The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-22
TODD SHOT FOR
 HIS QUEER ACTIONS Rib Defects Bullet and Probably
 Saves Ills Life LANGSfON DOES SHOOTING Meets Todd, Who Performs Strange Antics In Lonely Spot, and After
 the Shooting Takes Him
 Home In Buggy.

Alonzo Langston, who operates a shooting gallery on Twentieth street between First and Second avenues, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Deputy Sheriffs George Courson and Jack Brown on the charge of shooting J. c. Todd, near Gate City, about 12:S0 o'clock Wednesday night Langston admits the shooting, claiming that Todd was acting extremely queer; that he dld not recognize him and he shot as he thought in self-defense. Ills story Is apparently straight one.
 Langston operates his shooting gal lery until a late hour, catches car shortly before midnight for Gate City. where he lives He lives some distance from the car line and the place of the shooting is a lonely spot in the road. According to his story he was walking along this place with dinner bucket over one arm and a 22-calibre target rifle under the other arm.
 He heard a noise at the side of the road and looking in that direction. saw a man standing there with one ' hand held up and what looked like to Iangston a revolver held in the hand. He states that 1t was impossible for 1 him to tell wh ether it was a negro or a white man, and that he called out. Whats the matter with you?" but re- ceived no answer He again asked him and still there was silence. The man then moved towards him and Langston immediately pulled down on hlni with his rifle.
 As soon as he shot the man began to yell at him and Langston asked him who he was, to which he replied, I'm Todd" Langstons story runs that he asked him what he meant by such queer conduct, but that Todd refused to state. He then asked him if he was hurt and he replied that he was badly hurt too much so to walk. Langston told him to wait, then, until he could get buggy which he pro- ceeded to do. Securing the buggy he drove back to the spot placed Todd in his buggy and took him to his Qang- ston's) home.
 Langston was arrested at his home yes- terday afternoon, making no attempt to escape. He Is being held at the county jail in default of $500 bond, a charge be- docketed against him of assault with in- tent to murder Todd, it is said, has refused to talk His wound is a peculiar one, the bullet having entered the front part of the body near the left side, strik ing one of the lower ribs which defiected it's course, sending it upward and passing out about six inches above near the left nipple Chances for his recovery are good.
 Todd is a blacksmith and lives near the scene of the shooting, and he and Lang ston have always been good friends. Langston could attribute no reason for his action saying, Why, l cant imagine what was the matter with the man. We have always been friends, nothing hay ing ever arisen between us He was act ing queer, and as 1 didn't recognize him I proceeded to do what 1 thought was best for my own safety
 which may be suffered by boys and girls visiting the exhibition at later hours, it Is not possible to give them pleasure and profit which should be gotten from their visit when properly organized.
 It is hnned that the schedule manned