Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-30
AN AWFUL TRAGEDY
LAST NIGHT.
Continued from Page 1.
THE JURY.

the bystanders, of whom there were
about fifty. e-third of them negroes.
Their names are as follows: Peter
CULLEN, j. III. Murden, j. NJ George. a.
Clelland.
The testimony was simple and short.
Justice Hawks asked the reporter for
the Virginian-Pilot to take the evil
dence. which is in substance as follows:
RICHARD GARY.
Richard Gary, colored, said Fosarty
came into the saloon, called Lewis n
vile name, saying come here, and fired
Every man In the place ran away;
can't say who fired the last shot. The
men had had lot of words. Fogartv
went away and came back, shooting as
he came in the door
+ DID not see Lewis shoot: don't know
who else shot. Everybody moved
when 1t began and l moved too.
Lewis was talking and laughing be-
lore the shooting began. They had
quarreled before the shooting.
GEORGE GROWING.
George Growing is the barkeeper
He said there had been a row started
dered them out of the saloon. F'orarty
came back firing. Mr.. Lewis fired in
seif-defense. Fogarty had been gone
half an hour. Lewis was not behind
the bar. Fogarty fred two shots be-
iorc Lewis shot; can't tell how many
shots We're fired. Fogarty ran in firing.
After Lewis shot Fogarty, Fogarty ran
out and fell.
j. f. TROLLINGER.
]. f. Trollihger was an eve witness
lie said Fogarty came into the bar
by the front door. Lewis was stand
Ing at the bar. Fogarty fired three
times. Fogarty ran as he fired
Lewis did not know he was hit. There
had been difficulty. and Fogarty had
LETT: lie came back and fired Lewis
SAID: YOU have killed me-" and fired
once. he could not have fired another
shot. He was not physically able TO
fire again. Fogarty fired three times.
lie fired the first shot from the door
and two shots from within three feet
of Lewis.
CAPT. ]. c. WHITE.
Capt. j. c. White, a police officer,
said he was coming down Calvert
street when some one told him there
was row in the saloon. He hurried
to the place and found Jim Kinnear
outside bleeding. He had been to
Lewis saloon and had been beaten he
said. He saw Lewis. who asked him
to go to exchange hats with Fogarty,
who had his hat Lewis said he did
not wish to go for fear of trouble. He
did not want any trouble. Exchange
hats for me, Just as I got across the
street the firing began; came back
and found Fogarty lying here dead
with this pistol Showing the self-cock-
ing revolver) on his breast. He was
dead when 1 came. Whole difficulty
must have been caused by Fogarty
coming in on Lewis. The shooting oc-
Cured while 1 was out exchanging
hats. Lewis asked me to exchange
hats.
THE VERDICT.
Justice Hawks requested the jury
to retire to consult and bring In YER
dict. Within fifteen minutes the jury
returned with the following:
We. the jury. find that Thomas Fog
arty came to his death from q pistol
in the hands OF Church Lewis, who was
justified.
LEWIS CONDITION.
The condition of Lewis at o'clock
this morning is fairly good. There is
no immediate danger for two or three
days. If he gets along we'll then he
will recover
The wounds are as follows: The first
bullet grazed the right hip and was
not found. 1t probably dropped into
the trousers leg.
The second bullet entered Mt the
right arm pit and lodged in the body
The third bullet entered the lower
part of the chest, just above the liver
The ball was not found and 1t made
dangerous wound. 1t went into the
chest at vital place.
Still he was not in a dangerous con-
dillon this morning. although he was
suffering great pain.