Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-29
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Negro Runs Away.
Then. the witness stated, the negro
ran across the stree; into the stable
and Connolly pursued, drawing his re-
yolver as he ran. The FIRST shot was
fired just as they entered the stable
and the second shot near the Hunting
ton avenue entrance of the stable
When the witness first saw him. the
/ negro had piece Of rock in his hand
and Connolly said when he fired the
81 cond shot that Il wouldn't let any
Niger knock me In the head
When Attorney Lee concluded the
journed for the lunch hour j. j..
Pearson, a foremen In the employ of
Alsop a Pierce, and with whom the
negro was working at the time, was
the first witness called when court
convened for the afternoon session.
Remark That Caused Shooting.
lie said that he was laying a piece
OF water pipe from a water main 10
the concrete mixer in the street aud
that the piper ran across the sidewalk
IN front OF Connelly's place. When
the pipe was being laid Connolly lean
cd out OF the second story window
ca his place and told them not 10 lay
the pipe in front OF his building and
the negro remarked to him (Pearson)
THAT mans got d. little accom-
mediation about him.
Connolly. the witness said. that
came out of the back way OF his place
and walked toward the witness and
Jackson. The negro had big wrench
with which he was working in his
hand and when Connolly approached,
the man walked rapidly across the
street.
u called to the negro to come back.
said the witness, and he replied, L
am afraid to come back"
Witness said that then the negro
told Connolly that he tConnelly) mad
his gun and that he didn't have one.
but that he would see him sometime
when he did have gun. The negro
then walked up the street, but return
ed later and he ard Connolly b. gan
arguing Connolly, the witness said,
was about ten steps from the negro
when the latter darted into the door
OF the stable. AS soon as Connolly
shot the first time. witness said, Con-
nelly also disappeared into the stable
and the witness did not see either any
more. until the negro came out Of the
other end of the staoie. Witness heard
the second shot and heard the negro
"..oller."
Connolly Goes After Gun.
Pearson said that after going across
tie street. the negro went up the
street q distance and pic.1sd up some
rocks. When Jackson left, Connolly
went back INTO the bottling works,
but reappeared on the sidewalk later.
Soon afterwards Jackson came back
and stood across the street in front
OF the bottling WORKS.
Under cross-examination by Mr. Lee,
the witness said that Connolly told
jackson that he did not have a gun
at the time that the negro first said
that the accused did have gun.
Dr.. Buxton Describes Wound.
Dr. Joseph T. Buxton was the next
witness. Dr. Buxton said that he was
called TO attend the wounded man and
that he performed an operation. r. NOV
ing the bullet. He described how and
where the bullet. entered the negro,
saying that 1t struck him on the right
side about the waist and passed
through one wal. Of the stomach and
then lodged in the muscles of the
stomach. The doctor said that the
wound was necessarily a fatal one un-
less the man was operated upon and
the bullet removed.
Doctor J. II. Mabry, who assisted
In Incorporation and who attended the
man after Doctor Buxton left the city
a day or two following the shooting.
and DIR. b. r. Gary, the coroner. were
the next witnesses. Both described
the course Of the bullet.
Another Eyewitness Testifes.
Charles p. Eagle. another eye-wis
ness Of the tragedy. was the next wit
ness called. He saw Connolly come
out OF his place and advance toward
the negro and saw Jackson walk
away. saying Go on away. you have
got pistol and will make trouble.
Witness said that he heard Connolly
curse the negro and saw him are the
first shot after the negro had run into
the stable lie heard the next shot
fired.
:. c. Garrow was called. and said
that when he heard the first sho' he
was az the High school building. on
Thirty-hrsf street near Huntington
avenue. and that he rcr TO the street.