Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-08-18
WHITE WOMAN KILLS
C0L0RED GIRL

: uUIUliGU UalIl
, a very peculiar killing took place
last Thursday morning ut SIT North
Fourth Street. Mrs Vina Scar shot
and killed Miss Louise Brown, n do
nestle employed by Mrs. S. B. Fred
erick In the same house. 1t was
about 7:30 o'clock when a pistol shot
was hoard. Mrs Frederick thought
IL was an automobile tire burstcd and
palu 40 attention to 1t. A few mo-
ihchts later, Mrs. Scar rushed from
ner apartments with the statement
that Lou had shot herself.
She later admitted that shc Ind
nieu the shot that killed the colored
slrl. She says that the girl came in
to her apartments and she WAS finger
ing with an army revolver. Tho
whole affair Is shrouded In mystery.
Mrs. Scar was placed under arrest
pending further investigation of
the affair
Mrs. VIVA Scar, eighteen years old,
bride OF only few weeks, was ar
rested today charged with fatally
shooting Louise Brown, ninetecn-ycar-
ca colorcd girl employed as u do
mestlc by Mrs. S. b. Frederick, GIT
North Fourth Street. The technical
charge was involuntary manslaughter.
In the opinion of Coroner Whitfield,
the shooting was an accident. He
said he did not deem an insucst
necessary.
1t was about 1880 o'clock this morn
ing when neighbors Of Mrs. Scar,
VINO occupies the first.fiOor fiat ut $40
North Fourth street, heard pistol
shot. Mrs. Frederick, who had Just
sat down to breakfast, thought 1t was
only the blowout of an automobile
.ire ana ala not pay much attention
~ IT, "a moment or 80 later Mrs.
oear ran out OF her apartment aero,
or Mrs. Fredericks home. Mrs Soor
was screaming at the top of her voice
ana CRYING out that Lou had shot
herself" "" '''''
MRS. FREDERICK first thought It was
niue white girl OF the neighborhood
oh 'hnt name until Mrs. Scar informed
ner mat 1t was her domestic. Mrs
rlcocrlck promptly called the civ
ambulance and when tho doctor ar
iNcu ana found the colored girl dead
ia MfS. sears apartment, tho police
were summoned. About this timo
MIS- Scar admitted that it was sbe
VINO shot the girl, but she claimed
IL was an accident.
According to Mrs Sears aecount oe
inc aitalr, the girl came over tn ber
'rartment this morning to deliver q
message from her washcrwomon and
WINE there began handling an army
| Iohm o Sa revolver belonging to
'uhh scar, Mrs. Sears husband, ON.
pi"seo AT the Richmond Cedar Works
| sr" - veteran Of the Spanish
American war. ''''
,ran rs. inc girl removed five car
- ' nIos rom the revolver and snapped
-, p"yi"lly. MRS. Scar took the pis
| 40 ~ a tn' pointing 1T at tho girl, pulled
| NV, ,sser' thlhking that all tho balls
I had bcen removed. The revolvor
went Off, the bullet ncnotr,t;no w.
girls left cheek just below The ou,
ana entering the head, ki,lin~ bor
almost Instantly
According to Mrs. Frederick who
mas charge of the fiat in which Mrs
gear lives as we'll as the one newt
ooor Tor rental purposes, tho cir, and
Mis- scar we're, so far as she k,tows
| vi sood terms. Mrs Scar was taken
70; 70 me FIRST Police station and placed
III Lhe woman's department there
Mn'cn IS IN charge Of Mrs. OgiIyie
.nc ponce matron. Her husband. who
was quickly notified, began nrcnaro,
lions TO have her bailed. The connie
was married by the Rev. r Y IT,,
son, OF Pine Street Baptist Church
warrant charging Mrs. Scar with
Involuntary manslaughter was swor,,
o"I ny latrolman T.. r Hankv NJ Tho
second district. Other natro1mn,
~no investigated tho case we're franc
1ciscant bradley, b. A. Pillow amJ
ne'ectlVe Sergeant John WiIv 0na
report OF the tragedy had Il that -
W'man had dropped dead on Tho atroot
IN that neighborhood. ''''''
oear' IL IS said. was not accastomot,
20 Keep his pistol loaded. fcw
nlshts ago he thought he hoard
p"rgiar on the promises, and so whom
ne went out to Investigate ho fiIiod
tne SIN chambers with cartr,dpn~
men ne returned without finding
d burglar he left the pistol On his
aresser without unloading 1t. The
hrst person to reach the scene NJ
tragedy was Walter Lane, who residea
III nat above that of the Sears.
MI, ne IS said to have run I'm last as
MIS- scar was rushing out OF tho
ROOM screaming and highly excited
Horoher whitfield did not probe for
. .he puilet TO determine what disec-
tlon IL had taken. It was moro tflan
an hour AFTER the tragedy before the
PONCE were notified, the call coming
into me second station about nine
O'Clock, according to the sergeant IN
charge at that time.