The age-herald., 1901-10-20
Gosh Brothers Make Statements About Fridays Street
 Duel
SAY THREE WERE FIRING
Alleged One Shot Came From Within the Florence Hotel Lobby. Never Had Dealing With
 Nick Dozler.

The cases against Dr. o. T. Dozier Dr. Byron Dozier, Nicholas Dozier and J. H Cash. J. A. Cash and II. M. Cash were called in the Inferior Criminal Court yes terday morning. and upon consent of the attorneys a continuance was granted un- til Tuesday night at o'clock. when a special session of the court will be held.
 The Drs. Dozier and J. H. Cash were the participants in the shooting affray in front of the Florence hotel on Friday morning. Nick Dozier was arrested later charged with an affray, but he states that he can prove an alibi. l Yesterday morning Hugh M. Cash was arrested on a warrant charging him witf carrying concealed weapons. He made bond. The calendar of the court shows the following charges:
 Dr. O. T. Dazier, assault and battery on J. H. Cash.
 o. T. Dozier. assault and battery on c. H. Cash.
 Dr. Byron Dozier, assault with intent to murder on J. H. Cash
 J. H. Cash, assault with intent to mur- der on Bryon Dozier.
 H. M. Cash, carrying concealed weapons and assault with intent to mur- der.
 B. M. Allen, Col. J. w. Bush and Col. T. B. Carr will represent the Doziers and Attorneys z. T. Rudulph and P. G. Bow man the Cashes.
 J. Hicks Cash, who took part in the shooting. was at his place of business yesterday. There were no scars about his face, but on the top of his head a large scalp wound was visible. The Messrs. Cash state that they have wit nesses who will swear that a shot was fired from the inside of the Florence Ho- tel lobby through the glass in the front door. MT. Hicks Cash thinks that when the shooting commenced there were three persons on the Dozier side.
 Dudley O. Cash, who, with his brother, J. Hicks Cash conducts the National Chemical Company at No. 2217 Second avenue, made the following statement yesterday:
 "The National Chemical Company has been in Birmingham three years, and this company is not now nor ever was con
 
 Company of St. Louis, nor was either member of the firm of the National Chemical Company ever associated with the Continental Medicine Company. The National Chemical Company has never had any dealings with Nicholas Dozier, the son of Dr. Dozier.
 J. Hicks Cash, who had the shooting affray with the Drs. Dozier, stated that he never wrote pr. Byron Dozier an in- sulting letter of any description.
 He said that while he and Dr. Byron Dexter were shooting at each other, Dr. O. T. Dozier was beating him about the head and shoulders with a loaded cane. ''The pistol I used was a 3s-calibre Iver- Johnson of old design. It was a five shooter and I emptied every chamber"
 Hugh M. Cash, the brother who was involved in a personal encounter with Dr. o. T. Dozier near the postoffice on Thursday morning, said regarding the statement of young Nick Dozier that he had been assaulted by him (Cash) at the Peerless saloon corner on Friday after noon:
 'I walked a block behind Nick Dozier in Second avenue from Twentieth street to Nineteenth street. was on my way to the postoffice and when Nick Dozier saw me he ran his hand towards his hip pocket and then threw up his hands, ran down Nineteenth street and cried for help I was not armed and did not draw n weapon on him.