Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-29
SHERIFF PH|LP0T
STILL AFTER NEGRO
Unidentified Man Who Shot
White Tramp Here Yes
terday, Last Seen Aboard
Through Freight Train.
A POSSE AFTER HIM
Frank Morrison, Wounded Man, Will
Probably Lose His Arm-Shooting
Took Place on Iron Mountain Road
Two Miles From the City.

When Frank Morrison, a white man,
about 45 years old who says his home
is at No. 6541 Monroe avenue, Chicago,
refused to give an unidentified negro
his only loaf Of bread yesterday noon,
when the negro met Morrison and his
travelling companion, Ed Sutton, on the
Iron Mountain railroad track, two
miles east Of Pine Bluff, the negro
drew revolver fired a bullet into
Morrison's arm and after grabbing the
loaf OF bread, made his escape. Up to
late hour last night Sheriff c. NJ
Philpot and two deputies were still
chasing the negro down the Iron
Mountain road in the vicinity Of Var
ner, Lincoln county.
Morrison will probably lose his left
arm, as the physicians who attended
him yesterday state that the member
will, in all probability, have to be
amputated. Morrison's wound was
dressed by City Physician W. E. Blan'
kenship and County Physician A b.
Loving. The bones in his left arm
We're broken in several places and the
injured man suffered much pain. He
was taken to the Jefferson county poor
house where he is under the care OF
Doctor A. Sacconi.
According to Morrison and Sutton,
both of whom are strangers here and
who say they were on their way to
El Reno, Okla, from Chicago to Sc
cure employment, the negro came up
TO them and demanded a loaf Of bread
which they had just purchased from
nearby store with their last nickle,
Morrison said he told the negro that he
ought 10 so and ask food from some
one who had it to give; that it was ali
they had and that they had suffered
from hunger for several hours. The
negro made no reply, suddenly drew a
revolver from his hip pocket and fired
at Morrison The bullet lodged in his
left arm and Morrison fell to the
ground The negro made a move as
if to shoot again and Morrison beg
ged him not to kill him. The negro
picked up the loaf Of bread and ran
down the track. Sutton was so star
tied and frightened that he fed to the
city and informed the police Of the
shooting City Detective Stanley and
Deputy Constable Jim Moore hurried
to thesc of the shooting but could
find 10 trace of the negro Morrison
was brought to this city in a wagon
and given medical attention He was
very weak from loss of blood and suf-
fered excruciating pain from his
wound
Sheriff Philpot Immediately sum-
moned two deputies and on hoAses they
hurried to Linwood to, if possible
head off the negro. Sheriff Philpot
first notified his deputies down the
Iron Mountain road to arrest the ne
gro If he came their way At Linwood
Sheriff Philpot learned that the negro
had passed there only a short time
before aboard a through freight. The
sheriff and his deputies followed on
the local freight and at last accounts
last night, were still following the
would-be murderer.
From the description OF the negro
the officers believe that he is the ne
gro who shot and killed a deputy
sheriff at Blissville, Ark, Saturday
night a week ago. Others are in
clined to believe that he is the negro
VIII Green, who shot and killed City
Marshal John T. hamilton at Hope
last week. Green was last heard OF
in the vicinity OF this city and only
Monday three officers came here from
Hope in search Of him. They left thai