The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-07
FIRES
ON NEGRO WHO
TRIED ESCAPE
Roy Bandy Fell Flat as Bullet
Whistled by-Thought
He Was Killed.
BLACK LEAPED FROM
BUGGY; WAS RUN OVER
Enroute to Jail After Judge
Bound Him to Circuit
Court for Assault.

One bullet from the revolver of Con-
stable d. NJ. Scivally yesterday after
noon stopped Roy Bandy, negro,
who attempted to escape from the off
Ger as he was being taken to Jail after
Judge w. H. Willer had bound him
over to Circuit Court on a charge of
assaulting a 10-year old girl.
The black was placed in small one
seated buggy by Constable Scivally
after the trial, and when Scivaliy had
been ordered to take the man back to
the City Jail pending his removal to
the County Jail at Jackson.
Scivally got into MS rig with his
prisoner and drove away. Prosecuting
Attorney and his law partner, J. A.
Banks, got into their automobile at the
same TIME and drove away.
Scivally drove west on Good Hope to
Frederick street with his man and
turned north on Frederick street to
drive to the Jail. AS the rig gained
the top of the small rise in the street
at the intersection with Merriwether
street. the negro made his dash for
liberty.
He pushed Scivally far over to one
side OF the buggy seat and endeavOred
to leap out to the pavement. He caught
between the wheels, tripped and fell
heavily to the ground. The rear wheel
of the rig passed over the blacks left
arm and brushed against part of
his chest.
He scrambled to his feet, however,
and ran toward the hollow east Of
Frederick street, known as Happy HOl-
low, where it would virtually have
been impossible for the officer to find
him.
By the time Bandy started to run,
Scivally had gotten out of his buggy
and started in persuit. He cried to the
black to stop. The negro's footprints
got further and further apart and he
simply took them oftener.
Scivally drew his revolver and he
ran and when the black refused to stop
Scivally, who was about 20 PAGES
away, fired.
"I'm shot. Don't shoot no more"
cried the negro as he went down with
both hands elevated and buried his
nose in the ground.
He clasped his left side as Scivally
hoisted him to his feet and assisted
him hack to the rig. The Scivally
Itlggy-horse made the tri to the pc
lice station in record time, and on the
arrival, Scivally took his prisoner be-
fore Chief Hutson for an examination
for a bullet hole.
The blocks clothing was removed
but not a break of the skin appeared
and all he wore was a sheepish look
81 certainly thought l was shot" ne
remarked. 81 must have Just felt that
wagon wheel pain when Mr.. Scivally's
revolver spoke"
Bandy was captured by the police
only after chase of about a block II
the railroad yards north of the pas
senger station. He is charged in &
warrant with attacking Margaret
Fletcher, 1O-year old daughter of Ma
lissa Johnson, negro woman.
The attack was made about weel
ago and a warrant was not obtained
until late Saturday night. HutsOn anC
Health Commissioner Stone made thu
arrest after chasing Bandy from ;
place where he had been lOafng IL
front of the old Pott mill to place
a block north along the tracks. Hut
son drew his revolver and Threatened
To shoot before the black surrendered