The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-06

This was the indeterminate verdict
found by the jury impanneled by
Coroner TAYLOR to probe the circum-
stances leading up to the killing OF
Williams he sat by the side of
Mabel l.. Daniels of os North Eighth
Street. on the Boulevard early Wed
nesday morning.
! Puryear Is out on $1,000 ball. He
will be tried by the Henrtco county
| authorities and from the evidence
given at the inquest il is probable.
according to several attorneys who at
tended the hearing. that he will have
a difficult time convincing the jury
that the shooting was Uastiha BILE, as
he claims.
The testimony given at the inquest
was conflicting in the extreme. Mag
istrate r. J. Puryear. brother Of the
accused. declared that he approached
the couple first and asked them what
| they We're doing and was met with a
Volley Of profane abuse. Miss Dan
iels he said. was sitting upright by
the road while Williams was lying
down Hat on his back. The slayer fol-
lowed him, Magistrate Puryear testi
fed, and asked Williams what he was
doing Williams. he alleged. made one
spring from his recumbent posture To
his feet and struck his tnquisitor In
the eye, knocking him down Will
the eye, knocking -demH-Wff-
liams then advanced toward the pros
trate man and threatened to kill him
he said. 1t was then the Puryear
drew his revolver and fired. accord
ing to the testimony.
A story differing in essential de-
tails was told by H. w. shelton Of
Buffalo Springs Va, who witnessed
f- plnr
that Williams. following the first shot
begged his slayer not to shoot him
again. Nevertheless he said. the lat
ter fired the second time. Williams
and Miss Daniels. he said, We're sit
ting on the edge OF the road in plain
view when the Puryear brothers ap~
preached them, Following the shoot
ing, the witness said he asked B. r.
Puryear to help him hold up the
wounded mans head. The latter APP
preached. revolver still in hand he
said, and Shelton asked and received
the weapon from him.
Miss Mabel Daniels testified that
she and Williams. having missed the
last regular car from the Fair
Grounds. and having been refused
permission to ride on special car.
the last leaving the Fair Grounds.
were walking home when she became
tired and asked her escort to sit down
a.moment that she might rest. They
lad barely seated themselves. when
the officer approached and asked
what they were doing. The officer
vas not in uniform and Williams re-
sented the question Heated words
PASSED and then Williams struck Pur-
year and felled him. Puryear rose
to his knees, drew his revolver and
fired twice. The tragedy began and
ended ~ quickly, she said. that she
did not have time TO rise.
gate-keeper Vt the fair grounds
.sstitied that Williams and Miss Dan
els tried vainly to board the special
car from this Fair grounds. Witness
said that Williams had been drinking
but was thoroughly competent to take
are OF himself Coroner Taylor
changed his verbiage TO read that Will
'iams was intoxicated. A prolonged
prangle between the coroner and sew
rial members Of the jury, as to the
,ropriety Of the transcription ensued.
toroner Taylor finally changed the
.ritten testimony to read that Will
Jams had been drinking He also
specified that Williams did not grow
quaFreisome as was testified by the
witness. until after being refused per-