The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-02
OFFICERS HORSE
 KILLED BY NEGRO Desperate Running Fight on
 Road Near Woodward MRS. GROVE IS INJURED We'll Known Bessemer Lady Thrown From Horse, Sustaining Broken Col
 lar Bone-Bessemer Council
 Holds Regular Meeting.
MRS. GROVE IS INJURED
By J. F. LEE.

Bessemer, September 1-(Special.)- While attempting to arrest Ed Walton, a negro, wanted on charges of grand lar ceny and burglary, today, Detective Par sons narrowly escaped death from bull let from the negroes pistol which missed him, but killed the horse from which he had just alighted.
 The detective rode out to Woodward ore mines early this morning to arrest the negro, but not finding him, he had start ed back to Bessemer when he met War ren in the road near Union cemetery. The negro admitted being the man for whom the officer was looking, and when told that he was under arrest, said all right, cap'n," and folded his arms across his breast, but when Parsons went to alight from his horse, the negro opened fire on him, and they both emptied their pistols in a running duel, but the negro made good his escape.
 When the news reached the city, blood hounds were sent to the scene, and they took the scent immediately, and kept it well for several hours, but finally lost 1t near Sloss No. l mines.
 Detective Parsons in describing the
  shooting said:
 All right, capn," l jumped from my horse, and my foot had barely touched the ground, when l saw him pull his gun, and pulled mine, but he fired first, the ball missing me and striking the horse, which ran about 300 yards and dropped dead. The smoke from his shot interfer- ed with my shooting immediately and when he fired, he turned and ran up the road, emptying his gun at me as he ran. l right after him, shooting until my pistol was emptied, and in reloading he got out of my sight. l was riding W. S. Pat tons horse, one that he prizes very high ly, and l deeply regret It having been killed"
 Detective Patton was deeply moved when he heard of the affair, as he not only valued the horse very highly, but was very much attached to the animal, having often been heard to remark that It was the gamest horse he had ever seen However, when the two partners met this afternoon, Parsons remarked Well Pat ton, we are afoot," and Patton replied: " OAAt 4oiil, certainty am glad that 1t wasn't you that got 1t instead of the horse, as much as 1 regret to lose the ani- mal."
 When the news of the shooting reached bessemer this morning, the fire bell was rung, it being the quickest way to locate MT Doyle, the owner of the blood hounds. and the news quickly spread about the city, causing some little excitement Mr. Parsons and a deputy sheriff and posse have been securing the mountain all day trying to recapture the negro, and had he been caught, he would not doubt have been roughly handled.
 Ed Walton, the negro, is about 25 years old, dark brown skin, feet inches or feet inches tall, weight between 16O and ITO pounds, square shouldered, limps on one leg, said to have a small scar over one eye. When last seen he wore a black double breasted coat, black pants. black Stetson hat patent leather, point ed toed shoes, had a small moustache. and his teeth were very white His eyes were large and bulged, or as commonly called, pop eyes"
 City Council Meeting. The city council met in regular ses- sion tonight and, besides the regular