Show Officer Kills Escapee In Artesia Gun Duel ARTESIA An den shot and fatally 27 year old wounded a old yc state hospit escaped from the al In Jamestown N D Sun Sun- Sunday Sunday day in a blazing gun duel Seven shots were ed in the battle batUe between Pat Pat- Patrolman Patrolman rolman J L Johnson and John Black the E escapee un un- un until tIl Black Dlack was felled with a bullet in the forehead lie He died at the scene of the shoot shoot- shooting ing The patrolman had been alerted by the State Highway Patrol dispatcher in Craig that two escapees were com com- coming ing through on HIghway 40 When approached by Pat rolman Johnson one of them Clarence Heitz 20 surrendered without resist resist- resistance ance Black however Clime came out shooting and fired find of the car four shots at the o officer with a 22 2 autOmatic automatic rifle John John- Johnson son lion fired back three times and dropped Black The stolen car belonged to Maurice G of Denver Heitz is being held is Moffat fat County Jail by Sheriff C L Gadd pending further in |