The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-03
TWO DEAD AND ONE WOUNDED, RESULT
 OF A PISTOL DUEL
Walter Bonham and Guy Young Killed Following Quarrel Over Woman.
 Slayer SurrenderS

Following a pistol duel in the hallway of their residence shortly before 12 o'clock last night, Walter Bonham, clerk in a local packing house, and Guy Young, an auto mobile mechanic, are dead, and George W. Russell of 1913 Twenty fourth street, north, is in the city jail charged with the double murder. The shooting occurred at the resi- dence of Bonham and Young at 2o04 Eighth avenue, north, and, accord ing to city detectives, was started as the result of an argument over a woman. The woman, Matte Vest brook, said to be waitress in To- cal cafe, is also believed to have been shot and city wide search for her is being conducted by the police. Bonham and Young died nI-
 most immediately. There were
 no eyewitnesses to the shooting.
 Russell surrendered to the police after running away from the Il house where he admits he killed r. the two men. Russell was also
 wounded in the arm. and he says
 he was not running away to es-
 cape from the police, but to get < to the home of his sister to have f his wounds dressed.
 The call came into police head quarters at exactly 11:45 o'clock that Ia murder had been committed at 2004 Eighth avenue, north. It was a rvoman's voice and, according to the desk sergeant, she was very excited.
 Rushed to Scene
 Emergency call officers and moro 2han half dozen members of the xietectiye department rushed to the Iscene. The house was scene of screaming women, frightened chil- ,tiren and people running back and |Yorth crying for the police to catch Ahe murderer.
 The detectives and police sur rounded the house and tried as best khey could to keep anyone from leaving. They quieted the occupants bomewhat and finally began to get hsnne on what had happened.
 Bonham was lying face down. ward on the floor of the front
 hall with his pistol caught un- i der his shoulder. The pistol had I been fired four times. 1t is be-
 afcveA he died almost instantly. Young, who died on the way to
 tho hospital, was trying to get
 up from the floor when the de-
 tcctives arrived on the scene. i They tried to get him to make
 some statement but they later
 stated kc was either too badly
 wounded to talk or else did not
 desire to tell anything.
 When the detectives found that both men would probably die they began immediately search for the one who shot them. A neighbor told shem she had seen a man running away from the house immediately after she heard the shots.
 Had QuarreIed
 Another woman then informed them that George W. Russell had had a ouarreI with Bonham about an hour before the shooting occurred. They went to the house of his sister at nO13 Twenty fourth street, north where Russell lived, but he had al ready phoned police headquarters ana surrehdered to police officers who answered his call
 Russell. it is alleged, quarreled with Bonham about his sweetneart' Matte Westbrook, whom, it is all legged, Bonham had been talking to in the earlier part of the night.
 It is stated that Russell had asked Bonham not to talk to the young lady. An argument grew out of this, which led to the shooting. How Young got into the shooting is not known, police say, unless he got his pistol into action, to defend Bonham from Russell.
 All Had Pistols
 Both of the dead men and Russell had pistols, the police claim. It is not known who fired the first shots and Russell himself stated to the po- lice that he did not remember, as he fired only in self-defense.
 The body of Young is being held at