The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-29
LANDS BEHIND
PRISON BARS
Slx-Foot Assailant of Police Cap
tain Gets Total of Four Years
on the Roads-Half
His Life in the

X II NJ o n d, VA.-Special.-
Richard Redd, the negro who yes
terday afternoon made a murderous
assault upon Captain Aleck S. Wright.
OF the Third Police Station, and was
shot by the officer for his pains got
his in the Southside Police Court
this morning.
For the assault upon CAPTAIN
wright he was fined $50 and costs
and sentenced to twelve months on
the roads; for attempting the life of
Wliliam MINIS, colored. he was fined
$40 and costs and required to furnish
$3.50 security for twelve months
which he was unable to do. and for
the larceny of a coat, the property
of Jesse Allen. colored, he was SEN
fenced to six months on the roads.
His sentences imposed and in de-
fauIt of payment of the fines, aggre-
gate four years. which he will serve
on the roads. BY reason of the fact
that ne is an eX-convict, Reud mar
roWly escaped having five years add
ed, which would have resulted had
anv one of the cases against him been
sent on to the grand jury. There was
no question of the Negroes guilt on
any of the counts.
Following his arrest Yesterday af
ternoon by Captain Wright, Redo
broke down in his cell in the Third
Police Station and confessed to long
list OF felonies committed in Rich
mond and adjacent counties. Other
arrests, 1t is believed, will follow the
mans confession, as he Implicated
others.
Two warrants against Redd. charg-
ing him with assault and larceny. re-
spectively, had been in the hands of
the Southside police for several
months. but until he was winged
by Captain Wright yesterday after
noon, no trace of the man could be
had.
Redo bears a most unsavory repu-
tatlon and is known to the police as
a dangerous man. This was striking
ly eXemplifed yesterday, when he
threatened the life of the head of the
Washington Ward police, as exclusive
Iy told in yesterdays Journal.
Redd has served twenty-one of his
forty years in the penitentiary. Eight
or these were for stealing and thir-
teen for shooting. The man is physi-
cally giant, standing over six feet
IN his stocking feet and weighing 200
pounds or more.
In the scuffie that followed the
mans arrest yesterday afternoon,
Captain Wright lost his club. Finding
his prisoner too powerful to be over
come singlehanded and believing his
life to be in jeopardy, the officer did
not hesitate to shoot. Redd's wound
which is in the fieshy part of the leg.
is not considered serious.
Even after the man was wounded
he resisted arrest and was subdued
only when Policeman Manning and a
citizen rushed to the assistance of Cap
tain Wright. In the station house
Redo said he fought for his freedom
because he was afraid his capture
meant a life term in the penitentiary.
Redd barely escaped being the cen
ter of attraction at "a proposed lynch
ing bee in Keysville some months ago.
Following his arrest for horse, or
rather, mule stealing, he overpowered
a deputy sheriff when the officer at
tempted to place him under arrest and
beat him into insensibility with his
own gun.
Fearful of the consequences lest he
be taken back TO the scene of his last
mentioned crimes, Redd voluntarily
made confession of other crimes he
had committed in the hope that he
would be held to account first for
crimes committed prior to his assault
upon the Keysville officer.
Redd stole a horse and buggy from
the First Market last April, for which
theft he had not been apprehended. In
this crime, to which he confessed yes
terday, he implicated brother, who
Is now serving a twelve months term
In the city Jail for attempting the life
)f MINIS. Others implicated by Redd
n the confession of his various crimes !
ire known to the police and il is be- !
ieVed that they will shortly be round /
"a up.