The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-09
At Early Hour This Morning His Slayer Had Not
 Been Captured
NO. EYE WITNESSES;
 KILLING IS MYSTERY
Saw a White Mnn Put n Pistol in His Pocket and Leave the
 Scene of Shooting

terday morning shortly before F o'clock by an unknown negr on Thirteenth street between Avenues and c. The officer was shot twice. once in the abdo- men and once through the heart Either bullet would have been fatal.
 Immediately after the shooting the ne- gro ran down Thirteenth street to Ave- nue c and west along Avenue c toward the railroad yards. He was traced for a short distance by the officers, but left absolutely no trail and up until an early hour this morning had not been cap tured. Parties of officers are. scattered along the mountain for several miles and dligent search is being kept Up for Officer Wallaces murderer
 shooting Mysterious
 Complete mystery shrouds the shoot ing of the officer. He was not on duty at the time of his death and was dressed in citizens clothes. He was not in touch with police headquarters and as he died without speaking nothing is known of his errand in that part of town.
 From information given it appears that Wallace and his companion met the negro and Wallace Is said to have accost- ed him. The negno made a reply. Wal lace is then said to have asked him what he had in the basket and accused him of peddling whisky.
 He started toward the negro and the man stepped back on the porch. Wal lace stopped to strike a match and the negro fired. The first bullet took effect in. his stomach and as Wallace fell the negro fired a second time, the bullet entering the body in the shoulder and ranging downward, per etrating the heart.
 Robert Workman, a contractor stated that he saw a negro running down Ave- nue B carrying dinner bucket Work man states that he had discharged the negro some time previous to the shooting He says that he had been warned that the negro carried a gun and was danger ous. The negro is known as Walter Brown.
 Wallace was lying on his back within six inches of the steps of negro house when he was found It seemed as though he had caught his heel and fallen back wards. One bullet entered the abdomen piercing the intestines and the other struck him in the shoulder ranging down ward.
 The body was carried into a nearby house and was later removed to the Green Undertaking company, where it will be prepared for burial.
 It was stated that the negro allowed the officer to place one cuff on his wrist when he pulled a revolver and fired with fatal effect. This story is discredted as the officers handcuffs were found on him. The actual details of the shooting no one knows.
 Wftnesses' Statement
 Phillip Maddox was the first to reach the dying officer. He made the following statement last night" 1 heard two shots fired and ran around the corner in time to see the officer fall l ran up to him and asked him who shot him. He did not reply, but moaned and was dead"
 J. M. Meeks, who was also on the scene immediately after the shooting, made a statement. He said. "I heard a shot and then another. at once turned back and saw the officer falling. He raised his hand to his head and fell. ran up to the man on the ground and examined his wounds. He did not speak and in an instant was dead.
 'I saw a white man going in one d- rection and a negro running hastily In an- other. I only caught glimpse of both and would be unable to identify either of them II | SdW lHtlIl dsdin
 Mrs Frank Grill. who was directly across the street. stated that she was standing at a window when she heard two shots fired. When I heard the shots glanced across the street and saw man falling. A negro with pistol in his hand was running toward Avenue c. There was a white man standing by the man on the ground. He deliberately put his revolver in his pocket and walked up ! x.,itI bo octn
 White Man Unaccounted For
 The police are greatly puzzled over the actions of the white man who is said to have been with Officer Wallace when the later was. killed. Efforts to ascer- tain his identity have been unavailing, but a. dlligent search Is being kept up for him.
 It is not known whether the man was a personal friend of Wallace or pa trolman, although the police feel sure that the man was not an officer. de- scription of the man could not be ob- tained from the witnesses.
 The man was seen by several people de- liberately to put a gun back into his pocket and stroll off. The theory was advanced that the killing was done by the white man, but this Is not given cred- ence by the police. officers on the scene state that they have no doubt but that the shots were fired by negro on ac- count of the range of the bullets and the position of the officers bcdy.
 Police Headquarters Notified
 Immediately after the killing occurred police headquarters were notified and squad of police headed by Capt. Mar tin Egan rushed to the scene in an auto mobile. The telephones at the station were kept hot and in a few minutes 20 ftn
 Without a, seconds delay Captain Egan disposed of his men and the search be- gan The officers went far beyond Ox- moor securing practically every inch of territory without finding a trace of the murderer.
 The only trace that the officers found was discovered by Detectives Jones and Gates. They followed the negro down the street and found a basket which is thought to have been dropped by the ne- gro. The basket contained two bottles of beer and two half-pint bottles of whisky. A few steps further a dinner pail was found which the negro carried and nearby two revolver cartridges that had been fired.
 The sheriffs office was notified of the killing and Sheriff Higdon rushed six identities to the scene to aid in the pur- suit of the negro. They joined the po- lice in keeping up the search.
 It was reported at the police station that two bicycle men had forind the trail of the negro and were in close pursuit. Nothing further has been heard from them.
 Up until an early hour this morning Sheriff Higdon had heard nothing from his deputies.
 Mrs. Wallace Prostrated
 Mrs. Wallace is completely prostrated