The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
NezUs of Ensley

The shooting Of 'Pfggy' Foster by Will T. Kemp, ex-deputy constable of Beat
 45, early Saturday night in the Bon Ton
 poolroom, has created much comment in
 Ensley, owing to the prominence of the
 two men. Conflicting stories are told of
 the affair. Two eye witnesses were seen yesterday.
 Mott Willis, a well known man who
 works for R. K. Martin, druggist, states
 that he was playing pool with Foster
 when the shooting occurred. Willis says
 that Foster and Kemp had had some words about an hour previous to the shooting, and says that Foster threw up his hands when shot and grappled with
 Kemp for the gun, when Shorty" James of Corey struck Kemp a blow with a cue knocking him down. Willis states
 tsat Foster made no attempt to strike
 Kemp.
 Foster was shot in the stomach, the
 flame from the powder burning a hole in
 his shirt and parching the skin on his
 stomach.
 George Davis states that he was spec
 tator and that the statement of Willis is
 about his version of the shooting. He
 added that when Foster was shot he re-
 marked to Kemp, You have shot me,
 but I am not going to shoot you.' Kemp
 bled profusely from the blow alleged to
 have been given him by James. James
 states to the doctors that he was the man
 that struck Kemp.
 Foster was taken to the office of Dr. E.
 Wallace Gray and afterward rushed to
 the South Highlands nfrmary Reports from there at a late hour last night are that while his condition is critical, there is chance for his recovery Four perfor-
 ations were made in his intestines by the bullet, which was of A caliber After the shooting Judge c. F. Camp of the in ferior court examined a few witnesses
 and allowed Kemp bond in the sum of
 $95OO. which he made late Saturday night. MT. and Mrs. John H. Jones were the recipients of handsome and valu- able presents from the employees and officials of the steel plant Saturday night. Mir Jones was given a bag of
 gold coins amounting to nearly $500 and they were presented together with a large silver service. MT. Jones recent ly resigned as general master mechanic of the steel mill after 10 years serv. ice in this capacity. They will leave shortly for Chicago, where they will re- side.
 Several hundred poor people of Ems ley were benefited and many hearts made happy by the benevolence of the Ensley lodge of Elks yesterday. All day long large committee of the
 members were busy getting out several
 score baskets of fruits, nuts. candies and can goods, also a chicken for each party benefited. It required six drays to cart the edibles to their destina- tion. which covered the Ensley district.
 Instead of the customary Christmas tree the lodge decided to pursue the above
 method of distributing the goods. A
 member went with each dray and su- perintended the presentation to the poor.
 | The past 24 hours were quiet in Ems ley considering the nature of the times. But few arrests have been made by the police.
 This afternoon from to 5 o'clock the Ensley Iclks will render musicale and lspeech making. The affair will be given l in the lodge hall The admission is | free and the public is invited. | Miss Margaret Spraggins addressed the members of the Ensley Baptist Sun l day school at the close of the lesson pe- | riod yesterday morning which was q | treat to all who heard her. Miss Sprag gins is graduate of the First Metho- l dist training class and holds a certifi- l cate from the Birmingham Bible in
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