The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-18

swamp and both places are surround ed tonight. Both Will Petomie and Ed Petomie are wounded by bullets from the guns of either Professor Hardy or Virgil Reynolds. fired at them at the time Hardy was shot. For this reason the pursuers say he has not gone fur ther than the Bear Creek swamps. They are confident that he has not gone further. The posses have been too vigilant to let him escape from that 1 section.
 Ready for Chase Again. < Yesterday morning, weary and ex hausted from the long chase and loss or sleep, a number of pursuers return ed to Pine Apple, leaving fresher ones at the scene. Tonight when The Adver- tiser correspondent left Pine Apple | those same men were preparing to take up the chase again. They were to leave Pine Apple about ten strong to be joined probably by others from the community.
 Yesterday and last night in the va ! told more than twenty-five men. It Is believed that number is exceeded to- night. One posse is led by a deputy sheriff and the other by Charles Mo- Kee. deputized by Sheriff Albritton Throughout the day Sherin Albritton | ,fru at rio places. This morning he went to Schuester and tonight he went to Snow | Hill, expecting to take up the hunt from there. His inquiries and those of Mir. Mckee have given them news to carry to the party that has been out all day as to the probable whereabouts of the two Petomie negroes. Last night Sheriff lAbritton and MT. Mckee fol- lowed three negroes to Selma, but af- ter questioning them closely allowed them to go. They gave him valuable information which if true will do a great deal towards aiding the posses to find Petomie.
 The Sheriff and deputy learned l l W. H. Wells. the three negroes. that Wednesday night Will Petomie stayed very near Pine Apple station. The | first part of the night he was with Anthony Palmer and later at the house of Ollie Mcwilliams, negroes, and at | the latter place he tried to borrow Mo Williams's horse. He had a pistol and was we'll supplied with ammunition. He was wounded. The rain coat worn by Petomie at the time of the shooting substantiates that statement. It was found a short distance from the scene. discarded by the wearer It showed two bullet holes on one side and an- other bullet hole on the other side. which indicates that the bullet pene- trated Petomie's leg. Also. the author. ities learned from the negroes they fol- lowed to Selma that Petomie had been supplied with money. the authorities l think. by two negroes named Isam Bondurant and Robert Montgomery. Supplied With Money.
 According to the statements of the negroes $23 was sent to Petomie by his mother. and $5 was given him by tomie was in hiding on the place of either Bondurant or Montgomery. He hid behind their garden and in an out house.. and when the posse appeared Petomie was informed.
 One posse admits that it was baf- fled by the negro and that posse gives Will Petomie credit for being a shrewd negro. He must have been shrewd, they say, to elude them like he did Wednesday. The hunting party Is said to have passed within ten feet of the criminal while he was hiding in the outhouse, one negro said that Petomie told him that he could have killed a half dozen of the hunters as they passed by. They say Petomie~ is using a great deal of diplomacy and cer- tainly that was one of his diplomatic moods.
 Another negro said that he passed the outhouses and heard the door creak. In the stiffness of the night he heard a voice calling him to the house.
 Don't you know me-" asked Petomie. "Go bring me some ammunition and something to eat and keep a watch for the white folks" The negro said he was afraid to do the favor for Petomie.
 Not before has a full story of the shooting of Professor Hardy been printed It has been printed in vague and in precise form by one or two newspapers and the misrepresentation of these stories has caused great deal of unfavorab1e comment by those who are informed in the vicinity of Pine Apple.
 Professor Hardy's Condition.
 Professor Hardy is in a hospital in this city, but his condition is such that newspaper men are denied admittance to his bedside. However, from an au- thoritative source The Advertiser cor respondent today learned the particu- lars of the shooting of Professor Hardy, and according to the story given the correspondent not only Will Petomie and Professor Hardy used their pistols, but Ed Petomie, fighting on the side of his brother, and Virgil Reynolds and one or two other white men. defending Professor Hardy.
 According to one story of the shoot E-k,r hot Ava