The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-08


and Thomas Pollard, colored. and
brothers. who were engaged in a des-
perate fight over a woman, Policeman
Walter j. Parkinson, attached to the
Second Police Station, Saturday night
shot and almost instantly killed the
former, after the negro had violently
resisted arrest. With a bullet hole
through his lungs the negro leaped
Fence and expired.
The shooting occurred about 7:3O
o'clock at 1918 St. Peter Street the
home Of the PollardS. Policeman Per-
kinson. together with Policeman Guy
Walker, was dispatched to Jackson
Ward TO quen a row, which, il ap-
pears, was in progress at 101S St
Peter Street.
Upon reaching the scene Of the
trouble they heard a pistol shot ema-
mating from the house. Brea king open
the door, the two officers leaped into
the room, finding the brothers fight
ing for the possession of a revolver.
Noticing the officer. the negroes fed.
Policeman Walker pursuing Thomas
Pollard and Policeman Parkinson
giving chase to Relford. The latter
darted behind a fence and lay in wait
for the approaching officer. AS Po-
liceman Parkinson came abreast of
where the negro was crouching the
latter sprang upon the officer and at
tackled him with a fence paling.
The officer was momentarily
stunned, but, whipping his revolver
from his pocket, fired, in self-defense,
at fhe negro. Pollard ran q few steps,
leaped fence and fell dead.
Within FIVE minutes after news OF
the occurrence had spread through
out Jackson Ward, upwards of a
thousand angry negroes congregated
in the vicinity Of the shooting, filling
streets and alleys.
Someone telephoned TO the Second
Police Station, acQuainting Sergeant
Otey, who was on duty, with the news
OF the killing. Sergeant Neisz and
Policemen Krengle, Tiller. Atkinson
Thurman, Samuels, Flournoy, Small
wood and Allen were hurried to the
scene with riot guns.
Major Werner was also notified, as
was Captain Epps, in charge of the
Second Station. Major Werner COM
GLIDING Detective Sergeants Wiley
and Wren, who picked up several
others, and, armed with riot guns,
they also fastened to the scene OF
the trouble.
A number of other policemen in
the vicinity, attracted by the shot,
likewise hurried to the aid OF their
brother officers. Although the mob
of negroes at first looked menacing
the reserves soon had the situation
well in hand.
After the facts of the shooting be-
came known 10 Major Werner, Po-
hceman Parkinson was placed under
arrest, but later was bailed by Judge
Witt in the sum of $1,000.
Coroner Taylor was notified, and
after examining the body of Pollard
ordered it turned over to Undertaken
johnson.
An autopsy was performed yester-
day morning by DR.. Taylor, who, by
tracing the course of the bullet, de
termined that it passed almost en-
tirely through the body, embedding
itself in one OF the left ribs under
the shoulder. The ball entered the
right shoulder and was extracted
from the left side. 1t passed entirely
through the right lung and severed
a large vessel in the heart.
Thomas Pollard escaped for the
time being, but was arrested yester-
day afternoon by Policeman Walker
In the neighborhood of the shooting
Both negroes bear an unsaVorv fep-
utation. Thomas Pollard recently
completed a penitentiary term Maize
Robinson was the woman in the
case" 1t was about her that the
brothers quarreled.