The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-04
HAVE
 RUNNING FIGHT
 WITH DESPERAD0
Officer Wounded; Negro, Badly Hit, May Die.
 Had Robbed Store

D. T, Dugger, traffic patrolman, wounded by Will Dowell, negro, dur ing a running gun battle with police who sought his arrest, was reported resting easily at Norwood infirmary, Monday night. His injuries consist Eof bullet wound in the right breast, which, though painful, is not believed to be serious.
 Dugger was not on duty when he was shot. He had joined four detec- tives who had attempted to halt Dow ell after he had burglarized store at Weenona Mines.
 The negro was caught few minutes after the shooting of Dugger in a barn near the Mims coal yard. between the A. c. S. railroad and Old Powderly roa6, where he sought ref uge. He was shot in tIe legs by E. F. Elledge, one of the four detectives, when he attempted to leave this place. His wounds were not considered se- rious by Hillman hospital physicians Monday night.
 Running Fight
 The running gun fight, which brought scores of people from the neighborhood to the scene, occurred shortly after noOn,t
 Four city detectives, F. r. Elledge, J. T. Moser, 0. D. Brown, and T. N. Williamson, who were answering call th.s the store of Mrs. J. F. Smith at Weenona Mines had been robbed. stop ped a South Bessemer street car two blocks from Elizabeth station upon which the suspect was reported tc have been entering the city. As they left their machine negro jumped from the street car brandishing revolv. CT and fled into vacant tot near tbe tracks.
 All of the men. with the exception of Elledge, who remained at the wheel of the police machine, opened fire. The negro, turning as he ran, returned the shots, and because of his start and sprinting ability soon outdistanced his pursuers.
 Joins Chase In the meantime Elledge took ur the chase in the automobile. He, too exchanged shots with the negro ana within few minutes had emptied his gun.
 At the A. G. $ railroad tracks Elledge was forced to abandon his cal but continued on foot where, he wa. joined by Dugger, who lives nearby and had been attracted by the shooting
 Elledge explained that he was ou of cartridges and asked if Dugger hat any extra shells. Dugger replied tha he had not, but drew his police revolver Together they approached the negr, who had secreted himself in a hol along the ditch near the track. Fron his declining position he kept up a con tinual fire on tine two men.
 When about ten yards from thi place of concealment the negro half way raised himself.
 T give up,' he shouted. Come ol and get me-"
 Duggar went forward and the mex moment the negro again fired. 1 Officer Drops The patrOlman slipped to tn ground.
 Look out. Elledge," he said quietly | Hell get you"
 Two more bullets brushed by the de 1 fenseless Elledge and then the negr dashed across the tracks to barn."
 Here he franticafiy attempted to un tie horse which was stabled ther and unsuccessful in this, climbed int, the hay-loft
 By this time a number of neighbor had reached the scene, together witt Williams, Brown and Moser. who, lik Elledge, were out of cartridges.
 One negro handed Elledge shot gun, but outside of the weapon tn, men were practically unarmed.
 A consultation was held and it hat