The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-30
I'm Wild. Rambling Explana-
ton Father Declares 1t
Was Accidental
SON SAYS He WAS
SHOT WITHOUT CAUSE
John II. Samuel, With Fear
full Wound in Bowels, IS
Rushed to Hospital.
May Die

Theoaor@ Ell. 5axnu4a. better known
~ Constable 'Tyolons" Samuel, last
night shot, and perhaps ruort@4ly
wounded. has SON, John H. Samuel.
en- tbs farm occupied by the two rnen
In Hanrfco county. abou. two mites
from Fulton. on What ~ known al
ths New Market road Tho shooting
ssoxnn to have oeen unpxoyos<s1s
though Cyclone Gam aeI talLa q story
of his own. In which ho charges that
his son made a sudden and unpro-
v0kad attack on him. and thai his
pistol went Oh while no wza attampt~
inx to get himself froe from tns
clutchas Of tie younger ua&n-
A. he was being hurried to d hos
pitaI In tina hops of saving his life
by a quick operation. the son de-
ciArsd that the assault was without
any DrovocAxaon whatever. Lis state
maxt gained ths baiser OF the Off
c4Aas 1T Henrtco Courthouse and the
father wms locked In u call in muir
dsrer1 row.
"Cycione'' samuel bias recently ap-
The old man has been acting ''ou-
rionx." his friends say. especially
since he was defeated for ofrio~ q
few weeks ago. altar having served
N constable OF Hanriao SDunsy for T.
lonx number Of yaarw--twenty, he de-
ciAre&- His tarrn will expire DacaTa-
Der III.
shos Down Without Warning.
John Samuel has been an omploys
Of thu Richmond Cedar Works gor
soFne years and has q most excellent
reputation lie ss man OF quiet
habits and La . member or the Four
Mile Haptist church. In Henrleo coun-
~. He In u quiet man and dosB not
LAS alcohol. srcording to statements
made BY his friends and naAxh1ora.
Hs ss fS~4g vsaasgs 80 ~ss~s
AT y o'clock last evening Cyclone"
Samuel called at tho Cedar Works
for his son with q buggy. Father
and son were seen 10 drive away TO-
ward the Fulton section OF the city,
ana at that time the two were on the
BEST OF terms. An hour and g half
iatar neighbor of the Samuel home
heard q pistol ahot and later heard a
call for Eelp. Rushing over to- the
sound 81 the shot and the call for
aid. John II. Samuel WAS found ia
the stable yard. bleeding profasey.
with bullet In hrs abdomen. lie
Declared he had been shot down with
out warning.
Dr. Ii. l. Reams was summoned by
telephone and at once came To the
aid Of tie wounded man. HE found
the younger Samuel had been shot Ia
the left aide Of the lower bowels the
ball tearing a hole OF cons1dera Die
dimension into the body. The wound
was checked as well az could be- done
under the circumstances and thu man
Was rushed to tho Retreat for the
Sick, where he was at once placed on
the operating table.
Ills condition is very serious. and
II In hardly thought that he wtil i've
through the night
FAehx~ Weeps Over the Shooting.
Hearing that there had been
murder. Special Policeman Nj r.
Barlow. OF the Henrioo police. went
to the scene OF thu shooting and fonnd
Cyclone" Samuel In his room en- ths
s@eond floor OF the home. The old
aan still held the big .3s-oalibar pls-
tci. OF Smith a. wesson pattern, with
which he had shot HIS son. lie Mas
seated on the bad. weeping.
I'll have TO place you under ar
rest for the present said the oali-
GER. and though the old man still con-
tinaed TO talk In a wild manner. he
made no EFFORT 20 resist. though rs
did not appear TO regard hts arrest
As OF any especial Importance.
On tho way TO the Henrico 1atl
Cyclone" lest one of his shoes while
seated in the buggy. This Appeared
10 disturb him very much. "You
won't need any shoes long" cried
some enc from thu crowd, whea ne
had stepped from the buggy To enter
tn. jail. At this tho old man APP
p~ared highly indignant
II can face nay God with clean
heart and clean hands his .rmNasss
I've done nothing to oe arrested
for"
Explains His side OF the Shooting.
Cyclone Samuals was met at tho
jail by y reporter for The Nirginiaa.
He WAS asked To make a sfatnxD emf.
IL no 30 dsssred. and at once eau-
scented 40 do So though he talked
In rambling. disconnected sentences
and changed his osn view Of the
matter from time fo time
A. near as he could he persuaded
90 tell his story he said THAI he and
his SON had driven to the home And
that arriving at the stable he had
anhifahed tbs herwe aud taken IL 20
stall While In the stall he had
taken the buggy robe and blankets
for sfas Horse which he held over one
arm. In the other hand ne held hts
revolver lie stopped. he said, ~ strlks
% fxAAteh* to nnd "A piece or harness
that had dropped. when his saa
spranx nc him with an cath ana
shokcd hsn. knocking htn aawfn. Tsns
pistol ns declared. went or and ths
ball catered she body OF MIS- son ny
accident
Hs waS Informed that his 2an haa
satd Just hssfpTe going So tho hospital
that he had merely led thas ha -
careful oct TO let tha matches Yail
~ pr~eaasion against 1rA gsa thta
Cyclone did not make ga answer
Though ths sesne ut tha gMIl wAs
p1safuL Ii bad side that brought
ssArs to the Face ag those wha Aaara
the old father talk. with enc shos
gune, s&fyoione~ s@enad to feel faia
ewa odd position. and by Nay or
completing tina job removed thA sock
frusm the toot. Flo later replaced ii.
hut begged continually TOR the toag
shoe.
wh@n Deputy Sheriff Jescph I8yns
3Nsss~ s,
kCoasa eH E@SonA paxA>