The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-27
ACCUSED OF UXORGIDH
VALENTINE DoTHEMEIER AR
 RESTED IN BIRMINGHAM.
He Claims It is a Case of Mistaken Identity and It is Probable That He Will Be
 Released.

Birmingham, July zo.-(Special)--Of- ficers Thompson and Smith, of the Bir- mingham police force. this morning ar rested a white man giving his name as Valentine Dothemeier, and claiming to be a teacher of languages. on heinz pointed out by a young man named Robert Brannon, as being wanted at Mount Vernon, N. Y., for shooting his wife at that place about eighteen months ago. Brannon says that Doth emeier's real name is Morrison and that he lived across the street from him at Mount Vernon. Morrison, &C., cording to Brannon's story. was also a professor of languages. One night a pistol shot was heard at the Morrison home and Mrs. Morrison was soon af- forwards found wounded. Morrison made the statement that he dreamed that there were burglars in the house and seixing the pistol, 1t was discharged and his wife was shot. Brannon says that the woman made a dying state- ment that her husband shot her through accident. Brannon says that Morrison was arrested but he does not think he was acquitted. When con- fronted with this story Dothemeier said: "I remember reading in the sen sat.onal newspapers of New York City the story concern.pg the arrest of a man who shot his wife in dream al Mount Vernon. I am from Montreal and am not wanted in New York State for any offense. The young man mak- ing the statement is surely mistaken about me. am being disgraced. I came here the last of June from Jack. sonville. Fla. and am living with my wife tSld child at Elyton." An officer to t,,to A Dothemeier's wife and 1t Is stated that she admitted that they were in Mount Vernon. Brannon is positive that Doth- emeier is Morrison and that he Is want ed in New York State. Chief of Police Austin opened ID correspondence with the Mount Vernon authorities.
 A. telegram received here tonight from New York newspaper, says Nor rison Is not wanted for killing his wife, but was acquitted. It Is expected Dothemeier will be released tomorrow.
 Will Thrash Labor Agent.
 A mass meeting of negroes was held at Bessemer this morning and it was resolved to give the next labor agent who visited that section in search of negro labor to be taken North a sound thrashing. This action relates particu- larlV To the action ot two labor agents who sent two hundred negroes from this district to Melrose Park, H., where they were not allowed to land owing to the hostility of the white men.
 Two Machinists Fined.
 In the Inferior Criminal Court this morning Morgan Kerr and John Knie- house, the two men at work in the Southern Railway shops, who were ar- rested a few days ago on charge of carrying concealed weapons, the charges being preferred by striking machinists, were tried and fined $50 each. An appeal will be taken in both cases. Kerr and Kniehouse are two of the number of men who took the places of striking machinists. Their action created a feeling of hostility towards them on the part of the machinists. who had them arrested for carrying concealed weapons. Kerr and Knie- house claimed that threats had been made against them. Much interest was manifested in the case. and there was a large attendance at the court. Judge Feagin gave notice to strikers and others that in order to protect themselves when they hear of threats weapons must be carried in their hands.