The age-herald., 1902-02-08
NEGRO FLEES FROM
 SENTENCE DEATH
WAS ON TRIAL FOR MURDER AND WHEN JURY RETURNED VER- DICT OF GUILTY HE MADE A BREAK FOR THE DOOR.

Selma, February 7.-(Special. .)-There was a sensational scene in the City Court room this morning just after the jury which was out on the case of Walter Bailey brought in its verdict. The negro was on trial for murder. He deliberately shot the husband of his paramour to death by sticking rife through a crack in the house. The argument in the case was finished about II o'clock, and the jury was out only few minutes when they returned and the foreman read that they had found Bailey guilty as charged in the indictment and set the penalty at death.
 As the word death issued from the foreman's lips, Bailey quickly arose from his chair in the middle of the courtroom and made a break for the door. Solicitor Quarles was standing near the door, and as the negro ran up he threw out his arms. At the same time Baliff Blanton who had ran after the negro, threw out his foot and the prisoner fell to the floor with about a half dozen men on top of him. It was a desperate chance that he took. and had he been just little quick CT perhaps he would have succeeded The excitement In the courtroom can better be imagined than told. and many tales are being told as to the action of this of ticer and that attorney.
 When MT. George Callahan died unex- pectedly at his home near Burnsville a few weeks ago it was thought that he had left considerable money to his heirs. It was known that when about three years ago a negro attempted to rob him that the old man had 5000 in a pillow slip, and 1t was while guarding this treas ure that one of his eyes was put out and his leg broken. Mir. Callahan owns con- siderable property on the south side of the river. and 1t transpires that no will has been left. A sister came here shortly after his death, thinking that she was the heir to the property, but a son, B. C. Cal lahan, reached the city yesterday and has employed Col. R. D. Berry to secure the property for him. The young man was found through the instrumentality of Chief Gerald in Montgomery, and steps will be taken at once to gain possession of the property. It Is thought that the money that is missing Is hidden some where around the house near Burnsville.
 The name of the Birmingham gentle man who is interested In the new oil mill for Selma was printed incorrectly yester- uay. IL should have been MT. F. c. Kin ney instead of MT. Jennings. The ru- mors that were af1oat yesterday as to the establishment of another mill here have been confirmed today. The Buckeye oil Company of Cincinnati closed the deal yesterday afternoon with MT. Grey G. Vaughan for seven acres of land lying between the tracks of the Southern Rail- way and the Birmingham Southern and New Orleans Railroad, and fronting on Maple street. On January 2S Mir. J. J. Burchnell, representing the Buckeye peo- pie was here and looked at three sites for the mill. He told Mir. Vaughan that If his offer was accepted that the store and small houses thereon would have to be removed in two weeks time. This Is taken to mean that work on erecting the building for the new mill Is to commence at once.
 Your correspondent stated that the Buckeye Oil Company had purchased be- sides the Birmingham mill a mill at Greenville, Miss, where MT. Kinney has a mill. It Is stated here that Mr. s. R. Tanner now connected with the Bir- mingham mill, is to be general manager of the seven mills which includes the two already erected and the five that are to be built, one each at Augusta, Atlanta, Selma, Memphis and Little Rock