Evening star., 1909-04-20
CRAzEO NEGRO RUNS AMuCk
COCAINE VICTIM CREATES EX-
CITEMENT IN RICHMOND.
Injuries Four Persons-Receives
| Load of Bird Shot-Subdued
After Hard Fight.

RICHMOND. Va, April 2O-Seeking re-
ligion. he claims. with the aid of a maga-
zine shotgun and thirty-two-caliber re-
volver, Everett Royster a negro living at
oS14 P street. yesterday afternoon terror
ized Broad street and was not captured by
police officers until after he had knocked
James B. Lacy and his son Charlie sense
less in their coal and wood yard at Madi-
son and Cary streets, shot three times at
DR.. James p. McDonough. a veterinary
surgeon, forced a negro driver at the
point of a revolver to drive him at a
breakneck pace down Broad street and
attempted to kill Policeman s. M. Carter.
Royster was either crazy or "doped,'
and the police believe that 1t was cocaine
which drove him into his murderous
frenzy. He felled Lacy and his son with
a heavy stick of wood, leaving them both
lying senseless. took pistol from
Charlie Lacy's pocket, then forced the
| negro Office boy. Andrew. to accompany
him. DIR. McDonough saw him coming
frantically waving his pistol and threat
ening to kill any one who attempted to
bar his way. and ran back into the Office
Of bird shot into the negrOs abdomen
and hand, but the magazine gun refused
to work at the second fire. Then he at
tackled the negro with his fists, throwing
the useless gun away.
Replies With Three Shots.
Royster replied with three shots, got
by the veterinary surgeon and picked up
the latter's gun. He headed then for
Hicks livery stable. on I'd street. between
Broad and Grace, and there he ordered
Edward Davis. negro driver, to drive
him out of town as quickly as possible.
Davis jumped to the box of victoria
standing at the door and headed the
horses at a sweeping gallop for -,road
| street. Royster stood up in the carriage.
threatening at every leap OF the mad
dened animals to put shot in Davis
back If he slackened his furious speed.
Meanwhile DIR. McDonoughs Office boy
had jumped into the doctors buggy and
was pursuing the negro down the street.
Policeman Carter saw him coming and
jumped in with him. Then ensued a race
down Broad street. with hundreds of peO-
pie looking on. At I'd and Broad streets
Registers carriage ran into an electric
wire pole and was smashed to pieces and
DAVIS rolled out.
Rolls Out, Gun in Each Hand.
The carriage went half a block farther
on its own momentum. the horses hav
ing been fred from thir harness, and
near I'd and Broad streets Royster fell
out. with a gun in each hand. He held
his ground, ana as OHlcer Garter jumped
out OF his improvIsed vehicle the negro
faced him with the revolver and dared
him to approach.
Fearing that he would kill some by
stander, the officer forebore to shoot. and
with great intrepidity rushed up to tho
negro. threw his gun arm up. clutcheo
him in the throat and threw him into
the gutter.
Carter was struck several times in the
head with the negro's pistol and was
bleeding profusely when he rose. Mount
ed Officer krug galloped up and relieved
Carter of the negro. But the latter con-
tnued to fight. and was not subdued un-
Lii Policeman Perkinson. passing by on
street car. felled him with his stick,
breaking 1t In two by the blow