The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-31
Thomas H. Chamberlain
 Is Killed.
NEGRO DESPERADo DOES DEED
His Lfe Pays Penalty Of the
 Crime.
Reiacemen in strussls wssh caardm nrown. whe Aaes Anether nsnT- der ss His IAst ana
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Mobile May s0--special. 1~--Thsxnas H Chamberlain, for many years City Efons tKician of Noble, . prominent club man. and one of the most popular Mnhfaiana Calvin Brown, a negr0 deapeFaao who was in turn killed by Patfolman Con nifk.
 Mr. Chamberlain was ane ek posse of police oflieara headed by Police chief Rondeau. that went te Warren and Texas Streets to capture Brown. n nns toriouH negro murderer. whom the po- lice have hean seeking for months. ThA neKrG was ezMupeded in tho hunt and heiievinK the n1Iacer6 were after him he@ came desperate and endeaverea to Bef away. m thN struggle the negro was ahot and died almest Instantly.
 Even after the negro had been aisz armed and when despernteiv etruRr Rl&ng with tho officers ha regAined p6s+ aonsion of Mr. chambeFi&in's revolver and shot Mr. Chamberlain twice. boxn balls taking affect n the right 9roins He dled while being removed tp tiAa
 Ths dead negro ia about nvs Get alx inchea tall. coal black, Amocth aiAvAn and was poorly atkirea.
 strngsie Wt1h DegHexnas.
 Enortly betore noon, negro named and told chief Ronaeau that Calvin Brown was at house on Cedar Street. neaf Texas. and could be caught 1T khs ofzicers would go at once.
 Brown was wanted for killing Lewis Thomas q negro, and shooting q negro woman named Patsy Moore, on tlaa
 sergeans Henry Farmer and cApaain Chamberlain at once started fer f'f4 pEAee in Afr. ChHmhertatnse auepEn9hsin. Chief Rondeau and Officer Gonnla fnke lowoe in the chiakts hug9y A seNfeh ae the ofacers were about tu feMN4 tMa place n negro wNa sean lo apNfAAHA from tha reax sEh0 on catching siMA4 ef the 0fsecra. tufue4 and ssfAxted ~ tna oppositA dsEeefioH GqnniN Ean afopna she square te Bead a.zp eA @a& nkher way when fhny xeaeAed the eexs Ter 0f warren and Texas Sfreeto tlay I found connin strua&lius witn the nas | efo wsios aa thsy approseh@a, drew q { pfNt9f from AeahbaF0 tpneeaie9 ln e54 shirt bcanfn. conntH knpehe4 lne ps- ere down and tc0k tha pisfQl from nlm The three ofdcera had afi they cep1t de to handle the negro whp aaE2QsR stFlp pod hinself Of clothing IT his eaotts sH eacape-
 Officer connin wAs hampsred wltn the two ptstols and 4r. chamherlatn said. eGlve me enc Of thcae guns, hu9 2 As connlff endasvored to comply and before chamDerlain could Hst nrm nsId af the pfatel the negro grabbed it and from a atooping posittcn fired the two shots that caused Mr. Chamber lain's death-
 Before the negro could turn the @un on anv ono slse, connifE placed his piss tol close to his head and fired Killing hin. instantly. Both balls penstrat44 and tore the fentoral artery, and even had surgical assistance bean instantly at hand. Captain chamberiatn,s wounds would have proven fatal he eiea q few minutes after being placed "a the ambulanca
 rom chanabariafn, as he wsa aNeex@ fonafafv called by thouaandE of Lr2an0zs was one of Mobiles most popular clslr sene He waa bachelor and about 9g years old s
 captasn Chamberlain was 2 aon ok the lafe R T Chamberlain. SIS moth CT was a slster Of Chief of Polics Ken
 As mere Iad he became connected with the old volunteer fire department of which his father was prnntnent member His first regular posstion v 1 ladder No. s. located on Sk @oaepR Street. Then he became driver of hook | and ladder No. 1 on St. Francis stree,v where the Ben telephone building new stands.
 when the salvage corps was orean- izod In 1873 ne became IF as s sstt = = ana hsfd the position until the ofaca of City Electrician was created and na was elected to the place about six years aGa.
 Ffe was a member of several elups l and was popular with all whom ha carae in contact He was absolutely l fearless In the discharge of his duty. YFe Is survived by a sister Mrs c l Bartee. a brother. F. Fl, Chamberlain, | his uncle Captain Rondeau. and other relatives.
 The Coroner's jury. after hearing the | story of the killing of tho negro BreWn | found that he had come Co his deete l from a shot fired by oficer corniM ip | the discharge of his duty and reeesu- custody.
 congrenEmlan HuM III.
 Washington, May 30--RepresentatirA