The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-13
Officer Moreland Slightly Wounded by Bullet From
 Partners Revolver
GOT THE MAN THEY
 WANTED, HOWEVER
Giant Negro Snatches Revolver and in Struggle Throws Two Officers Through Window-Finally
 Killed by Eubanks

Edward Jones, negro. was shot and instantly killed in a desperate battle with Detectives Gene Eubanks and II. c. More land about 7:S0 o'clock last night at a negro house on the Jasper road, six miles west of the city.
 In the struggle one of the shots from Eubanks' pistol struck NIoreland in the right elbow. inflicting painful though not serious wound. Moreland was re- moved tc St. Vincents hospital in a pri- vate automobile and the body of the dead negro given over to the care of an un- dertaLer
 According to the reports at police head quarters the battle Setween the officers and the negro Ed Jones was one of the most desperate in tho annals of the poiIce department. Jones was wanted for bur xlaiy and grand larceny in connection with burglary at MitchclPs grocery store at East Thoslas near the Pratt City road
 Information came to Ass;stant Chief Thomas Shirley about ( o,ele elk last night that negro would await detectives as Mitchell's store and point out the house of the negro burglar Detectives Flu banks, Moreand and II. R. Brown were detailed to tlie case and went to East Thomas. They found the negro informant and carried him to the scene of the shoot ing. two and one half miles further on.
 Found Stolen Goods
 At the house of Will Green negro alleged to have been the burglar, the de- tectives discovered some lard and hams believed to have been stolen, but the negro had disappeared. They then de- cided to search another house nearby and ascertain where Green was
 In the adjacent house Eubanks and Moreland who entered, leaving Brown on the outside, found three negroes playing cards. One stated that his name was Joe Williams and that he owned the house. Another was Shorty negro character well known to the detectives. The third negro of the party was unknown to the officers and his formidable size and glow ering glances excited their suspicion. He was questioned and on being told that he would be carried to Will Greens house to be Identified kicked over the card table and upset the lighted lamp and tackled Detective Moreland.
 Moreland is an old-time foobtll star of Birmingham college and is consid : cred one of the strongest young men in the police and detective departments. However he was but a child in the hands of the giant negro who tossed him about and snatched his pistol
 .'Eubanks, shoot quiclS-the nigger's got my gum he shouted.
 However. it appears that Eubanks was in no position to do any shooting as he was mixed up in a mass of legs and arms in the darkness and Detective Brown could not come in to aid his comrades as one of the negroes, Joe Williams had left the house and was entertaining him with some new holds in catch as- -catch-can wrestling.
 Threw Officers Through Window
 Moreland, seeing that Eubanks was unable to shoot. grabbed at the negro again and with Eubanks attempted to throw him to the floor. This maenuyer ended with the negro picking up both Moreland and Eubanks and pitching them through window to the front porch. However Moreland held on and
 
 with him. Again Moreland cried:
 For Gods sake, shoot, Gene"
 As Moreland spoke the negro, with Moreland's S. pistol, reached up between Eubank's legs to shoot him but Of. ficer Eubanks, without further hesita- tion, wrenched his right arm free and emptied his pistol at where he imag- ined the negro to be. Following ths shooting the negro remained still on the porch and Detective Moreland, get ting up, said:
 Gene. reckon you shot me. but I guess it isn't much. Let's go in the house and get the rest ,
 And despite his wound, Detective More- land remained on the scene until all the negro houses had been searched and Will Green captured. All the other ne- groes were released as there were no charges against them.
 At headquarters the first reports of the fight caused great alarm, as 1t was stated that Detectives Brown, Eubanks and Moreland had been killed or mortally wounded. Chief Egap, with Detectives Moser Ellard and Pittman immediately went to the scene and arrived in time to overawe mob of negroes whose att titude was threatening. The police re- turned to headquarters with "a large quantity of stolen property and the all the city jail
 At St. Vincent's it was stated late last night that Detective Moreland was rest ing nicely and it was not thought that it would be necessary to amputate his arm.