Richmond planet., 1898-04-16
A MORNING TRAGEDY.
Arrested Suspicious Characters.
ESCAPED FROM THE CITY-THEWOODS SEARCH
ED.-DEADIY FIRE WITH A REVOLVER.

at the dark-stIu boy than at the bright
skin boy
WORE sLoUcH-HAT.
The daJk-skin boy had on sn old
dark slouch-hat, wore a ragged jacket.
When che dark-skin boy passed me, i
asked him what was the matter up
There, and he said, 'licemani lice
msRi" went up and saw them place
Mr. Austin in a cab. / am certain the
three first shots were fired by one Of
the boys.
HAD A OHIsEL IN HIs HAND.
John Biilups said: live at No. w.
Canal st was coming up Broad ST.,
at about % minutes to 6, when ] saw
this policeman watching these two fell
lows on Broad street near 9th street.
One OF them had chisel in his hand.
They were walking along. / saw Mr..
Austin walking between them. be
made q grab at this bright-skin fellow
when be shot. One was q dark-skin
fellow and the other was light-skin.
The bright skin boy had the chisel. He
was the one that shot three times
TOOK BIS GOAT OFF. ~
He took his coat of Just before he
got to 5th st He had it on his arm
when he commenced firing He ran
out 9th street towards Clay. The dark
skin man ran in the same direction.
The lignt-skin man dropped his coat
and hat and chisel when he shot Mr.
Austin. did not see the dark-skin
boy do anything but run. did not
see him shoot. He looked to be about
IL or Is years OF age.
THE OFFICER FELL.
saw the policeman fire twice. The
Iight-skin boy did all of his firing close
to the policeman. He did not fire while
he was running away. The boys had
reached Marshall Street before Mr..
Austin fell.
A WHITE BoY's FEsrnSoNY.
William Ruthven Evans, white, said
/ live at 40 South 4th st. This morn
ing as was coming to market / saw
Mr.. Austin at 9Th and Broad Streets or
the south side. He crossed over to the
letter box he was watching two col
ored men. They were on the south
side. After q while / saw the two
men cross over at 4th street and 20 or
the side.
GRABBED ONE OF THEM.
Ar. Austin walked up to them JUS
as though he was going to pass between
them, and grabbed the inside one
which was the light-skin man. Mr.
Austin said something to him when he
grabbed him. did not understand il
as was too far of. Mr.. Austin wai
facing down Broad and the niggel
ID
the nigger fired. The dark-skin mar
walked around the corner and started
to run.
FIRED ONCE.
F. He heard the two shets and turneC
around and fired once. Then the othe.
fellow fired again. Then the light-skiI
one and MIR. Austin struggled until hC
slipped out of his coat. Then Mr.. Aus
tin grabbed him and Mr. Austin fell OF
| top Of him. Then the other nigge,
turned him over and both got up anC
they struggled while longer.
CRASHED TIE TELEGRAPH POLE.
Then they broke away and ran. TheI
Mr.. Austin grasped the telegraph poll
| first time he had fired. Then 1 wa
1 standing on the N. E corner of 5tI
and Broad SITS. Then Mr.. Austin walk
7, ed across the street where l was ant
then went back and picked up tn
coat and hat. Then Officer Foste
came up and said, "Who in the worl.
has shot you, Bob2" Than Mr.. Austil
couldn't speak. Then Mr.. Foster ask
ed him which way did they go.
POINTED WITH HIS HAND.
He pointed with his hand down st
st. Then Mr.. Foster called a wagon
The wagon stopped. He did not pu
him IN the wagon but he called q ca
and put him in it aud took him away
Then me and another man picked up
pipe, pistol land ehisel. We found tn
chisel on 9TH street in front Of the fur
niture store. We brought them to tn
station house. The other things wer
found on the corner of 5th and Broa
Sts.
HEARD THE SHOTS.
Mr.. Garden Nelson Wood, who live
at No. East Leigh, was then called u
on to testify. he heard the shootin
while he was at his place of business
No. 504 East Marshall st. heard eigh
or nine shots. and ran out to my doc
! W bOC WAAnt ~ W hos n COlOA O0 AA0u q
right by my window, and then turne
suddenly and went up as far as Fift
street and kept out that street. Tn
Negro, as he turned, exclaimed: Zee
help the body"
PISTOL IN HIS HAND.
The witness said that he was almol
positive that the Negro hal pistol
his hand. He wore a red-hannel shiI
with both sleeves torn open. Mr.. Woo
described the Negro as being rathe
lark skinned and about % years of agI
Mr.. /. 6. Bernstein. who lives at NJ
300 N. Fifth street, was the next vii
ness. He said: This morning while
was washing myself I heard three PHI
tol shots.
SAW MEN RUNNING.
opened the window and heard tw
more shots, and saw a colored man ru
ming up north Fifth st The man wa
in his shirt sleeves, and did not wear
hat / saw Mr.. Austin staggering O
the corner Of Fifth and Broad Sts,