The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-11
FIRES ONE BULLET
LEFT; SAVES LIFE

Pinned beneath a burly negro who
was attempting TO stab him with a
knife, .Tatruman w II. Singleton used
the one bullet left in his pistol We'd
nesday 10 save his own life. He sent
the bullet tearing through the negro's
stomach, mortally wounding him.
II was Singletons second narrow es-
cape from death at the hands OF a
negro in "a hours.
The patrolman had pursued the
negro into vacant lot near Wlnches.
ter and Front piled with odds an and d
open knife, leaped upon the officer,
carrying him to earth.
Singleton's right hand clasping his
pistol, which he had all but emptied
at the fleeing negro moment behore.
was pinned tight against his stomach
By the pressure Of the negro's body:
The black man Cl0sped an open knife
in his right hand. which in turn was
pinned beneath the officers back But
the negro slashed and stabbed, cutting
the policeman's raincoat in several
places but failing 10 cut entirety
through his clothing
Singleton shifted his pistol from the
imprisoned right hand to his left, which
was free. He jammed the gun barrel
into the negros abdomen, and pulled
the trigger. The negro toppled to one
side.
This is the thrilling story Of an at
TACK made on Patrolman Singleton
! Wednesday afternoon about O'Clock,
| by Albert NicabeaT, 30, negro tenant
/ farmer, who lives near Mlllington. The
negro Is IN a preearious condition at
| the General hospital
Singleton was made the target Of q
negro gunman "a hours before, IN al
most the same locality, The gunmRn
escaped after firing three shots at the
/ policemen, all Of which missed theli
mark.
PatroImen Singleton and Cruise spied
! three negroes at jackson avenue
and Main street Wednesday afternoon.
As they started toward the trio the
negroes fled into barber shop on the
corner. Patrolman Cruise seized one Of
| them. The other two fled for the back
| door. Singleton In pursuit.
| The black men slammed the door
| behind them. II swung from outside.
and struck Singleton, knocking him to
the floor. BY the time the policeman
Singleton, leaving Cruise on the cor
ner guarding the solitary prisoner. ran
| west on Jackson avenue, in time to see
! the pair OF negroes turn into the alley
| and flee north tward Commerce.
| The policeman commenced firing. One
negro tuppled over. but scrambled up
| The pair separated, under Singleton 5
fusillade. The officer kept after Mica
bear. who leaped fence behind the
the Phoenix Athletic club, into the
lot where the attack on the officer took
4 place.
| Singleton opened the gate and began
search, clasping his pistol In which
| one cartridge remained.
| Suddenly the negro leaped from be-
hind pile OF lumber, directly onto the
officer bearing him 70 earth. The
shooting followed.
| Examination later at the General hos
| pital disclosed that the negro also was
shot through one thigh. This was
where one of Singleton's bullets had
taken effect in the fuslllade fired dur
ing the flight OF the pair. The third
negro escaped.
| Nicabear is held under police guard
at the hospital II he RECEIVERS he will
be charged with assault to murder anc
resisting an officer.
| NIcabear, police say is a share crop.
per on farm three miles from Milling.
| ton He has refused to make a state.
| ment since he was shot.
The negro arrested by Cruise gave his
name as George Wilson He declared
he knew nothing about his companions
| He Is charged with vagrancy.