The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-11
Ie NVeS at b55 LuCY avenue.

Three bullets from a 1920 pistol
struck Stipt One entered just above
his heart a second entered the right
breast and pierced the lung while a
third tore through the heel counter OF
woman's slipper which Stine had tied
about his waist, and entered the lower
abdomen, Stipe ran few feet after
being shot. then plunged forward, dead,
The killing occurred at Kentucky
street and Virginia avenue, Just south
Of the Frisco yards. Stipe was on the
way. to his home. 1883 Young avenue,
after nights work, when killed
Ten and one-half pairs OF shoes. six
pair of them womens white canvas
pumps, were In Stipes possession when
the shooting took place. railroad Of
flcers claim. He had several pairs tied
about his waist, and several more pairs
wrapped In a mackinaw coat the
sleeves of which were tied shut Stipe
max as Sack slung across his shoul-
der
Boyd declares he shot Stipe only after
he had backed Stipe, at pistol point
for the distance OF block toward the
special agenta headquarters office
Kentucky street and Calhoun avenue
This took 30 minutes, BOYD claims. with
Stipe arguing and protesting all the
way.
Shooting Occurs.
After having Travelled a block, Boyd
declares Stipe struck at him, In an ef-
fort to seize and, he believed. disarH
him. Boyd says he then struck al
Stipe with a blackjack, He then says
Stipe made q second attempt to strike
him. This time his finger tips grazed
Boyd's forehead, an inch abrasion from
q finger nail bearing out the contention
OF Boyd. As Stipe lunged forward the
second time Boyd fired
The bullet struck Stipe. Then ac.
cording to the story Boyd told police
he emptied his pistol into Stipe's body
Stipe staggered, then ran across Ken
lucky street, stumbled and fell at tht
corner of u fence,
Il had been watching Stipe for SOM
time, under orders from W. r. Griffin
chief special agent" Boyd declared. .
hal been warned that he carried an au
tomato pistol His fan looked ike
false fall TO me, and feared that, n
he fell he would get out his pistol 81
l empued my pistol of the empty cart
ridges and reloaded. But Stipe did no
move again"
w 4. Griffin, Frisco chief specia
agent, was investigating circumstance
surrounding the killing early Thursday
he exonerated his special officer OF al
blame, declaring from what he ha,
learned Boyd acted In self-defensc II,
confirmed Boyd's statement that Frisco
special officers had orders from him I,
keen an eye on Stipe
Stipe was larger man than Boyd an,
| older. Stpe was about six feet tai
| and weighed about l75 pounds, Boyt
weighs about. 1853 pounds and is abou
five feet eight inches tall
No Pistol Found.
No pistol was found on Stipe's bod
or near the spot where he fen A pc
culiar feature to the case is the fac
two and his watch missing when tn
police arrived on the scene Of the shoot
Ing and arrested Boyd, Boyd explaine,
that when he grappled with Stipe h
may have torn the watch chain In tw
Stipe's pocket and been stamped int
the mud
Boyd supplied police with the name .
Virginia, and who heard the words pre-
ceding The shooting, Boyd declared tn
negro would substantiate his state
ments.
Patrolmen Holt and Allen arrived ol
the scene a few minutes after the shoot
ing, They arrested Boyd and calle
ambulance took Stipes body to thei
| undertaking parlors,
Stipe was married, according to
police report Capt Will Lee sen
Emergency Policemen York and Olive
to his home. to break the news OF hi
death to his wife.