Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-22
z INJURED, | M0RTALLy,
WHEN NEGROES OPEN FRI!
Deputy Sheriff and Justice Of
Dinwiddic Wounded While
Searching for Still.
THREE nLACKs ARE JAILED
Hssniinnts Open Fire Upon Onlcers
without Warming mn They Appear
rom Woods, After Selling Liquor
Plant.
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PETERSBURG. Nov. 2l.-with a
bullet from either Il rifle or pistol In
his head and his entire side riddlcd
with a load Of birdshot. Deputy Sheriff
'iohn Kelly. aged ~. Of DinwidIic
county. tonight lies in the Peters
burg Hospital In an unconscious CON
dition and with small chances for re-
coErry. as Il rcsult Of being fired
upon BY Il gang OF negroes. alleged to
he hlockadcrs and bootlcSgcrs. late
saturday night near Carson. in Din
widdle County. after "A hunt for II
whisky s,ilI.
a II. Moncurc. Of Carson. Justice
OF The peace. who WAS with Kelly.
was not as seriously wounded when
hrcd upon without warning by the
negroes. He was struck by shot
above and tclow the cycs.-but ms
eyes were unlnJurcd and he is now
~ his home at Carson.
Three Negroes Are Held.
Three negroes arc held. suspected
81 being members OF tho gang that
ambushcd the officers and. according
10 pinwiddic County authorities. two
OF them have admitted being In the
party. Two OF the negroes. John
Bailey and Reed Pcgram, are locked
Gp IN the county Jail at DinwidIic
Courthouse. while the third. Cyrus
Jones is held In the local jail.
10th Jones and Bailey are said TO
have admitted being I'm the gang,
while Pcrrnm Is said TO be the owner
Of the farm where the shooting oc-
Cured, but Is not connected with the
shooting. The negroes are being held
pending the outcome OF Kclly's In
JuricF. All three were arrested early
sunday morning. being captured Ky
possess which quickly formed when
IN" news OF the attack upon the Of
hcera aprcad
Fired without Warning.
According 10 the authorities.
Deputy Kelly AMI Magistrate Mon
cure We're shot without warning by
The negroes. Saturday night shortly
before dark, the TWO officers left Car
son In search OF a sim. having In
formation that stiil was In opera
ton In farm about five miles wcs,
% the village. They found the sim
and waited until about il O'clock for
an owner to put in an appearance.
When no one appeared. the officer,
started back to Carson.
AS they ncarcd the road aud started
10 leave tho woods. the gang or
negroes. several carrying bags Oh
their shoulders. appeared on the
scene. without word OF warming.
according TO- the officers. the negroes
began shoutinS.pnd firing, firing both
pistols and shotguns mt the officers.
Negroes Hun Into Woods.
Deputy Kelly fell wounded and
Noncure was struck. but before they
could return the IRE the negroes
dropped their bags and ran on
through tho woods.
Honcurc succeeded In getting Kelly
to a nearby farmhouse and mcdicai
aid summoned. The wounded man
Was then brought TO the hospital here.
where he has been unconscious ever
since.
The bags left by the negroes con-
tanned parts OF II sim. copper utensils
copper coil and other whisky-making
equipment. and IL Is the belief OF the
authorities that the negroes were on
their way 10 the still seized by the
officers when they came upon the
latter.
Learning o. the attack upon the Of
flccrs, Dinwiddic citizens. headed by
Sheriff Bo!sscau. tegan a hunt for the
assailants. and In their search of the
woods where the SHOOTING occurred
found jones' and Bailey, Pcsram le-
ing taken into custody later.
Deputy Sheriff Kelly is unmarried
and has held office for about two
years, being one of the most popular
residents Of his neighborhood