The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-01
Entered on Right Side, Passing
Out Between Eleventh and
Twelfth Ribs. SS III.
IAssAILANTs ESCAPES, .5I II.
LEAVING TRAIL OF BLOOD
Wounded Officer Says FIe Be
#$lieves He Struck Man Who
Shot Him Unawares Ope-
ration May be Necessary.
Patient May be Re
moved to- Hospital. .

moved to Hospital. s
B Police Inspector John T. shinbe bersers
lies at the home of Superintendent
Davis. adjoining the City Hospital. haY-S
ing been dangerously shot last night by
a negro supposed to be- the same who i
killed the negro Richard Fox, at Eight
eenth and Franklin Streets last Saturday
right. l
The wound was made by q .a2-calibreS
bullet, probably from g Colt Is rev DIVER
1t entered the right breast about two
inches to the left Il d the nipple, and
came out between the eleventh and 4
twlfth ribs, about three inches right Of
the spinal column. M slS5E siFE
Drs. g. w. P. Brock, ]. I. Trevillian.
Hugh Taylor and Resident Physician
Perkins attended the sufferer.
Inspector shinberger displayed the
greatest nerve under the trying circuIn-
stance, and never for a moment lost
consciousness. He spoke OF the shooting
as naturally as, though Thing had hap-
pened, his voice being as strong as ever
He even smiled as the physicians eN-
amined him. /; At q late hour tho doctors
reported that the wounded mans condi-i
.tion was most favorable, and that every
Indication pointed to the pr obab ility OF h
recovery. The si.iju sho viewer ts ivery.
serious I; 3Sfl 88i 33Ss
The incident that led up to the mur-
lderous assault upon the Inspector began
with the shooting Of the negro, FOX. last \
Jim Goode. The murderer escaped in-
rledrately after the shooting. His ident7
ity was learned. and ever since then thtlE
detectives and police have bee search fS
ing for him. Inspector Shlnberger hal
been tireless in his efforts to land tht
fugitive. X
Negro In Hiding
Last night he had reason to BELIEF.
that the negro was in hiding in the hotk
No. 1903 North Second Street. occupied
negro woman named Lavinia Nichm-
He summoned Detectives Gibson A..
McMahon, and Officers Matten, Walra.
and Stockmar and the party REPAIRED hth b
the house In question. The house II II. ~ ~ 1
entered from the front by Detect
Gibson and Mcmahon. and Inspfssasff
shinberger took up a position at the 1flNI
gate. Ar
y Two negro men were found ind EsS. Mai
house. one giving the name OF W
Johnson, alias Bellow,'' the othelfIA
name OF General Randolph, alias s'ffo ffo X Nh.
ball The negro woman n ic1lolifE. L. II NIX
also there. All ll
The detectives went into the houls II
up the stairs. On the second floqEjs & ss
found Johnson, whom they belifi ~. 4
be Goode. He was taken III: chart ps.
In the meantime another aegI Iss,SAs
seen attempting to make OF out vi. Ss
way ana through the yard 5s5S
gate that stood open. and which, i 4a
into large field. The officers 4 stsJse, u. ...I
at the back window saw the ri ing
figure. He was demanded to M hut
ran toward the open gate all Inn (.aster.
The moon had gone behind g cloud and an
the yard was wrapped In gloom T he 4
fleeing figure could be but dimly seen.
Volley Of Shots.
"EIalt" again cried the voice from the
window. Then volley OF pistol shots
was fired down at the figure.
With n great bound. the negro reached
the back gate Inspector Shinberger
heard him coming, He stopped slightly
and called out: tWho Is that9'
The only answer was the crack OF a.
revolver. as the negro's figure appeared
within few feet OF the officer He was
on a dead run. Inspector Shinberger re-
him. doubled the corner OF the fence. ran
swiftly along the side OF the homo to
Second Street. ran down that street TO
Bacon and turned west
AS the negro brushed past the lnspec- y
tor the latter realized that he was shot.
He grew weak and called to his officers
that he was wounded.
They ran down through the yard 70 MS &
assistance and helped him just across
tha' street n few hundred yards, to tho
CITY Hospital, where he was plnced on a,
cot in Superintendent Dayis's back par-sa
lor,
When the officers saw that their com
rade was In comfortable Quarters they
started out again. a general alarm WAS
sent to the station houses, TO the chiet's
home. and to DR., Brock's Office. e IN a
very short while details OF policemen
were In the vicinity from both station
houses. Drs Brock, Tfephllan ana lay
lor rushed to tho hospital TO relieve l)r.,
Perkins, the resident physician, who haa
mad. Inspector Shinberger comfortable.
In the meantime the "bottom' at the
foot of the hill and along the line of
the seaboord Air Line tracks was being
secured by officers and citizens and every
effort was being made 10 capture the
negro who shot Inspector Shlhpsfgpr.
Freirht cars on side tracks were M
snen5ea bushes we're searched and 9
cnraon WAS placed around the BOTTOM
Dsterrnined policemen crept along In dark
n,nces hoping to find the negro ~ MD
inr The search seemed hopeless IN ina
dark and daylight was longed for with
u y On rnestness that indicated what
tension lay heneath the surface.
Rut two persons were found who s5W
the fleeing negro after the shooting. Ane H
~ them was a Seaboard Air Line va tch- Y
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