The age-herald., 1898-12-31

 thinks the first shot hit MT. Warnoek in the side. He shot twice, saying he knew he did not shoot more, for he found three cartridges in his pistol afterwards. He said some one kicked in the back door. Qn statement made earlier he said that this man also fired) He ran out by MT. War noek Just as he got by him MT. Warnock fired, the bullet grazing the flesh of his right hand. Warnock fired at him as he ran through the gate. He did not see an- other man standing on the outside. The last time he saw Warnock he had whirled around to fire the last shot at him as he was going through the gate. (Gholson must have fired more than two shots, for Warnock was hit three times)
 Here follows his statement of his flight.
 How He Got Away
 He ran on up the alley without coat or hat to Sixteenth street. Some one fired at him while he was running. At Sixteenth street he ran into what he called side alley and entered the house of negro by the name of Pool. Pool was not at home, but his wife gave him a brown overcoat and a derby hat. On the corner of Eigh- teenth street and Fourth avenue he met h:s uncle, Heck Graham, and asked him to go back and get his coat and hat. He showed Graham his bleeding hand (Gra- ham told the officers Sunday afternoon sub stantally what Gholson has just said.) He stopped running when he reached the street. He went from there to house in third alley back of the Presbyterian church. Saw man and brown-skinned negro He tn fau, doors further up the alley. Stayed there short while and left, but returned after dark. Got four cartridges for his pistol at this house. Then he followed the track of the dummy line toward Smithfeld and stayed out in the woods Sunday night. Stayed out in the woods Monday, getting dinner from a negro who lives near Rising station on the Bessemer dummy line. Monday night he went on down towards Bessemer. Went through the town and camped at bridge beyond there. Deputy Waldrop traced him to this bridge, finding the remains of his camp fire) Stayed around there several days getting food from the negroes in the neghborhood He then stayed around Bessemer until Sunday and returned to the bridge for three or four days. He then came on by Woodwards, laying in the woods at night. Came on to Thomas the fourth week. Stayed all night there in aNnegro house. Did not know name of the people. Then he came on to North Birmingham and stayed at woman's house. Her first name was Car rie. He declared that he did not go in the neighborhood where he was captured until yesterday. He thinks a woman who knew him saw him on the street and told the po- lice.
 When asked why he did not shoot the officers, he said that he did not want to. He did not want to shoot MT. Warnock. He was asked why he did not go further away from Birmingham.
 Knew He Would be Caught
 His reply was that if he had taken the road he knew he would be caught. He had heard men talking about him and heard one say that if Gholson ever took the road he would be captured. He said in answer to a query as to why he returned to Birming- ham that he was goin' to get in some good peoples hands and give up."
 When captured he wore the same blue army shirt he had on when he killed the deputy sheriff and also the same striped
 
 vest He said that he bought the cap at a Southside store and that negro whose first name was Jim went to his wifes house and got his coat and vest.
 The officers believe that he had visited his wife.
 The revolver that he gave to the police when captured is the one with which he murdered Deputy Warnock It Is a cheap pistol, SS-calibre, 6-inch barrel, of the liar rington & Richards make. It held a full round, and he had several cartridges in his pocket, besides a small amount of money
 The preliminary hearing will take place before Justice Benners.
 Lunden's Version
 According to Boarding House Keeper Lun- delrs statement, Gholson has been the greater part of the time since November 27 in the city. He says that he slept at his place the night after the murder.
 If this is true the fugitive has been living all this time at 1903 Avenue A, almost un- der the eyes of the authorities, both city and county. During that time he has been mingling freely with the negroes of the city, under the meaningless name of "Jim Smith," Officer Patton, one of the police man who made the arrest says that he saw this man on whom there was such heavy reward in barroom, and though he. looked at the fellow closely, he had no idea that he was Gholson. The only thing that has saved him from capture this long has been the fact that he was comparatively unknown in Birmingham before the trag- edy, as most of his time before the murder was spent in the furnaces out of the city. c. E. Lundell is the name of the negro who kept the boarding house where Ghol- son is said to have been living. He told very straightforward story, showing his register" where Gholson under the name