The second shooting of the day occurred…
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Nelsonperson
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George Lehighperson
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a.k.a. Lehigh
Robert Thomasperson
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a.k.a. Thomas
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The second shooting of the day occurred
at Chapman’s dance house. A discharged negro
soldier named Nelson shot and instantly killed
a woman named Sarah McHarris, also colored,
and her 3-year-old child, and also wounded the
child of another party. Nelson had been living
with the woman, and jealousy caused the
murder. Nelson was arrested by George Le-
high, a special officer, and while in the officer’s
charge, a negro soldier from Fort Grant — a
sergeant named Thomas, who was a friend of
the murdered woman — attempted to kill him,
but failed, only succeeding in putting a ball
through Nelson’s wrist. Lehigh then attempted
to arrest Thomas, but the latter resisted, and
the officer shot him in the leg. The limb will
probably have to be amputated. So far as
heard from, this ended the day’s bloody work.