The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-21
NEGRO shot BY
DEPUTY SHERIFF
Hit Three Times by sydnor,
Who Had to Fire in
Sclf-Defcnse.
TRYING TO MAKE ARREST
Negro Drew Gun and Was
Ready to Pull Trigger.
q.
Sytlnor Surrcnders

Deputy Sheriff w. w. Sydnor. OF
Henrico county. yesterday afternoon
shot and probably fatally wounded Otis
Taylor, colored whom he was attempt-
ing to arrest as a suspicious charnc-
ter at the Parrish br'ek yards Ac-
cording to Mr.. Sydnor and Chesapeake
and Ohio Detective NJ S. Angle. who
accompanied him 1t was clearly a case
OF self-defense. The nagro. ,heY say.
drew his pistol and was In the act OF
pulling the trigger, but Sydnor was
100 quick for him. Drawing his gun.
he fred four times in quick succession,
one went through the abdoricn, ar
ether through the lungs. and the third
broke the negro's RICH. arm.
Taylor was taken to the City Home
where he was operated on by DIR. II
stuart MacLcan. and is low in 4 dan
gtrous conditions He gave his name
and said that he lived 1t 1921 twenty
fourth Street. Newport News. lie waa
carried TO the city Home by the ainbu-
iurce, in charge OF Or. Tune.
Suspected Of Theft.
Between and o'clock Yesterday
afternoon Deputy Sheriff Sydnor wa
notified OF the fact that Taylor, or
Johnson as the man was known. was
ct the brick yards. and was suspected
Of selling stolen shoes. He t3lt. h'a
.rfJirart that an officer would be
taerc In a few minutes Then te le't
tie o,tica in charge OF Officer Lynca ana
went cut to make the arrest MINIS -lf.
flc succeeded in getting hold of De-
tcclivc Angle and tho two went along
together Deputy Sydnor had been ,oia
over the telephone that The negro
would be detained on n prctext until
tile arrival of the officers. Whe. he
ara angie reached the yards he Va
there, and as they attempted to ar
rest him he got out his pistol ana was
about TO shoot.
sydnor generally keeps his gun in a
convenient place. and before the negro
could pull the trigger he had bullet
hole through him, three more followed,
and there We're three wounds before he
gave up and laid down his gun. The
officer had one more cartridge left, but
there was no use to fire IT. Along
with Taylor were two other negroes.
who PROMPTLY took 10 their heels. one
of them. who gave his name as James
Joseph Jones. was arrested, wh2c tho
other got away. Jones said that he
lived at sos East Main street.
Jones and the wounded negro were
at once carried to tho county jail
whore the city ambulance was called
and johnson was carried as quickly as
possible to the City Home. Jones said
nothing about tho affair when he was
locked up.
From jail to Hospital.
T2ylors actions attracted attention
carly In the afternoon, and after lie
was shot and arrested 1t was founc
that ne had sold two pairs of new
shoes. had another in his possession
and also wore a pair that he was s,is-
pectcd of having stolen. The pisto
he flashed on Deputy Sheriff Sydnol
was new Iver Johnson 80 caiibrc.
| Immediately after delivering nj!
prisoner to the Jail. MIR. Sydnor sur
rendered himself to Joseph Lynes. thu
night jailer. He was bailcd bcfor
Magistrate 7. J. Purycar in the sum o
$500 with John a. Aarcher as surety
No date has been set for, the trial, a
it will be necessary to wait and sc,
what will be the effect of the negro
wounds.
Taylor is much larger than either o
the men who went after him. He i
six feet tall and weighs about 16
4 pounds. He was selling the shoes a
s15O around the brickyards and ~
been under suspicion for some time
He is about twenty five years of age