The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-11

from near the door of Masonic Temple.
while a second later two more were fred
from the opposite side of the street His
Jmptesson was that the guns he saw
fred were pointed in the air
OFFICER ADv1s TEsT1T1Es.
Policeman A. a. Avis testified that he
took charge of the men at the point at
which they were arrested. and took them
IN the station house. He said when the
cal had lust passed Cowardin Avenue
he heard the shooting and that the SOL
diers ,unped off the car and ran behind
Schwartz bar-room and fired over toward
Cowardin Avenue. across the field. The
car then proceeded to the station house
II, answer to questions. Mr. Avis said
that some of the soldiers stationed In
swansboro looked like men who did not
know what they were doing. lie heard
that some of them had taken drinks
but he did not know. He didn't think
/ the two men who jumped off the car
/ knew what they were shooting at, for
he didn't. They were not the same men
who had been stationed in Swansboro.
Thought at least that twenty-five shots
were fired
Following this evidence Mr., w. p.
Gillian deposed. He was standing at the
corner when the buggy turned into the
avenue. The horse. was going at a jog.
In a minute there was some ccmmo-
ton, and small boy ran up to the cor
ner and told about Taylor not letting
the soldier get out of the buggy. He
heard a number Of commands to halt.
and then some shots were fired. He did
NOT know who was In the vehicle. He
had not noticed any disorder or drunk
enness among the soldiers at that point.
Archie Williamson did not see the
shooting. He was coming from the
se1nmes Avenue bridge, and was one OF
the first to reach the fallen horse and
the wounded man. He heard soldier
named Cook say he had iirea ana catIsht
the horse Mr.. Williamson described the
wound and said every indication pointed
to the fact that Taylor had been shot
from the rear, on the left side. He saw
no Intoxicated soldier, but thought Cook
was excited
Special Policeman 0. w Pond saw Tay-
lor and his companions earlier IN the
evening. and noticed that they had oeei'
drinking. but were not drunk. He kept his
ewes on them until they went out toward
swansboro. He was In the neighbour
hood when the shooting in Cowardin
Avenue started.
81 saw two soldiers on Hull Street Just
ahead of me-" ne said. rush little way
| into the field back Of Schwartz's and shoot
in the direction Of Cowardin Avenue.
When they returned to the sidewalk
asked them what in the world they did
that for, when people were sitting out
on their front stoops. They replied that
s.,..s.t sDuldn't stand there and let people
| shoot at them that way.
JUMPED FROM THE CAR.
| He also saw two men jump from the
| car and run to Hull and Cowardin Ave
nue.. and was sure that at least one of
| them fired down the avenue. He then ran
! down the avenue and reached Taylor be-
| fore he became unconscious. He heard
| him ask for Horace Clements several
( tines. and then asked: What nave
| done?"
| Chief Lipsconb did not know anything
! about the shooting, but stated that he
| had previously warned Taylor to stay at
| home, as he had given indication that
| he would get into trouble. He had heard
| that some of the soldiers had ''dissipated
| but he did not see one intoxicated while
| they were In the city.
The next witness was Captain j. j..
| O'Brien; who admitted that he was ex-
| cited on the night of the shooting. and
was Just as discourteous to certain SOL
| dier as the latter wa sto him, when he
| ordered him to move along.
IT must say said Captain O'Brien.
that the man was drunk"
! Witness was standing at the corner.
! The entrance of the buggy upon the
scene did not attract his attention until
he heard an exclamation which he could
not say was '.Help" or Halt" Then
| a crowd gathered. and he found himself
| In the hands of a soldier who told him
| to move on.
He described the scene as one of the
| widest confusion. Firing came from
felds and both sides Of the street. and
| people were running helter-skelter. He
| feared for his family, living on Cowardn
| Avenue. opposite Porter Street, and ran
home, where he found all we'll.
He saw the horse pass in front Of his
| house, and under the electric light he
saw that Taylor was beating it unmerci-
fully. When Captain OBrien reached
| Taylor's PROSTATE form. he saw that he
was fatally wounded.
II was opposed to the soldiers coming
over here in the first place said the
witness. "and I must admit that ! was
greatly excited. for my home was d.
rectly in the firing line.
| Harry B. Owen was on the corner. but
| didn't notice anything wrong until he
heard the cry "help"' and call to the
guards. He thought the firing was at
the ground. He heard no shooting from
across the field or from Hull Street.
| There was not much excitement at that
point after the shooting, and he thought
there were about twelve or fifteen shots
| fired.
INTERESTING WITNESS.
A. B. Macrone was an interesting wit
ress. His story was more connected and
complete than any that had yet been told
! He was with Mr.. O'Brien, and he saw the
team going into Cowardin Avenue, and
recognized Taylor, When the rig had
got short distance into the avenue he
heard the cry of help
! a small boy ran up and told him that