The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-15
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MURDERER !. I: !.
Negro Arrested Charged With
Shooting W. ?. Harris.
THE EVIDENCE ! ICE DAMAGING IN (.
He Was Brough. Back from Gladstone
by Detective 9. 3. Duke, and Was
Lodged in the Henrico
County, Jail. - -

Frank Bradley, a negro tramp and des-
perado, arrested at Warminster on sat
urday on the charge OF numbering W.{P
Harris, white bridge-bulder. while the
two were beating ride on west bound
freight near that place in Nelson county
early Friday me rp!ng, was brought to this
city yesterday BY Mr.sC. D. Duke, spe-'
cial detective OF the Baldwin agency, IN
company with Mr.. w. p. Jones. another
officer OF the Same agency. and lodged In
lIenrico jail. Mr.. Duke went on
the case as soon as the dead oody OF
Harris was found lying In his own lie
blood on top OF box-car, and has Sc
cured evidence of very damaging CHAR
acter against the negro. He Is satisfied
that he has the right man and the negro's
own admissions as to his movements leave
little or no doubt OF this, though he de-
MES having committed the crime.
REVOLVER ON HIM
Bradley was first taken, in charge by
railway employees at Gladstone, Nelson
county on account Of the strong suspi-
cion against him, caused BY his move
ments. Before dawn on the morning
following the murder he was ferried ,
across the river, IN itself SUSPICIOUS 1,lo =
proceeding. on the negroes person were
found a:revolver and four, cartridges,
leaving one chamber empty, The weapon
is q fye-sfooter5 OF the Forehand model.
made by the Hopkins g Allen Company,
and is Of thirty-eight Hcalbre. Detec-
tive Duke has located the store ne1 the
scene OF the murder, where the negro
purchased four cartridges. the. exact num-
Der fired on the train when Harris was
killed. thus replacing the revolver In the
condition II was before the firing
% mt VI I, cd In
a complete statement OF the movements
OF the negro and his white victim on Il
night preceding the murder on the train
which they, boarded together here. Brad
ley admits meeting Harris at Seventeenth,
near Broad Street., and they went into a
bar on or near tho corner: had drinks
together there; then went to another bar
near the City Hall on Broad Street. and
had drinks together again. Then they
went into two other bars near Brooks
| Avenue and Broad and drank moro.
KEPT ON DRINKING.
still drinking they went to bar near
Foushee and Broad, and another drink
| and Harris bought a pint bottle OF liquor.
| fAtf the corner OF Foushee and Broad
| Harris took charge Bradley's watch for
him and S Of his. to keep for him, as he
! 3(Bradley) was getting very drunk. Brad
| ley's story then Is that Harris had roll
|
pocket, The pair left Foushee and Broad
together and went over to the Jamoa
River division OF the Chesapeake and
.Ohio. md walked up the track about ha II
a mile beyond the old pump-house where
they boarded the west-bound freight No,
80. They got on the same box car to-
gether and rode together until near War
minister In Nelson county. Then. accord
Ing to Bradley he went to one end OF the
| ~, -tct he 4 nm ~, mi
along, he said, brakeman and told him
9(Bradley) to get out OF his way, q
He SHOT HARRIS.
This man, who, Bradley afterwards said
was not brakeman. but a man with
overalls on and without lamp. tl,cn
walked up to Harris and they had some
words whereupon the man In overalls
| began shooting. Bradley said that as soon
as the shooting commenced he went down
between the cars at his end OF the car.
and a moment later looked up on the
edge and saw blood running. Then lie
Iurnned of about Norwood, and went
hack down the track, thinking Harris had
fallen off tho train. He did this he said
to get his watch and the IS Harris had
| O.! his.
When Bradley was asked II he knew
this man he said yes, ana when asked
where he first met Harris. he said It WIS
81, iron Gate. when he bradley was on
his way to West Virginia to work, The
second meeting WAS at Newport News
and the third and last In Richmond the
me-. they boarded the train for the fatal
ride He stated that he knew Harris we'll,
and later denied this. saying that no had
never told anybody he knew the dead
man s name The negro then told a off.
ferant story OF the meeting with Harris
the night before tho tragedy, In another
statement he said he was the only one
on the train with Harris, and then said
tha man With overalls shot Harris. Brad
lev Is a negro about twenty-four or TWEEN
~ ~. five Years OF age, and is q tramp and
train beater. Ho claims Richmond and
Nelson county as his home,