The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-10
MANAGER SHOT BY
NEGRO FARM HAND
w. K Buckley Wounded Twice
by Employe, Who Is Caught
After Attempting to Escape.
MAKES CONFESSION IN JAIL
Though Crime Is Committed Be-
fore Noon, Fugitive Is Not
Caught Until Midnight.
MAKES CONFESSION IN JAIL

Suffering from two wounds inflicted
with shotgun. W. *. Eucltiey. man
aScr OF Strawberry Hill Farm. Iieurico
County. ~ undergoing treatment at
Memorial Hospital Buckley was hot
in tho head and Just over tho heart at
IL o'clock yesterday morning by Len
Davis, a negro employed Oh the farm.
following :: dispute over Il horse and
buggy.
Following an all-6ay search. Davis
waS arrested late yesterday afternoon
III Hanover Junction, aud brought to
the llenrico County Jail ut - o'clock
last night. \ posse Of Hcurico Coun-
ty officers began searching for Davis
Immediately after news of tho shoot
ing reached the sheriff's office. but II
was many hours later when the negro
was finally caught. At the Jail last
night Davis confessed 10 the shooting.
officers said. and was identified by SOW
oral persons who knew him.
/. Telephone messages we're sent to Va
rious sections OF the country warning
officers to he on the lookout for the
fugitive. and ono of these 'nessa gcs
reached tho agent of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway nj Hanover June
ton. Tho agent caught Davis and held
him until County officers q. 4. Pypcr
and T. y. Seay hurried TO the station
in an automobile and brought the pris-
oner to the Iienrlco Jail
BUCKLEY WELL. KNOWN
THROUGHOUT COMMUNITY
Buckley is well known in the com
munity, where he has lived for several
years. Strawberry Hin Farm is owned
by Charles L. Williams. Jr., Rich
mond attorney. who makes his home
there. Buckley. who is thirty years
old has lived nj the farm with his
wife, and managed tic place for Mr.
Williams for several years. Several
negro iaborers are employed on the
place.
Davis had been working 1t the farm
FOR about a month. lie was out yes
terday morning early with a horse and
buggy belonging to AIR. Williams when
he came upon Manager Buckley. Angry
words passed between the negro and
the manager. il was learned. and Ruci<-
ley finally struck tho negro 4 severe
blow OH the head.
Several hours later Buckley started
toward the quarters where the negro
employees sleep for the purpose OF dis
charging Davis. When he was within
a few feet Of the room III which Davis
had gone the negro opened fire upon
him with double barrel shotgun.
Fortunately fol the manager the gun
was loaded with bird shot. Following
the dispute with the manager. Davis is
said to have borrowed the gun. lie
enirtied both barrels and hed.
An ambulance was summoned TO tho
iai'l. ana BUCKLEY was taken TO tho
hospital where his wounds were
dressed. Tine nrst load OF bird shot
struck Buckley Il i;lancing blow in the
forehead. tearing away about two
square inches of flesh from the bone.
The next shot struck him just above
the heart. but none OF the shots are
thought to have penetrated the lungs.
After a hasty examination. little hope
was entertained for Buck lcy's recov-
cry, but il was stated NJ Il late hour
last night that lac uas resting we'll. and
that his chances OF recovery were good.
When Davis was halted ut Hanover
junction b. the agent lie was headed
up tho Eailroad at A lively clip. lav-
Ing successfully cludcd capture and
gained a Roadway Of several miles no
thought his ecape was certain. The
agent had little difficulty in holding
his man until he could communicate
with the officers. Davis is about TWEEN
ty-two years old. six feet tall, and is
II splendid specimen of manhoo Tic
is said to have served a term in re-
fDru1aturN