The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-09

Green Undertaking company, not recog- nizing Mrs. Wallace, She then asked what he was doing there, and was told that he had been killed She dropped the receiver with scream and went into mysteries The officers greatly regret the manner in which the news was broken to her.
 w. c. Wallace was about 2S years old and had been on the police force a year and one month. He was married but had no children. The Wallaces reside at 2524 Thirty-third avenue North Birmingham.
 MT. Wallace was an efficient officer and his fellow patrolmen greatly regret his untimely death. During his work on the police force he had made many friends
 Negroes Arrested
 Two negroes have been arrested charged with being implicated In the mur- der or of knowing something about it. Hunter Davis was arrested immediately after the killing and locked in the city Jail on charge of murder. Bill Dooley was arrested later, charged with complici- ty in the crime. Both negroes stoutly de- ny any knowledge of the shooting. Hun ter claims to have been a block away when the shots were fired. The police claim that they have evidence showing that Hunter was implicated in the killing.
 No information could be obtained from the crowd of negroes around the place when the killing occurred. Many were closely questioned. but the only reply they would make to the questions of the officers was q don't know nothin about it."
 Intense Excitement Over Killing
 The shooting of Officer Wallace caused intense excitement. The telephones at the police headquarters and the sheriffs office rang necessarily all the afternoon 1nnnirfaS
 Wild rumors were current for a time. At the police station it was reported that Officers McGill, Leonard, Stapp and Propst had been killed. It was 15 min utes before Wallace was identified.
 The sheriff was notified that Deputy Ed Wilson had been shot. The rumor was heard at the polling places and in- stantly the deputies hurried to the sher- iff's office. They were sent out to aid in the search For the slayer of Officer Wal lace.
 The coroner went to the scene of the killing and secured some information. He took charge of the dead officers per sonal effects. The formal investigation will be held this afternoon at the coro- ners office.
 Bodeker's Comment
 While MT. Wallace had only been a member of the police department for little over a year he had already
 
 efficient workers on the force," said Chief Bodeker last night. MT. Wal lace was a hard worker and l have never known him to shirk duty. His death is a distinct loss to the police de- partment and we feel his tragic end keen1y. The police department stands ready to pay a reward of $50 for any information leading to the capture of the negro Brown and I believe that tho state will offer a reward
 Officers Follow Many Clews The police station received informa- ton last night that Will Brown, the negro who shot Officer W. c. Wallace. was in hiding at the home of a rela- ton near Oxmoor. Six detectives armed themselves with Winchester rifles and rushed to Oxmoor in an automobile. They found the house and captured negro who answered to the name of Walter Brown After talking with the man for a few minutes the officers were convinced that he knew nothing of the sh ooting. After a search of the vicin- lty the officers returned to Birmins- ham.
 Detective Paul Cole. who had been working on the case all the evening and last night reported at police quarters at late hour last night. The officer has no definite clues but has succeeded In unearthing four negroes who claim that they saw the shot fred The state ments of all the negroes practically, CO., incide with the information prevlousiy possessed by the police.
 A new theory has been advanced by | Officer Parker, who was the partner of l the dead officer. Officer Parker states that several nights ago Wallace had | a difficulty with a negro near where l the shooting occurred. The negro was very insolent and serious trouble was narrowly averted.
 | Officer Parker's description of this negro is almost identical with that of the negro that did the shooting. It is thought that the same man who had the difficulty with Officer Wallace did the shooting of yesterday | The sherifr's office has also advanced | a theory of the cause of the shooting. Tt Is reported that the negro Brown said that he thought Wallace was Dep l uty Ed Wilson and would not have shot him if he had known who he l Waa aglif.t s