The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-18
NEGRO DETECTIVE
IS ARRESTED FOR
Z SHOOTING SHIELDS
However, Action Was Taken
by States Attorney and
Not by Police Department.
"SWeetie" Williams Armed.
SHIELDS LEG BONES
ARE BADLY SHATTERED


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Exultantly peeping under the lapel Of
his coat, at the bright shiney badge,
denoting that he was a full -rledged
mem possby 9 sGe ksGt kMemRhT W E9Gs depa
known as, "Sweetie' Williams, negro
detective, busy most OF Thursday, for
IL was that day he had proudly strut
ted forth for the first time, from the
centra police office, having been made
day before by c, b, Quinn, Republican
police commissioner.
Before midnight Williams and his
working mate, Matthew Thornton, me-
gro, reinstated that day as a detective
by Quinn, had CLASSIFIED with Charles
Shields, few years back popular
pitcher of the Memphis baseball team,
and Van Kinsella, manager of James
Kinmane's Front street dive. when the
pair of black sleuths and two white
men met at Main street and Market
avenue.
Official automatic pistols flashed,
white fists were swung; official pis-
tol triggers were pulled; Thornton beat
1t to the central police office to "re-
port" Charles Shields was flattened
to the tS Gor tSt Of the hena BooSer Wafh1gon
above the knee badly shattered by
bullet from williams pistol, and )
nasty bullet wound In the left side Of
his neck from the same gun and
''Sweetie" was fleeing through an alley
ion ttSer of sRslds shjeds his pistol IN the diree
No Arres+ bv poI;co
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Friends lifted Shields from the floor
Of the cafe and he was raced Ia the
General hospital In a bad way from loss
Of blood. Thornton and 'sweetie''
| Williams went TO police headauar rters
Hendricks, left the station. no charge
| was preferred against either OF the
negro detectives Not until Charlie
| Garibaldi, chief deputy sheriff armed
with bench warrant from Judge
Richards, went to the upper floor OF
the central police office about o o'clock
| Friday morning, was any effort made
| to arrest "Sweetie" Williams for shoot
| ing MIR, Shields. In spite of the negro
detectives protestations that he lies
had tub see hisn boss" Mr.. Garibaldi
| slipped the bandcuffs on his wrists
and conveyed him to the county prison,
When Hulet Smith chief OF detec-
| tves, to whose department some three
negroes have been assigned by Com
missioner Quinn M arrived no At police head
'Sweetie" in the corridor and informed
the negroes he would suspend them
until an investigation by the commits
| sioners. Sweetie" had 45-Caliber
| automatic pistol under MS coat when
taken into custody by the sheriffs men,
| Commissioner Racks Narro
o NSSA"'
1t was understood at police head
quarters that Mr.. Quinn had made ar
announcement that he believed
| "Sweetie' was right in shooting and
intended to stick by him.
A negro named Isles has been de-
tective for several weeks, Thornton
was appointed detective few months
ago. He ran someone down In his
| automobile and 1t was reported haC
left the service of the police depart
| ment. he was dismissed, however. Of
ficially. by Mr., Quinn. June 80 anc
ordered relnstateu july TO- Two days
ago, therefore, "hen Ihursday dawneo
hemphis could boast OF three Negro
members OF the ponce department
working, as detectives.
Aecoruitg 70 the ponee reporl
'Sweetie Wllhams, VINO IS SAID TO have
been handled py the ponce ana courts
on various occasions, ana thornton
were IN the vicinity OF the clash on
Official business, peinB on the huht Ior
some one wanted.
Negro Detective Version,
,,
noTn,Tni gave t1pottg ths folowinr yer ne
sion of the fight, that ended with the
terrible wounding OF Charley Shields
The two negroes had gone to James
Kinnane.s joint, on Front street, In
search of the alleged fugitive. Thornton
claimed that they were refused per.
| mission to search the upper floors OF
the house and were ordered out Then
they went to the Booker II. Washing
ton cafe, on Main street, where
"Sweetie" called W. Mr.. vail KinseIla,
who, the negro said, was manager OF
kinnane's place, and explained Why
they wanted to look over the house.
Mr., Vail, as Thornton expressed It, IS ID
he would come around and see them
and find out what they wanted
He was accompanied by Mr.. Shields
and when they reached the detectives
Shields, without word, hit hin
(Thornton) in the neck with his fist
At that Williams grabbed Mr.. Shields
who turned his attack on Williams. am y,
washington cafe.
Williams fired three times in the floo
and twice at Shields before the latte
fell. Then "Sweetle" ran out th,
kitchen door and fled through an alley
alenth was when Thornton arrived a
9hn Tontral noIice nffire where VII
iiaTns bad nreceded him.
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