The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-14
MAKES ATTACK ON
COUNTY MERCHANT
Hcnrico Police After Negro Burg
lar Who Shot and Wounded
Dumbarton Grocer.
SEEK BENDALL's AsSAILANT
No Trace Found of Brothers Who
Beat Up County Officer i'll
Making Their Escape.


as the possible assailant of NJ. w.
Morecock. the aged Dumbarton grocer,
and his son. Bennett, the Henrico Coun-
ty police are confident that the guilty
negro is still at large, and will resume
the search to-day. Deputy Sheriff
Webb Sydnor will take his pack of
trained bloodhounds TO the scene and
start them OH the trail, but has little
hopo Of accomplishing much. as the
surrounding country is swampy and
affords every opportunity for the GRIM
inal to hide his tracks.
The Morccocks father and son. were
shot and the formerly seriously In
Jured at an early hour yesterday morn
ing by negro they found In the store,
which adjoins their dwelling at Dunn
barton. Henrico County The elder Mr..
Morecock was dressing in the dining
room, next to his bedroom, when he
heard y slight noise in the store He
ran to the door. and. throwing ii open,
was confronted by a negro with a ps-
tol In each hand.
Before he could pick up revolver
on the table he was struck IL severe
blow on the arm, While the intruder
opened fire. One bullet entered the
breast over the left lung. and the soc
ond ball pierced the right arm AL
though suffering intensely Mr.. More
cock secured his revolver and fired
three times ut tho fleeing negro. All
three of the bullets lodged in the door.
Negro Probably Wounded.
Young Bennett Morecocl was aroused
by the noise and found his father strIG
Cling TO arise from the floor He pick :
ed up his fathers weapon, and RIM
ming to the front porch. exchanged sew
cral shots with the negro on the re :
turn fire he was slightly wounded in
the arm. while the negro. he believes.
WAS shot once, or possibly twice a
SEARCH of the ground surrounding III
house failed 10 disclose any blood spots
and the police are inclined to think
that Bennett missed his target
About three hours later Eddie Cole
man. colored. who closely answered tn
description OF the burglar. was taken
into custody by Special Officer Gamma
dy, OF the Richmond. fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad, at boswell.
twenty miles from the scene OF the
crime He was taken before MIR More
cock and partially Identified. Late La Il
night. at iienrico County Jail the iden-
tihcation was shattered by two reliable
negro men who saw the assailant as he
fed from the MorecoclS home The
other men being held in no way tally
with the description of the one who is
sought. but Will be kept I'm custody
until their stories can be investigated.
Inc description of the burglar was
given by several persons who saw him
All agree that he was very black. had
thick lips and was heavily built. He
WAS about five feet six inches tall and
wore n black coat and overalls Uis
cap was dark blue or black
When discovered in the store he In
taken off his shoes and was eating
crackers and cheese. In the fight he
lost one OF the shoes. and il is in the
possession of the police
Mr.. Morecock's condition was report
len ct nf,yl,t
resting comfortably. His SON. how
ever. had been MP and about all day
and was feverish He was put TO
bed, and his condition was reported
as grayer than at first thought Both
Will probably recover
Two Crimes Bother Police.
Closely following or the heels of the
Officer K. w, Bendall shortly after
midnight by three negro prisoners. the
attack on the Morecoclls had the county
police lahoring under difficulties Both
crimes were in widely separated dis
tricts. and it was necessary TO divide
the force. No trace. however, could
be found Of the three men, although
the country to the west of the city
was watched all day.
The aid OF the City Police Depart
ment was sought and Detectives Bailey
and Wiltshire were assigned 10 the
case Circulars describing the men
have been sent broadcast through the
state The description is as follows:
CHARLES Ware. light brown skin,
twenty-five years old. weight IFS
pounds, dressed In dark suit; Walter
Ware. sixteen years old. blue suit and
black hat. and Cornelius Ware, light
brown skin. sixteen years old. short
trousers and light hat. The last two
arc twins"
MIR. Kendall was assaulted by the
men while waiting for a car to take
them 10 the County Jail. II was
feared that his skull was fractured,
out his physicians. while still uncer-
tain, arc inclined To think that this is
not the case. Unless complications set
III MS chances of recovery are good