The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-27
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SHOT BY OFFICER
Raymond G. Shackelford OF
Petersburg Is Caught
Transporting Liquor
HUDSON is WOUNDED
Prohibition Agents Hall,
Sweet, Dunleavy and Sui
Ivan in Affair That
Ends in Tragedy
HUDSON IS WOUNDED

Shortly after receipt OF the news of
| the killing at Woodstock. Va, yester-
day morning of Raymond Charles
Shacklcford. of Petersburg, a. boot
logger, by prohibition inspectors,
Commissioner j. Sidney Peters left for
Woodstock TO bail the quartette OF
officers who participated in the cap
ture of a seven passenger Haynes au-
| tom obile in which were 23s quarts Of
vhiskey.
Besides the man killed. one other
/, boo.iegger was seriously injured in the
encounter with the inspectors
Shackieford died while being rushed
I to a hospital in winchester. Hud-
son, the other injured bootiegger. was
said to he in 4 critical condition in
the hospital.
inspectors taking part in the raid
were w. c. Hall, Harry r. Sweet. w.
! 3. Dunleavy and J. Fl. Sullivan.
/ The trouble. 1t is understood, 90
CURED during the early morning hours
yesterday. The four inspectors, it ie
said, were at Bcrryviile Monday testi-
fy'iug in 4 liquor case. Following ad-
;ournment of court they were dis
patched on mission up the valley In
quest OF bootleggers bringing liquor
from Baltimore and other points
north.
FIGHT FOLLOWS CAPTURE.
Woodstock, Va. March s6.-Prohi-
hition Inspector ". - Hall. assist ed
ay III F.. sswee&. W. r. Danlea~y ana
). F.. Sullivan. of Richmond. captured
Shackleford and Hudson, driving a
sew an passenger Haynes autom obile
loaded with 23a quarts OF whiskey.
4 tight followed, in which the boot
leggers we're wounded. Shackieford
was shot three times lin the chest and
sides and died while being taken to
the Memorial hospital. in Winchester.
Hadson was shot In the back. the
bullet penetrating, his body. He was
rushed to the hospital. where be is in
. critical condition. sste
No one in the inspectors car was In
jured Both Shack leford and Hudson
were residents Of Petersburg, Va, and
were en- route To their homes fyom
Baltimore.
WIFE PROTESTED UNDERTAKING
Especial 10 The Richmond Virginian.)
Petersburg, Va. March 26.-The
body OF Raymond Charles Shackie-
ford. thirty. of sos West High street.
this city, who was shot and killed by
a state prohibition officer near Win
chester, Va. last night VIM be shipped
TO the home OF his wife's father, in
Raleigh. y. c.. The body is now in an
undertaking establishment at Win
chester and will be shipped tom orrow
to Raleigh Mrs. Shackleford and
her our-yezr-old daughter. who SUI.
vive the man. will leave tonight for
| her fathers home
Just how Shackleford was shot is
! no, known to the local police. who re-
ceived long distance telephon meg
cage late last night stating that the
IMAM had ,been shot and killed by =
| prohibition OFFICER. hut it is thought
| that he was fatally shot by the off,
Ger while resisting arrest for trans
| porting whiskev into the state.
| Shackleford, who had been living in
j this city for the past two years and
who had been operating jitney be-
| tween this city. Camp Lee and Hope
| well, left his home early Monday
morning, against the protests OF his
wife. saying he was going to Balt-
more to bring a carload Of whiskey
| back to Petersburg for a friend.
The first news OF the Whereabouts
Of the man was received by his wife
this morning when a local detective
| went to her home and informed her
Of hts death. Mrs. Shackleford was
FRUSTRATED on receiving the new-.