Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-16
Mr.. SINCLAIR PARALYzED
chesapeake District Constable
is Suddenly Stricken.
NO HOPE FOR RECOVERY
While On His Way Home the County
Officer Becomes SpeeehIess-Re-
turn Is to Hampton for Treatment
and Ia Taken With Commissions.

of paralysis, which rendered him
speechless, Roy Sinclair, constable in
Chesapeake district, officer to the
board OF health in Elizabeth City
county and one of the best known
young men in this section. is lying
desperately i'll at his home near the
city. At 10 o'clock last night re-
ports from the bedside of Mr.. Sin
clair were that he could hardly live
through the night, while the attend
ing physician held out absolutely no
hope for his recovery.
Mr.. Sinclair came to Hampton at
noon yesterday and spent about two
hours In the Office of Sheriff X. X.
Curtis, where he seemed 10 be unus-
ually cheerful and bright He left the
jail office about $3.50 o'clock, telling
Sheriff Curtis that he intended re-
turning to his farm and would prob
ably come back to the city last night.
Meets His Sister.
When Mr.. Sinclair reached the
store of Mr.. Diggs, in North Hamp-
ton, he was speechless, but decided
to continue his trip home. In few
minutes after leaving the store, the
stricken officer met his sister. Mrs.
Thomas A. Sinclair. who was driving
into town. but being unable to speak,
could not tell Mrs. Sinclair Of his
condition. Mrs. Sinclair noticed that
something was wrong and, although
her brother was driving at rapid
rate. she succeeded in stopping him
Mrs. Sinclair then got several of the
neighbors in that section to assist
her in getting the officer back to
Hampton and to the Office of DR.. ].
Wilton Hope, where the physician inn
mediately ascertained that paralysis
had overtaken the constable and that
his condition was serious. DR.. Hope
advised that Mr. Sinclair be hurried
ly taken back to his home.
Falls With CONFUSION.
Going from the physicians Office to
the jail yard. where the carriage was
left. officer Sinclair. although speech
less, seemed to know what he was
doing. AS he attempted to get into
the carriage, however, he was taken
with a convulsion and fell violently
to the ground. his head striking the
wheel of the vehicle.
DIR. Hope, who had left to get his
automobile TO accompany the party to
the county. was near by and as Mr..
Sinclair was carried into the Office
OF Sheriff Curtis, the physician again
gave him medical attention. How
ever. the commissions began to occur
q, intervals of three minutes and DIR.
Hope decided that 1t would be~best
to take the sick man home as rapidly
as he could be carried. Mr.. Sinclair
was gotten back to his home about 8
O'Clock, but DIR. Hope stated that he
had no chance of recovery and ex-
pressed the opinion that he would
hardly survive the night.
Mr.. Sinclair. who has been a police
officer in the county for years, was
shot In the right eye and dangerously
wounded ten years ago while the ON
cers were raiding a negro crap"
Joint in the vicinity of the Cross
Roads. He lost the sight OF the eye
and for. weeks fingered in the Dixie
hospital. finally recovering so that he
could go about and resume his work.
Owing to the fact that the bullet had
probably lodged in or near the brain.
the physicians were unable to remove
IL and the piece of lead has since
been buried In Mr.. Sinclair's head.
Bullet Cause OF Trouble
DIR. Hope said last night that II is
his opinion that the bullet took turn
yesterday as Mr.. Sinclair was going
20 his home and. striking the brain.
produced paralysis. which must al
most necessarily result in death with
I'm few hours. There Is no chance
II remove the ballet and for this rea-
son an operation was not resorted TO.
Mr.. Sinclair. who Is IS years old,
Is the son Of Keith Sinclair. one OF
the best known farmers in the coun-
~. He was for several years a star
on the famous Hampton football
eleven and Is widely known. as well
as having q wide family connection in
Elizabeth City. WarEick. York and
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