Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
HARRY BURLES0N IS.
SLAIN ON RUNNING.
BOARD OF AN AUTO
Was Seeking Safety From
Vengeance of Mob
of Blacks.
ELECTED DISORDERLl
NEGRO FROM TROLLEY
Carman Expires on Sidewalk
From Mortal Wound
in Thigh.
"HEsT roun on SUSPICION
surdcr of williamsburg Man Takes
Place on Iiuii street, at
Twentieth.
ELECTED DISORDERLl
NEGRO FROM TROLLEY
"nEsr roun on SUSPICION
surdcr Of Williamsburg Man Takes
Place on IiuIi street, at
Twentieth.

While attempting to escape the
vengeance OF band OF negroes
VINO pursued him after ne had put
a dis"rdcrly negro on his car. Harry
J.. BurIcson. 23 years old. a con-
ductor for the Virginia Railway and
Power Company. WAS stabbed to
death by one OF tho negroes ycster-
day afternoon at TwcutIcth and Hun
streets Buri"sons home address
wa. lI.o Windcr Street He is said
80 haN" come to Richmond Grom
Williamsburg, and had been in the
onploy oi tho traction company for
about two months
The conductor was stabbed after
30 hai jumped from Tia. trolley ear
10 tho ruruuE board Of an auto
mobile. III il'al effort TO cludo the
crowd of negroes who seemed ben.
on Violence. Bleeding profuscly from
z wound ia the right lcg, ono Of the
main arteries being severed by the
knife. Enrlc#on fcli from the auto
mobile after the machine had run
about Two blocks. The crowd of
negroes was still pursuing him. oc-
curants OF the automobile carried
.h i'm 10 tho sidewalk. where h.. died
before medical aid could reach him
Arrest E"mr on Su,piri"n.
-Four negroes suspected rt compile
ity Ia the crime were arrested "a
the immediate vicinity OF tho attack
b. dctccti:.s from headquarters AMI
police from Third station, and arc
bong hold without bail captain
~ Detectives Alexander :. Wright.
after he had examined a score o:
other negroes at Third station said
last night several additional arrests
would bc made I'm connection win
the murder
After vi"wing tho body at Nor
r.ssctt's Undertaking establishments.
near which the murder victim foll
Coroner John Brodnax said Kurlcson
had died from stan about three
inches deep. scvcring ono Of the main
arteEies In the right leg. The wound
was just below the groin and was
the only one on the body lie gave
g. as his opinion that /; would have
been virtually impossible TO save
the mans life had medical assistance
reached him Immediately.
"GoinE to Get" Conductor.
] According to the few white people
WHO told the police they Witnessed
Tho murder. a crowd OF negroes
S,rcamcd into Hun Street. announc-
ing thar they were going 10 get the
conductor Their Ihrea; came i'm
mediately after Burleson had
grabbed switch bar from the mo-
,orman's platform 10 defend himsel.
from attack by the dIsorderly negro
whom he had elected. They sai
that. during the alteration. both
men left the car, and the motorman
apparently unaware OF his compan-
ions danger. ran the trolley several
blocks before he stopped.
With the crowd OF negroes but =
few feet away, Il. c. Elliott. who
was travelling north In his automo-
bile along Hui Street, and who saw
I tho danger menacinS the conductor
called TO RurlcSon to jump aboard
the automobile. The negroes fol.
lowed Burlcson. aud he was stabbed
after gaining the running board o.
ihc machine. Elliott told police las
night. Burlcson collapsed from th'
loss OF blood soon atrer he had hcer
n. stabbed