The Washington times., 1919-02-22
AGENT MET DEATH
IN CLOSE GRAPPLE
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was going on, but no one seemed to
hear me, the woman said.
Turn me loose or I'll shoot YOU
tie white man said. The colored man
answered back, If you don't turn me
loose III shoot you"
"They must have tried to choke
each other for three or four minutes
before the white man finally said,
Turn me loose, now, 1 won't shoot
you
Il then saw the colored man shoot.
By the fash OF the gun could see
it had not hit the white man.
The next thing / saw the colored
man shook the white man from him,
and as he showed him away he fired.
THE white man fell backwards
across the electric car line, and just
grunted. He didn't say anything.
The colored man looked first one
way, and then another, and then he
came running to my door. / slammed
ran upstairs. ! saw him go 10 the
vacant house next door, and walk in.
That was the last I saw of him.
Il don't know who the colOred man
was. / never saw him before thai
[ can remember Of"
After the negro left, the Jackson.
woman says she came down stairs
and saw Mrs. Payne go toward the
body of the man.
Mrs. Payne picked up his hat
and then looked down at the man.
Ny husband she cried. and rushed
back to a store near by for help"
the Jackson woman recounted.
Payne's face was powder burned.
the shot having been fired at close
range The bullet that took effect
uttered just above the left eye and
penetrated the brain.
Removed to the Georgetown Hos
pital. Payne died thirty minutes
ness.
Mrs. Payne and her seven-year-
old son were in Rosslyn last night
shopping when the tragedy took
place.
MIR. Payne told US TO wait in the
store while he went out after a negro
oootlcgger that he had evidence on
Airs. Payne told The Times today.
'Hc was gone some time. AS u
walked to the front Of the store, some
2ne cried out Somebody's been shot
oack of the bank
Il went out to investigate. II was
my husband. thought lac was dead"
Mrs. Payne said her husband did not
tell her the name of hte negro he was
seeking.
When the body was removed to the
Payne home at Rosslyn this morning
at l0:3O O'Clock, Mrs. Payne collapsed
- That the negro slayer Of the dry
agent had considerable liquor in his
possession Is indicated by the fact
that a quantity OF whiskey was
found in the rear of Payne's automo-
bile after the shooting.
Just what took place between the
time the negro was arrested and
when the Jackson woman heard
Payne cry out to the negro to stop
or I'll shoot is not definitely es-
tablished.
The theory is that the negro offered
no objection to accompanying the dry
agent. until after they had reached
the waiting automobile, which stood
near the bank building. II is be-
licved that while Payne cranked the
car the negro ran. The engine was
running when the shooting took
place.
Payne, the authorities believe. gave
chase when the negro ran and fol-
lowed him to the rear of the bank
building, where the struggle and
shooting followed.
Payne had stirred the wrath of the
bootleggers of dry Virginia by his
abors, for he had arrested 100 per-
sons during the past month.
in June of last year, J. G. She'll
house, Payne's former assistant was
shot and killed by negro on a south
hound train, just outside of AleXan-
dria ShellhOuse was attempting to
arrest the negro-James A Davis, by
I me-when he was shot down. Davis
was sent to the pen for a seven-year
sentence