The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-18
WELT WANTS GIRL
WHO SHOT HIM TO Be
FREED BY THE POLICE
"She's Had Trouble Enough"
He Says in Statement
To Police
STILL DECLINES TO
EXPLAIN SHOOTING
Says He May Make Statement In
Regard to 1t Today-Little Hope
Held Out For Recovery of
Wounded Man

Il am shot all to pieces, but [ am
willing TO stand for what 1 got, only
don't punish the girl. She's had trou-
BILE enough
This statement, in a weak voice. was
made to Detective William Brannon
about 4:S0 o'clock yesterday afternoon
at st. vincents hospital by Robert A.
Weltz. assistant traffic chief of the
Postal Telegraph company, who was
shot by Mary Allie Cole about Z O'Clock
Sunday night, in front of the Capitol
Park inn, at Twentieth street and Park
avenue. Welt2 is in a critical condition
as the .32-caliber bullet made eight per-
forations of the intestines and II is con-
coded that he has little chance for life.
Chief of Police Martin Eagan, upon
being advised yesterday afternoon that
Mr.. Weltz was in dying condition. de-
tailed Detectives Brannon and Macke
to go to the infirmary and get an ante
mortem statement il possible
At st. Vincent's the detectives were
informed that Weltz was very weak
and that only a few minutes would be
allowed the visitors to get the state
ment
LET the Woman Co.
Entering the room where weltz lay
with wide open eyes, Detective Bran
non was instantly recognized by the
dying man. Brannon's first statement
was to the effect that he understood
he (Weltz) was in serious condition
and the chief of police desired state
ment Weltz lifted his arm around the
neck of Brannon and pulled his head
close to his mouth where, in a low
tone, he made the following state
ments:
II know that I am bad off, but I am
willing to stand for what 1 got. Only
let the woman go-let her go out of
town. Isn't there any way to ship her
out?"
IT don't think So" replied the de-
tective.
She's in jail?"
Eyes; 1 am not sure which jail
Southside or county. but she is in Jail all
right" assured Brannon.
We'll. now" whispered Weltz. this
fellow, Hugo Black, he's the district
attorney, isn't hep"
Tn about two weeks he will be solic-
itor." replied Brannon.
Cant Judge Black fix 1t so that this
woman can be sent out of town and
not punished for shooting me?" axious-
ly queried Weltz.
'I don't think so" replied Detective
Brannon.
"Wel, them patiently sighed Weltz,
"cona hack to mo tomorroW and I NAV
make statement as to what it was all
about. 1 am SO sorry for her, so sorry
as she has had a lot of trouble. Tell
me, are there many people going to
see her in jail?"
YES several men and women have
called on her, and she does not deny
shooting you," said Brannon.
Glad People Sympathize
"oh. she couldn't deny that" said
Weltz. as he smiled ruefully, land I
am glad people are calling on her and
sympathizing. rather think sympathy
will cheer her up good dead"
The nurse then came in the room and
informed the detective that the inter
view was over as the patient could
not be allowed to speak any longer.
Weltz said good-by and the detective
was gone.
Yesterday afternoon at the sOlicita-
ton of City Physician Charles Whelan,
Mary Allie Cole was removed from the
county jail to the Southside prison,
where comfortable quarters had been
prepared for her by Warden Clifford,
who has become greatly interested in
the young woman. Everything is being
done to make the prison stay a pleas
ant one and books and delicacies are
| being brought to her by sympathizing
| friends and admirers. She received sew
eral bouquets of flowers yesterday.
| Detectives announced yesterday that
they were looking up her antecedents
| In Georgia. According to the officers
the young woman has been married and
is either divorced or separted from her
husband.
|