The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
NEGROES SHOOT STOUTENBOROUGH Occupants of Hack Open Fire-General News of
 Bessemer

Bessemer, December Special )- Yesterday morning about 12:3o o'clock Detective J. c. Stoutenborough was shot and dangerously wounded by an un- known negro, three bullets striking him, one in the left arm, one in the left breast and the other in the right hip. The last bullet has not yet been.l To- cated.
 It seems that Detectives McCabe and Stoutenborough had been to Jonesboro to search a house where some stolen property was supposed to be located and were returning to town in their buggy when they met hackman, Ira Adams, at Second avenue and Twelfth street, who pulled out of the road to let the buggy by, and the hack fell over an embankment. Just after the buggy had passed, Mir Stoutenborough got out and went back to help put the hack back on the road and when he flashed his electric light and asked if he could help the negroes in the hack, a man and woman, began shooting. The officer fired on them in return. The negroes got away before Officer Me- Cabe could reach the wounded officer. As-soon as possible the, officer was hurried to the Robinson hospital where his wounds were dressed. Fortunately MT. Stoutenborough had memoran- dunn in his left pocket which probably saved his life as the book deflected the bullet that struck him in the left breast l causing it to pass out without striking any vital organ. The wound in the hip is bad one. As soon as MT. Mc- Cabe reached the spot he began firing,
 but did not hit the parties MT. stout enborough thinks he hit the man, as | he was very near him when he fired.
 MT. Stoutenborough is a married man
 and has a family. He has been one or
 the plain clothes men for over year and is very popular officer. Ira Adams the hackman, is in jail, as II | is thought he knows who the negroes l in the hack were. A reward or sloV IS
 offered for any clue leading to the
 arrest of the parties.
 Yesterday afternoon Officers Childers and Stoutenborough arrested Jim | Drake. a negro, wanted at Tuscaloosa for burglary and grand larceny o1li- cers will arrive tomorrow to take the prisoner back to Tuscaloosa.
 win Heflin, a negro brakesman on the Louisville and Nashville railroad fell off the train on Chinn trestle last night and broke his shoulder. bruisins
 and cutting his head. He was taken te
 the hospital.
 The young pupils of the Grove Schoo
 of Music will give a Christmas play or
 New Years afternoon at the high schoo
 auditorium at 230 o'clock. There VII : be a rehearsal of the play on Tuesday
 morning at o'clock at the studio.
 Quite a compliment was paid pr. w D. Taylor Jr., of this city as he ha'
 been elected as delegate to repfeseh
 the Chi Veta Chi fraternity of the BIT mingham Medical college at the cohVeh tion to convene in Richmond on Decem Der 2T Dr. Taylor is only q third yea | man and feels greatly honored as IL i l the custom of the fraternity to selec fourth year man. He will leave TO
 Richmond Monday, night.
 There will be a special musical pro gramme at the First Presbyterlal church on Sunday morning. larg choir will render the music and tn : programme is as follows: Organ prelude. doxology. congrega f ton; prayer anthem, choir sing O Heavcn;" song, congregation, All Hal } the Power of Jesus Name;' offertorS : anthem, choir; Shout the Glad King { male quartet; Follow the World con
 gregation; sermon by pastor, Rev l. F 5 Swallow, Quest for the King; maj l quartet, Follow the star Geors Houston, c. D. Waller. e. H. steven lson and owen Williams.
 For the past week robberies have bee
 very common as several offices hay 5 been entered. Last night the offices c
 Mathews X Mathews was entered v forcing the door in and the desk wa rihed. The Ledger office was also en