The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-16
Riot in Car Occupied by Ne
groes on Hopewell Accom-.
mediation Train
TWO OTHERS STRUCK
BY FLYING BULLETS
Men Quarrel Over Posses
sion Of Quarter and Then
Agree to Settle Trouble With
Pistols

Petersburg. Va. Nov. 15.-As the
outcome Of a free-for-all shooting at
fray In the colored section OF the
accommodation train which leaves
Petersburg at O'Clock each afternoon
for HopewSl. three negroes are dead
in the morgue Of J. r. Morrtss & Son.
while two more are being treated in
the Petersburg City Hospital.
Those dead are: Charles LAney, VIII
Haynes and Henry James. while Allie
Meade and Peyton Perry are laid up
in the hospitals with wounds.
The shooting resulted from an argu-
ment over the ownership OF a quarter
while a crap game was In progress
Both Charley Laney and viii Haynes
claimed the coin, and neither would
consent for the other to have it. After
wrangling for several minutes the
two men decided TO settle 1t by duel.
In which pistols were to be the
weapons The men stepped of their
PAGES and started firing. both Laney
and Haynes falling dead in their
tracks. number of shots being fred
Death to both of the men was In
Simultaneous. The bali that killed
l.aney sank deep into his heart. while
the bullet that sent Haynes to his
death struck him In the Jaw, taking
an. upward course and penetrating his
brain
Wild Struggle to Get Out OF Range
When the two men stepped of tho
PAGES to engage in the duel there was
wild scramble IN the car to get out
Of the mems way. but three innocent
oniookers were struck by some OF the
balls that went wild OF their marks.
Henry James, who was standing near
one of the men. Was struck by one OF
the stray balls. the bullet hitting him
in the lung He lived few minutes
but the wound was a fatal one and he
Tiled without uttering a word. Allie
Meade was hit on the elbow. while
Peyton Perry received one of the balls
in his arm. Those two negroes were
taken back tn Petersburg Immediate
iy after the accommodation train ar
rived in Hopewel,
Coach Locked.
The coach was locked up just before
II reached Hopewell and upon its ar
rival at the mushroom city II was
sidetracked and remained locked un-
I'll officers could he summoned to in
vestigate the tragedy. The men were
Jet out one by one and examined, and
by the time the Investigation had been
concluded the officers had satisfied
themselves that the men had dis
charged the death-deaiing weapons
were dead No arrests were made in
connection with the affair. II Is hard
ly probable that there will be any.
This train leaves Petersburg each
afternoon in order to accommodate
Petersburgers who are employed at
the Hopewell plant and who go on
with the 3 o'clock shift. The train
because of the trouble In the coach
did not reach its destination until
$3.50 o'clock
There were large number OF white
men on board the train, but none OF
the bullets reached the coaches in
which they were riding, consequently
none OF them sustained injuries. Just
after the shooting occurred a large
number OF them. together with the
train crew. rushed into. the colored
section. only to find three lying dead
on the floor. and two others bleeding
profusely from wounds in the arms
As soon as the train arrived in
Hopewell the two injured negroes
were rushed back to Petersburg ror
medical attention, while three dead
ones were laid out on a truck near
the station to await the arrival OF
the funeral directors All of the
negroes live in Petersburg, and their
bodies will be claimed by relatives
Another Negro Killed.
Another negro was added to the
death list at Hopewell yesterday,
when Policeman II. l.. Whitehurst
fired shot at David Peale that sent
him to his death. The officer killed
the man in self-defense. The negro Is
said to nave reached for his gun. but
the guardian OF the law proved Il
little too quick for him. and, pulling
HI weapon from his pocket. fired
the negro falling dead in his tracks
He was also turned over to the Peters
burg undertakers.
Arthur White, another ebony-hued
individual, who Is employed at the
DUPONT plant. had narrow ESCAPE
from death when he had run-in
with Policeman A. j. Akers. The
negro is said to have threateneo vr,e
vs..eef anu the latter fired at him. the
hall entering his back. However. the
victim is said 20 he out of danger.
Policeman Akers was placed u.eier
arrest and Immediately released on
"a $3.50 bond for his appearance TINS
morning. In the Hopewell Police
Court.
As a result OF the semi-monthly
payday saturday. and the large out
pouring Of money. and the inpour-
ing OF intoxicating liquors, more than
100 cases were tried yesterday in tho
Hopewell Police Court
WOsnan's Body Found.
The body OF murdered white wo-
man was found In q box car nj Hope
well today. She was 4 boarder at
the Aristocratic Hotel on Poythress
Street The body showed marks al
violence as though the victim had
been beaten and cut to death. A man
named Atkins. now under arrest. VS.
last seen with the woman.
N. II. CONFERENCE. NORFOLK.