The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
.EMPT|ES PISTOL
 INTO MANS BODY Negro Kills Another and Makes
 His Escape LONG CHASE BY BIG CROWD Murderer is Now Believed to be on Cat Mountan-One Negro Ar rested Proves to be Wrong
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LONG CHASE BY BIG CROWD

Birmingham was the scene of another cold-blooded murder yesterday when Henry McGraw, a negro, deliberately shot Jake Pitts another negro, to death. A total of six shots took effect in Pitts body, causing almost instant death. Inc scene of the crime was on Tenth aVehue' north. near Twenty-first street, ana there were some 14 eye witnesses
 If appears that the two negroes had trouble over a negro women About A'oo o'clock yesterday afternoon McGraw went to Pitts house on Tenth avenue ana asked a negro woman if Pitts was there. She said he was and went into the house for the negro. Pitts came out or the shanty door, which opened from the siue of the building
 Inst as he came out of the door McGraw took deliberate aim at him with re- volver and fired twice. Pitts fell over on the ground and McGraw then stood over him and emptied four more shots into his chest.
 Broke and Ran.
 After firing the last shot McGraw broKe into A run up Tenth avenue with num- her of people after him. Apparently III ,ess than A. minute several hundred peo- ple had gathered and started atter the nepro. while persons along the rou'e Joined in the chase. It was estimateu that the crowd numbered not less than ooo or 600 people. .
 The negro gradually gained on tne crowd and was lost sight of In an aiiey near Nineteenth street and Eleventh aNe me north. The crowd kept on search- ,ns however. and tracked the negro TOT r,i1es a number of deputy sherlns nnaiiy io,,inp in the chase. At an early hour tbi. morning a large posse was s'ni searching the wilds of Cat mouh'"ii' vond Pratt City, where it is almost oei tain the negro is in hiding.
 Wrono Negro Arrested.
 oo naoro was arrested on Cat noun .a,r late in the afternoon by posse headed bv Deputy Sheriff Morris. when brought into the county 1aii he ''- out to be the wrong party.
 McGraw struck out across Enoh rioee after crossing Fountain Heights anu then passed through East Ihom ,nr for a few moments near the new shops of the Illinois Central raiiio" penorts from persons along the rou'o shomed that the posse was never more than 30 minutes behind the negro "no was said to be running about us i"'. as any human being could run
 He stopped at creek and took ms shoes off. He soon shook his coat OH and in running through the pushes +ora his shirt and sleeves almost oH' ua nassed through Pratt City and per sons who had seen him pass joined the posses, which were spreadlns an around that section of the country. After leaving Pratt City he made TOT Cat mountain.
 Here it was that the other negro crossed McGraw's trail, and 1t was att erwards discovered that the posse was nof more than 10 minutes behind Me Graw when they switched or 10 tne wrong trail. McGraw is dark gin ger cake negro with black mustache C. and was running with his shoes in his hand. The other negro was or dark ginger cake color with black mus tache, and was walking along with his shoes in his hand and his coat or His shirt was also torn, and he had also been running.
 Overtakes Negro in Road. Deputy Morris, who lives on Cat mountain, had joined the posse with his horse and buggy. The posse put on an extra sprint after this negro and | L he was calmly strolling down road He was brought to the county jail at | once when it was discovered that he | measured about five inches higher than the negro McGraw, whose height is given as five feet five inches The negro claimed to live some dis.