Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-15
MAY DE A FATAL SHOT.
"scnr II. Hines shoots George
Vaughan Twice.

ar. Oscar 7. Hines shot and perhaps
fatally wounded George Vaughan at the
corner OF Eighteenth and Franklin streets
at $50 o'clock this morning
g ne man who did the shooting is con-
.ne0 at the First Police Station. The
man SHOT Is az the city almshouse. At a
IT,, hour this morning the physicians
''ousht he might possibly recover.
HOW 1T OCCURRED.
u will willingly tell YOU the whole
StoTE' said Mr.. Hines TO reporter at
sne police station a short time after the
Snuotihs. was crossing Eighteenth
1907; AZ Franklin. about half-past /
clock. -Four men were sitting nearly in
.ioht or spot RobinsOns saloon one OF
.nenl asked II ] were not going to buy
she drinks Tor the crowd | replied that
WIS not. Then three Of them began to
Yak. fourth had been sitting like ne
was asleep. The men talked very rough
~. The fourth man got up anI attacked
me. he struck me a severe blow and
knocked we down.
Things passed so rapidly I cannot
speak accurately as to what occurred
next The other three men were standing
around while Vaughan was beating me.
l. remember hearing black boy say.
Don't beat that man, that's Dr.
Vaughan
FIRED TWO SHOTS.
Then l fred two Shots" said Mr.
Hines. THE muzzle Of the pistol was
pressed against Naughans breast. Just
after the first shot was fired the officer
came up, and brought me up here.
cannot tell you how deeply | regret
ted having TO shoot" Mr.. Hines conclud-
| ed, but / thought IL necessary TO defend
myself in that way when a bigger man
that / was on on me beating me. and
| three others were standing by, If not
actually helping him"
| Several passers-by heard the shooting.
| and were soon on the scene. r. f. Bon
- ha xtrog Oh. 1iufa -
| wnen the shooting occurred. His story IS
| that Vaughan had gone away after
| knocking Hines down. but that one Of the
| other three men told him 10 beat Hines.
| that he rushed towards him. when Hines
| fired twice.
officer Virglnius Pendleton was at
| Eighteenth and Main streets when the
first shot was fired He at once rushed
! towards the spot. He was about 40 feet
| away when the second shot was fired.
He ran up and seized Hines, who was
| then on his knees.
HINES LOCKED UP.
Hines was locked up I'm the station
| house. a block away. and Vaughan was
| carried thither. Drs. Cunningham and
| Goode responded to an ambulance call.
1t was found that Vaughan had been shot
| twice in the left lung. one ball was re-
| moved from his back as it could be felt
| beneath the skin The other was not re-
! moved and the surgeons said, after the
| man had been taken 10 the hospital. that
| IL probably would not be There are
| chances for the recovery of Vaughan
| The wound were made by a 32-calibre re-
| VOlYeY.
Mr.. Hines was until recently one Of the
| firm Of Hines Brothers which ran a
drugstore NJ Eighteenth and Main streets
| 1t was closed few weeks ago. He IS
about 3 years Of age. He is a native of
| Hanover. He attended the Medical Col
! lege of Virginia a session two or three
| years ago. He was hospital steward OF
| the Third Virginia Regiment. and was
efficient and very popular with officers
| and men.
| Mr.. Vaughan is about 80 or 40 years of
| age He is a pressman. having worked
| many years for the printing firm of Whit
| tet a. Shepperson. He has young son
! and daughter. His wife has been dead
| several wears. He is greatly addicted 10
| drink. The surgeons say he was drinking
when shot. Mr.. Hines seemed perfectly
sober