The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-28
The NEGRO
ASSAULTER
IS KILLED
One Wanted in Chester
field Killed in Sussex.
FLED FOR WOODS ON
SIGHT OF OFFICERS
Bullet Brought Him Down and
Ended His Life.
WAS IDENTIFIED BY
WOMAN HE ATTACKED
Body Scared, Showing that He Had
Been in Many Diftlculties-Coro-
ner's Jury Brought in Verdict
of Justifiable Homicide.
Troops on Duty at
Boydton.
WAS IDENTIFIED BY
WOMAN HE ATTACKED
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.


JARRATT, VA. July 27.-Henry Small.
criminal assault on 1lrs. Thompson in
Chesterfield county. and later, the same
day, assaulted Misses Clement and Thurs
ton near Centrala, was shot and killed
by officers of the law in Sussex county
yesterday. He fled on the approach OF
the officers. and when load of bird shot
failed to stop him the officers opened
fire with their pistols. One ball toook
effect in his back. and the negro sprung
into the air and dropped to the ground.
He died in few minutes.
Later Mrs. Thompson and one OF the
young ladies whom the negro robbed
near Centralia arrived and identified the
dead negro as the one who had attacked
them The coroner's Jury viewed the
remains and rendered a verdict OF JUS
tifiable homicide.
On last Tuesday night Henry Small.
negro answering fully to the description
OF the man wanted for attempted assault
on Mrs .. w. Thompson, near Cer-
t,alia, also for robbng two young ladies
In the Same neighborhood. got off the
night freight train at Stony Creek. due
there at a late hour of the night, and
made his way to the farm Of Mr.. Luther
Creath, and was taken into the home
of Alfred HILL colored man. tenant
of Mr.. Creath. He remained there until
Sunday. and was employed for day or
more by Mr.. Crenth on the farm.
DESCRIPTION TAI4LIDD.
He divulged to one Of the Hill family
that he had killed a man and was fleeing
| from justice. In some way Mr.. Creath
heard Of this statement. and having read
f.-ft . r1,n ffn{ at
Centralia noticed closely the description
given and decided that this man meas
ured up to the description in nearly every
respect His clothing, with the excep-
ton of the hat, tailed exactly.
| He made known the whereabouts OF this
man and posse was organized, con
sistlnE of W. II. Moore. constable; j. H.
Bate and c. NJ. Brown
| On Sunday evening these gentlemen.
| In top buggy, drove down to Hills,
and, being partly concealed by the buggy,
we're close on the negro before he realized
their purpose. He was on the outside OF
the house. but. before they could alight
| spnng into the house ana trled 10 es-
| cape by rear door.
His pursuers took 1t for granted that
no was we'll armed. and felt sure that
/ he would give them serious trouble when
he emerged from the house. In his ex-
element he either could not find the
pistol 1t Is claimed he possessed or some
one had misplaced it.
BULLET TOOK EFFECT.
| The officers tried to head him off, but
he broke and ran. Only one barrel OF
Moore's gun being loaded with small
shot. he fired at him and hit him IN the
| hips and leg, his intention being to stop,
| but not kill him.
| The negro continued to run, when the
| others fired at him three times with
| nrI, nm fOn1y affect. but
| from this wound the negro soon died.
He claimed to be from Jacksonville,
Fla. and said he had recently spent
some time in and around Richmond,
Sc had several old scars upon him, hav-
ing been shot and cut several times.
There was a pistol wound In his tenn
nle another in his wrist. and another
scar extending clear across his abdo-
men. he having been badly cut at some
time. A physician who was present at
| the inquest says he never saw more
scars on q man 30 young, He looks 10
be about twenty years old. is dark, but
not very black.
| The officials of Chesterfield We're notified
of the occurrence. and were requeHeu
| 10 have the ladies connected with the ar
| fair sent here in order that he mlsht
be identified, The morning train brought
Mrs, Thompson and one OF the young
ladies' who was robbed and they reel
sure he In the man.
His neck and wrists We're scratched ana
tho shirt first worn was badly torn de
had exchanged this for another while at
HilIs. His lower lip was swollen ana
bruised. The verdict of the coroner
iury was that the killing was justifiable.
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