The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
.C, [. CRAWFORD SHOT BY POLICEMAN Officer Vandiver Kills Man Try-
 ing to Escape HE CLAIMS SELF DEFENSE  PatroIman surrenders and Is Being Guarded By Policemen at Ills
 Home-crawford Died at<
 Hlllman Hospital.

ty-f1rst street. He died about D o'clock at the Hillman Hopital where he had submitted to an operation. The ball passed through his abdomen, entering on the left side and ranging slightly upward, coming out under the right arm
 A warrant charging murder was sworn out against Policeman vandiver before Judge Abernathy of the inferior court. and he is being guarded by policemen at his home
 The shooting. was evidently in self de- fence. as Crawford is said to have had a pistol drawn or the officer and threaten ed to shoot. The remains of Crawford were, taken to the Gaudin company's un- dertaking establishment. The funeral will he tomorrow fl om his late residence 622 Second avenue. The other arrangements have not been made.
 Cause of Trouble.
 the police that he had been assaulted with pistol by a man named Crawford, and stated he would point him out to the policemen. Myers and A. T. Car mack were walking near Avenue and Twenty-first street when they saw Craw- ford coming toy ards them. They pointed him out to Policemen vandiver and Ma loney ard requested that he. be arrested. The two policemen started towards Crawford, when he pulled a pistol from his pocket and commenced backing across the street. He ran into a little restaurant and when he got behind a curtain in the rear he pointed his pistol at Policeman Vandver and threatened to shoot. Crawford then ran out of the back of the building In between two other buildings, where he came face to face with Policeman Maloney. He also pointed his pistol at Policeman Maloney, who did not have his pistol out of his pocket and lodged.
 Crawford then continued running a short distance and encountered Police man Vandiver who drew his pistol and ordered Crawford to lay his weapon down. Crawford refused. When Police man vandiver started toward him he said: Don't come toward me, or I will kill you" Policeman Vandiver then shot once, the bullet taking effect and Craw- ford falling to the ground. He was im- mediately taken to the Hillnan Hospital. where an operation was performed.
 Officer surrenders.
 Policeman Vandiver came to police headquarters where he turned over Craw- ford's pistol to Desk Sergeant Shirley and surrendered to Chief Wier. He was allowed to go home under guard, and a warrant was sworn out charging as- sault with intent to murder. This was changed to murder after Crawford's death.
 MT. Myers and MT. Carmack made statements yesterday in which they stat ed that Crawford attempted to shoot the policeman, and that he drew his pistol before either of the policemen had theirs out of their pockets.
 At the hospital yesterday afternoon Crawford spoke of the shooting. He said
 T had some trouble with some working men last night and this morning. l thought they might attack me, so I put my pistol in my pocket before I started to work. When I saw them I feared trouble and pulled my pistol and started to run, and then the policeman shot me"
 Crawford was a nonunion boilermaker employed at the Linn Iron works, and 1t is said that he has had trouble before on account of unionism.
 Has Good Record.
 Policeman Vandiver is considered one of the best patrolmen on the force. He is known as a very conservative man, and one who would not use his pistol except in self defense. He states that he was expecting Crawford to shoot him. and therefore shot to protect himself. He made the following statement yes- terday:
 MT. Carmack and Mir. Meyers came up to me just before 12 o'clock and said they wanted man arrested by the name of Crawford. didn't <now any Of the men, but took down the name and the complaint About that time one of the
  went to arrest him. The man moved back when I started towards him. and drew a pistol from his pocket and held 1t in his hand. He didn't draw 1t on me at first, but he did when he began running, and I followed I chased him across the street less than a block, when he dodged into a dive on tho corner of Alley and I tried to cut him off by another door, when he ran right on me with his pistol, which he aimed at me. I pulled my pis- toI and shot as quickly as l could. l felt justifiable in shooting the man, al- though I tried to put the bullet little lower down, but had no time to aim. I feel that I would have been shot if I hadn't fired. and I hope that the man uriII