Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-20
WOMAN WAS THE CAUSE
Murder Committed About Fe-
males Affections.
Hor"tio Solomon shoots Charles
smith with Fatal Results rho
Dead Mans Slayer Cooked ZIP I'm
Jnit- Their statements.
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| Two jealous men!!i
Dead-Charles Small, colored.
Murderer Horatio Solomon in Jail.
The too frequent sequel to
carrying loaded pistols has again
happened. and another killing
is added to the record of
crime. a poor soul has been launched
into eternity, while another has been
locked up in the city Jail; and n wo-
man seems to have been the-eause Of
it all.
| 1t will be remembered that in the To-
cal columns of the Virginian-Plot last
Tuesday morning there was a report of
| a row at 12S James street, whereby one
Charles Small was shot by another ne
| gro named Happy Charlie Il colored
| woman by the name of Lama Ferebee
being. 1t was said. the cause Of the dis
| turbance.
FULL REPORT OF DIFFICULTY.
About $50 o'clock Monday evening
Chief of Police Iiizer received a phone
| message that n negro had been shot at
| No. rs James street. Captain Prince
detailed detectives Heppel and West
to work up the case. and the officers
went at once to the scene of the shoot
ing. The dive in which the tragedy oc-
| Cured Is run by negro named Ferrc-
bee. and his daughter, Lama.
Arriving at the house the detectives
made inquiry as to the shooting, and
learned that the wounded man had
! gone to his home. No. 1873 James street.
| Securing the pistol with which the
! shooting was done the officers went to
| Smalfs house. They found the wound
ed man in bed. The patrol wagon was
| sent for and he was removed to the
Stallion house and n physician sent for.
| The wound was pronounced serious by
| the doctor and the negro was sent to
| st. Vincents Hospital. where Il thor
| ouGh investigation was made. and the
| physicians entertained little hope of re-
| covery.
| Everything possible was done for the
negro, who fingered until yesterday
| morning, when he died.
POST MORTEM EXAMINATION.
When Charles Small died Coroner
Charters was notified. and yesterday
afternoon he held n post mortem The
| examination revealed three wounds
| one in the hand, one in the arm and
one in the upper part Of the abdomen.
1t was the last mentioned wound that
caused the negroes death. The ball
| after entering the stomach took an up
ward course. and lodged In the liver.
The inquest Will be held to-day when
| the post mOrtem statement of the negro
Will be adduced as evidence. The two
negroes, Ferebee and his daughter, will
| also appear as witnesses. they having
been present at the time OF the shoot
ing.
THE COMMONWEALTHs SIDE.
Charles Small, before he died, gave
| an account of the shooting He says
| he went into the room I'm Fercbce's
| house where Solomon was at about 4 40
o'clock. and said TO him: II under
stand you have been talking about me!
Now, I am Il peaceable man, and don't
want to have any difficulty; but If you
say anything else about me will hurt
| you"
Small says that after he had spoken
to Solomon the latter got up. and draw
| ing revolver. without Il word of warn
| ing, began shooting at him. -Four shots
were fired. three of which took effect
| Solomon then made .hs escape and
| Small went to his home and went to
| bed.
THE SLAYER'S STATEMENT.
Horato Solomon. the slayer of Small,
was seen in the jail and gave an en-
tireiy different version of the tragedy.
| He says he was in the Ferebee wo-
mans house talking to her when Small
came In. Small told him that he un-
derstood that he had been talking
about him. Solomon denied the allie
gation. whom Small told him if he said
| anything else about him he would xiii
him.
Solomon. continuing his statement.
stated that he said to Small you are
great big man--would you hit n boy
| like me?'
you? would hit you" replied
Small; and he suited the action to the
word, delivering the small negro an
awful blow in the left eye which sent
| him to the floor in n dazed condition.
SHOT HIM WHILE DOWN
solomon says that Small after
knocking him down. got on him. and
drawing a knife. attempted to stab him.
He then drew his pistol ana began
firing. whenVthe man got off him ana
| took the pistol from him. lie then got
up and left the house.
| Solomon is a short. stout yellow ne
| gro, apparently abou, twenty years old.
and lives in Washington He has been
working on the boats plying between
this port and Washington. ana is not
very prepOSscssing in appearance III.
eye is still black from the blow inflicted
by Small. He told his story in
straightforward manner, but appeared
to be a trife nervous.
INCIDENTS OF THE TRAGEDY.
The fact that the ball took an un-
ward course after entering the body
would Indicate that the shooting took
place as described by solomon. because
had the men both been standing the
ball would likely have gone straight
through the body or taken a downward
course.
The negroes shirt was burnt when
the ball passed through it, which would