The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-15
DOWN
BY A NEGRO.
George Hobough, Of West Point,
Probably Fatally Wound
ed There.
WAS DANGER OF LYNCHING.
Negro Taken to King William
Jail and Wounded Man Brought
to the Virginia Hospital.

AS a result OF the murderous assault
byl negro at West Point Saturday eve
ming, George Iobough, a small truck
farmer of King William county. now lies
at the Virginia Hospital desperately
wounded and with the chances OF recov-9
cry strongly against him. whilo John
Clements the negro who shot him, is
prisoner In the King William county,
JAZZ, after thrilling escape from ylo-.
lcnce at the hands of the Infatuated citi-,
gems OF West Point and vicinity. The
cool Judgment Of influential citizens pre-
vented summary Justice being visited on
tho negro for his deliberate and persist
emit attempt to murder Hobough. AS It
was, he was conveyed to the county jail
and tts,re safely lncarcerated. to await await
a fate almost Us certain as that which
lc escaped Saturday night, for II his
victim die he win almost certainly be.
convicted of murder, with the extreme
penalty. III vi .s3 !';. s & i
1NSULTED BY CLEMENTS.
Among those who saw the shooting,
which now portends a tragedy. was Cap
tain c. w. Meslpury, Of this city, dis
ttrict passenger agent OF the southern
Railway, VINO HAD gone TO west FONT
SATURDAY night TO spend the SUNDAY.
Hobougn. il seems. came 10 town wilh
his wagon on business, and while on
tho street he was josued and insulted
5py Clements Baltimore negro, who had
been employed In West POINT for some
time as an oyster shucker. lie remon-l
strated with the negro, but the latter be-
came offensive and Alr. llObough knocked
the negro down Wills, the latter was at
tempting to get at knife. Whlle no
bough had the negro down a crowd or
other negroes gathered around ana were
about to come to tho aid of the negro
at this junctuce Mr.. Pitcher. who keeps
butcher shop near the scene OF tho
encounter. seeing tho situation, rushed
out and warned the negroes that II they
attempted to lay hands on Hobough he
would use the clcayer# he had with him.
upon the first ono who made demon-
straton. Clements was let UP and al
lowed to go away.
IIobougll completed his purchases, and
wien starting down the street to his
wagon no was warned by Mr. Pllcher
that he had better not go alone, but HOS
bough insisted that he was not AFRAID
Of tho negro, and departed.
SHOT HIM DOWN. x
II was then dark and Hobougf had not
proceeded far before no encountered the
negro coming toward him and armed with
revolver. Being himself unarmed. he
turned around and started back down
Seventh Street with the negro In pu! suit
OF him and close behind him, attempting
at every step to shoot him. Tho revolver
snapped and missed fire several times
when the negro was In two or three feet
Of his victim, Finally after several at
temnts, tho weapon was discharged ana
the negro kept on shooting. Mr.. iobough
exhausted by, his run and his wound, for
ono bullet had taken effect, ran into
doorway to escape his mutderous pursl,or
and fell Just inside. While he was laying
PROSTATE within tho doorway tho negro
again shot him this time In the hip, Il
A crowd of negroes who had watched
tho pursuit and the crime, then called to
Clements to run, and he did SO. posse
Of citizens quickly formed and sent out
armed with shot guns in every direction
In which the negro might escape from the
pont between the two rivers on which the
I! town is situated, Two Of them hurried up
the railway In the direction of this city,
hoping to intercept tho fugitive. AS they
were running In the darkness they met q
negro who asked them for match or ias
to the time, ana one OF Lne Two msn
hunting tho negro, happening to know
him, recognized his voice and covering
him with a gun, Informed him that he
was under arrest @
MADE NO STATEMENT.
Seeing that escape was hopeless, the
neero submitted to arrest. When he
vas taken before magistrate for pre-
lIminary hearing, and asked whether he
pleaded guilty or not guilty, the negro
sullenly replied;
'"rhat is for the court to decide,
lie would make no further. statement,
AS there was only a station house IN,
tie town, hardly secure enough for 9
prisoner charged with SO grave crime,
the negro was taken by q strong posse
to King William Courthouse, some miles
away, and there safely incarcerat TED. Ihe
prompt action and the advice o. consef,
vatiye citizens saved the negro from any
summary violence, and 1t lis believed no
will have a trial at the proper time. 9.
8trhe wounded man was brought to thls
city and taken to the Virginia Hospital
where Or, Hugh Taylor attended nm.
TIE wound In the back penetrated the
liver and is really a very dangerous one,
AZ O late hour last night tho paneR!'s