The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
FIFTY SHOTS> IN THE STREET Pursuit of
 a Negro. WOUNDS MOBILE OF 4CEg Patrolman Murray Hurt, sIatk
 Mar in Jail. Robert Bennett Was Drunk An teseia& Rifle. When Policeman Atte sa
 To Arrest Him And
 Fight Begins.


 Mobile. Nov. es.--(speciai.) )---shot In the breast with his own pistol. which was wrested from him by a burly rie- gro, Police Officer Larry Murray lies tonight desperately wounded at the battle between the policeman and Rob- ert Bennett, negro, in the southern portion of the city about o'clock this
 Bennett, big and desperate negro. was drinking this afternoon and started on rampage. firing Winchester rifle into the air. In few minutes Officer Murray went up to the negro to place him under arrest when. quick as q flash, the negro clinched the officer. The latter reached for his pistol and have 1t wrested from him by the negro. After securing the pistol Bennett wrenched himself free from Murray and backing off few steps he deliberately aimed the pistol at Murray and rred
 Murray fell back with a horrible wound in his right breast and after he was on the ground the negro struck Murray over the head with the butt
 Nexro Escapes.
 The negro fled from the scene in full view 9f number of negroes and q rev white citizens, unmolested.
 Regaining his feet officer Murray staggered to the store at the corner Of Conception and Texas streets, d few down. To the store empioyes ise fasd his story and they immediately notffied police headqnarters. The patrol vaross loaded with the best men on the force started in pursuit of the negro.
 Deputy Snerin Phillip Patch was In the neiGhborhood at the time. He heard the shots and was rushing Tn tha direction from which they came when he espied the negro, pistol and rife fn hand, running. Calling to hiul to haIr the command From the deputy was al, : swered by shot from the rife which one from the deputy which also missed. Down the street the negro flew with the deputy firing every few steps The negro turned and fired several times The renewed firing put the policemen on the track of the negro and tlisr Joined in the chase. N
 The running nght with the nerru continued for several hlocks. during whieh time more than fifty shots wore tired, when the negro finally took ref yfge under house several blocks from where the nsht began. During the last few blocks of the fight t was noticed and was using the sS calibre revolver
 Dragged from Hiding.
 When he ran under the house the of- iicers surrounded him and Deputy Patch. catching the negro by the legs. dragged him from beneath the house.
 Although wounded several times the negro still showed fight and went after the officers like a madnian. He was only subdued by several blows with the butt end of a revolver.
 Bennett was hurried to the police station where he is held to answer sev- eral charges of assault with intent to murder.
 In his cell at police headquarters the negro said he threw the rife away be- cause it would not work and that he shot Officer Murray because he would not stop following him. He says that after shooting Murray he realized that 1t was the coal mines or the galiows and he made up his mind to light to the last ditch and die rs ther than face either of the charges
 officer Murray was taken to the city hospital where his injuries were dressed and he is reported as resting easily. While the wound is painful, the hospi- tal physicians state that death is not probable.