Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04
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slfileefI scy haries Attacked
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81 q THE NECK
Tee snchs July Across the
ssss5 saa'iracs KS HAL The Police Force on
scans i. VIII am OF Many Alias.
Hs Noe Seriously i. ju. ed:
soFsI s1eharsS has had several
is.ssbdt5 ne had one last night
saosest5{of all. II he had
Az s} head about him he would
HAD any head ito keep. for a
bur six-foot negro was trying to
oef his neck when the officer.
managed ta.get his gun trained on the
& mesa I'd the other mans neck needed
ssrttending :to. 5sli
I'M tShappened this way
The ofticeriwas coming down Twenty
AAtthird street about 10 # q clock. As he
he'd "a point opposite George SPugh's
between jefferson and Warwick
HnuesS he heard some one using on ira
asasssly profane languag e. but could not
SAsssAst9 theSo nder.J ust ats3sttat mo-
Psug Oh caught ght Of him, and
S gstoEa blg negro standing in the
e ri TO the5u officer to arrest him
sSas fliegs.s Charles went over, ana taking
ma rksby thessIeeye told him to move
Il Nd lpsn;sve himself or he would lock
sirss,Ig. e i7legr q turned upon the
Nj 4
assdilce 1lrced 4 he man under arrest and
&C III th him. He had not gone
tsnsStepS hen the brute struck him in
M ChaTles grabbed his club and
staalelsss him, vice over the head with
Sgs Iaillg the billy ali out OF shape
4 taabut thu Esli ghtest effect on the
skull q 3the$, prisoner, who turned
n q nd sca u ght the officer by
sIlssro tigh tened his grip on the:
and carried kim back against
En- t 10 wing him over ON the
s. sss3 sss fat of his back, the negro on
nasfeely. Charles had slipped his
81 his trous erss pocket ana he
DIV fo3s draw It. He ma mayed to
'le55Ss| ser on the trigger and the
a sSs q bs Il had struck the ne
f1ts Of the4Icck about
DE. ,larter Of al inch fFtaf fha 1u.,,,r.
s''' inss It tore UP the flesh iii three
places as a cannon ball, rchochettlng,
2ssf ars the earth, and then it struck
THE ellow. III the llcshy part or the ear.
- trough the lower lobe. slancinc
Il en- up and piercing the upper part or
sS iIl ne meinber, the powder burning a, blue
n strea + al the bullet plowcd its way
along.
sssSy- At the time the officer fred the shot
Il a bowling mob of negroes had gathered
the PROSTATE men, and some of
st n.esiIl8 We're pilinS on the officer. There
ss5I sssr re- threats in plenly and an effort
ssSyas5s made to snatch the prisoner away;
ss tE $SSharles 5clung to his man, and with
1.-THE assistance OF Charlie Washington
- ne rs gro, and some others, managed to
y get: him into,the drug store Of Dr.. Loeb
@on#STWenty-third street, several hun
"a RED cursing negroes following, swear
ssH8An s that they would take the man
from him.
s,l lafss4e DR.. Loeb was hastily dressing
$sSSS fellows wounds, the officer tele-
ned to the chief of police who cam,
B Es3sE ssaaS scene in person. sending also,
|Bsas robbins, Shorter, Grey,
EE#SBssssff$Sf M and Watkins
sE$S$SAA y9zAs ven enough tnat this force
|as eSAhand, else there would undoubt-
l aBsaS Waas e .oeen serious trouble AS il
t tssas MI AcroWd was agly ard threaten
5sss over.sy followed The procession
az q inAting their t:,rea:s cl1iegv
|$28s theysaAer Charles, whom they SAID
aeross do up i he came back
9s aaass ers with the man were
1sSsss9NSDSS soma opa ~,
iasa$aEew a rock at the police
,.tsStis sAsAlek Officer OHara on the
- inning, struck officer Charles
either one of the Off
~. : sTs511sly hurt though, ana
AbANLIssaHe exception of being a
s 5sal yssAsgdssOr from the scunle
A = y - was as fit for
ss Is y :. q was sent back to
BS& pea AZ ia q dEflsgent there prepared
z ~ pieSlha might come his
Z. y the llInsahtNne the prisoner
sea lf TO tt emergency hospital,
more thqrSssssl exa NINA ZION 81
5uics Was ;rFasR by DR. (,reasy
Loeb They We're found to BE-
put painf1ili s she patient vas
sagM q r-bH 1sneds#e was proba-
ass when heStackiAd the officer,
M 81 sober enough hen the doc
81 u got thrpng hMith him.
ls sseslWo ma tAtsarst he said
sms. vas Willie j efrersan, nd that
EB32sa81z8ssa !rcn Norfolk. IasaI1 be an
soa. s..a " his maine VIA avilliam
aSh5W, " woman standinaAt5y, who
snsn ~ .pttl1ully all theay ov.r
ssHe, sGnf and who cIaihi 40 be
ana ,,.'.l1sd the police Fiat his
i IL :, ss !. 4, Hendricls She
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