The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
INTRUDER BADLY
 SHOT IN ABDOMEN John Dougherty Enters House by Mistake and is Shot THOUGHT HE ENGAGED ROOM Was Drinking and Would not Answer Summons to Halt so w. s.
 Lane Shoots Hlm In
 the Abdomen.
TH0UGHTH HE ENGAGED ROOM

While under the influence of liquor, and thinking he had engaged quarters in a residence at Avenue c and Eighteenth street, John Dougherty attempted to l find his way into a room last night about 1 o'clock and was shot by w. S. Lane, an occupant of the house, who thought the intruder was a burglar
 The wound is not thought to be fatal. i but 1t Is very serious, a bullet having entered the abdomen. He bled internally. The wounded man was placed under ar rest by Policemen Thomson and Givens on a charge of disorderly conduct. and carried to the city jail, where City Phy- sician Whelan attended him. Later he was carried to St. vincents hospital in Lige Loy's ambulance
 MT. Lane's Account.
 According to Mir. Lanes story. which is corroborated by his wife, the latter got up to give sick child some water. She heard a man talking in loud voice on the street just by their window. She told her husband and together they lis- tened to the man talk. He was saying that he had been arrested many times by the police, and called the names of chiefs of police in many parts of the country.
 This talk frightened MT. Lane and he secured his pistol, thinking the man desperate criminal of some sort and per haps planning to break into the house. Dougherty, after talking several minutes, opened the front door of the house and started up stairs. Lanes room is on the first floor and just to the right of the front door, from which a winding stair leads to the next floor.
 Lane Shot Twice.
 As Dougherty reached the first landing of the stairs Lane opened his door and called on the supposed burglar to stop. The intruder refused to stop and Lane called second time. Dougherty continu- ed to climb the stairs and Lane fired one time. He then called an Dougherty to stop and tell who he was, or a second shot would be fired. Dougherty did not reply and Lane shot again, then Dough- erty cried out that he was shot through the heart and begged not to be shot any more.
 Several people in the house came out and Dougherty was seated on the steps. He was grooming and asked to be carried to the Catholic hospital, where the Sisters would care for him. He seemed to be suffering considerable pain and thought he was going to die.
 Lane went for the policemen to whom Dougherty stated that he was drunk and wanted to be cared for. He said he was thankful that he was alive. He was then carried to the jail.
 Lane was very nervous over the shoot ing, but states that he thought it was burglar and that he was acting in self defense. He was not arrested. The po- lice will wait to see the outcome of the shooting. Lane conducts photograph gallery on South Twentieth street be- tween Avenue B and Avenue c.
 Dousherty a Salesman.
 Dougherty Is agent for the Red Star Supply company. whose offices are at Twenty-second street and Third avenue. The house handles furniture and Dougher- ty sells it for them. It seems that on Tuesday he went to this house and talked to the landlady about securing a room. She refused him because he drank. He stated that friend of his, whom he calls the judge, had told him that ar. arrangements had been made for him to get a room at the house. He also states that the judge had told him that his, the judges room, would be vacant for several days and to go and occupy it. Dougherty had a card, with the name of the landlady and the number of the house written on 1t. He thought he had right to go to the room, although the landlady states that she had told him he could not stay at the house.
 Dougherty has recently filed suit against Policeman Maloney on a charge of false arrest 1t seems that the police- man arrested him for trespass into the rooms of several men and that these men failed to appear in court and prosecute the man. The case was mol pressed and Dougherty filed the suit for damages. It is for S1O0O0