The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-14
TRAGEDY IN DURHAM
Ne GRO AFTER KILLING A BOY IS KILLED
HIMSELF.
The Murder Of the Boy Unprovoked but tie
S ooliog Of the Murderer
Justified.


Durham, \. c., Nov. 13.-tSpeeiaD--
A double tragedy was enacted in East
Durham this morning and the result
is one death and another fingers Oh the
very verge Of the grave. AT an early
hour Il colored man. named Henry
Green, went to the house Of Sallie Las
sitter. who lives in tenement house of
II. o. Scoggins and near his residence.
The family Of the Lassiter wO-
man were at breakfast. For
some reason Lenry Green became. en-
ragged with the ten year old son of Sallie.
caught him by the arm, hurled him out
of the door and shot the little fellow
twice in the back OF the head and neck
killing him instantly. The alarm was
given and immeditely Mr.. Scoggins, who
lived very near and had heard the re-
port OF the pistol, two other white men,
whose names I could not learn, and
Henry Strudewick, colored. pursued th.
murderer. who was getting away As
fast as possible. - Mr.. Scoggins took
the precaution to take with him Win
chester rife. He called to the fleeing
murderer to halt and throw up his hands.
This he declined to do and putting his
right hand in his coat pocket on his
pistol continued to move off. at times
turning and facing his pursuers. AT this
juncture Mr.. Scoggins fired upon him
the ball entering about the centre of the
lower part Of his abdomen. He walked
n 6iSta oil VIII hn
manned till Deputy Sheriff Harvard
took charge of him and brought him tn
the county Jail. where he lies in dying
condition. The phys;c ans in attendance
say he is bound to die. Mr.. Scoggins
came TO town and surrendered himself
to the sheriff. A preliminary hearing
was had before Justice G. A. Barbee
and d. c. Gunter and Mr.. Scoggins was
scharged. Since this report was writ
ten Henry Green has died. Public SEN
timent among both white and colored
is very strong in favor of Mr.. Scog-
gins and in condemnation of Henry
Green's cruel act.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. !. Angler, of Cary,
are visiting relatives here.
Major w. A. Guthrie has gone to
Lynchhnrg on business.
Mr.. !. w. Carlton. of Rocky Mount,
is visiting his family here.
Misses Matte Reed and Alma Piper,
gre visiting the family of Mr.. j. G..
Piper.
The Woodward Warren Company will
anrear at the opera house next week
with a choice repetory of priecps. This
company was Mt the Metropolitan opera
house during Fair week. and the news
paner comments at that time showed it
to be one of the hest popular price troups
on the road. Monday night they will
pl"v a Practical Joke"
| The Durham Choral Society will give
| concert at the opera house on the
Ord of this month. This organization
is composed of the hest OF Dnrham's
musical talent. which we have long been
justly proud Of. and this entertainment
will he excellent in every particular. The
society has been hard Mt work for sew
'crni months meeting once a week in the
pythian Hail.
Mrs. w. T.. Walker wae here yester-
day from Richmond md went from
here to Hillsboro. where she visits re'a-
tiveS. Mrs. Walker formerly resided
in this CITY and has host of friends
WHO are always glad to see fcr.
4 Miss Lizzie Guthrie is sick with
'tynhoid fever in Nashville. Tenn.
whore she Is attending school. Her
mn.e4r has gore to be with Dor.
Col w. 7. Hicks. Of Raleigh. has
the coptrac Ct TO build mammoth storage
warehouse for w. DIXIE. Sors & Co. 7.
&c 20 no crcctcd on the lot inst cast Of
thor f"ctcrv and will no 1on nv 12g foct
IN Unconscious The foundation is heing
'~'d and work on it viii be rapidly push
ed.