The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-23
DURDON SHOOTS
 HOT TAMALE JOE While Firing At An Escaping
 Prisoner RECKLESS ACT CHARGED Will Long, After Chase, Reoaptured Embezzement the charee-Joe's Injuries Not Necessarily Fatal.
 Bodeker Indignant.

Police Officer Durdon had arrested Will Long, aged 20 years. last night at 11:S0 o'clock on a charge of embezzle- ment, and had turned to write bond when Long remarked: q don't need anybody to sign my bond" and there with struck bee-line up Second ave- nue as fast as his feet would carry him.
 The officer ran Long a distance of about 50 feet. He then drew his pistol and fired directly up the street at the fleeing boy. The bullet went out of the course intended and struck Joe" the Mexican who sells hot tamales about the streets during the night. The bullet took effect in the Mexi- cans right shoulder, and had 1t not been for the fact that 1t first struck the back of the seat of the buggy which "Joe" was driving, the wound might have been fatal.
 Shot Causes Excitement.
 It seems that Long was in the Post office cafe, directly opposite the post office, last night, when he was pointed out to Officer Durdon as the boy who had embedded $25. The policeman went into the cafe and placed Long under arrest. The officer escorted him out of the restaurant into the street. where Long stated that he wanted to make bond. A friend standing nearby, it seems, stated that he would sign the bond and Officer Durdon turned to the wall to write. When the police mans back was turned, Long, making the remark that he did not need any one to sign his bond, took flight mp Second avenue toward Nineteenth street.
 Just in front of The Age-Herald of fee the officer fired at the boy, but missed him. The shot caused quite a bit of excitement and a great crowd assembled on the corners. Just in front of Jacobs pharmacy Long ran into the arms of Officer Cornett and was captured.
 Bodeker Was Indignant.
 In the excitement it was not dis covered that the Mexican had been shot until after Long had been take; back to the restaurant where he was arrested.
 Chief Bodeker was on the streets at the time and when he heard the shot ran to the scene. When 1t was stated by people who were on the street at the time that the officer had fired directly up the sidewalk the chief was indignant and stated that if he found that the officer had been guilty of such conduct he would have charges pre- ferred against him.
 An investigation was then begun and it was discovered that the Mexican had been shot. The buggy in which Joe" was sitting was standing in front of the Empire laundry building, the horse being headed toward Nine teenth street. The bullet from the of ficer's pistol barely struck the top edge of the buggy seat and glanced upward, taking effect in "Joe's" rig1s shoulder. Chief Bodeker immediately had a physician summoned to attend the wounded man. It is not believed that he is very seriously hurt.
 Reckless Shooting Charged.
 The SnOt made Dy Otncef Duruon was criticized as a very reckless act, an1 elicited certain remarks of condemna- ton last night. Although the officer claimed that he fired into the air and not at Long, eye witnesses state that he fired directly up the street. Judging from the remarks which Chief Bodeker made to the policeman last night it Is not unlikely that a charge of reckless shooting will be preferred against him. EAST LAKE MAS0NS