The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-12-19
BISHOP
The Man Who Killed
Wilson at Char
lOtte.
A SLICK ESCAPE
With Large Rewards for Him He
Made His Way Through Two Stnter
and Many Cities and TaEkcd With
Psiicefne n-Surrenderea HimBeIf at
The Petersburg Index Appeal, Of yes

The Petersburg Index Appeal, of YES
HeESay says:
Lat Sunday evening Mr.. Jackson
Bishop, father of MT Arthur L. Bishop.
of this city who last Tuesday night shot
ana killed Thomas Wilson, in Charlotte,
called at Mayor Jones residence OH
Harrison street and informed the may
OF that his son Arthur was at home and
desired to surrender himself. Mayor
Jones. accompanied Mr.. Bishop to -.
sons residence. which is at the head OF
Harrison street and took charge OF
Bishop and brought him, to the city jail
and turned him over to Deputy Sheriff
Bhck- The fact that Bishop had sur
rendered himself was soon reported on
she streets and in a short time the prie-
oner was visited iii the city s~argeant'3
office by a large number OF his friends.
He was cool and his manner did not
dICaLc I'LL lie was charged with any
crime. He declined 10 be interviewed
by newspaper men in regard to thl
shooting and said that his side of tn
affair would come later. He, however,
told Mayor Jones that he only acted in
self-defense, as Wilson was striking him
over the head with . stick when he
shot him and declared that he was sor-
~ he was forced TO act as ne did. RiSh-
op carries a scar on the side OF his heal
which he claims is the result OF one of
Wilson's blows.
Notwithstanding the fact that Gov
eTnOr AycOCk, Of North Carolina. last
FIJI a. Cfr red g reward of $500 for Ri h.
cps arrest he succeeded in passing
fhrAIIFrh ChaTINtfa NnrFnIk aud pa-RrC-
burg to his home unmolested.
He says that after the shooting he
went to the hotel where he had been
stopping and finding the door of his
:ocm locked he got on the elevator and
went up to a vacant room where n
spent the night. The next mOrnin he
sent q boy for a copy of the Charlotte
Observer in which he read the account
OF the shooting He then decided that
81 vas best fo~ him to leave CharlOtts
and about noon of that day he left the
hotel, through the side entrance. lie
ak from Charlotte to New London,
a distance of about fifty-twO miles.
After reaching New London he took til"
train for Salisbury and from there y ant
yer the Southern road TO Norfolk.
travelling in a sleeper. He arrived in
Norfolk last Saturday morning. EhCuU
half past ten o'clock Saturday morning
he accOsted the chief of police of Nor
foIk at the corner of Main and Bank
streets and inquired of him what time
the train left for Roanoke. While il
Norfolk Bishop played pool in several
places. He arrived in Petersburg Sat
urday night on the 1925 West-bourd
passenger train and got off near the ice
factory and walked home where he re
manned with his wife and child until L.
surrendered himself to Mayor Jones
Sunday night. Bishop asked Mayor
Jones advice in reference to going back
" II - 1900 -nr-
from Governor AyCOck, and the mayor
advised him to go without them. IN
the advice was taken. Soon after Risn-
ops surrender Chief or Police Irwin
was notified by wire of the fact and at
quarter past twelve o'clock yes erta:-
afternoon the chief arrived here to take
charge of Bishop.
"Chief Irwin when asked in record u
the feeling in Charlotte against Bishop
stated that it was very strong 3mrnT
those who were not familiar with the
testimony in the case. He then added
that the case was a very bad one.
Chief irwin left yesterday afternoon
at half past one o'clock for Charlotte
with Bishop. BishoD was driven from
the Jail to The depot. In the hack besides
Bishop were Chief VI Police Irwin. Chief
Of Police Ragland. of this city, Mr..
Jackson Bishop. father OF the prisoner,
and Mr. J. T. Alternately. The latter
VIII IA " AA~ ASNNC 'A'AA A~-@OE
The parting at the Jail between Bish-
op and his wife and sister, while private.
was = cad and affecting one. Bishop
bore UP remarkably we'll under the try
ing ordeal. The greatest sympathy IS
felt here for Bishops family who have
So suddenly been plunged into such
trouble"
SAYS BISHOP DID NOT STAY -
THE BUFORD.
The Charlotte Observer of Monda:
says
LAS to Bishops remaining at the Blu
ford hotel Tuesday night. the police
who were detailed to watch the hotel.
state that they went in and both the
night clerks. Mr.. 3. X. Bryan and Mr.
VIII. Eagle informed them that BishOo
had not returned to the hotel. Sergeant
Jetton. who was in charge of the squad.
ven TO the hotel office and questioned
Mr.. Bryan concerning Bishops VI
abouts. Air. Bryan's reply was hat H.
had Just returned from Bishops's room
had locked the door and that Bishop
was not In the hotel.
MY. c. F. Sheek. of Hamlet. who was
st the Buford Tuesday night. informed
officer Mccall that while he was stand
ing near the water cooler hat is ,ocat-
ed near the writing ROOM, he saw =
young man standing in the haI-w'v
He asked one Of the porters il the man
vas Bishop and the negro replied =
the affirmative. When questioned to-
day about this occurrence. the neGr"
denied having said that Bishop was in
the hotel. Mr.. Sheek. it is stated. is
positive that the occurrence is just as
ne related to Officer Mccall.
ut IS understood today that Mr..
Sheek has been notified that he will be
called on to testify at the preliminary
hearing of the case before Recorder
9hannonhouse Wednesday morning at
9 o'clock.
"Mr Geo. W. Bryan. one of the pro-
p~rieSors of the Buford. was seen this
morning in regard TO Bishops having
spent Tuesday night at the BufOrd. He
states positively that Bishop did not
stay at his hotel Tuesday night. The
hotel was crowded with guests and
Bishop could not have gone in another
room without some of the hotel pep
pies knowledge.
THE superstition is that if Bishop did
spend Tuesday night at the Buford, ne
occupied a room with some one of his