The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
F UNIDENTIFIED LIE UNCONSCIOUS; NEGRO IS CAUGHT Both Victims Robbed, And Bloody Money Found
 On Suspect RED STAINED CLUB
 FOUND BY POLICE Grocer Identifies Prisoner As Ed Jackson, Sth
 Avenue, North
BULLETIN


 An unidentified man, with an ugly wound in the back of the head and gash over the eye was found at 40 o'clock Saturday night by special off cers in front of house at S06 Four teenth street, south.
 Officers believe the man is a second victim of the negro axeman. He was removed to the Hillman hospital and was unconscious there at 2 o'clock Sun day morning.
 A broken watch chain which matches that found on the negro's person, was found in the mans vest pocket.
 Shortly after 2 o'clock, the negro held at the city jail was identified by a grocreyman who called at headquar- ters as Ed. Jackson, of lower Eighth avenue, north, street address not given.
 An unidentified white man was at the Hillman hospital Saturday night, possibly mortally wounded, as the re- suit of what police believe to be an attempted axe-murder, with robbery the motive. He was found at 1616 Fourth avenue, north, in an unconscious con- dition, pockets turned out, and me- gro who refused to give his name, was arrested a few minutes later, short distance from the scene of the crime, with . blood covered axe and blood srneared money in his possession.
 The attempted murder occurred about saA 0Rloek "A eeress who lived in the h0usa before which the man was found, said she heard the impact of something in the street and then a groan. She said she ran into the yard and found the body of the mna, which had been dragged some 20 feet.
 The woman called police headquar- ters, and Detectives H. 0. Propst and Paul Cole answered the summons, find ing the man in an unconscious condi- tion, all his pockets turned out.
 Attacks Afficers
 Officers Woody and N. c. Propst, in search for the escaped assailant, saw negro walking before them at Eigh- teenth street and Seventh alley, and when they flashed their light on him they discovered he was carrying an axe. He threw the axe over the fence, the officers said, and attempted to run. AAC was nH&ASlS anu IODnS to the automobile, while Sandifer went back for the axe. As Propst was at tempting to place handcuffs on him, the negro grasped his arm, twisted 1t, and attempted to seize his pistol, ac- cording to the police. Failing to get the pistol, the negro jumped from the car and attempted his escape, according to the officers, but was quickly stopped.
 Refuses to Give Name
 The negro was carried to the city jail, where he refused to give his name, pleading the fact by innuendos that he was in a state of coma or insanity.
 Blood-stained coins and currency to amount of $14.36 were found on his person, and the ax which he is said to have thrown over the fence when first seen by the officers had splotches of blood on the blunt side, the blade and the handle. It was a short hilted ax.
 The full extent of the injuries of the man had not been determined by physi- clans at the Hillman hospital, but it was feared that they might be fatal. The only suggestion of Identification on him was a handbill advertising a camp meeting at Dolomite, leading off cers to think the man was an out-of- town person.