Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-10
NEAR RIOT WHEN NEGRO
SHOOTS At WHITE BOY
William Garland Luck Slightly In
iurcd by Bullet From James
.tndcrSOn'S Pistol
CROWD rrRsuEs ANDERSON
Negro Looks Back While Running
ana Strikes Tree, Splitting His
Scalp opcn-is Charged With As
>ault and Shooting AT Luck.


G'il"r Heights experienced its
greatest disorder in many months vcs.
t"rdaN afternoon when residents Of the
suonrh. assisted by number Of gypxics
"ncaiup"d near there. made a dctcr-
mined effort Ia capture ami visit sum
mary punishmcn, ON James Anderson.
, t"i"r"d. after h. had shot William Gar
iand Luck. lolI North rwcntv-tirSt
STREET in tho thigh With pistol.
'nN The fact that Anderson. curi"uslv
enough. knocked himself SenscleSs by
running INTO tree. ana was IN rather
- r''ifu! state when his pursucrs cam"
NJ with hin is thought - have saved
him. lie was arrested by Policeman
Matthew's, who reached III" scene with
tho iirst Of the pursuing men
Luck. with several companions. loft
his nom" yesterday afternoon for
walk. They said Yesterday tina; tho
crowd Of negroes. of whom Anderson
was member. followed them from the
time they started. and several times
made insulting remarks They APP
rcared I" he determined ia. stat u
hGht. The boys told the police. How
ever uothire serious occurred until
both parties had arrived within Ear
ton Heights aud near tho ton Of the
Second street hill.
Here the negroes ~" said 1" have
closed in on The white boys and to
:. fight; When Luck refused 10 listen
further 10 the remarks made by tho
negroes and started to answer them.
Anderson * said 20 hay" pulled out
Il - caliher pistol ana Ia have fired.
lie turned then and ran hurricdly back
down Second street Road toward tn.
bottom in which - located The Eich-
mond Locomotive Works.
wen AID BOYS START
N CHASE or NEGRO
Luck felt n singing sensation III his
thigh. ana. looking down saw that his
"ont ana trousers had been cui by
the bullet. Furthermore. q small stream
Of blood triCliicd down his leg. He
AT once informed his companions that
he had been shot. \ number Of per
sons in tho ncivhb"rhood had heard
tn" report "f III" pistol and hurried 10
tn" boys. y short distance away vas
tn" 'i,psy camp, and more men came
from il
Threats filled the all, Within :: short
Time. aud a, the FIRST Of them the re-
naming negroes At ono" took 20 their
heels. scattering in every direction
l.uch was taken i'm charge by several
friends ana hurried TO /, physician that
the extent Of his injury might he ascer-
tanned.
TN" crowd. howcver. started after
Ai'derSon. The negro hai run u shor,
distance immediately after SHOOTING. a,
a.
r% pursued. had stopped ana was
waiting When ne saw the crowd sud.
htnly take his trail. though he dart
"d away sSnin. He had a good LOAD
on MS pursuers ANA ran SWIFTLY. rhe
negro was running down-hill AMI was
making the best or hts adv.n,agc
TURNS TO LOOK HACK.
AND RUNS INTO TREE:
H"hs"d him sped the crowd az ant-r,.
men ana boys They had armed them
selves with sticks ana stones ana
shouted their discrimination to visit
SUMMARY punishment Policeman
Matthew'S heard tho Disturbance and
FASTENED 10 join III" crowd
Anderson appeared to lave an Ok
c"ilcmt chanC. for ESCAPE until ii;..
Lots wife, he turned 10 LODI, behind
hin" Thc ncer" ran Off his cours.
WINE gazing at his pursucys and
crashed mt" large tree or tn" side
or the road.
Ills head STRUCK tn. trunk ~ Tho
tree aud MAS split as though with 4
knife fog several inches Anderson.
was knocked sens cl"sS for tho tim.
hcin- When he recovered. Policeman
Matthews was standing abov" him. en-
dcavorirg TO keep In" crowd from tax
Ing; things into its own hands The
officer was successful, and sent hi. prs-
oncr TO the Second Precinct station.
where he was treated bv an ambulance
surgeon .inde -sou Is charged with
iassaultinE and shooting at Luc%. The
white boy escaped with only 81 scratch
across his thigh.