
him.
The feeling among many OF the lei
Tag white citizens of Henrioo county
with the unfortunate lad That
girl, Cora became infatuated with b
now admits OF no question.
BOTH ATTENDED THE PUBLIC scHoo
Both attended the schools, going
zether often, in the neighborhood. 8
arAting only where the roads led
different direction, one to the VIII
school and the other to the colored.
1t is alleged that Twitehel knew
the intimacy existing between
daughtey and the colored youth.
After his arrest, and while the
was about to take it's course, that
should have shot him down in {
cowardly manner is deprecated
condemned by white and cOlored :
sons
Counsel have many letters wh
Cora TwitchelI wrote the colo
youth.
Paul Davis is much worse and de
ia ovnaofod at anV time