The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-19
DIFFERENT STORIES
TOLD OF SHOOTING
Coroner Holds Inquest Over J.
B. Browns Remains
STlNS0N DENIES HIS GUILT
Officers Do Good Work In Recovering
a Bicycle Stolen From Aveyt's
Pharmacy-other News
of Ensley.
STINSON DENIES HIS GUILT

FndTndCy-OlncF NEWS
of EnsIey.
Ensley, March 1S.--(Specal) AN air of
mystery still surrounds the shooting that
occurred yesterday afternoon at Wylam,
as the result of which J. b. Brown is
dead and w. NJ. Stnson is in a very
critical condition at the home of his
brother-in-law, s. j. Vieh, on Avenue II,
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets.
Coroner Paris went out to Wylam this
morning and DR.. Edwards was engaged
to- hold a post morton examination and
secured the ball that passed through the
base of Browns brain. and it was said
to be of the same calibre as that which
was taken from the mouth of Stnson.
When Stinson was seen this afternoon
ne stated that he did not do any shoot
| ing at all, but that Brown shot him
twice and then turned the pistol upon
himself, 1t was thought yesterday after
noon that only one ball struck Stinson
! but when Dr. Wynne made a thorough
examination this morning he found that
IN addition to the ball that took effect
! Ju~ over the eye another had entered
! JUS below the cheek bone, on the left
side of the face. He could not probe for
the ball. but there is place on the right
side OF the head that leads to the belief
| that the ball has lodged there.
| Stinson also said that his pistol was on
the mantel at Browns house and that
after Brown had fired twice at him he
| got possession of his gun but that before
| ne could use 1t Brown had Wrested it
from nm. The fact that there were no
| powder burns around Browns wound
causes many to discredit the suicide
/ theory, as also does the location of the
! point where the bullet entered the head
being Just above and behind the left ear
Mrs. Brown, the widow of the deceased
made about the same statement to the
coroner that she made just after the
shooting yesterday afternoon, saying that
i her husband fired first. but that Stinson
also fred two shots. Coroner Paris does
not put much credence in the suicide
theory and issued a warrant for Stin-
| sons arrest
Officers Do Good Work.
Friday afternoon one of the porters
from Averyt's pharmacy rode a bicycle
to deliver prescription on Seventeenth
street, and upon returning to the side
walk where he had left the wheel to
enter store, he discovered that 1t had
disappeared He reported the loss to
DR.. Averyt, and this being the third
wheel that has been stolen from them
recently, he Gtarted out after the guilty
pa les with the determination of putting
| them behind the oars, and through the
efficient work of officers Moore and
White the wheel was recovered and the
negro charged with the theft was fined
$50 in this mornings mayors court.
Much credit is due the two officers for
the good work done on this case as 1t
wSs necessary to make three arrests be-
fore the guilty party could be caught.
| The first arrest was white man who
had the wheel In his possession; then a
negro who had told another negro where
the wheel could be found, and through
these arrests a description of the negro
who sold the wheel was obtained, whose
arrest was effected early this morning.
Tn, white man and the first negro ar
| rested were released, as it seemed to
be clearly shown that the negro who was
arrested this morning was guilty of the
theft.
Silver Tea.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
| Baptist church are making extensive
| preparations for the silver tea that is to
be given Tuesday night at the pastor s
| home on Avenue G and Eighteenth street.
and strangers in the city, also new menu
/
| hearty welcome. and a splendid opportun-
ity will be afforded them to become better
acquainted with other members of the
| church.
a free will offering for the benefit of
| the pastorum will be a feature of the
evening.
Personal and General
Mr.. w. s. Emmal leaves tomorrow
morning for Lexington, Ky, having re-
celved the news that his father and sis
! ter are suffering from a continued ill
ness. Mr. Emmal has a host of friends
in the city, who trust that he will find
his relatives much improved when he
reaches their bedside
Mrs. James Perkins, accompanied by
her little son, leaves tomorrow morning
for weeks visit to relatives in Hope
| field, N, j.
MI and Mrs. NJ. H. Mcdowell leave to-
morrow morning for Lynchburg, Va. on
a pleasure trip, and to be present at the
celebration of the 6Sth birthday of Mr..
| McDowels father.
w. l.. Y. Jones, a popular young man
of this city, will return to his old posi-
ton with the Southern Steel company to-
morrow, which he resigned about one
tyear ago.
Mrs. Nat G. Clark will leave tomorrow
for Russellville, where she will be Joined
by DR.. Clark, who is returning from
Baltimore, where he has been attending
lectures at Johns Hopkins university.
Mrs. NJ. E. Cunningham is visiting
friends in Taladega:
Ernest, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ.
Slye, is quite sick of grip.
Mr.. N. b. Gay made a flying trip to
| Littleton today in the interest of his firm,
Smiley 4 Son.
Mrs. Sallie Foshee of Birmingham was
the guest of Mrs. H. c. Russell on Ave
nue. Sunday.
Mrs l., f. Written has returned from
a pleasant visit to her daughter, Mrs.
| Hitchcock, in Brookwood.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Metho-
dist church met at the parsonage this
afternoon and very interesting meeting
was held.
LAST EVIDENCE IN THAW
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