The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-11
SOLDIER SHOOTS
A RAILROAD MAN
Charles P. WIkerson Desperate y
Wounded in Newport News.
A QUARREL AT A R0WDY DANCE
Was Settled by Pistols When inc NE"
Mct-Thcir Friends Took Hand
and a Eusiladc was Iircd-Ihc
soldier was tnhurt.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. April 10
syeCial.-Thc sensation az SUNDAY was
the shooting aliray which occurred ~
the carly hours of the morning on the
{. & Q. yard. n front of tnc yarom"'-
ter's Office in which four or I'VE ctiHens
ana as many soldiers from Fort Monroe
participated.
Charles i. Wilkcrson. formerly Nard
conductor on the Chesapeake ana ONO,
but more recently cngascd 40 The snip
yard and ben Bates. "a busier 40 the
Fort ouarrc.lcd $50 "a rowdy dance We'd
nesdsy nlght. and Bates. ID is said. swore
10 XIII Winkcrson the next time ho met
him.
THE MEETING.
The two mon. each accompanied hv SOW
cral friends. met early Sunday morning
on me tracks and opened fire Bates and
Wi'kerson erapp.ed and won't down. the
latter on top. Tho soldier fired from
underneath, striking Wlkcrson IN the
abdomen. making wound which viii
probably prove fatal Bates and his
companions were then chased away oy
Wilkcrson's friends. who pursued them
with a v0ney Of shots. the wounded man
himself firing five at the rapidly retreat
Ing soldiers Policeman Fisher met the
gugitivos Just as they reached twenty
fourth street. and halted them Just as
he started TO arrest Bates. the latter shot
AZ him twice One bullet tore through
tho officers metal badge pierced bis coat
ana vest but did not go any further
The badge undoubtedly save Fishers
NE The other bullet struck just below
the waist setting the polceman's over
coat or fire. u penetrated his other
clothing and made a flesh wound in the
abdomen.
4 FUslLADE
Tn the shooting some fifty bullets were
fred. sam Bowen had his ear badly
burned by a revolver fired close 10 his
head Fisher cmpUcd bis revolver at
Bates. but failed 20 hit him. q dozen or
more shots IN addition were sent after
him. but ne escaped unscathed.
Police Sergeant Reynolds mounted
horse and rode down the track of the
electric railway toward Ola Point look
inx FOR the fugitive. whom he found just
below Merrimac. about a mile out of the
city. The officer poked his revolver into
the face Of the bugier and arrested him.
Having disarmed the man. the OH nut
him on the horse behind him brought
him 20 the city. and pun him in iai.
WILL BUY a CHURCH.
The Trinity Lutheran congregation
which has been holding services in hall
here having been only recently organized.
has about deSldfi 20 purchase the First
Pre- hyte-ian church which o. soon 20 be
vacated by its present congregation which
will move irfo handsomcr quarters.
The recent Organization Of the liquor
men in this city has awakened grave ape
prehensilrs on tho part of the clean poll
teal element Of the city. which sees I'm
tho movement direct effort on the part
OF the liquor men TO grab Tho city The
matter was referred to in several pulpits
yesterday.
Andrew lewis Yates. g. coiored man.
S. under arrest en- the county on "a charge
Of hiRamy. Wife No. 7. IL IS claimed.
he married IN Southampton county q quar-
fer OF n century ago Wife No. Q came
down from Baltimore with n certificate
OF marriage dated in i>N. She was at
tempting 20 get back 10 the Monumental
City having probably secured some cash
from Yates. when the police arrested her.
and she IS now in Jail being held as "a wit
ness.