The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-27
MURDERER OF COLORED
BOY COMMITS SUICIDE in
JAIL.
Killed Boy in Cold Blood Be-
cause Of Unavoidable Acci-
dent; RemOrse Caused Sui
eide.

Louisville KY. Nov. 25.-The kill
ing of Joseph Lowe. the innocent 16
year old Colored boy in April and
the continuous confinement in the
county Jail for the deed. the thought
that 1t was possible that he would
not again be privileged with the
freedom of life on Louisvilles streets
again. the killing of another Colored
young man. William Umble, 18 years
old, more than 20 years ago. together
with the serious illness of his faith
err who died last Monday. accounts
for. William ]. James killing him
self in the attorneys room of the
county Jail Friday afternoon, Now
James who. is. So years old. was
awaiting trial for the murder Of
killed April 10, in an alley in the
rear of the Josephine Wolf confec-
tienery- on Third street. after Lowe.
while driving the auto truck Gf his
son. who was riding a byclcle. The
bicycle was badly damaged but the
James. boy. was not injured beyond
a few bruises.
James went to the confectionery
Of Miss Josephine Wolf. where Lowe
was employed, and asked to see the
man that injured his son. Glen Paine,
ed Lowe out, working in an alley
way back of the store.
James asked Lowe If he was the
driver Of the truck which struck
HIS son. Lowe replied that he was
and James pulled a revolver from
his pocket and began shooting.
Lowe ran q few steps but was shot
down and died on his way TO the
Another colored man, Charles
Grundy. was struck in the right
arm by stray bullet from, James
gun. James was arrested and charg-
ed with murder. His case has been
called and confined for the third
time
The case which had attracted wide
spread attention in the city and
throughout Kentucky. had been set
to come up again December 1. and
legal battle between the opposing
attorneys was predicted whenever
the case was brought to trial.
At sos o'clock Friday evening,
James, only a few steps from his
wife and two attorneys, drew a
large knife from concealment in his
Jacket and stabbed himself near the
heart In the attorneys room of the
Jefferson county jail. He died an
hour later at the City Hospital. Ac-
cording to the report James had
his attorneys, Glenn Huggins and Ro-
bert Hagan, and his wife, Mrs. Nellie
James. Mrs James, followed by At
torney Hagan, had left the room and
We're standing in the corridor, few
feet from the door.
Charles Schroerluclse, the guard
had left the party momentarily to
assist another guard in locking up
a drunken man. Attorney Higgins,
the last to leave the room, was
standing at the door, shaking hands
with James and offering words of
encouragement
James unexpectedly turned and
! reached inside his pocket Huggins,
thinking he might be reaching for
hidden poison, sought to intercept
the the movement 1t was too late.
James thrust the knife against his
breast. and the keen blade pene-
Etrated the tissues of his heart.
He turned as his wife and Hagan
rushed into the room.
! Look what l have done" he said.
| calmly drawing open his shirt and
l displaying cash in his breast an
inch and a half long. An instant
later he fell on the floor.