The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-19
WITH HIS OWN PISTOL
The Tragedy in a Block Of Where
Harris Killed Mallory.
THE STORY OF THE SHOOTING.
A Poker Game Was in Progress and a
I;oyy Ens,1cd-Papn Took he Part
ofa aIanIVno Was Bcin. Tough
IyHandlcd by Three Others.
Harris Drew Pistol on
Pape, Who Shot Him.
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PETERSBURG. VA, Dee. lS.-Richard
II. Harris was shot ana killed with his
own pistol by f. j. a. Pape at . o'clock
this morning in Robinson's bar-room on
Lombard Street.
Harris fell and almost instantly died
lust one square from the place where he
shot and killed William T. Mallory on
the night of october 23d 1895, for whose
murder he served two years III the State
penitentiary.
He was a gambler and desperate.
dangerous man. Pape is twenty-one,
years of age. He is originally from
Fort Wayne, Indiana, and came 20
Petersburg recently from Newport News,
and has been working at the Petersburg
Iron Works in this city.
PAPES STATEMENT.
His statement of the shooting, which
was practically substanttated by the
evidence before the Coroners jury, is that
he in company with f. r. Banks, was
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over Robinson's bar-room.
Harris ]. R Justice, Herbert S. wager
and a stranger, j. II. Payey, were play
ing poker. Pavey had a large roll of
money, and while the game was in
progress. Banks said, They are skinning
the stranger" Harris cursed Banks and
took his pistol from his pocket and placed
it on the table, but took the pistol UP
again and putting it in his pocket
started toward Banks.
TO DEFEND HIS FRIEND.
Pape raised a chair and started to his
friends defense. After some further
uuarrelng. the fight was begun again,
and as Pape went to his friends assist
ance, Harris reached for his pistol. Be
fore ne could free ii Fape took it from
him and stepped back. Harris continued
to advance and Pape fired twice on him.
There was a stampede and when officers
arrived Justice was the only one of the
party in the building
Harris ran down the steps and fell IN
the bar-room, dying in about five min
utes without speaking.
SURRENDERED.
Pape and Banks started to leave the
city, but returned and surrendered TO an
officer.
At the coroners inquest this morning
n. g. Leish, coroner, the following facts
were developed: II. 5. Wager was the first
TO testify. He said in part:
He met Harris at Clements Cafe about
1870, talked awhile and Harris said: Let
us so home and when they got TO loln-
bard Street Harris proposed that they
stop and get a drink before gong nome.
They. with ]. r. Justice, went into Rob-
tpnlS a drink Three
men We're in the room at the time, but
Wager did not know any of them. They
were asked to join the party in a drink
and accepted.
\ game was then proposed. All We're
friendly and went upstairs for the game.
They had played poker about fifteen MIN
utes. Two of the party who went up
stairs sat by the players, VINO were liar
ris. Justice Wager and man unknown
to the witness.
The men sitting by began to remark
about the game ana were told by Harris
if they did not care to play not to say
anything The men sitting by wager said
to Harris the id people here did not
play as they did at his home, where
pistol was kept on the table during the
game.
BLUE STEEL PISTOL.
Harris then presented his, a blue steel
pistol. Loud talking began faser then
expected a row and left the party, and 1t
was then nearly TWO o'clock. When but
short distance away he heard two shots
fired. He kept on his way down Buoy's
Alley and went to the Imperial Hotel,
where he stopped for a few moments He
went home frpm there. ana knew moth
| ing Of who had been shot until he heard
ii this morning The men took drink
upstairs. Wager expected trouble because
of the loud talking.
DR.. Joseph u. osborne ATTENDED Harr!s
ard Hound that ono h.5i pass" 'n,o"2E
the bowels nov professionally stated, and
TIE ,tpuU!n.i.s,. cavity was MED VITA o4ood.
The cause Of death was hemorrhaSe.
NJ. c. Dourall said about 1 o'clock this
morning three Young men, f. R. Banks,
ami two s+rarners TO him, came into the
, bar-room. Half an hour later harris, JUS
tice and another stranger came IN The
six talked pleasantly Tor a le" moments,
and the, went upstairs for q friendly
game of cards They had been playing
! about tif+ean minutes when ne heard a
disturba nca and Immediately afterwards
,ha revert ~ :, pistol. The next he saw
of +ba,,, ,ae when he met the stranger
!, in the alley. He went oach INTO the sa-
loon and saw Harris. apparently dead The
tirst one at the scene was Folce Ofhcer
Beck.
Drank TOGETHER.
i 1ustice came from Richmond at
10 O'Clock last night, and went TO Pros
pect Hotel Harris gets off at L O'Clock
anu. justice promised to meet him at that
rimn ~ ua,.r;s had gone, but Justice and
yager went 10 Clements. .s and meeting
Harris. there they 1ooh TOOK ehTee ht rounds of
tion 81 Ha,,,is stopped at Robinson's bar
! game was proposed, and when Jus
tice Went upstairs with Cards and chips.
fonnd' five up there and wanted to know
how how many chips were to De taken. Har
ris wager, himself and stranger sat
! down to play
Two >, ao saz ,opfh Of chips each am and Ihey
winner was 10 buy drinks, Justice bought
Them ,I,be stranger lost but the three.
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