The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-08
OFFICER SHOOTS
NEGROES SHIRT OFF
Sergeant Tyler Gives Uncommon
Exhibition of Workmanship
While Pursuing Ct1lprit.
STOPS HIM WITH LAST SHOT
Darkcy Lost His Nerve When
Bullet Travelled Down His
Spinal Column.
HIM WITH LAST SHOT

Nelson Banks, the darkcy, who was
shot three times by another negro named
Marshall Robinson during All alteration
in the pawnshop of Morris kan,insky
on Seventeenth Street, Is out on the
street looking as hale as ever, and carry
ing eaden burden IN the way of a
bullet that was not taken out by the
attending surgeons. Robinson, tho negro
who did the shooting, is in the lock-
up pending trial.
The capture of the negro Robinson,
also known as Mug. was most exciting
one. Ho was nabbed by Sergeant Tyler,
when tho latter was alone and had no
other weapon but a pistol with six empty
barrels to II, while the negro had q
loaded gun IN his hand
After shooting Banks. Robinson made
off countywards, in tho direction of tho
Mechanicsvlle Turnpike. He eluded pur-
suit successfully, and was on fair road
to getting away completely when a far
mer who saw him cross the road below
the city, made known the fact to Ser
geant Tyler, who mot the white man on
his way to the city. Tho officer. taking
the hint, was soon on q car with Police
man Hackctt, speeding In the direction
Of Paramount, where the road was taken
behind the fleeing dnrkey.
Several Close Calls.
Sergeant Tyler detailed the officer ac-
companyng him to go out further to the
north and cut the man OF in case he
attempted to cross the railroad track
In that region. He himself footed 1t
lightly up the turnpike. 1t was not long
before no came In sight OF the man
Robinson, who looking behind and dis
covering his future captor hot on his
trail, renewed his forward flight.
Now. Mugs neetness OF foot is well
known, and severed policemen are au-
athority for the fact that he is the quick
est man in the city.
Mug was not long in observing that
IL he wanted to escape he must put his
best leg foremost. and. acting upon in
stinct, he cut it for better pace than
he was then travelling. Sergeant Tyler
hereupon hailed a gentleman passing In
his buggy cltywards. who responded by
turning around and taking the police
man In, with the words that he would
catch the niger or kill his horse. Both
belonged to Mr.. T. d. Moore. Of this city
who drove the officer at a fast trot after
the running negro.
-Four times Sergeant Tyler fired at the
man as the distance between horse and
man decreased gradually end swiftly
Every one Of them told, and when the
negro was seen by the reporter at the
First Station the night OF the capture,
he was enthusiastic in asserting that the
"lcesman dat shot him was de goods,
shore enough, and de best in de country
One bullet-hole appeared in Robinson's
cap one bullet passed through his over
alls, where they pass over the shoulder,
and third passed under his arm
Just then Mug got shy Of the whizzing
balls, and, looking in the rear and see
Ing a levelcd pistol he ducked. It was n
good thing he did, for the ball passed
down his back tearing the shirt and un-
derclothing away entirely. and burning
the flesh. An order to malt was obeyed
by the hpynotized negro. and. upon the
approach Of the sergeant on foot, he
held up his hands. Sergeant Tyler had
six empty cartridges in his big x-sfoot-
err. But he landed the negro. Robinson
was brought into the city safely.