The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-20
NEGROES EACH
ACCUSE OTHER
SAINTS DEATH
Officers Partner Works Day
and Night and Seems to
Have Solved DastardIy As
SaSSination by Arrest.

Each accusing the other Of being the
man who fired the shot that killed
Patrolman Guy Saint on the night Of
Jan. 6, two negroes are held at central
police headquarters, while detectives
are searching for the man who Is sup
posed to be the third member Of the
gang Of burglars flushed by Saint on
the 1lqht he received his fatal wound.
Joe Parker, 20, and George Johnson,
alias pit" 81. both negroes, are the
men held
Parker was arrested Monday night
by Patrolmen Tom Smith and P, w.
Worley. Smith was Saints running
mate up to the time OF the latter's
untimely death, and has worked un-
tiringly on the case in his hours off
duty ever since the day Saint was
paralyzed and fatally wounded by the
negro burglars bullet, at Shelly 8, drug
store, Vance avenue and Lauderdaie
street.
johnson also was arrested Monday
night by Detectives Foppiano and
Heckle, He Is the man who, Parker
told Smith and Worley, fired the fatal
shot at Saint, as the officer stepped
into view Of johnson and another negro,
as they stood on, the Lauderdaie street
side of the drug store. Parker said
he was across Lauderdale street when
the shooting took place.
Parker, in turn is accused by Johnson
of being the man who fired the shot.
While Parker admits that he was on
the scene of the robbery with Johnson
and another negro. Johnson claims that
he was not a member Of the party. He
learned that Parker shot and fatally
wounded the officer, by hearing Par
ker brag of it to a woman, Johnson
claims.
Neither Parker nor johnson knows
the other is in jail. Each thinks the
other Is free.
Detectives Carpenter and Long who
were assigned to the case two weeks
ago, will bring the two negroes together
Tuesday afternoon or night, according
to Detective Chief Gwaltney Each ne
gro will be compelled to repeat his
statement in the presence of the other
as sleuths attempt to pick. each story
to pieces in an effort to break down
one of the men.
Patrolman Smith has slept scarcely
at all since Saint was killed. He has
spent practically all of his time off
duty, in an effort to run down the
men who killed his partner. More than
a week ago he got lead which caused
him to start on still hunt for Par
ker. His efforts were successful Mon
day night.
While Patrolman Smith has been
hunting for Saints slayer. the friends
and admirers of the dead patrolman,
| as token of the esteem In Wh1cn tney
held him, have quietly been gathering
| together a little fund, which they will
present to Guy Saints widow.
Contributions TO the Guy Saint fund
have been sent to The News Scimtar
The latest to send in check is the
| firm of Smith & Perkins, whose con
| tribution of $40 was received Tuesday
| The Guy Saint fund today stands;
Previously acknowledged .........$49. OK
| o
| lOtal ss''' 'SoV'O'
The News Scimitar will be glad tc
\ receive other contributions to this
worthy cause, and to acknowledge re
ceipt by publication of the names o.
the donors 1t was enormously pub.
| nshed last week that Mrs. Saint re
ceived $4,000 life insurance. Her hus
| band carried only $1,000, and $500 o.
| that went for funeral expenses.