The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
Wanted Watch and SO.

According to the detectives, after
much quizzing Gholston late Sunday
afternoon, admitted he had killed Levy
and had robbed Hines.
Levy was alone In his store. Per-
sons on. the outside heard n shot and
observed a negro, wearing a brown hat,
red and white striped shirt, blue over
al!s and jumper and carrying a big pis.
fol In his hand, run from the door and
across Main street toward the river
front.
The negro bumped into Mr.. Sellers.
nearly topping him to the sidewalk,
Followed by others Sellers went into
levy,s shop and found him lying on
the floor behind the counter. A bullet
had gone through his head, having en-
hand Levy clutched n $40 gold piece
and In the other a watch and chain.
h negro that had entered Fortas'
store a few minutes before had asked
70 be shown a watch and chain and
$40 gold piece. Fortas became sus-
plelous OF the negro,s intentions and
drove him from the place, There were
others in the store at the time, which
accounts for the negro not using his
cup.
Joe Burney, chief Of police. took
charge OF the chase and every avail
able man was hurried to the Vicinity,
the negro had robbed Hines and then
Continued north along tho river front.
He was sighted by William Burns. a
private detective. who picked up pa
trolman Worley In his car, and they
went after the fugitive. Several shots
were fired, but the negro lodged be.
hind freight cars and disappeared,
Caught and Released.
The negro next encountered several
white men, who seeing him running.
stopped him at Front street and Mon
roe avenue. They were not aware what
he had done, but Hines, coming up,
explained that he had just been robbed
by the captive. The men promised 10
hold the negro while Hines t~elephoned
for the police. Hines did, but the ne
gro was released before he could re-
turn. Gholston told the detectives lie
a hidden his jumper and pistol be-
fore being caught by the men and gave
them the SIS stolen from Hines to re-
lease him. The negro then turned back
on Front street and was hurrying south
y when Detectives Hendricks, Drummer
and Foppiano sighted him.
Gholston, under the name Of viii
Brown, escaped from the %workhouse n
few days ago. Tho workhouse officials
had been searching for him since. He
II credited with serving ~ months Of
O seven-year sentence at Nashville,
having been sent from Memphis over
TWO years ago Tor burglary,
Later Collision made a written con-
fession to S. o.. Bates, states attorney.
Bates wrote out the confession and
the negro read II and signed It. He
said he went into the mans place 10
rob him but lost his nerve and 1hot
him to death.
The funeral OF Isaac Levy will be
held at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon from
the family home, SIS Mosby avenue.
Burial will be in the Jewish cemetery.
He leaves n widow and two little chill .
dren. He had many friends among his
nelghbors, both at his place OF bust =
ness and his home.
'rhe alleged confession OF Collision,
alias Brown, was obtained through the
efforts of Detectives Foppiano, Hurst
n Chioxza, who fired questions at
him for over an hour before the me-
gro finally went up" and told OF the
attempted robbery Of Levy that re-
suited In the negro shooting him when
Levy snatched up the watch and $40
gold piece, to keep the negro from TAX
ing II.