The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
POLICEMAN TATE
7 SHOT THROUGH.LEG.
Wounded While Endcavoring to
Put Disordcrly Negroes
Under Arrest.
NARROWLY MISSED ARTERY
Two Negroes Arrested for Crime,
but Others Implicated
Get Away.
NARROWLY MISSED ARTERY

While attempting to arrest four dis-
orderly young negroes carly yesterday
morning Policeman e. c. Tate was
shot through tho neshy part Of the
right leg The wound. though painful.
Is not considered dangerous, and prob.
ably VIII be healed in day or two.
Soon after the shooting James Kew and
Otto Willis were arrested and charged
with the offensc. The other two got
away. Policeman Walker. who was
with officer Tate at the time. imme-
diately called the ambulance, in charge
of Or. Tune.
The wounded man was taken to
his home. 1924 Beverly street. where
an operation was performed by DR.,
Angus Nichols, assisted by the ambu-
lance physician. The bullet was found
not for under the skin in the back
part OF the leg. In probing for the
bullet 1t was found by the physicians
.hat IT narrowly missed the fcmoral
IT is probable that the officer would
have bled to death before the arrival
or the ambulance. Last night he was
doing well. and no complications arc
expected
Didn't Know WHO Shot.
when rate and Walker were called
TO the corner of Leigh and Pulliam
streets there was a row going on be-
ran up to make the arrest one of the
negroes shot, they can't say which,
Walker got the two now under arrest,
put put could not pursue the others. AT
inc station Key and Willis denied all
knowledge of the shooting. and on be.
ing searched neither of them had a
pistol Another story Is that two OF
the negroes were being held up by the
others as the officers arrived, and that
the highwaymen were the ones to get
way after one of them shot Tate KEY
and Wills VIII appear before .Justice
Crutchhcld this morning, and the case
probably viii be continued until other
arrests are made So far they have
given no information that would lead
to the arrest OF those who were with
them.
Tate nm Old BnlI PLAYER.
Officer Tate. better known all over
the State as Pop" is one of the most
prominent men on the police force
chiefly on account of his record made
on the baseball diamond years before
he ever carried policeman's club. Few
can remember when he first broke
into baseball. but there are mighty
few people in Richmond above the age
OF twenty years who have not seen
him drop the ball over the fence and
trot around the circuit for a home
run Since the death of Red" Foster
II is a draw between Tate and Barley
KAN as to who is really the pioneer
of the national game in this city.
Tate started way back in the DAYS
of the old State League and batted tho
cover off the ball alongside of Jake
Wells and all the best of his time,
and he lasted longer than any OF them,
At times he broke into faster com.
pany. and made good, but never seemed
as we'll satisfied as when on Broad
Street Park. When he came to the end
of his row as professional he went
on the force. and has been considered
one OF the best there. just as he was
on me diamond. He has been in many
fights on the ball field and on tho |
street but this is the first time he has
ever been scratched by a bullet