The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-02

Hearing the uproar, Bicycle Police
men Smith and Werner hurried to the
place. and were Joined by w. f.
Cauldrey, Waterman at tho Cardwell
Machine Shops. Cauldrey ran straight
into the arms of the negro and fell
probably MORALLY wounded In the eye
and throat, the upper portion of his
body being literally filled with shot.
Officer Smith sprang into a doorway.
but not before Faulkner had observed
him.
coolly turning his gun, the negro
thrust It's muzzle into the officers
face, screaming, You I'm going
to kill you now" Just as he was
about to pull the trigger. Policeman
Sherry rushed up and called to Faulk-
rer to halt. Surprised at the second
attack. the man shifted his weapon,
and fired twice point blank at Sherry's
head. Officer Smith had fallen to his
knees when the negro threatened him,
but no sooner had the latter turned
to meet Sherry than Smith sprang from
the doorway, emptied his gun at
Faulkner, wounding him, and then
pounced on him and beat him down
with the butt end of his revolver. Of
ficer Sherry fired almost at the same
instant, one Of his shots taking effect.
officer Gary, stationed behind tree
box, was firing, too. and finally Of
ficers We're pumping lead at the negro
from every direction.
Tried to Lynch Him.
When Faulkner was down at last
they all sprang In. and then had to
turn to save the Negroes life Infurl-
ated men, crying Lynch him, lynch
him." pressed around the prostrate
assassin, and the officers now had a
hard task to rescue the man they had
Just sought to kill.
From Thirtieth and P Streets Police
men Atkinson and 1lellum rode down In
three minutes, arriving in time to help
save the situation. Officers Goldsby
and Daniels also came to hand, and
around the negro the men made stand
until the arrival of reinforccments In
the patrol wagon.
With moro haste than ceremony the
terror stricken negro was hurled into
tho wagon and rapidly driven to the
station, with the crowd flying in hot
wrath after him. At the station house
door the police We're forced to make
another fight and not until a liberal
use of their clubs were they able to
break through the strengthening line.
Some of the would-be lynchers rushed
into the station, but were beaten out
Many Injured.
After The smoke of battle had cleared
away, eight people We're found to be
wounded. and Mr.. Cauldrey, who had so
valiantly attempted to aid the police,
was lying In a pool of blood. So in
tense was the excitement that no ono
knew at the time how many had been
wounded. and they. seemed to come from
all quarters. Two had been shot in q
store, the others wore shot In the
street. All except Mr.. Cauldrey had
been able to find cover, but he could
not move and the firing went on over
and around MIN. With Mr. Chancellor
and the wounded negro. he was taken
to the City Home, where last night IT
was stated that his chances for recov'
cry We're small
Faulkner was placed In the colored
almshouse. and dozen olricers were
stationed about the place TO prevent n
second demonstration. Ills LETT leg mad
been broken, ana he had bullet mole
lin tho other leg. Severe wounds IN the
head testified to the eIIec'tso WIZ "
officer Smith. ...,,o,,r M,3or
Fearing another outptt"t' r, $500
Werner decided to haVe ,....s 'ao,,1a
taken to the City jail, where ne ooula
be more offectually guarded, ahu W'lh
the consent of Judge VIII t'le snahge
was made. Faulkner was piueea IN
the wagon, IN charge OF ~. ioui,s
and Driver Ford, and with. Two pollee,
men beside him and strons squau
following in a patrol wagon. ne was
taken down5back streets to the prison