The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-28
RIOT CALL AT TER
OFFICER KILLED
VICIOUS NEGRO
p erkinson Forced to
I Shoot to Resist Attack
by Pollard.
POLICE QUICKLY
DROVE MOB AWAY
Arrival Of Squad With Riot Guns
Quelled Disturbance in jack
son Ward-Fight in Wo-
mans House Between
Brothers Led to Assault
on Parkinson.

While trying to capture two brotherx
who were in desperate fight over
woman, Policeman w. j. Parkinson, at
tached to the Second Police Station.
shot and killed Relford Pollard. colored.
thlrty-four years old, last night about
1880 o'clock at 1918 st. Peter Street.
after the negro had resisted arrest.
With bullet wound through his lungs.
Pollard leaped fence and fell dead
When Policemen Parkinson and
who had been dispatched from
the Second Police Station TO quelI
row In house at 1918 St. Peter Street,
reached the door they heard shot
fred. Breaking open the door, the two
officers found two negroes lighting for
possession Of pistol. Seeing the pc.
ltcemen. both men fed. Officer Walker
ran after Tom Pollard. and Officer Per-
knson followed Relford Pollard.
Stunned Before He Shot.
Dashing into the yard. with omcer
Pollard twisted paling from q fence
and struck the policeman on the head
and again on the limbs. Parkinson
as stunned for an instant, but whip-
ping out his pistol, fired at the negro,
who ran, leaped a fence and staggered
short distance, where he sank to the
ground mortally wounded.
Patrolvan Walker chased Tom Pol.
lard for some distance. as he scaled
fences and darted through dark alleys
finally making HIS escape. Tom Poll
Gy<4r d ma la M afrn 70
but took to his heels as II he were max
ing dash for his life,
In two or three minutes after the
shooting more than 1000 negroes filed
the streets and alleys around the yard
where the trouble had occurred Other
officers, attracted by the shots, camA
running through the streetg in an e1-
fort to locate the disturbance.
Riot Guns Rushed to Scene.
Some one telephoned to the Second
Police Station that negro had been
killed and unless a squad OF police
were hurried to the scene 1t was feared
there would be a clash between the off,
GERS and the negroes. Sergeant Oteyb
sent Sergeant Neisz. Officers krinkle.
Tiller. Atkinson. Thurman, Samueis,
Flournoy, Smallwood ana Alien with I,
riot guns.
Major Werner was Immediately notI.%l
fed. as was Captain Epps. in charge
of the Second Police Station. Major
Werner and Captain Epps communi-
Gated with several officers including
MISUNDERSTANDING Wren and Wiley.
who picked up several others. ana
armed them with riot guns. and pro-
ceeded to st. Peter and Hickory Streets,
Major Werner. with a squad OF men.
and Captain Epps, with another, soon
reached the scene OF the trouble. where
they found hundreds Of negroes argu-
ing, cursing and making lot Of talk.
When they saw the policemen coming
with the riot guns they quickly dls-
persed &
Fought to Get Pistol.
Mazic Robinson. the woman about
whom the Pollard brothers engaged IN I
a desperate combat, does not know
which one fired the pistol. She told
the police that Tom and Relford Poll \
lard We're in her house to see her;
that they quarreled and then leaped at (
each other. In hand to hand strug
gle shot was fired, and the woman
said she could not tell by whom. She
believed that the two men were fght-6
Ing to gain possession OF the pistol.
An instant afer5 the weapon was dis
charged the two policemen rushed into
the house. which was filed with smoke.
The brothers separated, and one ran
one way and one the other, With the
policemen chasing them. It was IN
the yard that Relford Pollard assault
ed Otficer Parkinson with the paling.
after which lie was killed.
Perkinson Arrested.
Sergeant Neisz, after making an ln-
vestigation OF the shooting, promptly
swore out a warrant for Policeman
Parkinson, and he was arrested on 9
formal charge OF murder. He was
taken to the Second Police Station.
where Judge Witt placed him under g
bond OF $1,000 pending the coroner's
inquest
Coroner Taylor was summoned ana
after examining the body OF Poltard.
ordered 1t sent to Undertaken JONI
son's on Foushee Street. Dr. Taylor
said that tho bullet entered the negroa
right side near the back and passed
through the lungs.
The post-mortem examination VIII
be held this morning at 10 O'Clock.
The inquest Will be held Tomorrow az
10 O'Clock, when the police nope 70
have captured Tom Pollard.
Tom Pollard nm Ex-Conyict.
Several detectives were detailed last
night by Major Werner and Captain
Epps to- search the city for Tom Pol
lard. Both Pollard negroes bear a 4
bad reputation According to their
father. who lives at So7 North seventh
Street, Tom has only recently served
term in the pentcntiary. The Ola
man said that Relford Went g West
Virginia about the time his brother
was sent to prison and he remained
there until Tom got out of the psnt-
Tertiary, when he returned to Rich
mond. and tho brothers have bean
"bumming around together cye1
since, NJ. 5s9 ~ : - ~