The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-21

one OF YOU nothing; ! Amt going to give
,,o,, a drink" Then Sam said. close the
door" Then the dead man said: mo.
don,t close the door: we amt after having
n fuss. The dead man stood In the door.
The other two were at the BAR quarrelins
for the beer. This dead man came back
and catched this one mere lmeaning
PeihD and said. tOme' lels 20 some
Mace else" and tho dead man pulled this
colder an, sam showed the other one
ont sam got in his buggy and one OF the
me, ran M and caught his horses bride
rI-,a other ran 10 10 Sam saying I want
% 500 ,,o,, - The dead men then went
IN ard nut one hand on Sam and the
other on the soldier what got shot in the
foot ana tried 20 get him away. Then
Sam pulled out his pistol. but didn't shoot
at first. After he didlt let 90 Sam shot,
but he didn't let so TIL sam shot the
second time Then the man teh on his
hands and knees with blood gushing out
OF his nose ana mouth. The dead man
got two halls and the little man one. sam
shot on, OF the back OF his buggy.
Mr. T. r Whitmore, of Newport News.
was the next witness called and sworn.
He said:
'I was driving down Ivy avenue this
afternoon and saw three soldiers in the
street They came up to the front
wheel Of Sam Halls buggy. Hall drove
away from them about nve Yards. He
then turned and shot throueh the back
Of his buggy. I noticed soldier jump
up as II hit I'm the foot. Hall was driv-
I'M, fast and shot the second time. strils-
iuc, Alopzo Andrews Then Hall drove
of faster. I followed after him In my
buggy. Hall stopped on the corner OF
T'wenty-third street and Jefferson ave-
nue. When I came up he started to drive
or. I told Policeman Nellines 10 arrest
Hall. as he had killed man. Before the
shooting I heard Hall say; Keep away!
II seemed 10 me that the soldiers wanted
10 get into Halls buggy.
These questions were put TO the wit
ness by the jurors.
Q. How far do you think the buggy
was from Alonzo Andrews when no was
shot?
Al think between thirty-nve and forty
yards.
@. Were YOU looking at Hall or An
drews at tho time the scond shot was
fired?
A. was looking right At Hall.
Q. Was the attitude OF the soldiers
menacing or threating one?
4. No. I think not.
Q. Were the soldiers from the proves,
guard?
a They were soldiers on leave and had
ne weapons.
@. Did any OF the soldiers place his
hands on Hall2
A. / did not see them do T..
Peter Pehl. who was with Andrews
ana Aitmiro when they were snot, TESTIFIED
AS follows:
I'VE were in Halls place about
o'clock. Andrews asked for the drinks.
Hall came in and said no wouldn't give
us anything. Andrews told him he had
tho money to pay for anything he got,
but Hall told us 20 go 10 hell. Then we
walked out and went into Mary Georges
place. She not being in we went out and
ran down the steps. Hall came along
and told rs not to interfere with his
buggy. We were not interfering with
the buggy. After passing US about three
PAGES Hall commenced firing. He fired
three shots, hitting Admire and An
drews His horse was going ut a gaAop
all tho time. when 1 saw Andrews he
was on his hands and knees. bleeding at
the mouth and nose. We had no weapons
and none OF us made an assault on Hall"