Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-17

RllH anu came 10 the station ana gave
himself up. In police court, Part II,
tire cases of all five Of the men were
continued to June 90. They nre held
without bail.
OF GOOD CHARACTER.
Conductor Burleson was the son Of
G. l.. Burleson, well-todo farmer liv
ing about six miles from Williamsburg
Conductor Burlcson stood we'll there
and here. Mrs. H. A. Burke, with
whom he boarded at 1920 Winder ST.,
said today that he was man or higA
character and was always pleasant and
not given to Quarrels OF any kind. lie
came here from his home near vii.
liamsburg March 20, Of this year. He
has no relatives here.
TROLLEY OFFICIAL NOTIFIED
II. W. milford, general claim ageit.
OF the Virginia Railway and Power Co.
was notified rs soon as the report CT
the stabbing was made to the rallwa,
Offices. He questioned Motorman Muir
phy, who was on Burlcson's car; also
Motormnn A. l.. Huband on the can
which Followed BuricSOnS car
l1uband. il Is said saw the stabbing
ana saw the man with the knife IN
MS hand jump fence and run across
the field. He has given the police 4
gdod description OF the man and said
he Will be able to identify him.
According TO Murphy's story, car no.
335 left Seventh and Broad streets
partly filled, tho majority OF the pas
Snngcrs being cOlorod. When It CO.
about half way across the Fourteenth
street bridge Conductor Burleson mott
fled tho motorman that there WIS a
colored man lying on the rear bench
and that he was drunk. He asked Mur
ply what he should do.
The car proceeded until it got To
Twentieth and Hull streets and Burle
able to collect tho mans faro or to
make him leave the car, finally SuG-
ceeded In getting him TO the street.
Several other colored people, Murphy
said were holding the drunken pasScn
ger up.
In the meantime, the motorman
stated, RurlcSOn was surrounded by n
group. who had come from the side
walk. Murphy said he heard one of
them call Burlcson vile name with
which the conductor grabbed the
switch iron and struck at the group.
CAR SURROUNDED.
"By the time. Murphy said. "the chr
was surrounded. All Of the passengers
had got Off. The crowd surged around
Burleson and he jumped into tho -,
climbed over the rail OH the wrong
side and jumped on the running board
Of an automobile which had come no
Thinking he was safe from the mob
pulled my car ahead and reached tho
next block"
Murphy said he pulled out Of tic
way because the mob was assuming
angry proportions and thinking his
conductor was safe thought it was the
hest way to break up the gathering. IN
did not know that Burleson was stabh
cd just AZ he Jumped on the running
board Of the automobile or that he had
fallen to tho street In dying condi.
ton.
BY the time Murphy had pulled n.
car out OF the way Motorman Hub
and's car came up. Huband saw the
stabhing. He said that he saw Burlo
son leap to the automobile from the
car with the crowd surging around
him and saw the one of them br&ndieh
ing knife. He said no saw the man
make three~or four stabs; saw Burlc
son fall from the automobile
which WAS making a futile attempt tc
get away.
Huband grabbed his reverse lever
from the controller and started into
: the mob. Ie grabbed one Of them by
the collar and held him until ne got tC
the curbstono when the man broke
away and fled. The man with ihs
knife. he said, broke from the crowd
jumped over fence and ran across q
field. He said he can Identify the mar
and has given the police good deecri,
ton.
RURLESON'S FAMILY NOTIFIED.
Claim Agent milford made an effor,
to locate Burleeon's people immediate
" after the accident. He heard tina,
the mans relatives lived in williams
burg. and a wire was dispatched to the
chief OF police there. Later last night
Mr.. Milford heard from the police oi
Williamsburg that Burleeon's family
had been notified. .,.
Burleson was employed by the trac
ton company on January 81 last
while the street car strike was on. HI
was born In Jefferson, Wis, the record
showed and was % years old. He wat
an exceptionally good man, Mr.. Mul
ford said and had been mmcnded
several times for courtesy.
Robert e. Crosby. yesterday ident.
f'"d by A. L. Huband as the man whom
no saw run across a field with a knife
in his hand Immediately after condut