The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-08

on to the city with the motorman. who put the car in the she'd Hudson was locked up in the city jail on a charge of assault with intent to murder.
 Hudson's Statement
 When interviewed in the jail last night Hudson made the following statement:
 Just as my car was moving off from Ensen station, where a stop had been made, there were two men who isignalled for a stop with the button, andT notified the motorman of the signal with the bell cord. While the car was running the two men rose from their seat and wenr out on the rear platform, and there Smith pulled the bell cord to signal for a stop.
 'T was just at the middle of the car when I saw him pull the cord. I went back to the rear and, in as polite way as possible, told him that I had given the signal to stop, feeling that it was my duty to tell him so. as 1t is strictly against the regulations of the company for passengers to use the bell cord as a signal to the motorman.
 "When I informed him that I had given the signal to stop, he said: You - - - -, you have already left me once tonight, and if you step out on the ground I'll smash your - face for you l didn't know he really had the intention of carrying out his threat, and I stepped out on the ground Just Decduse WASH ' going to let him bluff me that way.
 "Just as my foot touched the ground he struck me terrific blow on the cheek and knocked me over against the side door, When I regained my position I struck back at him and as I made for him he reached in his hip pocket for his gun. Seeing this motion I knew 1t was a matter of life and death between us and I didn't hesitate to defend myself. l jerked out my gun and shot him, empty ing five chambers of my pistol. He reeled and staggered to the sidewalk, where he fell"
 When Car Left City
 Conductor. Hudson said that his car left Third avenue and Nineteenth street exactly at o'clock. He did not remem- Der having seen Smith when he entered the car. though he thinks from what Smith said about having been left once tonight that he got on the car at Third avenue and Twentieth street, as he re- members having seen some one, waving him down just as his car was leaving Nineteenth street. He said that crowd of ladies and men entered the car at Twentieth street, but he did not recollect Smith as having been among them.
 The conductor gave his full name as Homer B. Hudson and his home as Fay ettevlle, Lincoln county, Tenn. He is O wealthy land owner of Tennessee, and he is also closely related to J. M. Ma lone of Birmingham. Hudson came to Birmingham on last September and went to work for the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company on the 2hth of the same month. He stated that this was his first trouble with passen- ger and he also said that he had been fined only once by the company because of a mistake in some transfer tickets.
 George H. Harris, general superintend- ent df the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, visited the young man at the city Jail last night. MT. liar ris verified his statement as to his stand ing with the company. and in addition said that Hudson had always seemed quiet and gentlemanly.
 Police Officials Talk
 Sergeant Bagey of the police force stated that headquarters received noti- fication of the shooting through Dr. c. w. Shropshire. He said that when he arrived at the place he found the con ductor surrounded by a crowd who held him in custody We had some diff culty," he stated, ''in removing him to rolice headauarters, because of several insisted that we detain him until all the witnesses of the shooting could be gath cred on the spot and their testimony in the case taken
 When asked If Smith had pistol. Ser geant Bagley said that none had been found on his person. He stated, however, that someone in the crowd whom he did not know told him that a scabbard was