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floor and the other hiding behind a stool heard shots from the cell and saw Mr. Oliver backing out drawing his gun. They saw the negro shoot Mr. Dambrino who was going to the aid of Mr. Oliver and saw him fall. Then Mr. Oliver shot at the fleeing negro, missing him Mr. Oliver stated that as he approached the negro in his cell the negro drew his gun and shot. Two shots entered Mr. Oliver, on in the scalp and the other entered the upper vertebras of the spine. The one shot at Mr. Dambrino entered his forehead over the left eye, killing him. As he fell one of the boys reported hearing him say, “I’m shot: I’m dying.”
Vicery assisted Mr. Oliver outside and up the stairs to the city hall.
Mayor Chas Traub, Sr., and Commissioners H.F.Egloff and S.J. Ladner, were upstairs
in the city hall working on the pay....(Not readable on microfilm copy at BSL Library)..
....answered and the search began.
Search Parents Home
A group including Policeman A. E. Saucier, E.S. Drake and a Mr. Ransey, former employees of the Dixie Construction Company here made the first search of the house where Richard(s)on’s parents live, finding that the negro had gone. Assisting them were Albert Jones, Frank Quintini, Harry Witter and George Aiavolasati. When they failed to find the negro they departed.
They learned that the negro had changed his clothes at home except his shoes and had gotten four rounds of ammunition for his gun which means 24 loads and had left.
Later Policeman Saucier, Gaston Telhiard and John Beuhler, returned to the house to secure some clothing to give the bloodhounds for the scent and the woman said she had burned the clothes. Mayor Chas Taub, Sr., and a squad of men went to the house and found some buttons and the shells from the gun in the stove.
Search From All Directions
Searching parties numbering, it was said, several hundred men and officers searched all of Hancock and Harrison county roads, bridges and passing trains. Officers from Picayune and points north were out on a search, special officers from New Orleans were placed as a searching and watching party on all roads and railroads entering New Orleans from the east. Autos bearing negroes were stopped and searched Wednesday night.
Policeman Saucier and others
REWARD OFFERED
Reward totaling up to this writing $650.00 has been offered for the capture of Silas Richardson, dead or alive, by the following:
City of Bay St. Louis —$100.00 Jos. C. Jones, Sheriff-—	50.00
Hancock County----------- 250.00
State of Mississippi----- 250.00
Total	$650.00
The reward will more than likely be increased several hundred dollars by popular subscription