Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-12

| jerked away from the officer and began
| shooting a pistol at the policeman. When
/ the shooting commenced the witness let
| the window down. She did not notice that
! the "dark-skinned" man molested the
| officer in any way. The witness stated
that there were five shots. At the third
| shot she left the window and saw no
| more. though she afterwards heard the
men running down the street The wit
| ness said that she would not recognize
! either of the colored men ii she saw
| them again.
Robert ]. winston (coloredD, who lives
| at No. west Leigh street, was the next
witness examined. Yesterday morning
| about $40 he said, he was on his way TO
| the Allen & Gnter tobacco-factory.
When he got to ST. James church. corner
Fifth and Marshall, he heard three shots
fired. Upon looking in the direction OF
Broad street he noticed 'scufile." 81
saw a brown or orange-cOiOred man run
ming across Fifth street bareheaded and
in his shirt sleeves" said the witness.
"He ran down the street TO Clay, and
then down Clay to the market. AS soon
as the brOwn-sknned boy got to the
pavement | saw another dark-skinned
boy running towards M, and Mr. Austin
was firing at him. The balls whistled
over my head. This second man ran up
CLAY street. The dark-skinned boy who
was rather stout. seemed to be about 10
or IS years old. | couldn't describe him,
because / was so busy looking out for
myself / didn't take particular notice.
had to get out in the middle of the street
to keep out of the way of the bullets.
RAGGED HAT AND SHIRT.
1.-THE boy had on a ragged hat and shirt.
I uvh
the matter up there. and he said. Lice
man. 'licemanr When | reached Broad
street they were putting Mr.. Austin in
cab 1t took me about three minutes 70
get up there; | was feeling so weak In
reply to a question, the witness said that
both negroes were rather youthful look
ing. The first three shots were fired by
one Of the boys, and Mr.. Austin after
wards fired seven times. He didn't re-
member hearing a fourth shot from the
negroes.
John Billups (colored), living at No. !
west Canal street, was the third witness
examined He testified as follows: Il was
coming down Broad street about twenty
five minutes to 6 and saw a policeman
watching two boys near Fifth street one
Of the fellows had n chisel in his hand.
The witness identified the tool, which was
then brought in Continuing the witness
said: zone of the men was dark-skinned
and the other light. Mr. Austin went up
between them ana grabbed the light
skinned one. who had the chisel. The
Hsht-skinned man then fired three times
and dropped his coat and hat. He was
carving the coat on his arm. After
firing the shots he ran out Fifth street
The witness described the light-skinned
! OH
height. The other negro. he said was
not so tall The policeman, he stated,
fred twice The boy who fired did all the
shooting while close to the policeman, and
before running. When Mr. Austin fell
both BOYS had reached Marshall street.
At CLAW street the dark-sknned man
went towards the market and the other
one continued out Fifth street.
HE SAW IT ALL.
Willie Ruthven Evans. a white boy
about 16 years of age, living at No 40
south Fourth street. then testified. This
morning" said he. Il saw Mr.. Austin on
the corner Of Fifth and Broad. watching
two colored men coming down the south
side Of Broad street. Mr. Austin, VINO
was standing behind letter-box, came
out from his place of concealment, and
the negroes crossed over at Fourth street
10 the north side Of Broad street. Mr..
Austin walked up TO them and caught the
| llght-skinned boy, who was on the inside.
Mr.. Austin said something TO the negro
but | did not understand it, as / was in
the middle OF the street.
"Nfr. Austin and the light-skinned boy
then faced one another, and the negro
shot nj the officer twice. Then the dark
skinned man walked around the corner
and started TO run, but after the two
shots he turned around and fired once.
The light-skinned man then fired again.
Then Mr. Austin and the light-sknned
boy struggled until the negro slipped out
Of his coat. Then the officer grabbed
him and both fell. Mr.. Austin on top.
The yellow negro then turned Mr. Austin
over. and both got up and struggled
awhile longer The fellow then broke
away and ran. Mr.. Austin grasped
telegraph pole and fired several times.
WALKED ACROSS THE STREET.
II was then in front Of Herman
schmidt's. and Mr.. Austin walked across
The street TO where | was and then went
back and picked up tho coat and nat.
MIR. Foster then came up and said: VINO
i'm the world has shot you Bob Mr..
Austin didn't reply. Mr.. Foster asked
which way the men went Mr.. Austin
pointed down Fifth street Then Mr..
Foster called "A wagon, and 1t stopped
but a cab came up just then and he put
him i'm the cab and drove away. l, win
another man, then picked up pistol
pipe. and chisel and brought them TO the
statiOn-house.'
The lad described the negroes about as
the other witnesses had. After Mr.. Aus
tin was shot young Evans said he CAus-
tin beckoned TO him, but couldn't speak.
He seemed 10 be strangled with blood.
The lad was positive that the negro VINO
fred three times was wearing coat,
and that in the scufiie he jerked out Of II.
FEET, HELP THE BODY"
Mr.. Garden Nelson Wood, who lives
at No. 5 east Leigh was then called
upon to testify. He heard the shooting
while he was at his place Of business,
No. 5Oi east Marshall street. II heard
eight or nine shots" said he, land ran
out TO my door To see what II was.
colored man ran right by my window,
and then turned suddenly and went up
os far as Fifth street and kept out that
street. The negro, he turned, eN-
claimed: Feet, help the body.
The witness said that he was almost
positiye that the negro had pistol in
his hand. lie wore red-nannel shirt.
with both sleeves tom open. Mr. Wood
described the negro as being rather dark
skinned and about % years OF age
Mr. l. O.. Bernstein, who liVes al NO
BOG north Fifth street, was the next Wiz
ness. Said he: This morning Whiie !
was washing myself heard three pistol
shots. | opened the WINDOW ana hearu
two more shots and saw colored man
-. ,ortb Cstffh The man