Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-17
Justice Of Peace flemmlng aud tWo2
Others Held for Investigation.
WAS 1T iNTERTIoMAL75
shooting Occurred ON F,emmtrs's
Farm Near KeIupsviilo = sydney
Summers, who Wa. Win shy der.
when Killed, say. Man Appearoa
nc Farm Cato aud shot Toward
Them-An Inquest To-Day.

clarence Il. snyder, young man
about 10 years old, who lived in Park
Place. was shot and killed yesterday
afternoon on the farm OF Justice Of the
Peace Oscar Flemming, near Kemps-.
vile. Princess Anne county. He, with
another young fellow. Sydney Summers
who lives in Huntersville, was hunting
on Trimmings premises and, according
to Summers story, his companion was
Killed by an unknown person. who fired
several shots ut the young hunters.
Yesterday afternoon late Magistrate
Flemming. Tom AIcCone and a colored
woman. the only persons known to have
oeen on the premises near the killing,
We're placed under arrest and win he
held until the Coroner's Jury meets and
renders verdict. Sheriff Cromwell, of
Noftolk county, gave the order for the
arrests when he heard the story of
young Summers. 1t Is said that nm
inquest will be held over the body OF
young Snyder to-day by Justice Hawks,
though the shooting occurred in Prin.
cess Anne county.
Inere are three reasons for holding
the Inquest in Norfolk county. First.
the officer who would ordlnarially hold
the inquest is Magistrate Flemming,
FrlnceSs Anne county having no Coro-
| - NNoi 81 iS olbQuuillleQ since
ne has been arrested and may be
ilnaliy accused of the shooting. The
secondJ reason Is that the body of the
victim has been brought to Park Place.
ana the third Is that the killing took
place near. the county line and either
county has Jurisdiction.
SUMMERS STORY.
Summers says that he and SNYDER
were Just crossing the fence and en-
tering F'lemming's farm, when a white
man appeared at the farm gate nearly
mar mile away and began shooting
towards them. They heard the first
bullet whistle past them It was the
second or third shot that struck
Snyder. He fell and died almost in
stentiy. The ball struck him in tha
left jaw. Summers turned and ran
In the direction OF home. He says the
man fired four more times presun
ably at him. He ran, he saws. to
Park Place. and there notified the
brothers OF the dead young man.
Messrs. j. j. and G. c. Snyder.
GO AFTER THE DEAD.
The brothers got into buggy and.
taxing Summers with them, drove
hurriedly TO the scene of the shooting
and found the young mans body stiff.
His shirt had been torn open by some.
one. The shooting was evidently done
with Winchester or some other re-
peating rifle, as Summers says six
shots were fired within q brief period.
1t is hardly probable that he VIII be
able to Identify the man who did the
shooting. t-S5
Intense excitement was prevalent In
Park Place yesterday afternoon when
the tragedy became known The
young man was we'll known in that
suburb, and his death caused sorrow.
Ills brother, Mr.. John Snyder, was
formerly connected with Mr. %. b.
GuyIn the plumbing business.
THREATS OF LYNCHING.
1t was rumored around the city last
night that there were many threats Of
| lynching Flemming heard In Hunters
vile last night. and talk OF a mob be-
| Ing organized. The people were greatly
1ncensed by the crime. Flemming Is In
the Princess Anne county jail. II he Is
| brought to Huntersville this morning
he Will likely be under heavy guard.