Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-09
officer vellines Pistol Shots
Stop Fugitive.
ENTERS EAST, END HOME
NEGRO Bolts from. Yard Of J. r. Eos
ter's Residence As Policeman Passes
Suspected Of Having Broken Into
Home of Allan Davis.

After making hrs escape with a
whole skin when discovered in the
home of ]. p. Foster, 104o Twenty
fifth street, about 12:45 O'Clock yes
terday morning, Louis Brown, young
negro, was captured by Police Patroi-
man Vellines after chase OF TWO
blocks. The officer fired four times
at the fleeing man and the pistol
shots aroused the entire neighDoi-
hood, a number of scantly clad peo'
pie soon gathering on the scene.
Brown entered the Foster home by
raising an unlocked window in the
kitchen. Mr.. Foster was sleeping ON
the first floor OF the house and had
gotten out of the bed to nix some mix
for his little baby when he reard
noise in the kitchen. He went 10 IN
yestigate and saw the negro climbing
out through the window. He fired at
the man, but the ball went wide.
officer Opens Fire.
At that instant Patrolman Vell'hes
was walking along Twenty-fifth street
about 100 feet from the Foster home.
He saw the negro come boiling ont OF
the gate of the front yard aud save
chase. Brown had his hat In his
hand and, according to tns officer.
was speeding some. Officer Veinnes
called to the man to halt and when
the negro failed to obey he fired. The
firing of the pistol serve1 only TO
increase the mans speed, out the ON
Ger fired two more shots to scare MS
man. Still the negro continued to run
and on the fourth shot, the policeman
aimed at the fugi,ives legs.
Following the report Of The pistol,
Brown fell to the ground with a CRY,
but when the officer reached him the
negro cried out that he was drunk
The bullet did not take effect. but
officer Vellines believes that 1t hit
the ground near the negro and scared
him so badly that he couilNnot con-
tinue his flight.
Another House Entered.
When given a preliminary hearing
before Police Justice Brown yester-
day morning, Brown cla.mei that he
was drunk and entered the house by
mistake-an old. old story. Later IN
the day Detective Sergeant Reynolds,
who started an investigation of the
prisoner yesterday morning. learned
that some one had entered the hcmc
of A. s. Davis. 1917 Twanty-fourth
street shortly after midnight, and the
sergeant believes that Brown went
into that house and later cliG;bed over
the back fences to the Fosser home
about $50 feet away.
Entrance TO the Davis home was
effected by means of an open window
i'm the kitchen. The burglar could
not get beyond the kitchen. however.
as the doors leading from that room
into the other rooms were locked.
The midnight visitor ate some food
before leaving the house.
Say He Was Sober.
Though the negro claims that he
was drunk and did not know what he
was doing. Officer Vellines said that
he did not run like drunken man
and Sergeant Bridgers. who carried
the man to the station house in the
patrol wagon, declares that he was
sober enough to know what he was
doing. The negro got "bad" while
being taken to the station house and
after he was locked up.
After hearing the evidence in the
case. Justice Brown held the negro
for the action of the grand jury in
the Corporation Court tomorrow
morning. The prisoner asked yester-
day that his trial be postponed until.
he could secure counsel to defend
him, but the justice told him that he
did not need counsel in his court,
hut probably would stand badly in
need of It when his case comes to
trial in the higher court