The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08

|
 10 feet from the door Mrs Copeland
 had on a light silk kimono and was
 Larefooted. She was grooming weakly
 on the floor while Doak explained to
 the officers that he had found her in
 his room and that she had shot her
 self
 l Mrs. Copeland was removed in few
 minutes to the South Highland infirm- ary in Shaw's ambulance. At the in firmary in the presence of Dr. D. s.
 Moore, Dr. c. M. German. Officers E.
 W. Crump, R. II. Moseley and Edward
 Burgess and a reporter, Mrs. Cope land stated that Doak had shot her | in a fit of jealousy. Doak had already
 been arrested and placed in the city
 jail on the charge of assault with in
 tent to murder.
 | Yesterday at o'clock Chief of Po- lice Martin Eagan detailed Sergeant
 Edward Lyons and Officer Edward Ball | to conduct George Doak from the city l jail to the South Highland infirmary and have him identified by Mrs. Cope land as her assailant. At the infirm- ary in the presence of physicians and officers Mrs Copeland opened her eyes and, looking straight at Doak. she is alleged to have said
 Made Charge Second Time | "Yes. that's the man who shot me.
 You know you shot me" 1 Following this the officers again re- manded Doak to the city jail and about l1O:39 o'clock a telephone message was received from the infirmary which said that Mrs, Copeland was about to die and would like to make an ante-mor- tenn statement. Sergeant sydney II. Darnell and Detective "Posey" Taylor went to the infirmary to get the state ment.
 we found Mrs Copeland in a very dazed condition" said Sergeant Dar- | nell "and she stated she did not re- 1 member having made any previous | statements to the officers. I asked | her who had shot her and she replied: | T shot myself. MT. Doak was not in 1 his room when went in and l got his l gun off the chifforobe. and just as I ] got 1t he came in the door. He didn't | think I would do 1t. He tried to keep | me from it. He didn't say anything to
 me. did it so quick 1t was too late | to say anything
 "she paused then. and after mo-
 ment or two I asked why sch had shot
 herself and she replied: Why does anyone do anything like this? "T spoke then about her previous statements to the officers concerning l Doak and she replied: T don't remem- l Der saving he did 1t. He had nothing | to do with 1t. I have no way to make | living and will be better off dead. l think am going to die "I then asked her if anyone had talked to her abou tchanging her s.ate- ments about Doak and she said: No one has talked to me about 1t but Mrs Allen and my boy
 Prom Mrs. Allen I then found out that she had told Mrs. Copeland that she was going to die and that her statement concerning Doak, who is Mrs. Aliens nephew, would mean is
 grace and prison for Doak and bring shame to Hershell Copeland, the 1s-
 year-old son of the wounded woman"
 Will Not Release Doak Chief of Police Martin Eagan stated last night that he had assigned no detectives to investigate the case, but that he hal no intention of releasing Doak for the present
 '"All the statements of Mrs. Copeland will be thoroughly investigated" said Chief Eagan, 'and although no 1etec- tives are at present working on the case. Doak will be kept in Jail eor q few days at least.< will also tal<e steps to present the affair to the grand jury"
 From officer R. IT. Moseley . very
 (Contanuoa on Last Pawol