The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-17
A NEGRO KILLED
BY A DETECTIVE.
Mr.. W. G. Baldwin Shot Henry
Hawkes. Yesterday.
WAS TRYING TO ARREST HlSSO
The Younger Man Was accused of De-
rrauding Employees OF the Norfolk
and Western Railroad-Both
Sides of the Story.
WAS TRYING TO ARREST HISSON


Henry Hawkes.. colored. was shot ana
killed this morning at the store OF his
son. II. ". Hawkes.. at Wilson's Depot
on the Norfolk and Western railroad by
w. G. Baldwin. detective OF the Nor
folk and Western Railroad Company.
Shortly after the killing. Detective Bald
win came 20 Petersburg and surrendered
himself TO Chief Of Police Ragland De-
tective Baldwin brought with him II. W.
Hawkes.. a son OF the man who was Kill
ed. The latter gave the following account
OF the shooting:
This morning about II o'clock Detec-
tives Baldwin and Felts OF the Norfolk
and Western Pa.sold Company, accom-
paaied b., q yourg man named Ia Nerves,
came 10 my place OF business. Baldwin
and Folts showed q paper containing
nIGiper of lanes and asked me IT
know the parties 10 which I replied that
/ did not. They then said they had
a warrant for my arrest on the charge
of felony I'm which IL was alleged that l
had charged the railroad company with
supplies TO bogus parties. / walked from
behind the counter with my hands In my
pockets.
DREW THEIR PISTOLS.
Baldwin and Felts drew their pistols
ana told me 10 throw up my hands which
did just then my father. Henry
Hawkes.. came up and drawing his pistol
asked what was the matter. Baldwin at
once snapped his pistol at father who
without firing his pistol turned and start
IL la d d la al
and this time the pistol fred, the bah
entering the back part OF fathers neck
lie fell 90 the floor and died in about two
minutes ] asked 10 be allowed 20 do
! something for my father. as he was dying
but the detectives told me II 1 moved
they would kin me-
Mr. ". O. Baldwln's statement in re
| gard 10 the shooting and killing is as
follows:
II went 10 Wilson's with Mr.. r. W.
Felts. special agent OF the y. K W rail
| road. with q warrant for IL. W. Hawkes.,
| charging him with criminal conspiracy TO
| defraud the railroad company out of Sil4.
| Hawkes. ran n cOmmssary and sold goods
| 10 brakemcn who worked on the road
| from Norfolk 90 Suffolk. Hawkes. and the
| section foreman named 4. Neville formed
a conspiracy 10 defraud the company and
| the men employed Hawkes. kept the
account of supplies furnished. I'm the
| town OF Suffolk the conspiracy was form
| ed. He took these accounts and added
on 20 each from 81 % s.. There We're
| about $50 men In the gang. AT the end
OF the month the men began 20 kick
| about their accounts. and an investiga-
| ton was started Neville made Hawkes.
give his check for 500 ON september 7th
| and left for the west Evidence resulting
/ ton
/ the companys attorneys and The warrant
| sworn out as above.
TO MAKE THE ARREST.
about 1890 o'clock this morning Teits
| and myself went in TO make this arrest
| I'm Hawkes. store at Wilson's. / called
| Hawkes. back TO the rear of the store,
| and noticed that he would not come from
| behind the counter 1 asked him 10 do so,
but he declined. but did not give any ex-
| cuse The counter was very high, and l
| was satisfied that he had q pistol either
| I'm his hand or behind the counter, from
| his actions. l then told him that l would
see him later. 1 went TO the depot. got
| paper or of the train. and came back
| 10 the store and called him across the
| store % am opening I'm the opposite coun-
| ter. / noticed o. large, middle-aged man
| following Felts and myself through the
store. watching all of our movements.
| [ suspected that 10 was simply curiosity
on hts part and gave him no further
thought Al this point I stepped out from
the opening in the counter and told H.
". Hawkes. we had a warrant for his
arrest Mr.. Fclts presented the warrant
ana held it t0 Hawkes. face 10 read. Then
his father walked up 10 Felts right side
and lereiled his pistol at Feits' breast
o.. D.. s.H
tempted 90 draw his pistol. j called 90
the old man 20 drop his pistol Mr. Felts
also told him 90 DO likewise or he would
kin him. He stepped backward about
two steps with the pistol still in his
hand. My attention was attracted "a
Mr. Feits. who was trying 20 get the
pistol from II. ". Hawkes.. which he was
| trying to draw. J glanced over at the
old man and saw him raise his pistol as
m the act OF firing at Mr. Felts. l throw
my pistol up 20 o. level and fired one
shot. Hawkes. saw the pistol and whlrlec
! his head. and / shot him through the
back OF the neck. The old man was fac
ing Mr.. Felts with his pistol levellec
nc him.
DEATH or HAWKES..
He fon 90 the floor. and I would moi
allow anybody TO touch the body unit
| I called two Witnesses-LOuis Thornton. g
conductor. and Schlagel. the local agent
who turned him over and found th'
pistol i'm his hand clincned.
ell. W. Hawkes. admitted I'm the pres
| once OF five witnesses at Wilson s., anl
also on the train. that / was justiiiabi'
I'm killing his father. because both Of then
were armed and both of them though
we were robbers come In 10 rob them.
Detective Baldwin and IL. W. Hawkes.
we're taken out by Chief-of-Police Rag
land this afternoon TO the residence %
Justice-of-the-Peace Gerow In Dinwiddi
county for the purpose Of applying fo
bau detective Baldwin was represent
"a bv Iudee w. Hodges Mann. of MOTTO
wav county and Mr. George 5. Bernard
OF Petersburg.
Justice Gerow allowed Detective Bald
win bail in the penalty OF five hundred
dollars for his appearance az kitche
store in Dinwiddie county on next Mon
dav morning. when there will be a pre-
liminary hearing Of the case. Juds
Mann and Mr.. Bernard became Detec
tive Raldwin's bordsmen.
II w. Hawkes. was taken to Suffolk 10
night By Detective Baldwin FOR a near
inc before a MAGISTRATE there. for III
folonv with which he stands charged
| The coroncr's inquest 10 inquire int
tho death Of the man who was kiile'
will be held tomorrow al wilson's DE
pot.
| HuI Rifles. OF Petersburg. Fourth Wiz
einia Regiment. now at Jacksonville
m. has received his honorable discharg
fro-, that company. lie will return {
| In "A few DAYS.