Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-06
DESPERATE NEGRO
SLAIN BY OFFICER


Jagged 23, negro. living at 4O3 Sher
man street, was shot and inortaIl,
wounded While he was under III,
home of Mrs. f. a. Oswald, 100.
Cumberland street, by Don J. Che
nault, deputy sheriff, shortly afte,
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. TIL.
negro is the first to be located o
the seven who escaped from tho
Pulaski county jail annex more thar
month ago, Dir. w. A. Lamb
Ieounty coroner, yesterday afternoon
returned a verdict that the killInr
was justified
The sheriff's office received re.
port that Brown had been seen in
the servants quarters in the real
OF 500 Rock street and Deputy Sher.
IFS Chenault, w. r. Hobbs and Lee
High hurried to the scene Brown
saw the officers coming and ran
out into the alley. but was stopped
by the officers. Suspecting that
more of the fugitives we're hiding
in the building, Hobbs and, Chenault
entered leaving High in the alley
with the negro.
Chenault said that no sooner had
they entered the building. than
High called for help. Brown had
Knocked High down The officer
caught hold OF the negro's clothing
but the prisoner tore loose. HIGHS
knees were skinned and his trousers
torn during the scuffle.
Chenault and Hobbs hurried to the
alley and started after Brown. who
was running south NJ the alley He
crossed Tenth street into the next
alley and just before he darted be-
tween two barns, Chenault fired
three shots into the air, cndeavoring
to frighten the negro into stopping,
but Brown continued running.
The officers saw Brown dodge
into the backyard Of the Oswald
home and we're searching the barn
when Mrs Oswald ran from her
home screaming She was seated in
a window, sewing. when the negro
crawled under the house. directly
beneath the window. She informed
the officers. Hobbs was the first
to reach the house and getting on
his hands and knees, with his re-
volver in one hand, started to
crawl under the house
The darkness under the house
made 1t impossible for the officers
TO see any distance ahead. The
negro who was hiding behind a
pillar. suddenly pounced upon Hobbs.
Hobbs called for Chenault, who lost
no time in getting to his partners
side.
Chenault said he ordered the mo-
gro to surrender hut the desperate
paid no heed. Chenault said Brown
seized Hobbs revolver and for this
reason, Hobbs could do nothing.
Hobbs clung to his weapon, but aft
er a short struggle called out tia:
Brown soon would have the revolver
Chenault said he again warned
Brown, then raised his gun, and,
pointing down, fired He said Just
before he pulled the trigger Brown
turned and looked into his face.
Then sneering. Brown made am
other lunge at Hobbs weapon.
The negro fell flat on the ground
and Hobbs revolver fell from his
hand. Brown made no statement be-
fore he died 20 minutes later at
the City hospital. where he had been
taken in Healey & Roth ambu-
lance. Chenault said he gave the
negro more than one chance and
that he fired only after Hobbs call
ed out that the negro had his re-
volver
The negro was sentenced to serve
a term for burglary. it is said, but
the records could not be found yes
terday afternoon He was one Of
the seven who escaped from the Jail
annex by saving hole in the floor
and dropping to the ground.
Brown had no previous police
record, it is said. He Is survived
by his wife, Nellie Brown, who lives
on Sherman street. She identified
the body Of her husband at the
Healey & Roth parlors late yesterday
afternoon after he had been identi-
fled as George Brown alias Blue.
Tho bullet that Killed Brown en-.
tered the left side of his back and
lodged In his left hip. II is be-
lieved the bullet passed near the
heart. severing an artery and causs
ing him to bleed TO death.
Hobbs right hand, in which ho
his revolver, showed the
effect OF tie terrific struggle with
the negro. The hand was torn and
lacerated in several places.