The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-04
DYING IN AGONY HE
 KILLS HIS SLAYER
J. E. Sullivan Fatally Shot at
 Woodstock
NEGRO FIRED FIRST SHOT
Sullivan Was Station Agent, and John Richardson Had Recently Been Discharged By the Rail-
 road Company.

Dying at the hands of negro. J. D.. Sullivan, agent of the Alabama Great Southern railroad at Woodstock, Ala. was brought to Birmingham yesterday morn ing, but the mortally wounded man did not leave the scene of the fight until his murderer was cold in death John Richardson. desperate negro. never wit messed the work of his hands.
 Sullivan arrived on a special engine and although he never lost consciousness, and seemed to be suffering little pain. the horrible abdomen wounds were beyond the repair of physicians instruments and after four hours he succumbed at Il 80 o'clock.
 Negro Recently Discharged.
 From all accounts of eye witnesses who accompanied the injured man to the city, Richardson, the negro, had been employed as section ldborer on the Alabama Great Southern railroad until a few days ago, but had been discharged. It is thought that he was disgusted and looking for trouble.
 Yesterday morning at about o'clock he went to the station with a bundle of bed- ding which he wished shipped to Colum- bus, Miss, and asked MT. Sullivan for the freight rate. The agent weighed the bundle and informed him the amount
 It is said that the negro then became angered, claiming he was being robbed, and that he could ship the bundle for 30 cents. MT. Sullivan cursed him in re- ply, told him that he knew nothing about it and that if he wanted to dictate he might as well get out.
 Made Motion to Shoot.
 The negro made a motion toward his hip pocket whereupon MT. Sullivan stepped into his office to get a shotgun, He then stuck his head out of the win dow and threatened to shoot, when the negro opened fire, shooting five times in quick succession.
 The second shot took effect in the ab- domen, but MT. Sullivan was not to be conquered. Leaning over the window sill he took deliberate aim and all of the shot entered the negros face. The fellow fell to the ground and died immediately.
 The whole thing was over in few seconds, and before any one could reach the two men they were lying on the floor Sullivans wounds were examined and found dangerous. An extra engine, No. 19l was put In service, and the n- jured man hurried to Birmingham. The ambulance of Iige Loy carried him from the depot to the Copeland inirmary.
 The physicians found his whole abdomen torn open, with no chance of recovery They could do nothlng put Walcn HIS life ebb away. The bullet entered the front and ranged into the kidneys, and a hemmorahage was the direct cause of death.
 Fifteen Years at Woodstock.
 The deceased was 3S years of age, and leaves a widow and three children. The people of Woodstock were thrown into confusion by the shooting and when they heard that their popular agent was nor taly wounded grief was widespread. MT. Sullivan had been in the employ of the company twenty years, fifteen of which were spent in Woodstock.
 The remains were taken to Lige Loy's undertaking parlors and prepared for burial. They will be sent home Sunday morning to Woodstock. where interment will take place.