The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-04
NEGRO TRIES ID
 ROB DETECTIVE Is Shot in Hip and Officer
 Loses $60. DESPERATE STRUGGLE Detective Jones Had Been Notified That a Hold-Up Man Was in Capitol Park and He Went
 to Investigate

As a result of an alleged attempted hold up in Capitol park early yesterday morn lng, a negro giving his name as Henry Taylor Is in the Hillman hospital wltn bullet in his thigh and City Detective ,f. H. Jones has an ugly scar on hs face and Is robbed of something like s61 According to the statement of the de- tectiye he had been notified by another negro that Taylor was hanging around the psrlt and that he might be noidup man. The detective went to investigate and aD- preaching the negro entered into con versation with him. The negro evidently had no idea that Jones was an officer, for he grabbed a watch and fob out of Jones pocket and started to run Jones held on to him. however, and a hand to hand scuffie ensued. The negro struck Jones below the left eye with his fist and the detective shot him once the bullet lodging in the thigh. The police patrol was called and the injured negro was taken to the Hillman hospital and. later removed to the Northsde jail where q charge of larceny from person was placed against him. It was stated last nigat hat he was resting easily.
 Had $S0 in Pocket
 Jones said last night that he had SSO in his pocket when he started to scuffle with the negro and that afterwards he only nau w thorough seafcn or tnc scene of tho ffght was made but the missing money could not be found The negro was searched by the detective and a roll of bogus" money was found. However the s60 belonging to the detec- tive is still missing. The report of the occurrence as sent to Chief Bodeker by Jones is as follows.
 Birmingham. November 8. 1912. George H. Bodeker, Esq, Chief of I'o-
 lice. City.
 Dear Sir: It was reported to me that negro was hanging around Capitol park and evidently was waiting to hold some one up.
 Goes to Park
 q went to the park about ? a. m. met the negro and was talking to him when he grabbed my watch and attempted to run. l gf abbed him in the coat and We had q desperate struggle. he trying to take my pistol from mo. He hit me several times In the face and was still trying to ge; my pistol when I fired. the ball taking ef- feet in his left hip. He was sent to the Hillman hospital and was later returned to the Northside jail. This negro gave his name as Henry Taylor T respectfully submit the foregoing re- rort. E H. JONES, | City Detective" >>-~~~~-~~-~-~-~~~~~~-> oii Hdiiu anu tue iheStin6 was fupot Cti- thusiastic.
 But the annual convention at the First Methodist. over which J. A. Yam pre- sided. was the greatest of all the meet iags. Not only every seat but even every h't of available standing room in that large auditorium Vas occupied. the cradle roll, beginner, primary. juniors. secondary and home departments and the Pocket Testament lea sue made report ot hafr fa net q ! also the Mems and Women's Graded Union, and the committee on negro work, | and MT. Vann. as president of the asso- ciation. The members of the faculty of the Bible Training school each made short | talks.
 l The Bible Training school opens its reg ular work this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock with Mrs. s, F. Moore, the dean, presid- | ing. The first speaker will be .drs. Phebc Curtis of Ohio. on devotional services for | beginners and primaries. Next Dr. Carver of the Southern Baptist Theological sem mary will start his series of lectures on | Ephesians. Then Mrs. Curtis will speak again, her subject being the Cradle Roll | and Home department, under the title, | "Lengthening the Cords.' At 6:l0 the les on period begins. pr. Hamill handling the ! 1913 mission lesson. Mrs. Curtis the begin I ners' graded and r. F. Green the inter mediate graded lessons.
 | From 650 tot 7:l0 is the supper period, but coffee will be served free and lunches sold by Hooper's Cafe from a moving booth from to 7:30. After supper Dr. Carver gives practical review of this years mission lessons to date Then MT. Hicks speaks on the Sunday school and missions and MT. Alexander closes the session with an address on the "Charac- teristics of the Teen Age" Cars to ev- cry part of the city will be in waiting at | the adjournment.
 l The nursery g. new feature. will be in operation this afternoon from to 2 in | the basement of the church under the di- rection of the Graduate Nurses associa- 1 ton. assisted by the Birmingham Free Undergraduates. All parents are invited C leave their children in the nurssry.