The age-herald., 1901-11-16
CHARLES MILLER DIES FROM WOUNDS Saot by Waiter Jones as Result
 of Quarrel A DISPUTE ABOUT MONEY Derby Hat Saves Life of Henry King. With Head Cut He Harnesses
 Horse and Starts
 for Town.
A DISPUTE ABOUT MONEY

Selma, November 15.-(Special. .)-Last night in Benton, Just across the Dallas County line, in Lowndes County, Walter Jones' a young man well known in this section, shot Charles Miller a brother of Captain of Police Frank Miller of this city, inficting a wound from which he died at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
 MT Jones runs a restaurant and saloon in Benton, and MT. Miller has been em- ployed by him. Jim Williamson, a ne- gro, is also employed by MT. Jones' Last night the negro met Mir. Miller and asked him if he had a gum Mir Miller is said to have replied that he did not, as he never carried one Well, it ain't any of my business meddling with affairs of the white folks" said Williamson, but Mir. Walter Jones are going to have trouble" Just then MT. Jones came up- on the scene, having overheard what the negro had said. MT. Jones, it is said, ac- cused Miller of having said that he (Jones) had been telling lies on him. This MT. Miller did not deny, stating that Jones had told such a gentleman( naming him) falsehood One word brought on another until Mir. Jones, according to Miller's statement. pulled his pistol and struck him on the head with 1t. feling him to the ground. He arose and struck at Mir. Jones with a cane he had in his hand when Mr. Jones fired several shots from his pistol. One of the balls took effect, striking Mir. Miller near the left nipple and coming out his back.
 When bystanders who had heard the shot ran up, Mr MilleS had fallen, and was emi-paraly2ed, the ball evidently having either Grazed the spinal column or penetrated the nerve centers m the back.
 Mir. Miller claimed, according to the re- port received here, that MT. Jones owed him for his services, and that he took the amount from the cash drawer in- forming him that he had done so. He further stated that MT. Jones then told a friend of his that he had stolen the money and 1t was about this that the diff ficuty occurred
 Captain Miller of this city went to the scene of the shooting last night and re- maned with his brother until death came today. MT Jones has given himself up and telegraphed to Selma for counsel.
 Henry King Has Narrow Escape.
 This morning at his home near Burns
 
 to do planter had q narrow escape from death. and but for a derby hat which he wore he would have been killed. MT. King has a windmill which pumps water into tank to supply his residence. He went out this mornig to shut the pump off as the tank was full when one of the fianges of the windmill flew off and sail ing through the air at a rapid rate struck him in the forehead. cutting its way through the double brim of his derby hat and laying open his forehead about five inches He was also cut on the hand. MT. King hastily bound his head up and getting In his buggy started to town for medical assistance. When at Veto six miles from the city the Southern train from Birmingham came in sight and he succeeded in Tagging 1t down and getting on. He is painfully and seriously in jured but Is resting well and will re- cover.
 One Negro Cuts Another. Tom Tipton and Lafayette Thomas, two negroes employed at the Peoples Oil Mill in this city had a difficulty this morning and Tipton plunged his knife in Thomas breast inflicting an ugly wound