The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-07
ONE DEAD;
TWO HURT
Desperate Battle Among Ne
groes Last Night.
a WOMAN BADLY INJURED
Great Excitement Created Among the
Colored People by the Occurrences.
One Arrest Made by the
Police.
4 WOMAN BADLY INJURED

Two shooting ARRAYS In the city last
night resulted in the death OF ona man
and the serious. and perhaps fatal,
wounding OF another. and the painful In
Jury OF a woman, wife OF one OF those
involved.
In each case those who figured in the
tragedies were negroes. One man-WN-
liam Johnson-was shot In the, head and
killed almost outright; tho other-Lon-
don coleman-is still alive, but has a
bad wound In his left groin. The Wo-
man, wife OF the slayer OF Johnson. who
Is In the police station awaiting trial Tor
murder was wounded in the arm. where
three pistol balls tore into the flesh.
Her condition is not serious.
The First Occurrence.
intense excitement prevailed In tho
ne!ghborhood OF the first affair. which
occurred between and o'clock In the
evening, at Eighteenth and Main Streets.
Something closely resembling mob
gathered around the scene, and the pis-
tol firing was followed by lively f1sti-
cuff between a white man and negro.
who got in n row over the shooting.
lust how all OF It came about is thing
not easily determined. but from what IS
said by the man locked up In the sta
ton charged with the murder. It would
seem tndt tiIo ShSa''AS'ai'SS' :" S'-0 -
given below:
The negro men were in n saloon at
Eighteenth and Main Streets drinking.
during which operation there was gradu-
ally stewed up a row, Finally one o.
the men, VinIe or William Johnson,
struck his whilom friend, John Halle
Randolph. twice In the face, With John
SON at the time was one James jackson.
This latter. 1t is alleged. had been seen
no later than the day before-Frlday
evening-with Randolph's wife. Though
not In tho saloon last night. the wife In
question was standing outside In the
street
When he was hit In the face Randolph
left the saloon and stood on the corner OF
Eighteenth and Main. Presently the othe,
two came out and Randolph accosted
johnson, speaking of their5i endship
and attempting to make up difference
between them. The concilia S wording
however. had no effect, an ae, troubla
grew worse instead OF be- % II culmi.
mated when Johnson made slash at the
other, chasing him into fiddle OF the
car track. blocking the way OF street
car. The prisoner declares that Johnson
flung his hand TO his hip pocket as II to
draw a weapon Whether or not this was
tho case, Randolph whipped out pistol
and sent ball into his erstwhila friends
head. Johnson fell ! nhis tracks. and
though he was taken to the Almshouse
he died shortly afterwards.
After he shot Johnson, Randolph set
after Jackson, who he says, also had
his hand In his hip pocket. At this stage
the woman, wife of Randolph. appeared
on the scene. She attempted to protect
her friend from tho fury of her husband
and stuffed fan. umbrella, or something
In Randolph's face. Jackson meanwhile
lodged down an alley, Jumped fence and
made the best of his time, putting a good
block of Richmond between him and the
smoking pistol. Randolph sent three bull
lets after him and all three hit his wife
In the arm. Fearing that he would shoot
her the woman grabbed her husband
Randolph says he told her he would like
TO end her life but wouldn't do so.
The pistol shots quickly attracted q
crowd and the pistol was taken from
Randolph, who was shortly afterwards
arrested and taken to the First Police
Station.
The above account. OF the affair was
given by him when seen at his cell last
night
ghs ambulance was called ond sreatet