Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-10
BROAD-MA|N, CLAY,
WESTHAMPTON AND
| R|VERV|EW LINES
Leaden Missiles Narrowly
Miss Passengers and
Crews.
GUNNIEN IN AUTOS
IN TWO OF ATTACKS
Claim Agent MuIford Offers
$50 Reward for Arrest and
Conviction of Perpetrators.
OFFICIAL CONFIRMS nEron1
Revolver Fire Marks First Disorder
Since wnlkout of Employees
on january IG.
GUNNIEN IN AUTOS
IN TWO OF ATTACKS
TFIc1AL CONFIRMS nEron1 i.
Revolver Fire Marks First Disordc,
Since wnlkout of Employees
on January IG.

Automobile gunmcn began a mys-
'crious reign Of terror last night i'm
Richmond and it's suburbs. 1rinr 70
'oiVers point-blank at motormen ana
c'''uuctors on street cars on four lines
operated by the Virginia Railway and
Power Company.
Hohc OF the car crews were hit. but
passengers were panic stricken ms
bullets crashed through the windows.
s"''tering glass among them and
thuoding In ceiling and woodwork.
Immediately II was announced bv
FRANK Milford. claim agent for tn,
traction company. that ii reward or
WOO would be paid for evidence lead
ing to the arrest and conviction ar
any party or parties guilty of shoot
ing, ,LhnaN+InE L missiles, or placing oh
shcies on any line of the yIrrinia
halfway ana Power Contpany
He confirmed vague renort. I'M.
various cars had bcen subjected 10
revolver fire.
shots Came From Autos.
cars attacked were on the Broad
ana Main street, Clay Street Wsa,
hampton and Rivcrview lines In 10,
instances motormen OF tho tro,Ia,..
attacked and terrorfzed by tho aho,s
deeiared the firing came from nm on,o
mobile. ~" an auto
ING hiVervicw and Wcsthamptop
cur motormen declared shots n.or
',reu from the darkness. and tb.,
'ney could not distinguish anvthinr
oi .he background. seeing only tbs
""sh as tho revolvers were fircd NJ
Milford said. -
@"ols nrst wero fired at a car a,
'"% klverriew line between asblonI
ana Meadow Streets abon, 60
O'clock. as the trolley was rc,urn
ing to Harrison and Main street.
one shot crashed through ths c,..
WINDOW and continued on. sn,ash;n
'he window directly across the aisi.
another bullet thudded In tho ,o.,
NestIpuic door as the motorman nm
pi'eo iuiI power and sped bv ~.
aeclared he saw tho flashes OF twn
Shots rs they We're fred from some
"usheS ringing the roadway.
Hpout $3.50 O'Clock, an Automatic
u"shed alongside Clay Street car
near fitth Street. Containing four
men. AS 1t drew abreast, the from
one or Its occupants fired two shots
from revolver Into the yestibuIe
shattering the glass just n tritte
above the motorman's head. The car
sped away, turned sharply into Fifth
Street and went south. towards
Broad Street.
Bullet smnshes GlaHs.
At 10 o'clock bullet smashed the
glass In the front vestibule of
Westhampton car near Stop il. The
motorman was unintured.
Mcdonald Lee. recently appointed
Commissioner of Inland Game and
Fisheries. telephoned Tho Times-Dis-
patch last night and declared n bull
let had been fired into an castbound
Broad and Main Street trolley on
Main Street. between Eleventh and
Twelfth Streets. Police who were
detailed TO the Hotel Lexington fire
disaster were on Main Street and de-
clare they neither heard nor saw n
shot fired. Mr.. Lee declared tho
bullet smashed through the window
between the heads of two passengers.
lie said passengers were terrified.
Several got off the trolley. refusing
to ride further to their destinations.
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