Huntsville gazette., 1888-11-17
OVER The STATE
Clipped From Exchanges)

birmingham j ulla Pope, a negro
woman who mas been in the county iail
and who was taken out by Mr. Austin
few weeks ago, tried to commit suicide
yesterday on dummy while being taken
back to the jail She was in charge Of
Deputy Conny, and without giving any
warning took from her pocket a dose
OF morphine. 1t was too much for her
and failed to do its work 1t made her
very sick, but she was able to Join her
sisters III crime at the county jail.
Birmingham. .- Loula Jones and Laura
johnson, two negro girls aged about
sixteen, were drowned at the Blue Creek
Mines yesterday.
They were going from the mines to
the negro quarters, and had to pass over
the swollen creek on a narrow plank
In mid stream one of them lost her
balance and attempted to regain it by
catching the other girl about the waist.
Both went into the water and were wash
ed down the stream.
Birmingham Mr.. D. B. Whildren, a
Twentieth-street commission merchant,
accidentally wounded himself yesterday
evening about 6 O'Clock while handling a
pistol. Mr.. Whilden was loading the
pistol, which was rusty and hard to un>
breach. After loading it, Mr.. Whilden
attempted to rebreach the pistol, and in
doing so the weapon fired, the ball TAXI
ing effect in the gentlemans left arm
between the elbow and the wrist.
Russellville,-We regret to learn OF a
serious shooting affray at Burleson on
election day. Ii seems, from all reports,
that Mr.. Archie Cox shot Mr.. David
Nlnson twice with pistol, each wound
being very dangerous. The first shot
took effect over the left nipple and rang
ed into the shoulder the second shot
entering his hip and ranging into his
back. Mr.. Vinson is thought to be in a
dangerous condition. Both men were
drinking when the shooting occurred.
Troy.-Some time ago mad dog BIT
fine SOW belonging to Mr.. John Kendrick
Thirteen days afterward the SOW went
mad, and was perfectly wild, swapping
and biting at every thing that came near
her. Her litter of pigs-very fine ones
were taken from her and she was killed
to prevent her biting any other animals
on the place.
Troy.-The trial Of Henry Tucker, a
colored lad about Is years of age, was
concluded last Saturday night by the
jury rendering verdict of murder in
the second degree, and fixing the penalty
at 90 years in the penitentiary 1t will
be remembered that he killed a colored
woman during dance at a colored pic
mic at Pugh's bridge last April. But for
his tender years he would most probably
have been hanged.
Gainesville.-Mr. J. W. Burroughs.
who was bound over to appear for trial
in the county court at this place on yes
terday, charged with shooting cattle.
appeared, but as his witnesses did not
answer, his lawyer bad the case continu
ed until the next term of the court. His
bondsmen asked to be released. which
was granted, and Mr. Burroughs. in com.
pany with Officer Lanford, went ont To
secure bond for his reappearance. but
after being refused several times, he saw
the Jail In sight and thought he would
try leg Dail, and up to the time of going
to press leg bail was good.
Birmingham.-A special to the Ace
dated from Carbon Hills, small town
forty miles west OF this city says: "W.
A. Schumake, Postmaster at Carbon
Hill, was to-day shot and killed by bis
wife who is only seventeen years OF age.
Schumacher was much detected over the
result OF the election. and yesterday be-
gan drinking heavily. Last night he
quarreled with his wife and renewed the
quarrel this morning, threatening to kill
her. He attacked her with a knife but
she succeeded in disarming him and
begged him to spare her life. Schumake.
who seemed to have become a maniac
then seized kerosene oil can and ours,
ing his young wife,. told her he would
pour oil on her and burn herup. AS he
attacked her the second time she drew
pistol and shot him through the heart
killing him instantly. At first the neigh,
Doors thought Schumacher had commit.
ted suicide, but the young wife made
full confession and then attamntod n
take her own life, but was prevented