Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1927-04-02

N6WSQOyS UIOu6AI tl11O AAhNA
Sunday morning that a tragedy had
taken place in which two persons
were killed. investigation brought
the information that man had been
killed and a woman wounded.
had arranged to visit the Ebenezer
Baptist Church and decided to carry
out the programme. After services
L called up Funeral Director w. A.
Prices establishment. where
learned that the body had been
carried. Henry Williams remains
were there. Coroner James M.
Whitfield had performed the autopsy
GASPING AND PRAYING.
/ waited for a car, but this being
delayed decided to go to st. Philips
Hospital, inasmuch as the Sergeant
at the First Police Station had con-
firmed the report of the tragedy.
Arrivin ait the hospital shortly after
Q P. M, the lady in charge told me
that Madeline Williams who resides
at IL E. Canal Stree was on the
third floor. Going to the ward, she
was there being attended by the
hospital surgeon. Between gasps and
moments of praying she told me her
s.ory. She had been shot through
the left lung, the bullet entering the
back and coming oul. through the
front.
LOVING HENRY" SHOT HER
She experienced difficulty in
breathing. The surgeon was giving
her an injection in the arm. She
complained of the pain. 1t was soon
over. She said, "I went to Fulton
last night in car. With me were
Margaret Jackson, Clara Lewis. Min
ME Oscar Jackson. Otto Mills,
James Branch, Thomas Grimes. The
men got in some argument. Loving
Henry shot through the car. Low
ing Henry was killed. am II years
Of age and I live at IL E. Canal
Stree. Leaving the hospital visit
was made to the City Jail and then
10 the rooms of Funeral Director
W. A. Price, where in the mOrgue
lay the remains of Henry Williams.
Assistant Funeral Director T. H.
Allen extended courtesies.
THE DEAD MANS WOUNDS.
Madeline Williams gave ner faith
er's name as Clifford Williams and
stated that he worked for the Rich
mond Transfer Company. Her moth
er's name is Alice Williams. Henry
Williams is known as Loving Henry
and lives at Hague Street. His
brother lives at COS 1-2 e. Clay st.
His fathers name is Willie Williams
and his mothers name, Lena Will
liams. He was shot in the right side
and. in the left leg. The bullet
passed entirely through the fieshy
part OF his legs between the knee
and the hip.
OSCAR JACKSON'S STATEMENT.
Going to the First Police Station,
the Sergeant informed me that Oscar
Jackson. charged with the murder.
was in consultation with his lawyer.
James D. Hart Of the firm OF Johnson
and Hart. After waiting short
time both appeared and We went
into the Captains office. where Os-
car Jackson made the following s'ate
mert: II went down to Loving Hen
rvs place in Fulton lass night in
James Epps' car and got there be-
tween $3.50 and o'clock to buy
some whiskey from Williams. He
said, Yes. you can get it.. He went
back into the house and came back
to the door with a pistol in his hand.
He said, Yes, here is all the vhiskey
you want Then he started shooting
at the car. He shot the girl. The
girl hollered, and then I shot him.
He was shooting at me. The officer
said my pistol had been fred four
times.
TRIED TO GET AWAY.
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After 1 had shot him, he tried
TO get away. One of the police onfi-
cres grabbed him. Williams ran up
a side alley and shot again. / sur
rendered to the officer. I think the
cause Of the trouble was that had
gone down there that afternoon with
Ben Turner and Field Morton and
Alpheus Harvey Alpheus Harvey