The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-14
CARD GAME ROW
|. LEADS TO MURDER
Bunny 'Tinsley Caught Eight
Miles From Town Three Hours
After the Shooting.
BLOOD TRAIL TOWARD SWAMP
Negro Threatened TO Shoot
Officer, but Was Easily
Subdued.

Within less than three hours after
he lay dead from four bullet wounds.
inflicted by Bunny Tinsley, the slayer
of Thomas stokes. colored. was ar
rested yesterday afternoon eight mics
from Richmond near the Chclahominy
Swamp and the boundary line OF han
over county, the capture being effected
by Mounted officer Toots.
Tho Staying of Stokes occurred in
his home, SIS North Third Street, at
$3.50 o'clock, and was the result of a
quarrel over q game of cards. -Four
men were playing. and Stokes lost a
dollar to Tinsley. He asked Tinsley
to return the money, but the latter
refused, having won 1t. he declared, in
fair play. Words followed. and then
Stokes according TO Tinsley's story,
sprang at him and knocked him down
across the bed on which he had been
sitting. Finding himself underneath
and practically helpless. Tinsley says,
he pulled his pistol and fired. The
first bullet went through Stokes's arm.
and had no effect in making him de-
sist. Tinsley fired again and again.
TWO bullets passed through Stokes's
body. and another passed through his
mouth. At the fourth and last shot
Stokes died, and his body rolled off the
man lighting underneath.
Fired mt Close Range.
The firing was at such close range
that when Bicycle Policeman Bryant
and Patrolman Walton arrived Stokes's
clothes were on fire, and they beat
the flames out with their hands. BIZ
cycle Policemen Thurman and Krengle
also answered the call sent into the
Second Station. and the four men soon
learned the name of the murderer
He had gone, and when an officer Wis
tied his home he was found to have
fled. 4 warrant for his arrest was
sworn out. and the whole city force
was notified to be on the lookout for
him
Between and o'clock County OIL
Ger Temple telephoned TO tho First
station, asking II there had been a
cutting case. as he had Just seen a
negro. hatless and covered with blood,
pass by his door He was informed OF
the killing. and Sergeant Shepherd or
dered Mounted Officer Toots to follow
the negroes trail down the Mechanics
willie Turnpike The officer was at
oakwood Cemetery. and, putting his
horse at a gallop he started on the
trail.
Quickly the Trail.
He asked ali the people he passed
II they had seen negro of Tinsley's
description pass, and so the trail got
warm Riding hard behind, he came
on the negro suddenly. and covered him
with his revolver Tinsiey was caught
eight miles from Richmond. rapidly
making his way into hanover county.
The officer ordered him to turn his
face homewards. and. dismounted, lead
ing his horse the officer started the
negro back at the point of HIS gun.
AT one time the negro became OBJ
streperous and threatened violence.
1--WE killed one man" he is alleged
to have said, and now it's between
man and man" Summoning aid, the
officer tied the Negroes hands behind
him with a piece of rope, He asked
some one to telephone to the station,
and four miles out he was met by
Driver Craven in the patrol wagon.
Tinsley still had the revolver with
him, and. as an evidence of the close
proximity in which the shooting if.Ts
been done. 1t was covered with blood.
Tinsley was shivering from his cold
walk and ride. and had little to say
at first, Later. however he unbosomed
himself OF his side of the story.
Stokes Is said to have borne bad
reputation, having once shot High
Constable Wyatt when he then a po-
lice officer. attempted to arrest him.
He was also once arrested on charge
of stealing money from his aunt.