The age-herald., 1899-01-01
WILL GHOLSON'S
 DISMAL NEW YEAR Mill Wave His Preliminary EXamina-
 tiOn, AND HE MAY PLEAD GUILTY There Will bS No Unnecessary Hurry
 About Final Trial.
IT WILL BE HELD IN JANUARY
Admits That He Spent Twelve Nights AtLundells Boarding House-Num- erous Outsiders Are Claiminga
 Part of the Rewards.

Will Gholson will spend a dismal New Year in the county jail. The only pleasure to him will be the extra menu always served the prisoners by Sheriff O'Bren on holidays.
 The murderer will not likely stand in the sunlight again until he comes out to stand January. At his own request, no preim- mary hearing will occur, and it is probable that at the final trial he will plead guilty.
 Sheriff O'Brien had an interview with the prisoner yesterday afternoon and as usual on such occasions and told the prisoner that preliminary hearing would be held in few days.
 Boss, I don't want ter go down in town," said Gholson, with a tremor in his voice.
 "Yes. but you must go before Judge Ben- ners and stand your trial,' replied the sheriff.
 ''Boss, kaint yer fix 1t some way so I won't have ter go?" was the murderers s earnest response.
 You can have Judge Benners come up here and waive your preliminary examina- tion''
 Well, boss, I wants ter do dat" and SO 1t was settled.
 Will be in No Hurry
 There will be no hurry about the trial It was thought that a special sitting of the grand jury would be called, but upon con- sultation with Judge Green of the criminal court, this idea was abandoned.
 The grand jury will meet January 23 and take up Ghoson's case along with others lao ind; iS da ta of trial will be named, on the docket just as usual
 This is not done to give the prisoner longer lease on life, but to shorten it. It Is feared that if there is any unnecessary hurry in the proceedings grounds will be furnished for new trial or a change of venue and thereby defeat the ends of jus tice for months and probably years. This is just what the court officials and every citizen of Birmingham desires to avoid.
 Gholson is guilty by his own admissions made in the presence of more than twenty five reputable gentlemen, and it is not just that he should be kept alive to gratify the craving of some ambitious legal light for notoriety. The unnecessary hurry of the trial might precipitate such a procedure.
 
 The statement of Boarding House Keeper Lundell that Gholson slept at his place every night since the murder ex- cept two was shown the negro yesterday afternoon. He denied this, but admitted that he had spent about twelve nights in all at the place kept by Lundell since killing MT. Warnock He as readily admitted that he had registered under the assumed name of Jim Smith,"
 By his own statement he also knocks in the head the various statemsnts that he was seen in various barrooms. He says that he was only in two barrooms, and to sub stantiate this he said that he never drank whisky
 He was in saloon, corner of Eighth ave- nue and Fourteenth street Thursday morn- ing, and Sheriff OBrien, Deputy Ball and Warden Syl Daly were not far behind him. John Fox was in the place at the time and his attention was called to the murderer by a negro. He drove in his delivery wagon straight to the sheriff's office and gave them the information.
 The three officers started at once for the Southside. Through mistake they boarded a cemetery car instead of one on the F'oun- tain Heights line. They were delayed by having to walk part of the way and Ghol- son was gone when they reached the saloon. Gholson says that from this saloon he went on out toward the Jewish cemetery
 Gholson, upon being questioned closely in regard to the shooting, admitted that ne might be mistaken about not shooting more than twice at Warnock. He said that he probably unbreeched his pistol during the confusion and inserted another cartridge. He is certain, however, that three chambers were loaded when he examined 1t in the alley.
 McGimpsey Wants Some Honor
 Lee McGimpsey, local prize fighter and athlete of some reputation, wants to be known in the capture of Gholson. He was near where the murderer was discovered, and seeing him outstrip the officers he gave chase, and on account of his sprinting abil- ity kept ahead of the gang.
 q saw him run under the house and had 1t not been for me the officers would not have known. he was under there. pointed him out to them. Gholson worked for me two weeks once and knew him well. Pat ton asked me if he was the negro after he came from under the house. Of course don't care anything about it, but I want ter kill them guys off what had nuthing to do wid it."
 The reward has not yet been paid over to the officers, and If the talk of outsiders was listened to there would be little left for the men who really effected the capture. There were half dozen men at Sheriff O'Brien's office bright and early yesterday morning claiming that they were due a part of the money.
 It has been suggested by several gen. tlemen that if the officers would agree to it that 1t would be a graceful act to deposit the money in some bank to be left as a nest aOu to IitfIo Waruock Ir