The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-07-20
NSTANTLY KILLED
BY DETECTIVE
Jurymen Neither Determine Jus
tlce of Negro Death Nor TX
onerate Special Policeman
of Murder Charge-In-
quest by Coroner.
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| II y II Nj y n ID, VA-SpecfaI-
Int 'roner's jury in the case OF the
Sh'oJli OF Emmett Whit cOIOred nv
Special officer G.. b. Gee after an O..
qulrF ting several hours tsach6S the
| tollowir- verdict:
That Emmett Magon White c4unS~
10 ms ut tth on the Sth day OF July
| 1911, from the effects of pistol sho@
| wounds Indicted by Gus B. Gee"
| w ME this verdict appears nOn-cou-
initial, IL does not say that the officer
Shot the negro while in the discharge
! on his duty or that the shooting was
yGStiheu' as is sometimes the practice
OF the corpner's jury.
DR.. later, of the city ambulance.
VINO arrived on the scene Just before
the second shooting. and who witness
ca the shooting of White, testified that
w mite raised his hand with the hook
IN II when Gee advanced on him with
the revolver. but the doctor was not
certain that it was the intention OF
w mite TO strike the officer or merely
TO defend himself The freight hook
is a formidable looking affair. being
ABOUT foot long. with a sharp point
at the end. and could doubtless innict
a serious, if not fatal, wound. None of
the other witnesses could be made to
say positively whether White raised
the hook.
Exhaustive inquiry was begun By
the coroner's jury this morning az
10 o'clock into the circumstances sur
rounding the death of Emmett White.
coIored, who was shot and killed by
Gus b. Gee, special officer of the Sea-
board Air Line Railway Saturday eve
ming shortly after 5 o'clock at Fiji
teenth and Franklin Streets
examination OF witnesses was begun
at once, and John r. Thompson. col
ored, was put on the stand as the first
he stated that he was in the cars
closing up when someone called his
attention to a row which was going
on outside He said he looked out
or the car and saw Officer Gee point
Ing his gun in the face of George
saunders. colored. and backing him
up against the wall and then into a
snack nearby. He said, also, he saw
zee strike saunders in the face with
the butt end Of his revolver. He was
going back TO the car when he heard
several shots. and. turning. saw Saup-
| ders running out of the shack and Gee
| pursuing him, firing shots at Saun-
IerS as he ran. He heard five shots
fired.
Meanwhile. said the witness. En-
NETT White, colored who was nearby.
! seeing saunders was injured. went 20
| can the ambulance. When White re-
turned Saunders had escaped. The,
! ambulance arrived shortly afterwards
/ and White said. Doctor. the man Il
sent after you for is gone. but he
! was beat up something fierce" where
| upon Gee exclaimed. What have you
got TO DO with it?" and struck White
/ IN the face with the butt end of his
] revolver Then, not waiting for q
/ word. fired three shots at him in quick
! succession. two of which took effect
| Everyone cleared away when the
| shootlng began. Even the ambulance
| doctor did not remain. Thomson
said he went after the doctor again
| when he saw the blood streaming
! from the wound behind Whites ear
| on returning. the doctor said to Gee
! Why, you've killed this man." and
Went away apparently appalled, On
| being closely questioned. he said that
J White had hook in his hand-he
| did not know which hand He also
said that he did not know whether
Gee fired the last shot when White
was on the ground. Questioned again,
| he said IL did not appear that White
mad given Gee any provocation what
| ever. further than the remark he
made to the ambulance doctor
| George Heath. colored, OF 10 North
ness. he saw Gee and SAUNDERS
putting. Gee asked him for the
Key. Saunders denied he had
/ key, but handed Gee the bottll
Gee hit him with the end OF
volVer and shot him. Gee seer
be Infatuated and hit him again.
the ambulance came he heard &c
| What have you got to do with il
| then Immediately struck him wit +.
| pistol and shot him.
| witness said he saw hook sti
! 10 Gees coat. When Gee struck
| II staggered him and he did not
| time 10 balance himself before he
shot again. The doctor arr all
MN when the shooting esgan
saw blood pouring out of -hite's
I'd. Foster, colored Of 1881 n
Lecatur street was the next with
he was two cars below when he nd
/ the row. He saw White coming
| or the car with the hook on his ri
arm. Gee said something and stri 81.
| him. White raised his arm and al 81
when he fell. Gee shot him again
fore he touched the ground
several other witnesses testified h,
| their evidence was entirely in corrobl rs
ration OF that given above