The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-18
Taken to Third Police Station
and Bsiled in Sum of 81, 900.
CORONER VIEWED REMAINS
An Inquest VII! Be Held This Morning
When Those Who Saw the Shooting
VIII Tell How ii Occurred-The
Prisoner Claims That Shot
Was Fired Accidentally
in the Struggle.

rdward Julian carter. a youth twelve
years of age son Of MIR. a. f. Garter, OF
no. 1915 Floyd Avenue, was shot aila
Killed yesterday afternoon about Q CLOCK
on top of an outbuilding in the rear OF
No 1913 Floyd Avenue, by MS playmate.
Harold Weighman, the fourteen-y year-oid
stsp-son OF Mr. Henry Is. Franklin, OF
No. 1900 Floyd Avenue. The ball entered
the boys head just over the right eye.
passed directly through the brain, trac-
IuTlng the skull in the back, and lodging
Just under the scalp,
The wounded boy lived two hours, but
was unconscious from the time he was
shot until his death.
Whether the shooting was accidental
or deliberate is a question TO be deter
11ired by the coroner's inquest which
VIII be held by DR.. Taylor at II o'clock
this morning at the Third Police Station
From what ! have heard said the
Coroner last night, short while after
viewing the boys remains at his home
on Floyd Avenue, It seems TO me it
was a deliberate shooting and don't
much expect Young Weighman will be
t,.,il-f''
Later, however. the youth. who had
been placed under arrest at his home
about 3 O'Clock by Officer George L.
Mattern. was bailed at the Third Station
by Acting Police Justice Graves in the
sum Of $1,000. with Mr.. Charles A Rose
as his bondsman. Squire Graves, as well
as Sergeant Epps. at the Third Station,
took the ground that the killing had
been accidental
There Were several eye witnesses to the
affair. all OF whom are boys about the
age Of Weighman.
= police officer who had talked with
certain of these boys. speaking of the
affair last night to a Times reporter,
said he understood The shooting to have
been deliberate.
THE SHOOTING.
-According to his statement, Harold
Weighn1an, with a number of other boys.
was on the roof CT the little outhouse
used by them as a sort of clubhouse and
loafing place. when Edward Carter gave
q. cigarette to one in the company.
Weighman asked Carter for one, and
being told he had none, began swapping
a pistol ct him and demanding that he
give him the cigarette. After swapping
the gun several times, he is said to have
taken g cartridge from his pocket. and,
placing it in the pistol, fred it at Carter
point blank.
SAID II WAS ACCIDENTAL
Yc,',r 7y~e'e-h-,7ar. when seen last night
at the Third Station and asked about the
affair. said it was an accident. He said
that both he and Carter had hold of the
gun when it was discharged. Further
than this he was not allowed to talk. and
was aGirised by The Sergeant in charge
not to make any statement.
Young Weighnlan was accompanied to
the station by his father. and after being
bailed was taken home by him. He is a
small boy for his age, wearing short
trousers and while seated at the station
last night, under arrest on a. warrant
charging him with homicide, gave no cyl
dence of realizing the seriousness OF his
offence He has light curly hair parted in
the middle, and wore a small cap on the
back Of his head
LIVED ONLY. SHORT WHILE.
On the roof of the small building where
Carter was shot he fell and lay until
removed by persons in the neighborhood
to the home Of Mr.. Davis, just around
the corner on Harvey Street. II was in
the hall Of this house thar Dr. Flegen-
heimer. of the ambulance corps, found the
wounded boy, and, assisted by DR. Will
liam West, dressed his wound before
taking him to his home
At the Carter home Dr. Jacob Michaux
attended him, but could give no hope OF
his recovery. The wound was recognized
!. rs a fatal one from the first. and that he
/. lsrea two hours was remarkable.
When the news OF the ShOOnng Spfeau
through the neighborhood there was a
stream of sympathiZing callers at the
Carter home.
Both boys and their families are well
known. and soon there was the greatest
excitement in that beautiful residence
section of the city. Mr.. Carter, the father
of the boy killed, Is the senior member Of
the well-knoNn firm of Carter q Rag
land brick contractors.
INQUEST THIS MORNING.
Coroner Taylor arrived at the Carter
house about o'clock and after viewing
the body, decided to summon his jury TO
meet at the residence this morning at IL
o'clock and then adjourn to the Third
station. where the witnesses will be ex-
en1inec.
Amongst the witnesses summoned last
night are the following boys, Willard
Jones, Page Mark. Brock Pollard. Arthur
Koiner, and Ebert Wathers. All OF these
are OF prominent families and We're pres
ent when the shooting occurred.
Harold Weighman, WHO is charged
with the shooting, is student at Elba
School. AS 10 how he came by the pistol
which he used no one seemed TO know.
Some said IL had been kept by the boys
at the club, while gentleman who come
from the Carter home and had heard
some Of the details of the affair, said he
understood that Weighman has been in
the habit of carrying the weapon
The funeral of Edward Carter Will take
place this afternoon al o'clock from
West End Christian Church.