The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-30
A POLICE OFFICER
And DEPUTY SHERIFF
Both Went to Bring Ella Barnes to Biz
mingham.
UGLY CLASH IN AUTHORITY
The Policeman Knew Nothing Of the Dep
uty Sh0Fiii'S Presence.
UGLY CLASH IN AUTHORITY
NOW IN CUSTODY OF THE DEPUTY
Chief Mcdonald Pronounced the Act Unprece-
denied Among Officers Prisoner Caught
Through the Police Department
by Quarantine Officer.

Officer Perdue left yesterday afternoeu
at 4:20 for Admission 10 bring back the
| negro murderess, ELLA Barnes, who is
| in custody in that city.
| lie returned last night at 1910 without
| the woman. Thereby hangs a story
| which is likely to engender ugly feeling
between the police department and the
sheriff1s Office.
| Deputy Sheriff Sullivan left on The
same train with Officer Purdue on the
/ same errand. Perdue says that he asked
| Sullivan at the station IL he was going
| to Admission, THAI he unde,s God the sher-
| if was goirg to send him.
HE replied no." said Officer PerduA,
land did. not see afim on the train.
nor when we reached .Anriston He also
| told me O'B1fen had said nothing t. him
\ about the matter
| officer Perdue says that iIs was pre-
viously informed that Sheriff O'B1fen in
| tended sending a deputy and this
prompted his questions to Deputy SUM
van.
Chief of Police Pra'ther OF Admission
met Perdue at the station and informed
him that the woman was in jail and lle
would turn her over.
Periue was ia no dsuTgy to go to he
station. ais he had some time to wzSt be-
fore the train left on the return trip.
In the meantime, Deputy Sullvsn fasd
In some way slighted from tffe trsin ana
gotten into -rhe city without detection bv
| the police officer. He went ito the city
| jail The warden was absent at supper
and a boy was in charge. The deputy
| produced a warrant paid the Jail fees
| and took the woman OFT and had her
4 locked in the county jail.
According to the story toll by Perdues
| when Pratlaer learned of the affair he
was not in the best of humor aud talked
| of having ahe boy who turned the negro
! ovar ito the deputy discharged
| The deputy sheriff will return with the
negro woman today.
| Chief Mcdonald says that he traced
| the woman, ard through quarantine
officers caught her at Admission. He pro-
| sSp1ces the following card to show that ne
| knew something of her whereabouts;
Arrest for murder Ella Barnes, coloreds
about % years old; about five feet two
| or three Inches high; weight abou1
ninety-three pounds; Eight copper color'
| straight black hair; dark eyes. Has soap
or cut wound on one hand; think 1T In
night hand. Goes neat in appearance
| Dresses we'll. Prostitute. Understand
She has mother and child near Annistons
Aha +. also sister and husband at PIato
Citv Ala. Wanted for The murder OF
1 Bessie Thomas, colorssd, in this city, Oct-
| 27. between and o'ciick p. m
| Tho card was signed by the chief.
| He was almost certain shs would take
refuge in Admission ard through ct'-0'
| Quarantine Officer Virgins had the men
| working the Southern road to keep
| lookout for her.
| Yesterday morning she boarded the
| train at Ironttale and Quarantine Oh.
Ger Howard soon discovered her pres
| ence. He then autographed Chief Nc
4 Donald that he would place her N jail
4 at Admission.
Chief Piathelr also wired that the
| Barnes woman was in Jail and to send
an officer In reply Chief Mcdonald tel
| egraphed that he would send "a police
Chief PraIther being at the train to meet
Perdue. He had received no casnmu-
nacation from the sheriff.
There has been bad feeling and great
rivalry brewing between the two de
uartments for some time and the result
of 1.-The present trouble will be watched
with interest
''Ths act is unprecedented among Of
| ficers," said Chief Mcdonald. Il cannoe
| understand the motives that prompted
1 such a thing. 1 had worked the case
and OF course had no interest further
| than to- catch the woman.
1.-THE police department would hays
! brought her back safely and could not
| possibly have done anything more than
| had her bound over to the grand jury.
without any cost to the state for re-
moval fees"