Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-21
an THE PENINSULA.
,pr,L or HATES no" THE KILLING
OF Wu.ISERsON.
TIE hob CAUSES EXCITEMENT.
Pursued 10y Hundreds of 'er-
..r. Captured After 4" Long
,.,.ht,p threatened - The
Inn senatorial Conventions

linz senatorial Convention
-vpoRT NEWS. VA. July @.-(spe-
49,. tr.al OF Ben Bates. q the sixth
for the murder Of Charles T.
1888, Who d.ci in Richmond after
.. ~ terrible agony, was resumed
.rmc n the Corporation Court
rrlsc r. j. Earham. Two impor-
illnesses were placed upon the
,..s OF whom gave evidence re-
.. events prior % Che shooting that
., tho death OF young Wiikerson.
chat Che whole affair began
,.m.an. one Annie West. Il. G.
... one OF the men OF Wiikerson's
,..a thc two parties me, on the
.. and Ohio railroad yard and
...., .t each ether His testimony
t. Che circumstances OF the
MAS practically The same as that
..t Yesterday afternoon EQud'ly
., uas DIS testimony concerning
.- No Che preceding "Wednesday
|u.r chat occasion hc ANA WI
Q.r. walking down Twenty-egh'h
v.s tvo girls Wiikcrson with An
.r and Doc Uhc witncs) with an
...rr Batcs met them. according
. t...s. and picked q quarrel
...- le did NOT want Annie 10
Inv man other than himseu.
.. quarrel. Bates drew knIe.
Knocked Bates down ana the
- I'll o4t q his hand. NllNeraoh
.i Bates into nearby alley
- ..lt onsucd. in which Wikersoh
.euly The victor.
/ o.
.. saturday night of the snoonns
......r. Shots and looking ouf presently
.es running mp the street toward
t....... loading his revolver as he ran
vr l. passed her door be shouted 10
.- o teu Annie "gOod-by,' as DE had
.r Nukers0n. and was going away
r.r.-s saw Bates stopped by Oincrr
fisher. and saw Bates fire al the ponce
ran twice. one ball going throush ms
cvsrcoat pocket. Before the p'-'viIl'"
.I recover. Bates had made his escape.
I.r testimony in some ot IFS phases was
g.. most damaging adduccd boy the COM
q uwcalth. This afternoon the woman
Wis subjected TO "a rigid cross-eXamina-
lJu.
a DESPERATE NEGRO THIEF.
considerable excitement was caused In
q. heart of the city late last night by
-. mob. which was evidently deter
l..l to have the blood of Charles Will
son. Who after committing theft
dr.. nc TWO of his pursuers and led The
,..I a long chase before he was fnaNy
r.a H.Hu Williamson robbed the room
81. -I.s. W. II. Minor in Mrs. ). b. Cham
l-e home. of about So in cash. $50 or
WATCH was I'm gold. He was only idenu-
because of his efforts 10 have the
changed into silver. Ms. Minor re-
,..I the theft and when policeman
several citizens surrounded the house
, .reveut his escape be made bold
d.. for his liberty. lie was employed
ls chandler and knew the house
r After leading his pursulrs through
r a he jumped out Of back WIN
tr. .. started toward the river with
s.. r.ul after him. At Twenty-slXth
s-..- il turned and fired straight al
Deputy CrE of Courts Charles Har-
4.. who cropped 10 the ground when
l.s sass ra sh Many thought he had
Dan t.- and this excited the crowd
g. r-. At the river bank the me-
f5 ru and fired again at one of MS
T.....e ,a.n leapng down TO the beach.
l-. Ll the crowd went and chased
bs.s .l into the city. In the rear yard
O, J-l-o Christian, ON Thirty-sefond
Er-.t tue negro was brought TO bay. He
was Kicked and beaten horribly Several
. took hold OF him and started Tor
. Others insisted ON getting at him.
I..a time IL looked as IL the negro would
s gnched. Finally start was made for
Ga jail. mob OF 900 men following
t.r-lag and shouting TO kin or lynch the
g l AS be was being led down the ave-
d.. Williamson received many severe
Ws. and when he reached Jail he was
covered with blood The crowd surround
f. tu- courthouse and sureed in through
tt. cate when II was opened. When 10
u. known that the man at whom
williamson shot was the popular Deputy
Clerk of Courts and 10 was reported that
S. Was dead. a howl went mp and more
threats were made. but by that time VII
lmsln was safe I'm a cen. The crowd
dispersed when it was learned that no
... had been killed. or even injured
-...r Williamson confessed 10 the thcIl
I.s morning lac admitted his quit ana
VAS sent on TO the grand jury. lie plead
e. 10 be sent away from the city-to the
r.nitcntiary or anyWhere-so he could
"a away from the people who used MN
roughly last nisht Occurrences or
kind have been so frequent of late
81 the people are getting tired OF them
a last nights demonstration is evil
t..a that they Will not handle any
81 I-bo murderers with kid gloves.
POLITICAL.
uo-e is no longer any doubt that the
S.rrlal Convention for TINS district
n e.. held in Newport News. ma
tty of the city and county chalrmrn
o us district favor this city, and al ih1
r..e tl hoe held here next Thursday,
N.l.... News viii Doe formally selected
.tle-Court5 ID. g. smith who
4I. the counties on this side of the
ts.r the Second Congressional Dis
u t.. called meeting for nest Thurs
DIV E.tel warwick at the request OF
q -v " the chairmen of the ais
t Then the place for the conVen-
o.. M lhe time as well as the basis
.aauon. will Doe fixed.
BRIEFS.
Es stated uthoritauvely that the new
A.. u.r El sud. win leave the ship
So. Saturday morning for New York.
-.l .. Inspection hy the company of
t. SID make her maiden trip 10
At 0...ns Several of the ship-yard
H. make the passage To Ne"
ie .r ID sud.
Ground Was broken this morning Tor
W Baptist mission IN OiIsViiIe'
... other mission BUILDINGS mere
WIl be more on the order oI
Tle ceremony was boa charge OF
ns j.. Turner. superintendent Oh
alexander Reese. OF this city was to-
500 and costs and sentenced 10
t.. months in Hampton jail Tor
.I1or without license m Eliza
.y county. Immediately beyond
y Uue Air. Reese IS wen known
-. "a.r. Doc has two saloons.
GIVEN TEN YEARS