Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-27

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and quite Popular.
Alex. Hogan. colore5. was shot by Lewis
Grant. also colored. in room IN the
rear of 2l1s east Main street, and died III
few moments.
This the third murder OF Christmas
week. occurred early yesterday afternoon.
and. from the accounts given by eye Wit
nesses. was cold blooded, deliberate
shooting down Of a man in his tracks
before he had time to wink an eye AitsG
receiving three bullets in his breast the
man begged piteously TO be saved from MS
assailant- and jerked a friend between
him and the man who fired the revolver.
thus saving himself from being further
perforated After staggering from the
house to the street and across the SIDE
walk the victim fell on the curbing and
bled TO death.
The trouble which led to the shooting
occurred over a game Of cards, winch
was being played in the rear room os
Lewis Grant and some of his friends
Grant keeps a pressing club in the room
orenins on the street. Hogan walked IN
and hearing 2 noise in the back room.
crossed the shop and entered the caro-
room. AS soon as he appeared, Grant be
came angry and ordered him out Worus
followed Hogan calling Grant several
names. Grant resented this, and hogan
said: You have handed me them names
many a time"
Fired Three Times.
Probably five minutes elapsed, when
suddenly Grant rosc from the table. and,
without word crossed the room. Grab
bng Hogan by the lapel of his coat ne
drew his pistol and fred at him three
times. Two of the bullets took effect, one
entering Just under the left arm pit ana
penetrating the lung, the other entering q
little to the right of the breast oone ana
lodging in the liver. After being Shot
twice. Hogan grabbed at James Carter,
one of the men in the room, and forcing
him between him and his murderer, Deg
sed Grant not TO shoot him again When
Grant lowered the revolver. Hogan stag
bered to the back door. and, making his
way to the street. fell on the outer edse
of the pavement in front OF No Alf from
loss Of blood The bullet which mad enter
ed his lung had caused hemorrhage, ana
in a few moments he was dead.
Immediately after shooting Grant went
10 the First police station. and gave him.
self up Coroner Taylor was notlf1ed at
| once. and. after viewing the body. had 1t
| removed and made a thorough examna-
| ton of IT. He will hold an inquest this
morning at 10 o'clock
witnesses of One Mind.
The witnessed who testified are of one
| opinion. They say the killing was unpro-
| voked and brutal to a degree Ihese
| statements were made by Tr!ends nl
,,Yo i've wit h
! him Al the time The man, LANES Sar LEI, !,
! saw the whole affair.
| Grant. when seen at the station last
4 night was in a most nervous condlt!on-
| He paced the cell like a Gagged animal. and
| showed signs of acute mental anguish lie
| claims that Hogan started toward MN
| with his hand in his pocket and that ne
! shot TO protect himself. he says that
| HOGAN came into the room where he and
| a few friends were playing a social game
| of cards and that he politely asked nm
| out not wanting TO associate with him
| since he was "a low down niger. a
| thief. and a pet Of the police. Hard words
| were exchanged, and finally. Grant says,
| Hogan made a statement which reflected
| upon Grants mother, who IS hVlng, ana
| Grant could not stand that in his own
| house When he got UP. Hogan started
| toward him, and he s-lot, he says.
Back Of the whole affair is another story.
! Grant is q wel-to-do negro who runs the
pressing shop at is east Main street. He
also conducts a little skin game in the
rear OF his shop, and he had the idea thai
HOGAN spied for the police. These, 1t IS
believed are the facts which he really
resented, and which led TO the murder.
| Hogan was a negro gambler and bum
He has q bad reputation. though he has
not been up in court for some time. he
was very popular among the negroes
being one Of their crack baseball play
ers. and third baserna1 on the reform
ers'
Grant is also bad negro He has the
reputation OF being mean and was only
recently up in court for getting drums
and breaking up the furniture in MS
house.
The murder caused no small sensation II
the neighborhood The body OF the niur'
dered man remained on the sidewalk tct
over three hours, and hundreds OF negroes
and white people visited the scene.
A careful examination OF the person o.
Hogan and the scene OF the murder, tall
ed TO reveal any instrument with whlcf
Hogan could have attacked Grant, as nj
| alleges Hogan was in the act or colne
In his clothing were found TWO cigarette:
and two matches, but nothing in the SHAPE
l q
ment of Grant.
! Hogan's brother took charge OF tn:
body, and after the coroner's inquest vii
have il prepared for murial.
Crime of Il Blind Man.
Gus johnson. colored. SS years old ant
hind is held on the charge of murder
ing his sister, Lille Roland in the darl
| hallway of No 922 west Broad street a
o'clock Christmas morning. The cir
cumstances connected with the murde
are shrouded in mystery, and at th'
coroner's inquest. held yesterday morn
ing. it was impossible to find any caus
for the desperate act. The details OF IN
whole affair seem to have been hlotte'
from, the minds of the spectators. and tn
coroner is of the opinion that the part:
were SO drunk that they really do no
remember what happened. After hearln'
all the evidence. the jury brought IN tn
verdict that Lille Roland came TO he
! death at the hands of Gus Johnson.
Woman's Throat Cut.
The woman's throat was cut with ;
razor. from ear 10 ear. and she lived onl!
a half an shour after the assault
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