The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-14

1918, by department OF justice agents,
on suspicion that he was a Stacker. He
had q registration card and claimed to
have registered at Chicago, III. Com
munieation failed to establish his claim
but the officers filled out his question
naire and forwarded II to the Chicago
metropolis. Young was not taken into
the army Immediately. as was the gen.
eral order at that time for slackers.
And through ONE lapse in the draft
machinery he meyer was called for army
service. although he was in the first
draft age.
The department Of justice agent who
arrested Young in September and who
investigated his case, expressed the
opinion Saturday morning that Young
was wanted somewhere for a high
crime, possibly murder, at the time he
probed the Young case. He claims the
negro'B actions were exceedingly sus-
picious. and expressed himself az favor
ing the sending Of Paul N. Waggener,
Bertillon expert. TO Nashville to get the
finger prints OF the negro for general
distribution throughout the country In
an effort to get more information on
Thrice Wounded.
Detective Chief Hulet Smith and AS
sistant Police Chief Ed Pass said Sat
urday morning that Young was wounded
~ 70 NtntS, anu tudL w tneIT OplIlIOU
one Of the wounds was dangerous. This
was a shot which struck Young in the
right groin. They think It ploughed its
way into the abdominal cavity. They
believe that either Sergt. Brinkley OF
Chief Pass fired the shot.
Or. T. c. Graves. county health Of
ficeF, who was summoned to give med
ical aid 10 Young at the county jail
Friday. stated that he had time only
TO dress the bullet wound in the lower
right leg This bullet. believed to have
been fired by Patrolman crume, shat.
tered the big bone below the knee
He said the negro claimed to have
been shot in the groin, but stated thai
he did not have sufficient time to make
an examination before Young wa.
rushed to the depot.
Target practice at stated intervals fol
the police department nav be the gen
eral order, following the display OF bar
workmanship which officers pursuing
Young made Friday,
III they had as much skill with
pistol as they nave nerve the negr,
would have been killed." Police Chic
Burney said Saturday.
Seven years police had a large
range behind the city stables. Nor
recently they have installed a shooting
gallery in the basement Of the centra
headquarters building. But officers ar
not required to practice at any state,
interval, Shooting is voluntary, nc
J mandatory. So many government Of
fees occupied space in police ~headquar
tiers during the war that the large
practice disturbed employees and wa
discontinued. High cost of cartridges
too, played a part in the ~discontinu
ance of practice.
But Chief Burney said Saturday tina
II was his intention within a short tim
to make the men take a weekly prae
Alnn aFA ~ pnpt ptah1ir1v thu ernrau .
each man.
No thought has been given by polio
officials as TO who will succeed Serg
Brinkley. Chief Burney paid n hig
tribute to the slain officer Saturda
when he said:
!, I'VE have given no thought to VIII
will get Sergt. Brinkley's place. BIZ
II will take n mighty good officer an
a gentleman to fill 1t IKE sergt. Brink
ley did"