Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-03
WILD NEGRO SHOOTS
IN RICHMOND STREETS
Robert Faulkner Full Of Cocaine
and Bad Nh'sksg IRIuPss
Many Church GOars.
FINALLY OtERGOM: BY POLICE.
Zig Mob Would Have Lynchcd the
Black, But it Was Held Back by
Police-siory He Tells Not Believed
by ofticiaIa-Two Of His Victims
Badly Wounded.
tBy Associated Pressl

tBy Associated Press)
| RICHMOND. VA. March "a 20.
year-old negro named Robert Faux
ncr. is locked up In Jail with two Sc
i'ous bulle, wounds in his legs. and
two victims OF his Wild aud untimciy
shotlng lie at the City Home in more
! or less prccarious condition.
One OF the victims is Mr.. w r.
Cnuldry, Waterman for the Cardwcll
Machino Company. and the other is
Mr.. Ernest Chancellor. who lives at
1916 East Franklin street. Besides
'hcac two, there We're several others
whot while the negro was running
amnck.. received small wounds from
living shot from II double barrcleh
gun in the hands OF the negro.
The shooting occurred last night ius,
before church time on Franklin
street. between Eighteenth and Nine
! tccnth streets. and on Nineteenth
street. Fourteen shots were fired nv
me negro and about as many more by
half a dozen policemen who were
rushed 10 the scene. After fearful
battle tho negro was ovcrpowored and
carried to the First Station. and then
was carried under guard to the City
Home, where he was { tended by the
resident physician. and then for safe
" he was taken II the CITY Jail, whe,c
no was locked up under strong
guard.
Great Excitement.
| Tho glEgtiD, ,roo,,.
ment in the vicinity OF Nineteenth
and Franklin streets. Many people
rushed into the already crowded
streets, and several of them. besides
those mentioned received slight
wounds among them being II. Schuur
man, who keeps confectionery and
cigar store on Franklin street. near
Eighteenth; Mrs. Seigel. who lives
nearby. and Miss Ada Straus. also a
nearby resident. who went into the
street 10 see what the commo,ion wac
about: Harris Papas. James Capanas.
Lofis Der'ucci and Benjamin Noelson
A young man. who was attracted TO
the scene was struck in the eve by n
stray shot, but he was uniniurcd
through the protection afforded by HIS
Eyeglasses. which were shattered
without leaving a scratch on the mans
face.
Details Of the Affair.
The story OF the affair as told by
the negro ana the police, is this:
About o'clock the negro was sem
TO run down Franklin street rush an
to the window of Tignor's hardware
store. push the glass through with his
fist. seize gun and box of shells.
and then run back toward Ninctcenin
street. On his way the ran acros,
young Chancellor. ana ordcrc, nm
TO halt. The young man walked on
but tuincd and as he did so. the no-
gro fired pointblanls ut MIN. A ,loz-
en- of the sho, from the shell sti;,clS
him in the back, arm and face. lie
IAN into Schturmnn's place, aud an
other yollcy was fired at him At
t'iis point the street seemed To be-
come filled with people. The negro
hrcd another shot toward the naens
man, and four of them struck Cchtnr-
man in the mouth. others sca,terng,
all over the place. ana some of them
reaching The two women who had
gone TO the scene
Police Officers Arrive.
Then the ncglo ran up to Nine
tccnih street. In the mcannmc or
hcers Smith and Werner heard the
firing ana ran from The direction OF
Eighteenth and Franklin streets Ia
the scene Smith put off directly af-
ter the man and Werner ran around
TO head him off. Sherry and Gary
and Goldsby were added to the party
by the time the man reached the
corner of Franklin and Nineteenth
stcret.
| The negro got behind 2. telegraph
pole at that corner, in front of John
Sattoriiod's store. and iudncd toward
Smith, who was several races nc
hind MIN. He pointed ponlblank al
The officer and was thout TO fire
when Sherry and Goldsby attracted
F.. his attention, aud he turned and fired