Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-27
REV. JOSEPH CH|LDREY
IS KILLED BY NEGRO
Baptist Minister Shot on Lonely
Road Near Camden, New
Jersey
BROTHER OF ROLAND CHILDREY
Was Well known and Widely Re.
lated I'm Richmond, Where He Was
Born and Raised - Graduate OF
Richmond College.

Rev. Joseph NJ. r. Childrcy. forty
three years old, formerly of Richmond
and brother of Roland III. ChiIdrey.
well-known druggist Of 20 North
Eighteenth street. died yesterday
morning at 1870 o'clock In i, Camden
y. j., hospital from bullet wound
Inflicted by negro highwayman carly
"Wednesday night. MIR. Childrey, ad-
vised of tho shooting IL short time ar
ter his brothers death. left Richmond
early yesterday for Camden to complete
arrangements for the funeral, which
Will probably be held in that city.
AdviccS from Philadelphia yesterday
afternoon stated that physicians had
no hope for his recovery from the
moment Mr.. Childrcy WAS received at
Cooper Hospital. in Camden. He had
been shot in the side, the pistol wound
causing internal hcmorrhagc. and.
though remaining conscious until with
in Il short time of his death. MIR. Chill
drey himself expressed the belief that
he was MORALLY wounded. Detectives
secured the countryside for his assail-
ant. and all railroad stations were
watched but without result
Mr.. Childrcy had about finished his
dinncr. after visit in the afternoon
to his wife. in the Woman's Hospital.
III adelpha, where a daughter was
born to her week ago. She has not
been told Of her husbands death He
had been secured to perform mar
riaGe ceremony in suburb OF Phila-
delphta, and took a trolley car from
Haddonfcld, \. j., his home. Aliehting
from the car, he walked across n thin
ly populated section. and when a short
distance from an automobile station
WAS stopped by negro. who asked
him for money
ROBBED AND SHOT
On LONELY ROAD
The clergyman according to adviccs
from Camden. told his story to phv-
sicians at the hospital between sasps
of pain. He said he realized that he
was In a dangerous situation. and gave
the negro So That sum. however,
did not satisfy the man. and he de-
manded more. Mfr. Chil1rcy then told
him that was all the money no had
with him. Following this. tho man fred
deliberately. the shot taking effect, and
he then stripped MIR. Childrcy OF his
,aluables
The wounded clergyman fell to the
side Of the road and the negro sped
away. Some time later. Paul - Bryan.
OF Haddoniield was driving into Cam
den in his automobile when he noS
ticed car stopped just in front OF
him. The driver OF the first car told
Mr.. Bryan that he had come upon n
man lying in the road who seemed to
be hurt. Bryan gave one look. and
exclaimed in horror
That's Mr.. chiidrey. the pastor OF
my church.
The two men put the suffering min
lister in the ear driven by Mr.. Bryan,
and h" WAS rushed to tho Cooper Hos
pital in Camden. Despite his terrible
wound. Mr.. Childrey remained con-
Scious and cheerful. telling the doctors
the story OF his attack and giving
fair description Of his assailant
Mr.. thildrcy Was a native OF Rich
mond. the son Of stephen and Chris
tina Chiidrcy. and was raised in this
city. lie received his early cducation
~ tho local schools. and attended Rich
inond College. from which he graduated
with donors. Among his classmates
there were Attorney General John Gar
land Pollard: James &. Iiarwood, prin-
cipal Of the John Marshall High
School; Rev T. ClaGctt skinner n d,
pastor of tho Second BAPTIST Church.
and tho late Minctrcc Foxes. formerly
Commemorative Attorney. Mr.. Chill
drey was only recently advised that
Richmond College would confer upon
him the degree OF Ill. u. at tho Juno
commencement exercises