The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
JESSE EPyLESTABS FATHER ID DEATH Claims Parent Was Trying
 to Kill Him GIVES HIMSELF UP Tragedy Occurred at Avondale Mill Quarters-Mother Is Prostrated
 and Requires Medical
 Attention
GIVES HIMSELF UP

Jesse Pyle, 19-year old boy, stabbed and almost instantly killed his father James R. Pyle, last night at $50 o'clock at Thirty-eighth street and Second avenue. Avondale mill quar- ters. The son claims self defense, and says that his father was drunk and was trying to kill him with a pistol when he stabbed him.
 The body of the elder lyle was not discovered for some time after the killing occurred. When found by neighbors he was dead. Pyle was stabbed once in the right breast with q knife or dagger The wound was an inch and a half wide and penetrated the lungs. Several arteries were sev- cred which accounts for his almost instant death
 At 10:SO o'clock Jesse Pyle, who dii the killing, surrendered to officers Christian, Garner, Captain DeVine and Detective Paul Cole. He was brought to the county jail. where charge of murder was docketed against him.
 Pyle is only boy and showed little emotion when speaking of the killing. His shirt was in rags and his breast
 
 his statement that his father was beating him.
 He was beating me up and I killed him." he said simply to an Age-Herald reporter last night at the police sta- tion without a trace of emotion. He had been drunk all day and came home tonight in a very quarreIsome humor. He jumped on me and started to beat' me up. I ran out of the house and he followed me He tore my shirt off my back with one grab and started to hit me with pistol. l knew that the pistol was empty but he could have knocked my brains out and I cut him and ran. I stayed out about an hour and half and gave up to the off cers."
 James Pyle was found lying on his back on the side of the street at Thirty eighth street and Second ave. nue. Near him was lying an empty Al caliber revolver. He was cut once in the right breast. which wound was bleeding profusely and slight cut on the wrist
 The body was carried to the parlors of the Johns Undertaking company, where 1t was prepared for burial. No funeral arrangements have been made as yet.
 News of the killing was telephoned to the central police station and Capt. George F. DeVine and Detective Paul Cole rushed to the scene. Sergeant Armstrong, at the Woodlawn station also sent several officers to the scene They obtained information at once leading to the belief that his son Jesse had killed him and were looking for Pyle when he gave himself up. Chief Clerk Walter Metcalfe of the sheriffs office was notified of the kill ing and went to the scene accompanied by two deputies and a dog in an automo- -brie. Pyle gave himself up before an extensive search was made by the depu- ties. however.
 The elder Pyle was employed as night watchman at the Avondale cotton mill. He was about 40 or 45 years old and lived at 120 Avondale mill quarters. Besides Jesse. he has a son, Arthur Pyle, who is 21 years old. A younger son and two smaller daughters also survive him, as does his widow, Mrs. Josie Pyle
 Coroner B. L. Brasher was notified of the killing and will hold an investi- gation one day this week. The cor oner states that If the evidence sub mitted in the official investigation bears out the facts as they appear at present the killing was justifiable.
 It was stated at the Johns Undertak ing company last night. where the body was being prepared for burial, that no whisky or alcohol had been taken from the dead mans stomach. This contradicts the statement of Jesse Pyle that his father had been drunk all day.
 Mrs. Pyle was prostrated by the tra gic killing. of her husband by her son and medical attention was necessary.