Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

ment and pulling three cars after it. The
 cars were all baggage cars, loaded with
 Fanny Davenport's scenery. No great
 damage was done the scenery.
 None of the passenger cars left the
 track. Frank Everett, the fireman, was
 caught under a baggage. ear and his foot
 was badly mashed No one else was
 hurt Traffic on the road was delayed
 several hours.
 Good Citizsu Dead.
 Mir James Holt, for fifteen years an
 employe of the city, in the capacity Of
 superintendent of streets, died here last
 night, after years illness. He was a
 man of exceptionally good traits, and had many friends He leaves wife and
 a married daughter.
 Laying It on His Moth er-in-Law. The excitement over Saturday nights lynching vanished almost as suddenly as it was engendered. The coroner went out to the spot about midnight empan-
 eled the jury and brought the remains
 of the unfortunate to the city. where an
 inquest was held without delay. The verdict was that the man came to his
 death at the hands of parties unknown.
 Williams, the unfortunate negro. was re- garded about town as rather lnoffefl- sive stupid fellow. The facts of his kill
 ing Officer Suggs, as gathered from the negro acquaintances of the victim, ap- pear to be about these: Williams went to his house on Friday night and found
 his wife absent. He sent for her to come
 home and she refused to come. He then went to consult her mother as to what
 was best to be done in the matter. and the mother, 1t is stated. told him to carry her home and to administer whipping to her. Williams did so and his wife swore out a warrant for his arrest. AS stated heretofore, when Officer Suggs went to arrest the negro Williams resist ed and shot him dead.
 Williams wife does not appear to ex- perience any bangs Of regret in the mat ter, but the negroes are disposed to com plain right considerably among them selves about the proceedings. although
 their indignation will probably not be
 manifested in any public way.
 John McQueen for Speaker. Hon. John w. Mcqueen of Jefferson was in the city few hours today. He has many friends here and is always welcome. MT. Mcqueen stated to the State Herald correspondent that he was a candidate for reelection as representa- tive from Jefferson, which will be good news to all of his friends. He also ac- knowledge that he would be candidate for speaker of the house. A friend of Mr. McQueen's from an adjoining county has interested himself sufficiently in his friends race for tue speakership to sound the situation in the different counties in the state and is convinced that Je1er- sons candidate can win out over almost anybody During his two terms in the legislature Mir Mcqueen has been great favorite in the house. His administration in the last house as chairman of the com mfttee on revision of laws, one of the most important committees in the gen." eral assembly, was greatly to his credit. His election as speaker, unless Ex- Speaker Clark becomes candidate for reelection, which is not regarded as probable, is practically assured 1t is be- lieved, and if he makes the landing Jeff ferson will for the first time in her his tory, be able to boast of a speaker of the house.
 MT. Mcqueen is of course for Johnston | for governor. He ridicules the idea that | the opposition to democracy can win in | the coming elections in Jefferson county. Lamar Said Johnston Will Win. Hon. Hal Lamar of Snowdon, one of | the democratic bulls of the woods of this | county, was in the city today. He says | the opposition to Captain Johnston in | the country precincts in this county will | be almost ashamed to count the votes | their favorite will receive in the ap- proa ching primaries. He is as confident | that Captain Johnston will carry Mont gomery county as he is that the sun will rise on the morning of the 11th. Mr. La | mar is one of the most popular and most | influential men in the county. He is about as valuable an adherent as Cap 1 tain Johnston has in this section and he | Is an extra good and true man.