The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-19
of the strangers. The man said: "Don,t
KNOCKED IN THE HEAD.

get gay.
KNOCKED IN THE HEAD.
Harris put his pistol on the table and
said: That's me- Justice raised from
his seat and was knocked in the head
by a chair. and two shots were fired
while Justice was in the corner. He
started fran the house with Harris and
gan to cry. murder. He had been so
dazed that he did not know who had
been shot till Harris told him. Every
body left after the shooting
J. II. Pavey came to Petersburg from
Suffolk at 6:3O yesterday afternoon. Af-
ter walking around he at length wander
ed into the bar-room of Robinson and Ia
ter joined in the game of poker upstairs.
A row followed and general mix up en-
sued and Pavey left.
r. r Banks, of Nova Scotia,
sat with Pope and looked on at
the poker game, refusing to play.
Pape had a large roll of money and Banks
thought the purpose of the party was to
skin him.
U>NWELCcME HINT.
Banks h:nted to Pavey- to get ont of the
game. Harris said it was none of Banks
business. HArris called him an insulting
name and young man hit him (Banks)
in the face. he told the man to sit down,
as he was not addressing HIM The man
sad he would take up for his friend and
struck Banks agAin. Banks then struck
several blows. when two attacked him.
Pape took Harris away from Banks and
Bank, then heard two shots, but did not
see who fired. He and Pape then Jumped
from the window. went down to the rail-
read near the iron works and started up
the railroad, but came back and meeting
an officer went with him.
CRY OF MURDER.
James Beze! heard cry. of murder!
police! ABOUT O'clock this morning and
found the 5roubie was at Rob.nsons bar
room. When he entered he found Richard
Harris lying dead h.s body partly in the
halfway. Justice and Dougall were in the
room. The officer started forthe men and
found Pape and Banks on the railroad
near the bark mill. He found a PISTOL on
P:lpe ana ne sad I'm in it. L suppose"
ana asked if he hurt the man much.
Bozel said you must have. done the.
shooting He said he did and he coufint
help it. He said one of his friends was
playing cards. They were trying to skin
h.rn and I<told them SO. He (meanins
EIarris) took a pistol from his pocket and
put it on the mble. He afterwards put it
back in his pocket and started TO beating
my friend, whom | defended.
HAND ON HIS POCKET.
He started towards him Pape) with his
hand n his hip pocket trying to draw his
pistol Pape took the pistol from him
ClIarriS) and fired two shots at him.
John Donahue was cai4ed up between 9
and > O'Clock this morning and told that
K. II. Harris had been killed. He found
Pape and Banks at the station, and. when
he SAID to Pape, well, you are in trobue, -
Pape said yes! 1 hnd TO 60 it. l was in
place where card-p!aying was going on.
ana when :Pape remarked that. t!;ey were
trying to skin Pavey, Harris drew his
pisol and put it on the table. The state
ment of Pape made to Sergeant Donahue
was substantially the same as that made
to Officer BOze.
CORONIGRtS VERDICT.
NJ. ]. Peck, police officer, heard the alarm
Of murder and ran TO the scene He was
met by Justice, who told him Harris had
been killed in Roo;nson's bar-room. The
man Who killed him. did it with Harris
own gun" Harris was living when Beck
reached him. but died without speaking.
The verdict of the Coroner's jury was
that R. H. Harris came to his. death
from pistol shots fired by the hand of f.
2. \. Pape.
MALLORY,S KILLING.
The killing of Buck Mallory by Har-
ris in October, 1895, created much inter-
est, the two men being widely known IN
their. community.
The shooting occurred just after 10
O'Clock on the night of October 22d, on
Bollngbrook Street. The men, who mad
long been enemies. met on the Sidewalk
and after a sharp exchange OF wcrd*. Har-
ris drew MS revolver and fired four shots.
Three wounds We're inflicted two of them
trtling but from the third Mallory died in
about fifteen minutes.
Harris was tried and given a short term
in the penitentiary, which expired some
time ago.
Buck Mallory for some time before his
death was familiar figure in sporting
circles in Richmond and Petersburg.
State Senator w. 3. Mcilwaine. who
defended Harris, the slayer of Mallory,
will defend Pnpe, the murderer of Harris.