The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-02-19
Deputy Sheriff Love and Fx-
Policeman Sullivan Renew
Old Quarrel,
NEITHER SERIOUSLY HURT
Shooting Occurred On Peerless Corner
During Busy Hour of the Day.
Pedestrians Have Remark
able Escapes.

During the busiest part of the day
when the streets were packed with peo-
pie, Deputy Sheriff VIII Love and ex-
Policeman Andy Sullivan fired several
times at each other with revolvers yes
terday afternoon in front of the Peerless
saloon on the corner of Second avenue
and Nineteenth street. 1t is considered
remarkable that some innocent bystander
was not killed. The combatants exchang
ed about seven shots and neither was
hurt to any extent. One of the balls from
Loves left side, and one from the lat
ter's gun passed through Sullivan's hat.
Otherwise the bullets went wide of the
mark. Several We're buried in the tele-
phone post on the corner,
The difficulty is said to be the result of
a threat which Love is alleged to have
made against Sullivan Friday night while
on a street car enroute to Woodlawn. He
is claimed to have said he would kill
there has been bad blood between the
men for several years.
Shortly before o'clock Captain Frank
p. OBrien, Mr.. Henry B. Gray and Dep
uty Sheriff Will Love were standing on
the corner talking. Sullivan approached
and after a few words with Love re-
garding the alleged threats made Fri
day, drew his revolver and began firing.
Love drew his weapon and it is said
fired two or three times.
Bullet Hit Scabbard.
The first shot fired by Sullivan struck
the lower portion of the scabbard worn
by Love under his left arm and glanced
across his side making a slight wound.
Another bullet cut his finger slightly.
One of Loves bullets passed through
Sullivan's hat. The marks of other bull
lets are to be seen in the post against
which the Three men were leaning when
Sullivan walked up, and numbers of
curious. people have examined them since.
Accounts differ as to the words which
led to the shooting. Eove went home
shortly after it happened and could not
be seen, but he is reported as saying
that Sullivan walked up and said:
Love, what have 1 done to you that you
should threaten to kill me-? You have
said enough about me and 1 am going to
kill your
SulIivan's Statement.
Sullivan said last night he wished the
public to hold up their opinion until the
trial, when he would produce sufficient
evidence to make his shooting justifable.
He said: II will state, however, that 1
have reliable information that Will Love
said last Friday night on Woodlawn
car that he would shoot me on sight.
When 1 walked up to him yesterday af-
ternoon I said Love, what have l done
to make you say you would kill me on
sght% Then l told him to go away; that
did not want to have anything more to
do with him."
Both men were arrested Love was first
arrested by Policeman Culpepper and
placed under 800 bond. Afterwards Sui
Ivan ald Love were both arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Morrow on warrants
sworn out before Justice of the Peace
Martin and placed on $500 bonds.
The shooting caused a great deal of ex-
element and a large crowd gathered at
the corner in a few seconds after the
shooting. Many bystanders expressed
great Indignation that the men should
draw guns and shoot promiscuously on
crowded street