Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-31
SHOT WITH A RIFLE.
JOHN KELLAR RECEIVES THE bull
LET IN HIS HEAD.
THROW UP PYOUHHAHDS SAID VICKS
with This Order n Fourteen-Yenr
old Lad Fires n Ball Mt and Fatally
wounds His Youthful Companion
Preliminary Examination.

too careless use of firearms, John Kel-
lar. lad Of IA years. the son Of a widow.
who earns her living as a dressmaker,
lies at his home, No. 1903 west Marshall
street. with a probably fatal bullet
wound In his head. and Harvey Wicks.
the fs-year-old son of Mr. w. s. Wicks.
a grocer. OF No. l9o1 west Leigh street,
stands charged with having feloniously
shot him with intent to kill.
Wicks is out on bail, but tho case
against him is a strong one. and his ex-
treme youth is the only circumstance to
which he can ascribe his temporary IL
berty, for Magistrate Laius. who grant
ed him bail last night, told him that but
for his aversion to incarcerating child
In jail he would most assuredly hold
him.
A DISTRESSING CASE.
The case is one OF those distressing
affairs which so frequently arise from
the handling of firearms by children be-
fore they are old enough to appreciate
the danger lurking In them. Wiclzs. to-
gether with Kellar, and John Edwards,
of No. 1225 west Clay street, and Ro-
bert Farmer, Of No. 1902 1-2 west Clay
street, two lads Of callow age. started
out yesterday morning to look for some
ounces. Wicks, the proud possessor OF
a S2-calibre rife, carried this weapon
along with him, and together the quar-
| tetto of lads. all OF whom sell papers In
the afternoon. went out to spend their
half-holiday. They journeyed along the
Hermitage road, until at the interssc-
ton Of the Missing-Link track, Wicks
pointed his rife at the boys. first at
| Farmer and then at Kellar.
Throw up your hands" he cried TO
Kellar, who paid no heed to the order.
'You don't believe I'll shoot, do you?"
| he then queried.
THE SHOT FIRED.
mo. / don't" responded Kellar, but
| the words had hardly left his mouth
when the rife was discharged, whether
with intent or accidentally does not APP
pear and the ball sped true TO its mark.
and. striking the unfortunate lad in the
face Just below the left ear. ploughed its
way through the roof Of his mouth, and
passing through the gums and the jaw,
emerged from the right check, just be-
low the prominence OF the cheekbone.
| Kellar fell in his tracks. and the Ed
wards and Farmer boys, becoming
I frightened, ran off. Wicks remained
with his victim. and lifting him to his
| feet. carried him to the home OF Mr..
| Kelly. near by, and washed his face Mr.
| Kelly then hitched his buggy and drove
| the injured lad to his home Wicks fol-
| lowing In a wagon. The ambulance was
| summoned as soon as the wounded boy
reached his home. and DIR, Nuckols re-
sponded I'm charge of IL Or. Batkins
Was also called 10, and the two did the
beat they gould 20 5spder the wesi.,1sd !
4 noy sens >tsble. y. sS.ssssso't satss.
fuueffsiy stated that the chances for the
| boys recovery are very poor, indeed,
and ne is inclined to the belief that he
will not recover. He fears both blood
| poisoning and lockjaw.
HE DIDN'T GO HOME
Wicks did not go to his home. but wen
| 10 the newspaper offices and started ou
selling papers. His father subsequently
found him and took him to the county
courthouse, and surrendered him tC
| Deputy-Sheriff Russell. who held a war
| rant sworn out by Sheriff Solomon or
information received. Mr.. Wicks bad II
the mean time engaged Messrs. Edgar
Allan and Frank NJ Woon to defend his
son. and these attorneys repaired directly
to the courthouse where, at O'CLOCK
| last night, an examination was held
DR.. Nuckols and the Edwards and Farm
er boys testified, their evidence being II
| substance as given above. Bail was al
| lowed In the sum of $500 with Mr.. Altar
| and Mr. Wicks as sureties.
JONES GOES TO A JURY.
John w. Jones, the Gayton coloreC
school teacher who was arrested at thu
| altar and taken from the side of his
| bride-elect to Jail to answer the serioui
charge of criminal assault upon one o
his pupils, will now have to go before
the grand Jury. He was released from
fail yesterday. though. and left the prison.
| saving he purposed being married las
night. He is out OF a Job now, however
as the County School Board met yester
day and appointed some one else to sue
| ceed him.
OTHER HENRICO CASES.
Annie Skipper, a colored housemaid, wa!
before Justice Larus yesterday TO answer
| 10 two charges OF theft. and was giver
six months in one case and one month
| in another.
| Wilson Dabney, charged with stealing
a dog valued at 800 from Mr.. n. i. Lyme
was discharged by Squire Larus.
| The suit or MISS Mary hIdeoTaht
against the Richmond Traction Company
for $4,000 is still on trial in the Henric'
| Circuit Court. The young lady is suins
| for compensation for the loss OF liml
near Oakwood Cemetery.
! The teachers of the public schools IL
Tuckahoe District Of Henrico county
were paid Off at the county courthouse
| yesterday morning.
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