The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-12
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SLOUGH nat aud dark ragged jacket. lie
was making fast time and ! couldn't see
his face.
HALF 4 BLOCK IN THREE MINUTES.
when 1 got to the corner Of Broad
street some men were putting Mr.. Austin
in cab"
How long did it take you to reach the
cornetc 90"
Bout three minutes. ! went slow
for ] was weak"
Are yod positive that the first shots
were fired by the hght-faced man
Il would swear on four thousand Bibles
10 that. All the shooting at hrst was
done In tho scufiie. and when the men
broke away Mr.. Austin ired. Don re-
member about the fourth shot. Mr.. Aus
tin didn't fire until the men broke away.
MAY KNOW MORE.
The next witness. John Bilups, young
negro. who gave No. west Canal street
as his residence, told an unsatisfactory
story, and his manner indicated that he
might, under other pressure, tell some
thing that he did not at this time tell
and from the nervousness that be dis
played. IL seemed that he knew more than
he told.
II was going along Broad street towards
my home about twenty-five minutes 90
o this morning when 1 saw the 'lecceman
watching two men near the corner Of
Fifth street They were walking along
down Broad street. one Qf them was light
and one dark. The lignt man bad a big
chisel I'm his hand. lie had a small nous
tachc. lie carried his coat on his arm
lie was a young man, about twenty, and
about I'VE feet ten inches little taller
than + am.
90. ta..Ir
the men I said 10 myself. wonder what
he's watching them for? I'll watch, too.
Il saw Mr.. Austin walk sorter between
them, and he aimed 10 grab al the bright
man. when he turned and shot him. He
shot three times right away, and Mr.
Austin staggered, and then recovered and
fired at the retreating man. The man
dropped his coat and hat and chiscl when
ne fired. lie then ran out Fifth street.
AS far as / saw, the dark-skiu boy
did nothing but run. lie looked 10 be
about seventeen or eighteen years old,
and was not quite as tall MS the other.
Il couldn't tell how they were dressed,
except a light hat worn By the bright
fellow.
"All the firing was done by the bright
skin man at close range. and none while
running. The boys had got as far s Mar
Elldl oAlFtA Wien .lAs 4AA"AANA AhAlt AAH
staggered back and stopped and picked
up the coat and hat. and fred AT the
men running ny the street. One u them
the bright-skin man. ran on out Fifth
street. and the other turned in at Clay
toward the market.
THE policeman fired twice. 10 my
knowing
\ GRAPHIC STORY
William r. Evans, a young white lad,
next testified.
ct was on my way 10 the market thi,
morning about half-past - and came
down to Broad from Fourth street. / saw
Alr. Austin standing at Thalhimcrs
corner, at Fifth and Broad. and spoke
10 him. 10 which he replied.
"He was watching two cOorcd men
coming down the street on the south
side / stopped q few minutes % see
what he was looking at and the two
men crossed over at Fourth street 90 the
north side Of Broad. Mr.. Austin walked
out from his place on the corner and
crossed the street. lie went mp to the
two men as II 90 pass between them
and then he grabbed the light-faced man,
who was on the inside. Mr. Austin said
something 10 him that 7 could not hear
and the negro turned and faced the poo
liceman and fired twice. The other negro
went around the corner. and started TO
run. but when he heard the pistol shots
he turned and fired once. Then the light
man fired again
THE latter and the officer struggled
fercely together for a moment, until the
negro tore himself away. leaving his coat
in the officers hands. Mr. Austin Crap
pied him, and they fell 20 the ground
together the officer on ton.
FINALLY BROKE AWAY.
Then the negro managed 20 turn him
over, and they both got MP and the strug-
gle continued awhile longer. The fellow
finally broke away and ran. and Mr. Aus
?tin got up and steadied himself at the
telegraph pole at the corner, and fired
several times at the negroes, who were
running rapidly up the street. This was
the first time he had fired.
II was then on Herman Schmidts cor
ner. Mr. Austin walked toward where /
was standing. and then went back and
picked up the coat and hat.
Then Officer Foster came up and said:
Who in the world shot YOU Bob? but
Mr.. Austin could not reply
Which way did they go?' asked Mr..
Foster. and the dying man pointed fccbly
out Fifth street.
Mr.. Foster called a man that was COM
ing up in a wagon 70 stop. but seeing cab
down the street he called that. and to-
gether with several other people who had
come up In the meantime he placed Mr..
Austin in the cab and carried him 10 the
Second Station.
FOUND THE CHISEL.
Then myself and another man picked
up q pipe. q pistol and q chisel which had
been dropped. The chisel was found
some feet out Fifth street, and the pipe
and pistol al the corner OF Fifth and
Broad
The light man was the largest. he be-
ing about five feet ten inches, and about
twenty-five years old The black man
was much lower in stature
II couldn't see whether he had a mus
tache. for his face was turned from me.
I would probably know the black one
but could hardly recognize the yellow
one"
Il forgot to say that when Mr. Austin
came across the street he beckoned TO
me and when l went near him. 1 asked IL
he was shot and he said that he was"
This story. as told by the young man I'm
a most straightforward and intelligent
manner. was listened TO closely by his
hearers. and was most impressive.
FEET. HELP THE BODY"
Mr.. c. " Wood. who lives at No. . east
Leigh street. and whose place Of business
Is at 504 east Marshall street, was opening
up when he heard the shooting and ran
out Of the door 10 see what II was. lie
heard either eight or nine shots.
a cOiored man ran up from Broad
street and turned into Marshall and stop