The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
POSSES HUNT FOR
NEGRO SLAYER Of
ARLINGTON DEPUTY
F.F. Appleberry Shot by Black
He Was Trying to Arrest.
Indignant Citizens May
Give Summary Justice.

Posses and officers Saturday were
securing the north end of the couL-
ty for Alex Whitmere, negro, who
Friday afternoon shot and fnIaliy
founded Deputy Sheriff Z. r. Apple
berry when the latter attempted to
arrest the black. three niles north
OF Arlington on the Covington pike.
The negro made his escape and at
noon Saturday the searchin. parties
had no trace of him.
Sheriff Perry, Deputies Goswick,
Palmer and Mahon, from the court
house and other officers from Ar
lington, went over carefully every
inch of ground from where the S1oot-
ing took place on the Pail Rattle
place, to Beayerdam bottoms, '.Lerc
bloodhounds lost trace Of Whitnore.
No trace of the black was discov-
cred.
Deputies from the sheriff,s office
were rushed to a spot some miles
north of Arlington, early aSturday,
following a tip that the negro had
been surrounded by citizens and tilat
a battle was imminent This tip,
however. proved false.
Had Warrant.
Appleberry was well thought of in
Arlington, and 1t was said that II
citizens capture Whitmore summary
vengeance may be meted out.
The officer died Friday rRght at II
O'clock, seven hours after he was
shot.
Appleberry had a warrant fol
Whitemore sworn out before Squire
w. s. Mccormick charging him with
disturbing the peace. The deputy
left Squire McCormick's court and
rode to the blacks home. lie or
dered Whitmore to come with him
s-.Appieberry remained seated IN his
buggy and without word the negro
raised a shotgun and fired once. The
shot aook effect in the pit of the
stomach. The deputy did not have
time to use his pistol which wSs Oh
the seat beside him.
Deputy Appleberry fel from the
buggy, but regained his feet and
clambering back into the vehicle
started to drive back to Arlington
A short distance EN- route a, negro
named Gilbert Clark rot IL A. aid
: the officer The shofse SHE'D q
something, and a runaway T.iulta y
Both were throw fram the sdgsy!
the negr D usf aing q dis,ocated
shoulder. The two caught tnenorse
and ther drove to the. Appleberry
residents II Arlington
Here the wounded officer walked
into his home and undressed him :
self. Squire Mccormick. who also is
physician, was summoned s
medical aid Physicians from Mer1-
phis were ,ssiimmoned and operated
Friday night. Appleberry died un-
der BE Knife.
Dogs Lose Trail.
posse was hastily formed and
with bloodhounds from Memphis
fralied Whitmore to point about six
niles uorth of Arlington toward Cow
ington. Here the trail was lost. II
was said that Whitmore has e sister
living near Covington.
Deputy Appleberry had been nm o.
ficer in Squire McCormick's court fol
nine years. He first became dcpu-
ty under Sheriff Gdlen Tate,
A~wNe and one son, Thomas, IA
years dk age, survive. AppleberrS
was 55 'years of age.
Whitmore, according to men at Ar
lington, Is a bad negro. He - said
to have shot a white man in ArNln'
saS several years ago. None was
seen in Arlington who had seen rhS
negro after Fridays shooting. lie
is thought to be making his way
through the bottom lands alona
Beaverdam creek, toward either ille
Upton county or Fayette county
line.
Sheriff Perry said he would vir'
the governor at Nashville asking thdt
5000 reward be offered for his CAP
ture. The black is described as sIS
feet tai weighing 165 pounds, l'rge
nose and eyes, thick lips and some
times wears small, sNbby mus
tache. He is gingercake IN color.