The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-05

, the place as one enters on Second avenue,
while tables and chairs are scattered on
the left side.
Eye-witnesses give this description of
the position of those in the saloon at the
time of the shooting:
Mr.. Hewlett and his party, including
Hester Harper, Frank Lee and John T.
Shugart, were standing at the end of the
counter near the dividing mirror talking
when Haynes entered the side door. The
latter walked up to the other end of the
counter and, after giving his order, the
colloquy between him and Hewlett COM
cenced.
When Detective Bodeker entered the
body of Hewlett lay stretched out upon
the floor near the west wall. Shugart lay
almost in the center of the saloon and
The was making a frantic effort to rise up.
Poss was crouched over in the corner in
the angle made by the counter and the
mirror
Fourteen shots are accounted for. One
of these, which was battered up and bore
blood stains, was found near a column in
the front part of the saloon. This is sup
posed to have passed through the head Of
Hewlett
There are two burrows in the top of the
bar counter, and one on the front part
evidently made by bullets There are four
bullets in the rear partition of the sa-
loon, three in the mirror and the same
number in the base of the mirror. 1t ap-
standing behind the counter. about middle
way and that the negro Sims was just
beyond the partition in the front part of
the saloon.
Policeman B. A. Benson.
Policeman r. A. Benson. doing duty on
the Second avenue beat, who arrived a
Fen Il. aFf tIa
when I entered the saloon l saw three
men lying on the floor. Mr. Hewlett's
body being nearest the front door, just
between the marble post which supports
the mirror and the wall, his head towards
second avenue and face downward.
IAN empty sx-chamber revolver was
lying under his body near the right hand.
In the corner against the bar and mirror
lay another man. and about ten feet from
him towards the middle of the room Mr..
Shugart was lying in the same direction
as was Mr.. Hewlett's body
Hester Garner refused to make a state
ment concerning the shooting.
Haynes is one of the most widely known
men In Birmingham. He came here from
the west about fifteen years ago. He is
a man of family.
The Peerless saloon has been standing
on the corner of Second avenue and
Nineteenth street for many years. 1t Is
now owned by a stock company. The
place has been the scene of several trag-
edies during its existence.
Recently the saloon has been undergoing
extensive repairs the door on the Nine
teenth street side, through which Haynes
is said to have entered, recently having
been completed.
Mr.. Hewlett Well Known.
Mr.. Hewlett had been citizen of Bir-
mingham for eighteen years. and he had
a wide acquaintance in Birmingham and
throughout the county. He was born
about twelve miles from Huntsville, and
was "a years of age.
For twelve years he served as rev.
enue officer and secret service man for
the government, and was special agent
for the Alabama Great Southern Railroad
company for four years. Later he served
in the same capacity for six years with
the Louisville and Nashville railroad At
one time he was quite wealthy, owning
the old Hewlett block which stood on the
present site of the ten-story Woodward
office building. He still owned some prop
erty in Birmingham.
Dixie Hewlett. a brother, Mrs. Erwin,
Mrs. Mitchell and Miss Lille Hewlett, sis
tiers, and two nephews and niece sur
vive him. He resided with his sister,
Mrs Erwin. on Fifth avenue. The funeral
services will be conducted from the resi-
dence tomorrow morning, the interment
following at Oak Hill cemetery.
For years Mr.. Shugart has been a resi-
dent of Birmingham, being a member of
the law firm of Shugart & Bell. He has
spent practically all of his life In Jeffer-
son county.
He has a wife and Is the father of
C. S. Shugart of Birmingham. Roland r.
Shugart, formerly of Birmingham, but
now living in Denver. and several younger
ton.
Mr.. Tyeus resides at woodlawn and is
connected with the local freight depart
ment of the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road. Mr.. Lee and Mr.. Poss reside on the
southslde. the latter at No AL Eleventh
street.