The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-10
SPECIAL OFFICER
RELEASED ON BOND
Judge Wells Balls Gee for His
Appearance in Court on
Wednesday.
HOLD INQUEST TOMORROW
Shooting of Negro by Railroad
Detective Due to Robbery
Charge

G. B. Gee. special officer of the Sea-
board A Line Railway. who Satur-
day night shot and killed Emmett
White and seriously wounded George
Saunders. both colorcd after the latter
is alleged to have attempted to rob a
fre!S..- car, was yesterday afternoon
bailed in the sum of $4,000 before
Judge Z. II. Wells, of Hastings Court,
Part 2. Judge Witt is out of town.
and tbs prisoner was accordingly
taken before Judge Wells. Gee was
me- at the First Station. where he
had spent the night, by officials of
the railway company. and was taken
to the City Hall In an automobile.
He was bailed for his appearance in
Police Court Wednesday morning
AS Coroner Taylor Will appear in the
Hastings Court this morning as a
witness in murder trial. the inquest
over the body of White will not be
held until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, though the jurymen will be sum-
moned and sworn to-day
Claims Sclf-Dcfense.
Gee claims that he fired the fatal
shot in self-defense. Saunders is al
legged to have broken into a freight
car and to have robbed a package OF
whiskey OF a half pint bottle. He was
trying to get the whole package. it is
said, when the railway detective saw
him. Gee was watching gang OF
negroes loading Il freight car, as there
had been numerous robberies of freight
cars within the last few days. and
the company was exercising every
precaution to prevent further thefts.
When he saw Saunders take the
half pint of whiskey out OF the pack
age. Gee commanded the negro to halt
But the latter ran. and Gee sent
shot after him. the bullet striking
him in the head. Saunders continued
his Hight. and went to the First Sta
ton. where he attempted to swear
out warrant for Gees arrest But
warrant was refused him. and he
returned to the freight sheds at Fiji
teenth and Franklin Streets, where
Gee saw him again and captured him
The officer dispatched citizen to call
for the police patrol. and waited with
his prisoner. Then, il is alleged
White. seeing the pred!cament of his
comrade. ATTEMPTED to effect his rescue
by rushing at ,Ae officer with a hay
hook.
Gee warned the negro not TO ap-
proach. but the latter continued his
advances and the officer fred The
first bullet struck White on the point
of the chin and passed into his head
The second struck him just above
the left ear. and sank nve inches into
his brain. He dropped and died in his
tracks. The hay hook was found on
his body.
No Bail Saturday Night.
The patrol wagon, with two officers,
was on its way to the scene when
Gee fired. and Officer Bradley heard
the shots. Excitement was intense
for the time being. but the appearance
a =,
quieted the crowd. and the men hung
back.
Gee was placed under arrest on the
spot. and, with his prisoner, Saun-
ders, was taken TO the First Station
There officer Bradley swore out war
rant. charging murder, for him. and
he was detained as a prisoner Efforts
of railway company officials TO hail
him were fruitless. as Judge Witt
could not be found. Saunders was
locked up on charge of theft
Gee refused to talk of the shooting
except to say that he fired in self
defense Nor could repeated ques-
tions draw any information of the af-
fray from Saunders
Coroner Taylor viewed the body
shortly after the shooting. but had
great difficulty on account of the dense
crowd Assistance was summoned, and
several officers were sent from the
First Station to aid him. With drawn
revolvers they forced the crowd back.
and, after the body had been viewed
and turned over to an undertaken,
quiet was resumed. There We're wild
reports that several negroes had been
shot. but only the two We're struck
ana Gee himself was unframed