The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-28
THE AGEIIERALD, THURSDAY. AUGUST 2s, 1918

that officer his nerve still with him.
drew his pistol with his wounded arm
and shot jackson in the leg. Then
with Detectye Crenshaw subdued him
with their pistol butts.
In the meantime outside the house.
detective Tyler was having his troubles
Ed Green, wounded as he was ara hand
affed to the detective, fought ike a
Wild beast in his attempt to get free
lie was heavier than Tyler and dragged
the detective several yards II the weeds
Tyler could not draw his pistol because
the negro was giving so much trouble
that II was impossible to do anything
but hold on and protect his face from the
pites and scratches of the erazed black
The efforts OF the negro to get free
subsided after few moments He gave
all his attention to Detective Tyler and
fierce fight ensued in which the gi-
gantic negro slowly but surely was get
ting the best of it. He had Tyler by
the throat and was bending 1im over to
the ground when Tyler got his right arm
partly loosed and drawing his 44-calibre
Colt stuck the barrel where he thought
the negro's stomach was and pulled the
trigger twice. Even then this did not
feaze the negro, for he seized the evlln-
der of Tyler's pistol. thus preventing
any more shooting With his handeuffed
band Green hit Tyler on the side of
the head, stunning the detective and
again started to run away Detective
Burge arrived at this moment and both
officers emptied their pistols at the ne
gro. One of the bullets finally brought
Ed Green down fatally wounded
All the detectives without exception
had torn clothes. bruises all over the
body and were covered with blood They
were winded. weakened and shaken up
by the terrible strain they had been IN
der in 10 Eu1aiHOcrorfy, l,1t 4. Il
followed their arrival at the house of Ed
Green. All rested for few moments
following the conclusion of the fight and
the capture of the negroes
Young Eagan Struck
The trip back to the city Jail was a
silent one. broken only by Green, who
was placed on the front seat with the
patrol driver walloping young Edgar
In the eve. In the fight following Green
was rendered unconscious and he had not
recovered at an early hour this morn
ing.
Ed Green and Mitchell Jackson with
Detective Moser were cared for at the
st Vincents hospital. Detective Moser
had his wrist sewed up, the stab wound
over his heart dressed, upon which he
left the hospital and returned to his work
at police headquarters- Green. whose
abdomen seemed completely shot away
was operated upon, but his case is re-
garded as hopeless and he will probably
die. Jackson, however, had only his right
leg broken by pistol bullets. Amputation
will be necessary. Both negroes at the
hospital confessed to numerous robberies
and burglaries and the Jackson negro
stated that there was a $500 reward for
his capture offered by the state of Geor-
gia.
While Moser and the negroes were being
attended to at the hospital. Detectives
Tyler, Crenshaw, Burg, Warren and Dar-
nell went back to the house of the me-
gro and searched it thoroughly, locating
several hundred dollars worth of jewelry
among which was the gold watch stolen
from Captain Booth at the Orr residence
last week.
After hearing the reports of all his de-
tectives Chief Bodeker stated that never
before in the history of the department.
had he heard of any such desperate
fight.