The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-06
NEGRO GUN FLOURISHER
Is BADLY BEATEN UP
Passengers Threaten Man Who Took
Seat Beside White women on
Alcxuutlrin rruln.1

ton, July 5.--1n peru oil
lynchlng, William y. Parker. Il color
ed man, who took n seat beside a
white woman in an electric car COM
Ing 30 Washington from Alexandria
last night. escaped with II severe beat
Ing and was bound hand and foot with
rope by angry white passengers
after. IL is alleged. he had iiourishcd
a revolver ut the conductor.
The revolver was displayed. accord
ing to passengers, following wordy
dispute rs to Parkcr's legal right to
the seat he occupied. The conductor
took the revolver from the colored
man. broke II and emptied 1t of car
tridgcs. The white men on tho car
took II hand and subdued Parker.
threatening him with Il rope. The rope
was obtained. but the passengers con-
tented themselves with making the
obstreperous colored man fast and
tight, so that he could not move hand
or foot.
Tyler Denies lie IInd Gun.
Another colorcd man was arrested In
connection with tho fracaS. Beverly
Tyler. however. denies that he handed
to Parker the revolver that was flour
ishcd. or that he had carried I; gun, or
that he knew Parker.
Parker is under lock and key In n
cell of the South Washington Police
station. Tyler is locked up in the First
Precinct station, where his wife. who
was with him on the train. remained
overnight in tho assembly room.
Parkers home is IN Arlington, Va.
Tyler lives At :? - street. Northwest.
ON the train leaving Alexandria at
1:lo o'clock last night. according 10
the story told by Conductor william
Griffith, Jr.. and passengers, Parker
seated himself beside u white woman,
ignoring the law which provides sep
arItc accommodation for the races AL
though evidently indignant. the white
woman addressed no objection 10
Conductor Griffith. however. told
Parker IL must surrender his seat. lie
told him why, citing the Law.
Why didn't She go To the front OF
the carr" Parker demanded.
There We're no vacant seats forward.
The conductor told Parker this and
that the young woman was entitled
To remain In the seat she took when
She entered rhc ear. He insisted that
Parker move
Gun tx Flourinhcd.
Parker and Conductor Griffith were
soon scuhing. Although the conductor
is a small man. he displayed pluck.
In the midst of the melee Parker
pointed a revolver In the conductors
face, according TO passengers. Grif-
fifth. grabbing the weapon. managed to
break the pistol and empty the car
tridgcs on the floor.
Passengers then Joined in the fight.
Parker was Knocked down and beaten
and kicked. one of the passengers
said something about a rope and knife.
I'D like To cut his head off," said an
excited man. others thought a severe
beating would do.
The car was stopped at Arlington
junction. where rope was procured.
Parker was securely bound.
IN lIirhIyu,- UrfIr. T,.rk.r ,,..e
taken from the car, turned over To the
police and taken to the South Wash
ineton Police Station. \ telephone
message was sent TO the First Precinct
station requesting that policemen
meet the car and take off another pas
Scugcr
The police of the First Precinct un-
dcrstood that the man they were To
arrest was bound with a rope. Captain
Peck and Sergeant Lonmau took sew
eral patrolmcn to the railway station
to meet any necessity of the situation.
y We'll dressed and quiet colorcd man,
who. stepped from the ear, was pointed
out as tho man who had handed Grif-
| fifth the pistol He was identified as
| beverly Tyler. driver for a Washington
beef company.
The wife OF Tyler was with him She
had been visiting friends In Alexan-
dra, lie said. and he had gone there to
bring her home.
Tyler Procluims Innocence.
Both Tyler and his Wife, who went
with him TO the police station, express
ed surprise when the charge was made
that the husband had handed Parker
the weapon.
Il didn't know thu man" nc said
Il did not have a pistol 10 give him"
Tylcr'S story of the affair was sub
stamtaliy as related by the other pas
scngers. The charge that he handed
| Parker the weapon is the main dis
crepancy in the two accounts.
Fugitive from justice: held for the
Virginia authorities. was booked on
/ posite the names of the two prisoners
| The Virginia authorities were notified
of their arrest