The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-13
WILL Be
HELD THIS MORNING
Negro Shot by Detective Krengel
Was Not the Man
Wanted.
MISS ChENAULT VIEWS BODY
Krengel's Case Set for Hearing
in Police Court on
Saturday.
MISS CHENAULT VIEWS BODY

Miss Fannie T. Chenauit yesterday
/ viewed for the second time the body
! OF samuel Thompson, the negro shot
/ by Detective Sergeant ErcnEel Sunday
afternoon while resisting arrest, and
again said that he was not the man
who committed Il brutal assault upon
: her Saturday night Tho body had
been dressed In the clothes worn by
the negro at the time OF the shoot
ing. but the young woman stated to
the police officers who accompanied
her that the man was neither as tall
nor ~ heavy as her assailant.
Maintaining the same good spirits
and showing but few Ill effects of the
reported treatment. the story OF which
shocked flenrico County and Rich
mond' and caused Statewide search
for negroes wearing blue overalls and
black SLOUGH hats, Miss Chenauit APP
pcarcd the least excited of the group
which entered the morEuc At the Hayes
Undertaking rooms. She showed no
hcsitancy in approaching close to tho
marble slab upon which the body lay
and In gazing into the face OF the
the features, measured with her eye
the size and bulk OF tho form, and
then. shaking her head In negative
way. said that he could not have been
The brute OF Saturday night.
Police are now In quandary over
Y. -
son was told several hours before his
/ death that II was improbable that he
could survive tho effects OF the opcr-
! alton. and was asked to tell the names
and residence OF relatives. He re-
! fused TO DO so and the police have as
Yet failed TO learn of any family con-
/ ncction.
| INQUEST WILL. ne CALLED
THIS MORNING AT 10 O'CLOCK
! Coroner Taylor last n!rsht said that
the adjourned inquest or Monday
! would again bo called this morning
! ~ 10 o'clock, and that at that tmo
/ something definite might DO determined
upon.
He was Of the opinion. however. that
the body would he ordered held for
some time. Miss Chcnault will be
/ present at the inquest to-day. but her
testimony Will consist only OF the
I statement that she was attacked by n
! negro.
Percy Hinton. the negro arrested by
I Patroiman a. NJ Smith and held by the
| Richmond police on charge OF va
| grancy, was yesterday taken to the
Iicnrico County jail. lie will lie held
until Miss Chonault has had an op-
| Dortunity TO sec him. y. u. Riddick a
negro arrested with a revolver con-
coaled on his person and who was fined
500 and sentenced to year In tai
by Justice Crutchneld yesterday, |.
said TO more nearly answer tho de-
scription given by Miss Chcnault thar
any OF the other suspects. II required
the young woman some time TO an.
nouncc that she could not positively
identify him ns tho man who had at
tackled hey.
The trial Of Detective Sergeant Kren-
GEL who shot Samuel Thompson while
| attempting TO arrest him rs IL suspect
! in the assault case. has been set for
saturday morning in the Police Court
. Th" detective is out on $4,000 bail. lie
has not been suspended from the force
pending the result Of the trial, bu,
VIII not perform duty until a verdict
II reached. Several women, who wit
messed tho shooting OF the negro, yes
tcrdaY tclcphoncd krcnGcl their names
and said They wished TO testify In his
behalf. They will he summoned tc
court for the trial.