The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-11
Escaped Convict Holds Up
Him and Wife Near Fair
Grounds and Meets Death
from Pistol
GIVES HIMSELF UP
AND IS BAlLED OUT
Says All Happened So Quickly
That He Can Only Remem
Der Pulling Trigger Again
and Again While Lying on
Ground

r.. O. Bell, president Of the Bell
Book and Stationery company, SHOT
and killed negro supposed to %
Henry Brown, alias Henry Garlands
an escaped convict, after desperate
hand TO hand struggle which followed
the negro's attempt to hold up MT.
Bell. last night at 1920 o'clock.
The shooting occurred in the preS-
ence of Mrs. Bell, and at a point about
three hundred yards distance from
the Hermitage entrance to the fair
grounds on Sherwood avenue. MIS-
Bell screamed when the men rolled
To the ground. and her cries. with tho
revolver shots attracted the attention
of those in the netghborhood OF the
entrance to the fair grounds on
GERS Bertucci and Kidd were among
those who hurried toward the screams
but they arrived only to find the negros
dead and Mr.. Bell comforting his
wife.
On Their Way Home.
Mr.. Bell and his wife were on their
way home from the fair grounds when
the hold up was attempted. They
had gone down the fairly we'll lighted
way for about three hundred yards
when the burly negro stepped from
the underground and ordered Mr. Bell
to stand, and upon pain of death to
make no move whatever. The threat
was disregarded, and Bell making Ell
forts to loosen his revolver from MS
hip pocket started in semi-ctrcIe
from his wife. AS he moved his foot
hung In a -hnneYsnckle- zine and hA
fell SPRAYING.
The negro made a lunge toward him.
| but as he did SO the revolver was
| loosened. and without no attempt at
aiming. Bell fred. He continued to
/ fire and did not stop until his revolver
! was empty. One Of the first shots
! fired took effect and the negro stag
gered and then In a wobbiing. uncer-
! tain way stumbled for nearly hfty
/ yards before he fell. No careful ex-
animation of hts body was made last
night, but 1t was learned that he was
hit several times, and thar one of this
bullets passed through the body with
| In a few inches of the heart.
| Upon investigating the police dis
| covered the negroes pistol lying on
| the grounds several yards from where
/ Mr.. Bell fell. One shot had been fired.
| but IL is uncertain whether at the
time whom he was advancing on the
nrostrate form of his intended Victim
or at some earlier period. He was
| Described as being of n dark brown
color roughly dressed. about thirty
four Years old and Weighing in tho
neirbhorhood Of 100 pounds. Police.
/ ~ cow tho hoay stated that fhey
believed him To he a convict who e.
~ 80 sayara, weaks apo from onA
~ he road forces Persons working
-. ~ grourds cav tha. he WAS arn-
nIa,.a., ~ ~ f,,r Grounds nm ~ Mon.
c,,nar;,+ardent ~ tha9
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scream was ieaiu 'lie "es u
kiiied ioiiS penoiI aas ~ ~ r,ssa-
the gaze, oi n. .' - 49,.
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the same roaa, ovuIo IN .i0 49,.
Neieher NJ, Deh ny, "ns ..s.
KNOW eAaStiS nv" tAe
place.
he JUST stepped oat from Tue ousHs.
ana oeHiahoeo ina, ! mas ~
ar areiaf ca a. i.h. 40.
Win ihe -.
soon as ne saio shIs 80 ~
away tussins ny 80 -
some way naa o -. $3.50 .,,,1 "a
pocket ne seeihoa ~ ie'". -
do not KNOW wheene. nc sAiu ~ns
thing or whetner ne snol; ~.
AS moVeu towaIo inc sue y -
road my foot caught IN q s'ns ~ =
fell ! remember Scents MN 80. 80.
me ana catshIns s.mps0
TAI race anu s.e ~ ri.t~S
seemed 10 pc Oh 'op u m '"e ,,s
became ioossnea am .h. tr,.~~r
pointed anu paa AZ Snar 49,
AGAIN anu az w
many times shot-
.rna negro starrered and stumbled