The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-09
STOLE MANY TEAMS
F. J. MULvEHILL IS IDENTIFIED
 BY ALABAMA MAN.
Negro Prisoner in Pensacola is Shot By Captain of Police While Att
 tempting to Escape
 Officers.

| Pensacola. Fla. Dec. s.--(SpeciaL)-- l P. J. Mulvehill, the white man re- gently arrested in Alabama upon the charge of stealing the horse and buggy of E. L. Reese. in this city, was today identified by J. R. Pipkin of Atmore. Ala. as the man who recently got away with tean, belonging to him. This makes a total of three horses l and buggies stolen by Mulvehill dur ] ing the past two months. the otherr be- | ing at Brewton. At Atmore the man represented himself as a travelling | salesman, giving his name of J. w. 1 Milton, and desired to hire a team for | a few days as he had to go into the country. He never returned and in- vestigation showed that he had sold the turnout at Jackson, Ala. That was during the early portion of No- vember.
 Within ten days, it is alleged. that he got away with a team at Brewton. which he sold within twenty miles Of the place, and then came on to Bluff Springs, where his newly-wedded wife lives. After remaining there few days, he came to Pensacola and drove off with the first team he saw on the streets, but in this last act, he was caught. He has admitted his guilt.
 Negro Fugitive Shot.
 While attempting to make his escape from five police officers at an early hour this morning, Joe Albritton, a negro, who is a fugitive from jus tice, from Minter. Ala. was shot by Captain of Police Daw, the bullet shat. tering the bone Of the left leg below the thigh.
 The officers were in that section of the city, north of the union depot which is thickly settled with negroes having gone there to quell some fno of the men arrested Albritton, who had acted suspicious. They found they had the man wanted in Alabama, but they had gone only a few steps when the negro made break from the crowd of officers. Captain Daw was about fifty yards behind the other officers, and the negro ran almast directly toward him, thus preventing the other officers from shooting.
 He failed to halt when the captain called to him, and was shot. The wounded negro called to the negroes in the settlement for assistance ana they gathered in large numbers, but the police forced them to leave and return to their homes.
 School Ground Improvements.
 A School Improvement Association, having as it's aim the improvement of the school grounds and parks in the immediate vicinity will be organized Tn this city, with every pupils and teach CT a member. This will be done dur ing the coming week, when a meeting is to be held in public school No l: Some weeks ago the teachers ana pupils of each of the city schools took up the movement inaugurated for the beautifying of the squares and parks and decided to add to the attractive ness of the school building. by keep ing the grounds in a better condition
 Each school has acted separately the pupils and teachers contributing funds for the purpose, and it is now proposed that they form an organiza- tion and thus secure concerted effort in this direction. Committees will be appointed on school grounds and on in- terior decorations of the school build- ings and these committees 1t IS pro posed will meet monthly and formulate plans to be carried out blythe associa- ton.