The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
NEGRO SHOOTER
 SAFELY LANDED Tried to Break Up Dance
 al EnSley PLAY WAS GREAT SUCCESS Damon and Pythias" Was One of the Most Successful Affairs of the
 Kind Ever Given In
 the Steel City.
PLAY WAS GREAT SUCCESS

Ensley, December 5.-(Special )-Eugene Jones, the young negro who "shot up the negro dance in Palace hall in this city last night at 10 o'clock, was caught about three hours later by Charles Scott, another negro just as the fugitive was in the act of boarding North Ensley car bound for Birmingham. and which at that time was a short distance east of Pratt City. The negro was brought back to Ensley and turned over to Officer Ward, who placed him behind the bars in the city jail
 This morning he was arraigned in the Mayors court with the charge of assault with attempt to murder against him. He was found guilty of the charge and Mayor Scott bound him over to the grand jury under a $500 bond.
 All three of Jones victims, Sarah Scott, John Twitty and Laura Moore. were in the court, with bandages wrapped about the wounded places.
 A Bad Man.
 The trouble came about at the dance given by a number of colored people last night in Palace hall a negro dancing place. It seems that the dance was in full swing with things progressing mer- rily when Jones' with a big black re- volver in his hand, appeared on the scene, and with the remark, I'm bad nigger tonight" he sent 32 Smith & Wesson special bullet into the crowd of frolicking black skins who as the hot lead whizzed through the crowd, began to scatter pell nell. Jones then fired two more shots into the scurrying assembly, which greatly accelerated the exodus
 With a last and parting shot, which went wild of a victim this time, Jones turned heel and ran out into the dark.
 About this time Chief Sugg and Officer Ward appeared on the scene, but the fleeing negro had gained considerable headway he succeeded in eluding the of flcers in the dark.
 While the officers were searching for the negro, Charles Scott appeared on the scene, and told the chief that he knew Jons and thought that he could apprehend him. provided permission to do so were given.
 The chief did not object to the proffered assistance, and Scott boarded car in the direction of Pratt City.
 In the meantime the search was con tinued throughout the popular loafing places of the colored population, but with out success.
 Scott, Unarmed, Catches Jones.
 Just as the last North Ensley car came into the city, it was seen that Scott had made his word, good and when the car came to stop at Avenue E and Nine teenth street he stepped to the ground with the bad nigger' in tow. Scott ex- plained that he discovered Jones just as he was in the act of boarding the ear, and walking up to him he quickly grabbed the negro's revolver from his pocket, and with the remark, "Tse got you now, nig- ger" he assumed control of the situa- tion Scott was entirely unarmed at the time, and his daring capture of the fugi- tive was commended by Chief Sugg
 Three Victims.
 Three of the four shots fired by Jones took effect, one striking Sarah Scott in the head and the other two hitting Laura Moore and John Twitty in the ankle and thigh respectively. Neither of the wounds were serious, all of them being slight flesh wounds
 Sarah Scott, when pulled from beneath the skin of her head, resembled very much a coin, so hattened had 1t become by the contact with the skull.
 Jealousy seems to be the only cause assigned for Jones rash conduct
 It is said that he was enamored of Sarah Jones' and seeing her dancing in the arms of a rival served to arouse his animosity and he sought relief through the agency of his revolver.