Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-21
at first that her skull was fractured.
It Is not now thought that the skull

- rs tlol HoW Thought tnat the skull
| is injured.
When Mrs. Pruitt was Knocked down
She screamed for help, and her son, Mr..
| Walter Coates, and the boarders hear
Ing the cries started to her assistance.
Mr.. Coates fired his pistol twice to
frighten the burglar, not being able to
| see him, as he ran as soon as Mrs.
! Pruitt screamed.
| At that time officers Salyer and A..
! M. Pitt were passing on their way to
the police station to go on duty at 6
o'clock. They heard the pistol shots
| and ran across to the house. The men
In the meantime were after the negro
who ran and jumped the backyard
| fence and started down an alley lead
Ing to Charlotte street. at the mouth
Of the alley he was met by officer
Caffee. who ran down from Church
street. The policeman ordered him to
halt, but he turned and ran back up
the alley, the officer after him firing
as he ran. Three shots were fired, but
neither took effect. The negro came to
a lattice gate, eight feet high. dividing
the front and back yards OF DR..
street. He jumped to the top of this
and went over with apparent ease
There was still another gate between
the fleeing man and the street, and
here he came face to face with officer
Salyer, who was guarding this outlet
to the trap in which Ramsey was
caught.
HE FACED A REVOLVER.
stop or I'll shoot" said the officer,
and he levelled his revolver at Ram
sey.
The halt was instantaneous, and the
negro glared at the officer for an in
slant.
Come here; you're under arrest. and
If you attempt to run I'll shoot you,"
Salyer commanded
Being trapped at last, the man walk
ed docilely enough to where the Off
Ger stood. His change in demeanor. 1t
Is now believed, was feigned. He had
3S-calibre revolver in his pocket, and
he was watching his chance to get a
drop on the officer. But Salyer took
a firm hold to the negroes arm, and,
keeping his pistol In one hand, he
started with him to the corner of Cum
berland and Charlotte streets to tele-
phone for the patrol wagon. When
he had gone about half the distance
one of those men who were searching
for Ramsey in the interior of the lot
came on the scene and threw to Officer
Salyer the brown overcoat which Ram
sey had thrown off in his flight.
| Now was the desperate mans chance
for escape. and when the officer took
| the coat on his arm the resistance of
his prisoner began.
THE SHOOTING.
"If you get loose I'll shoot!" warned
! Salyer.
The negro continued to resist He
was powerful and officer Salyer has
| grit and courage. But the pistol in the
officers hand Handicapped him, and he
that he was about to overcome his cap
| tor, and despite the fact that Salyer
had twice repeated his warning. the
desperate prisoner threw his hand to-
ward his hip pocket. The officer caught
the arm, but another attempt was
made by tho prisoner to get to his
pistol, and he had all but succeeded
when Salyer fired. Ramsey dropped
instantly. The ball from Salyer's pis-
tol entered the left side. pierced n lung
and then ranged upwards. 1t left a
! horrible wound. The other pursuers of
| Ramsey came upon the scene while he
was dying.
Coroners Newton and Odendhal con-
Quoted an inquest over the body yes
| tcrday afternoon. The verdict OF the
| jury was that 1t was ''justifiable homi-
| eide by Officer S. e. Salyer. OF the
Norfolk police force. in the discharge
of his duty and In self-defense."
EVIDENCE OF HIS CRIMES.
Officer Salyer at first felt sorry that
he had to kill the negro. but when
later developments conclusively proved
him to be the criminal whose recent
assaults upon women have caused so
much uneaslness, the officer felt that
he had done a good thing In Kidding the
city of one of its worst criminals.
| During the morning Ramsey's house,
at 80 Smith street. was searched and
goods were recovered which placed the
guilt OF several recent burglares upon
| him.
THE MILLERS HIS VICTIMS.
The most startling discovery In the
house by Detectives Heppel and Chill
dress was the pair OF shoes stolen from
Mr.. George w. Miller, of Brambleton
ward, several nights ago. when Mr..
| and Mrs. Miller were dubbed into in
sensibllity by an unknown man. Each
shoe was wrapped in a piece OF cloth
ing and hid away The detectives were
almost certain that they were Mr.. Mil
lers shoes, and to be sure they had
| that gentleman look at them. He iden-
| titled them.
THE COTTON ROBBERY. TOO.
| Another serious crime fixed upon
Ramsey by reason OF the discoveries in
| his house Is that of knocking down
and robbing Mrs. Z. l.. Cotton, on Taze-
we'll street, some time ago. The rings
were found upon the fingers of Ram
| seys wife that were taken from Mrs.
Cotton. The lady positively identified
each ring. one of which was given to
her by Mr.. Cotton during her engage
1nent to him. Mrs. Cotton, who came
here from Richmond. is So years old
| and was knocked down while prepar-
| ing breakfast. in similar manner to
the assault upon Mrs. Pruitt.
CLOTHING IDENTIFIED.
About q half dozen pairs Of good
| pants, three ovcrcoats and a ladies'
cloak were among the articles found in
the house.
Mr. j. s. James identified one Dafr