The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
SAM FAULKES SHOT. THROUGH THE HEART NEAR LUNCH STAND
Quarrel Between White Men and Negroes Leads to
 Shooting--Eye Witt
 nesses Give Versions

Sam Faulkes, boss driver for the Pratt Consolidated Coal company, Arcadia, resident of Lewisburg, was shot and mortally wounded, and Ralph Ellard, mine mechnaic, also of Lewisburg was slightly injured from pistol bullet when they were fired upon by one or more of a gang of about seven negroes last night at 12:45 o'clock at the intersection of Twenty-ninth street and Thirty-fifth avenue, North Birmingham.
 Faulkes and Eilard were taken in a private conveyance to the Norwood hospital. Faulkes dying en route. Eliard received medical attention to a slight wound in his right side and was later sent to his home. Faulkes was shot in the heart, the bullet entering from the right side, lodging in his heart.
 Remains of Faulkes have been turned over to Brown Undertaking company pending funeral arrange ments to be made by relatives. He was unmarried and lived with his parents at I.ewisburg.
 Eilard's Statement
 According to a statement made by Ralph Ellard. he, Faulkes James AL len. M. J. Shields. Pat Shields and D. Shields. Jr., all of whom are resi- dents of Lewisburg. were on route to their respective residences last night in Ford cars and had stopped at sandwich stand at Thirty fifth ave nue and Twenty-ninth street, owned by Pete Nakis. to get something to eat.
 Ellard saidg that they wers in the stand. in which were a number of negroes. when a negro in the crowd pointed to Sam Fauikes, saving at the time that he knew that white man" Eiiard quoted Faulkes as com mandng the negro to use the term Mir. Faulkes when addressing him. to which. Eiiard said. the negro took offense and made insulting remarks to Faulkes- Ellard said that he told the negro In question, with his com panions. to all go outside the stors. ha leaving the place by a side en- trance at the same time. Ellard said that as soon as Faulkes had gained the sidewalk on Thirty-fifth avenue, with he, Eliard. bringing up the rear, some of the negroes in the crowd be- gan shooting down the sidewalk, Fauiks falling wounded to the ground and he. Eliard, running back to the store after being struck by a bullet None of the party of white men had guns in their possession. ac- cording to Ellard
 Different Version
 James Allen gave different ver- sion to the shooting in his statement before Call Officers F. P. Jones and F. J. Smith. Allen said that he ana lis companions were in the store, being served sandwiches, when the negroes came in. Allen said that inn mediately upon their entrance into the store, the negroes became bois- terous. and demanded to be wainted on bfore "the white folks got theirs"
 Words between the negroes and Faulkes brought on an argument, AL len said, which ended in the negroes going out of the store. Az Eilard and Faulkes. hading the party, were pre- pairing to leave the store, and walked out of the side entrance. the negroes fired upon them, taking the life of Faulkes and wounding Ellard-
 Officers Jones and Smith. assisted by the North Birmingham scouts. in- stituted . thorough search in Coll iegeville and the surrounding vicin- ity for the negroes, but no arrest was made. Coroner Russum will investi- gate today.