The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-09
WILL MAY KILLS
 DEPUTY PAT JOYCE Intimated That More Than One
 Fired Shots MAY ADMITS SHOOTING Killing Was the Result of Quarrel Be- tween the Two Men on Account
 of Testimony Given in
 Court Trial
MAY ADMITS SHOOTING

Tuscaloosa, September S.-(Special. 1.-The Tuscaloosa News, in an extra edition this afternoon, says:
 Will May shot and killed Pat Joyce, a deputy sheriff. in Strong's stable this aft crnoon at 4:15 o'clock. The shooting was the result of a quarrel growing out of Joyces testimony against May in connec- tion with an investigation being made by the grand jury into Mays alleged viola tion of the prohibition law. Officers Simpson and Wilson rushed into the sta- ble from opposite ends and seized May, who was still holding a smoking revolver. Joyce was lying on the ground with a bullet hole through his heart. few feet away were his hat and revolver, which had not been fired.
 May admitted that he shot Joyce, but declared that Joyce had fired first As he was carried to the jail May remon- strated with the officers, protesting that he had acted in self-defense. He made excited gestures pointing to a torn place in his shirt just over the shoulder. He the street to the police station.
 pr. A. B. c. Nichols was one of the first to reach the scene and examined the wound. Joyce was dead, however, before he could be moved from the spot where he had fallen. A large crowd quickly gathered In the rear of the stable where Joyce was lying in heap of saw dust and dirt. The news spread over the city rapidly and caused a great deal of excitement. May, when seen in his cell at the city jail, declined to make any statement whatever concerning the shooting until he had consulted an at torney.
 May has said that Joyce testified falsely against him before the grand jury. Joyce's body was removed to the Foster Undertaking establishment. Jim Strong and Charles Sloan were in the stable at the time of the shooting, but de- clined to make a statement.
 Officer Wilson made the following state ment this afternoon:
 AS soon as I heard the shooting I rushed into the stable and found Joyce lying on his face. I turned him over and then went back to May, who was in charge of Officer Simpson. Mays re- volver was loaded and he called out not to come to him. He later surrendered, however"
 It was stated at the sheriff's office this afternoon that Joyce was acting in the discharge of his duty. He was serv- ing papers for the grand jury, but just who he was looking for when he entered the stable was not stated. It was said by some who heard all of the shooting that 10 or 15 shots were fired. all com ing from the rear of the stable May 8 revolver was fully loaded when he was placed under arrest. the officers stating that be had reloaded it. It was strongly intimated by several persons who were near the scene of the tragedy that the shooting was done by more than one person. The shooting occurred just as the regular issue of the News was com. ing off the press, but up to the time oi the printing of this edition no further arrests had been made. Joyce Is sur vived by a widow and one child. He had been a deputy about two years and was known as faithful and conscientious officer.