The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-02


 and believes that both will go through with little trouble.
 No definite arrangements have been made for the sale of the bonds for the Drennen building, this matter remaining in statu quo until the latter part of this week, when 1t is expected that the de- tails will be arranged. General Clarke saw the architects and builders, and has matters ready to present to the firm.
 q have been successful" he said "in having the first and second mortgage bonds for the new hotel building under  A man moved in front of me and the shooting followed. I couldn't see who was shooting. We had no idea the two men were officers. They acted queer and under the circumstances I would have done just what Waggoner did"
 Burge's Statement Differs.
 Burgess statement differs from these. "As we entered the doorway I saw two men apparently holding up the rest of the crowd" he said. They threw their guns on us and ordered us to hold up
 
 ing a practical joke. I pulled back my coat and showed my badge and said that we were officers. Some of the arrested men also said we were officers. Again they ordered us to hold up our hands and then Waggoner fired. The first bull let struck me in the breast and my right arm was paralyzed. I reached my left arm around my back to my right hip and secured my gun, drew it and fired two or three shots. In the meantime Wag- goner was emptying his gun at me- fell back into the hall and told Cornett I was shot, and he took me down the elevator. Waggoner appeared very ex- cited to me-"
 Waggoner Declines to Talk.
 although Waggoner would make no statement for the newspapers he made the following statement in the chiefs office:
 T ordered Burge to hold up his hands but he pulled his gun. He had it out when I leveled my gun on him. I may have fired first, but think we both fired at the same time. I was standing with my side toward him, which accounts for the bullets passing through the front of my coat. as it hung loose In front" When seen directly after the shooting by an Herald iepfesentatlve Wag- goner refused to give out any statement about the affair. Further than his name and the information that he was em- ployed by the city as special detective nothing could be learned from him. 1T don't see that you have any business in my affairs" he said. 'I will make my statement on the witness stand" When asked if he shot Officer Burge he re- piled, q don't know whether I shot him or not"
 Officer Cornett Talks.
 D. M. Cornett, the officer who accom- panied Burge to the establishment, made the following statement immediately after the shooting:
 "Offcer Burge and I are detailed to make regular rounds of the social clubs and at about 20 minutes past had started for the place where the shoot ing occurred in the rear of the Met ropoltan hotel. We passed through the club rooms and into the adjoining room, where the gambling was being carried on. We saw this man Wag- goner standing with his revolver drawn On the occupants of the room who all had their hands up when we entered the door. The man with the pistol turned around we were coming in and pointing the weapon at us, said, Put up your hands We both told him tha we were officers but he did not lower the revolver. Whether or not Burge showed his badge I cannot say Burge then backed out of the room through the door by which we entered into the corridor and I passed through tn door leading into the read ing rooms of the club.
 "It was then that Waggoner began