The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-09
TRAGEDY AT WILSON
Negro Kills Deputy Sheriff and Wounds
Chief OF Police.
POSSES ARE SECURING The COUNTRY.

Wilson, N. c., Feb. deputy
Sheriff George Munford was shot
and killed, and Chief Of Police A. 0.
Glover probably fatally wounded
yesterday, while with other officers,
they were attempting to arrest a
negro wanted by the Dunn authori-
ties for breaking into a hardware
store.
The Wilson county and city officials
received notice to be on the lookout
for gang of negroes who had bro
ken into stores in the towns of Fay
etteville and Dunn. At once, when
it was learned that the desperadoes
had arrived in Wilson county and
city officials, jointly, began to devise
ways and means to apprehend the
rascals.
Officer Wynne was the first to get
glimpse of them going in the d.
rection Of a near-beer joint, known
as the BELL Place." on South Colds
boro street, about half mile from
the court house. He communicated
his find to Chief Glover and Deputy
Munford, and these three, with Po-
lice Officer Wynne soon started on
the trail, and learned. while near the
Norfolk Southern depot that two of
the gang had just gone into the home
of a negro woman near the depot.
Quickly the house was surrounded,
Officers Warren and Wynne guard
ing the back way while Deputy Mum
ford and Chief Glover entered the
front way. When the door was en-
tered the brave officers met fusill-
ade of bullets (parties who heard
the firing say that least Is shots
were exchanged.) The officers came
out and covered the exits, though
badly wounded. Louis West, the
most desperate Of the pair, went
to the back window, when officer
Wynne shot at him. He then dash
ed out Of the front door, when De-
putty Munford sent two balls in his
direction.
From loss of blood from wounds
this brave and fearless officer sank
to the ground, when the brute pass.
ed by him and said: Damn you, you
are not dead yet, but I'll finish you,
and shot him in the head two OF
three times.
| Chief Glover was shot in the
shoulder, and, it is thought, through
the lungs. Both were taken to the
Wilson Sanatorium. 1t is said tina
the deputy died before reaching thi
instit-S-@.
The woman, Mary Young, il
whose house the tragedy occurred
is under arrest.
| Both parties evaded the angr,
crowd and made their escape, goins
past the Contentnea Guano Factory
John D. MERGERS bloodhonnds wer
sent for.
| Lewis West is tall yellow negro
and wore, when he committed tn
crime, a red sweater and cap. OF
fcer Warren shot at him four time
when he dashed from the house.
The other negro. according t
Mary Young, answers to no othe
name than "Stetson."
Several negroes, one said to b
; from South Carolina, have bee
committing depredations at Dunn
They broke into a hardware store a
, that place, and it was for that Grim
that they were wanted.
The Wilson Military secured tn
woods in every direction soon afte
the tragedy, but could find no trac
of either of the gang. Six arresr
, have been made, three women, VIII
may be able to throw some light O
the matter as to the identity of tn
gang. and three men-one at Middle
sex and two at Baileys. A negr
: from Edmondson's bridge reporte
that a negro answering the descriI
ton of West was in that neighbol
: hood when he left, and that he VIZ
badly wounded. Sheriff Sharp an
aposse in automobiles left at once
= There is no clue as to the where
abouts of any Of the others of tn
gang. West is an escaped convi,
from the South Carolina penitent
airy.
At the time of going to press r
4 arrest has been made. The Officer
are searching everywhere for Yves
q Ed.