The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-12

 of the young students of the schools to go to each of the nine polling places ear ly yesterday morning and remain there all day.
 , At some of the polls the young students were on hand before the hour for the ballotin to commence. Each of them had many pads of ballots with x before the phrase, For the bond issue" Every voter who appeared to cast ballot was button-h holed by the young fel- lows, and asked for his support in the bond issue movement. Almost every voter would stop long enough to listen to the arguments of the young fellows whether they had made up their minds or not.
 There was more interest taken in the special bond election issue than was ex- pected While there was some opposition to 1t. those In favor were greatly In ma- jority as the official returns will show. --~-~---~~~~--~------- >--->---~-~-~---~-~-~~-~ Lawson fired once or twice and that Mcdonald turned suddenly, knocking Lawson down as he did, and at the same time shooting twice, the only two shots he fired. One of these struck Lawson in the leg Lawson fell up against the house, and was found in this position by the first people to arrive. Mcdonald then turned back up the alley towards the saloon door, turned again and started out of the mouth of the alley on Third avenue and fell dead with his face down. His face was bruised by his fall.
 Lawson's pistol, with every chamber emptied, was found in his right hand and Is in the possession of the police, and McDonalds was found In his right hand with two chambers fired. It is also In possession of the police.
 Soon after he was carried to the un- dertaking establishment and before he was removed to the hospital Lawson made a statement to Coroner Paris, and also one to Desk Sergeant Tom Shirley. He was suffering great pain, and it was between gasps as follows:
 Lawson's Statement. "I was short changed in the Stag Sa- loon. I said so and Dump said that any man that said that firm would short change man was a - liar. He pulled his pistol and shot at me and pulled mine and shot at him. Dr. A. M. Brown, colored, was the first physician to reach Lawson, and to him Lawson said:
 "Is Dump dead? I hope l did not kill him. He shot at me and I shot at him." Some one in the crowd said that Dump was dead and Lawson started crying. Fearing that the agitation would injure Lawson, people told him that Dump was not dead, only wounded like he was. Law son then said:
 T am so glad I did not want to kill him. l don't want to kill any body. Will he get well?" minute or two after wards he was carried to the hospital.
 Negro Eye Witness.
 William Gibson, a negro merchant tailor whose shop Is at 2O05 Third avenue. just back of the Stag saloon, was one of the eye witnesses. He made the following statement under oath. before the coroner last night:
 T have my place of business at 2OO5 Third avenue The first thing I saw of these two men this afternoon was about 6:90 o'clock. I was standing in the front of my shop and saw Dump Mcdonald run out into the middle of Third avenue in the car tracks, and the big man followed him, the man that afterwards killed him. When Mir. Mcdonald got there he turned with his face towards this big man. He did not have anything in his hand but his right hand was apparently In his right hip pocket They talked there about a minute or two. I did not hear what they said MT. Mcdonald walked to the side walk and the big man followed him. Two or three other men joined them at the side walk. I came back in the shop and the men dispersed.
 The next time I saw them (McDonald and Lawson was about three minutes before the shooting. I walked out and was leaning against trash barrel In front of my store and Mcdonald was standing in the little alley way at the rear of the Stag saloon by himself with both hands in his pockets. He made a remark to me that he was going to give me a little job tomorrow to repair some pants.
 Negro Ran.
 T turned to look across the street and watch some one passing. and when I looked back towards the alley way saw the big man behind MT. Mcdonald in the alley way walking towards him with a gun in his hands. It looked like the mug gle was pointed towards me and I ran out into the street and into the middle of the car track, and while was run ming the first shot was fired. The big man fired the first shot. He was to the right and just behind Mir. Mcdonald. When the big man fired Mir. Mcdonald turned suddenly and knocked the big man down and started shooting at the big mans feet. Mir. Mcdonald could not have hit him above the waist. MT. Mcdonald shot two or three times and then turned back up the alley way from Third ave- nue as if he went to reload his pistol He turned again and walked towards the mouth of the alley and fell face down. ward on the pavement at the mouth of the alley way. I am positive the big man shot while Mir. McDonald's back was turned. and before Mir. Mcdonald knew the big man was near him."
 White Mans Statement.