The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
BULLET IN HIS NECK
Robber Snatched the Cash
 Drawer after Shooting.
In a Lonely Neighborhood Buriy Negro Makes 6 Bold Stand for Money and Escapes in the
 Darkness.

A bold, black highwayman shot w. P. Pace a groceryman. at 10 o'clock last night, snatched his cash drawer from it's fastenings and fled into the woods The bullet lodged in the groceryman's neck and an x-ray machine will be used to- day in locating it.
 The grocery store is located at the cor ner of Holt and Mills Streets in Q sparsely settled section on the outskirts of the city. It occupies combination building and the family of Mir. Pace live adjacent to the store. There are no eIec- trio lights close by and few neighbors are within hailing distance.
 A few minutes before 10 o'clock black. heavy-set negro entered the grocery up his days business and retire to his apartments in the same building. He was alone in the store.
 In a respectful manner the negro said he wanted to buy cents worth of ginger snaps. The order was filled and the ne- gro paid the merohant.The negro looked about the store for a minute ana said he wanted to buy can of potted ham if MT. Pace could open 1t for him. The groceryman reached for the pottcd ham and can opener. He pried open the can and set it before the negro. He re- turned to the cash drawer and was in the act of closing 1t when he was amazed by hearing the command:
 Don't close that cash drawer"
 Looking up the groceryman found him. self staring into the gleaming barrel of a pistol.
 Just back of MT. Pace on a shelf was big pistol kept there by the groceryman for such emergencies and he reached for the weapon.
 The groceryman was not quick enough. There was a flash from the negro's re- volyer and the groceryman felt a twinge in his neck. He went careenIng to the floor. dazed for a second. but arose in time to see the negro grab the cash drawer and dash for the door. The wounded groceryman Ieveled his pistol at the fleeing negro and fired. He thinks he missed the robber.
 When he had fired the shot at the ne- gro MT. Pace staggered about upon the floor almost unconscious. He was found bleeding by his brother a few minutes later. The brother was near the grocery store and he had heard the report of the pistol Knowing that MT. Pace had been diOHe III tHe Ss AiO eAA saASAO e-o HN-~--S as possible.
 The wounded grocveryman was taken into his home He was bleeding profusely from the wound. Nasty messages were sent to police headquarters while pr. C. w, Whkerson was summoned.
 As soon as the report of the shooting reached Police Captain Taylor he detailed Patrolmen Smith and Graham on the case and accompanied them to Holt and Mill Streets. thorough search was made or the premises. The footsteps of the negro were traced toward the rear of the store and in a deep ditch the cash drawer was found It was empty. The ground was closely scrutinized and the policemen succeeded in finding ss.65 in small change scattered about It is believed that in his flight the negro fell into the ditch ana as he fell he lost his grasp on the casn drawer His haul netted him something less than $7, as there was but sl4 in the till when the negro entered the store.
 The entire western end of the city was secured by the police, but no trace or the negro could be secured. The police men were still at work on the case at 2:3O o'clock this morning and Police cap tain Taylor said he had hopes that the hiphwayman would be captured.
 Dr. WIlkerson made an examination or the wound received by MT. Pace. He said the hall entered the left side of the neck and lodged. It is not necessarily fataL
 Mir. Pace was made comfortable ana rested easily throughout the night.