The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-19
SEVERAL RICH HALLS
THIEVES GET IN THEIR WORK
 AT SELMA.
Pockets Picked and Residence Rified. One Mans Losses Estimated at
 Between $500 and $1 200.
 Street Fair Still On.
Advertiser Bureau.

Selma, Oct. IS, l90l.
 Robbers and pickpockets got in their work in great shape yesterday. Besides the diamond studs of Messrs Blackwell and Shields. mention of which were made in today's Advertiser. the following addi- tional robberies have been reported to the police:
 Dr. Purnell of Maplesville, came to the city with his wife and child. While he was getting off the train at the depot his pocket was relieved of his purse con- containing $50 in money and ticket from Selma to Maplesville. He did not miss his pocketbook until some time after it was stolen. He remembers two men brushing against him rather hard and thinks that he was robbed at that mo- ment.
 Mir. Eugene Buffers residence was rob bed of a good many vaiuablcs. Mrs. Butler rented a room to couple of strangers and they paid her $5 in ad- vance for the room. They took their de- parture from the city yesterday and after they were gone the robbery was discover ed. Mrs. Butler missed two diamond rings valued at $10O one opal ring. Value $10; gold watch worth $45 and 80 in cash. When the two men paid her the s for their room she took the money and placed 1t under her jewel case. They must have seen where she placed it, for they went to the dresser and took her valua b1es from the jewel case and even looked under the box and took the s they had paid her for the rent of the room. A solid gold chain attached to the watch was taken off and left It is sup posed that the robbers thought that the chain would be a means of identifying them and they therefore left 1t behind
 MT. Butler has given the police des- cription of the two men who staid at his house and no pains will be spared to catch the thieves. One of the rings was an heir loom in Mir. Buffers family and he prizes it very highly.
 A councilman had a diamond stick pin that adorned his long black cravat. It was an easy matter for the light fingered artists to pull this pin in the dense crowds. and the councilman did not dis cover his loss until he went to disrobe last night after the exciting events of Buffalo Bill Day. He, too. has reported his loss to the police.
 Another and the largest robbery that has so far been reported is that of the residence of MT. Seigel corner of Dallas and Union Streets. Sometime during the darkness of last night thieves entered the residence and made a rich haul Among the things that were taken from Mrs Seigel's jewel casket were: Two handsome diamond rings, one opal ring with three diamond settings; two pairs of ear rings with diamond settings; one breast pin with a cluster of thirty dia- monds one gold watch; one silver chain; one silver pocket book containing ST; two children's rings one set with an amathyst and several other smaller articles. The thief entered the house while the family were at Buffalo Bills show and the articles were not missed until this morn ing. It is supposed that the theft was committed by some thief who came to the city with the Buffalo Bill show or else was drawn here by the rich field opened up by the Street Fair. MT. seigel's loss is placed anywhere from $500 to $1 200
 Brandon's "old Associates"
 One of Governor Johnston's appointees considerably exercised over the heading in The Advertiser over the article from Selma. giving an account of the speak ernor Jelk; and Colonel Brandon for the rati fcation of the new Constitution. This former appointee of Governor John stons objected to the heading. Scoring his old Associates Tn a strong, vigor ous manner. He did not say a word dis respectful of Governor Johnston or MT. Stallings. He said that he was Gov sonally he was very fond of him. The fact that Brandon has quit the crowd that he used to train with and has come out for ratification has badly rattled the opposition. About the only thing that he said in his speech that could he con strued as personal was, that he was sorry that General Shelley was being led to slaughter bN such a gang as Stallings and others" Colonel Brandon deals with his "old associates" In a courteous man. ner, but he was very vigorous and em- phatic when he said that he could not follow Governor Johnston when he was in the MronR''