The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-14
NEWS OF CENTRAL CITY
INJUNCTION AGAINST THE l
 WESTERN RAILROAD.
Property Holders Along Hinton's Alley Object to Tracks Being Laid Up That Throughfare.
 Personal and Local.
Advertiser Bureau,

Selma. Nov. 13
 A few days ago the Selma department of The Advertiser contained short item to the effect that President Wickersham of the Western Railroad of Alabama was in the city and his purpose in coming here was to run the track of his road up Hinton Alley the City Council having given the Western the exclusive right to traverse that alley some six or eight months ago. at the same time that the road was granted the privilege of run ming tracks through Peacock's Alley. This morning the accuracy of the infer nation contained in the Selma depart ment of The Advertiser was verified.
 At an early hour George W. Pruett put several wagons to hauling cross-t ties and J. H. Eaken, section foreman. commenced to lay rails. the iron having been hauled up to the alley between Sylvan and Law renee Streets before the cross-ties were on hand. MT. Eaken did not have but three or fevr hands at work under him. and no attempt was made to put the track down in the darkness of the night to get ahead of the property owners, who ob- ject to the road going up the alley. It was evident from this deliberation that the Western expected an injunction, and the expected happened.
 A cross-tie had been put down on tor of the grounds about every ten feet ana the rails spiked to the ties all the way from Sylvan Street as far as Council man Frank M. Donners back gate, when J. J. Townsend, deputy sheriff, appeared on the scene and served the injunction papers on the two men who were super v!sing the work they being the agents of the Western Railroad. Before the in- junction had been served on the men, Major Bonner forbade them from build ing up the alley. They were very ceur- teous to Major Donner, and told him they had orders from their superiors to go ahead and lay the track and while they would like to treat him as civilly as pos sible, they could not comply with his request.
 The Advertiser reporter was on the scene a half hour before the deputy sher- iff arrived and from the listless manner in which the work of spiking the rails to the ties proceeded, it was evident that the mon, black and white. knew that they would soon be stopped from work by the strong arm of the law. Just before Dep- uty Sheriff Townsend arrived on the scene. Mrs. F. M. Donner came to her back gate and attempted to come out fn the alley, but the cross-ties and rails had been laid so close to the gate that il would not open. She ordered the men tc move the track further from the gate. sc 1t would swing open. They very courte- ously compiled with her request, and putting the heavy crowbars under the rails, lifted them two feet further out in the alley.
 Major Donner informed your core spondent that he had quantity of coa that he wanted to put in his coal house this morning, but he was unable to ge' the wagons up to his coal bin. He said he thought 1t possible that he might hit a suit for damages against the Westerr for obstructing the alley.
 Miss Rosa Donner got her fathers 8 pis tol and came to q window and fired. 1T crder to frighten the negroes. The blacks ran as the pistol went off
 The injunction was gotten out by ar attorney of the property holders las night in Major F. M. Donner's name, ane was to have been served last night, but tond had to be given to protect the West ern from damages, and as Sheriff Black | well did not consider the bond strong enough it was not served until this morn | ing after 1t was strengthened. The fol lowing all property holders along Hinton Alley. signed the bonds: H. F. Mullen A I. Mel W. B. Keith, F. M. Donnel and Mrs. Warner.
 If is clear from the action of the West ern, by it's attempt to lay the track III Hinton Alley this morning, that 1t pro poses to test its right to build the pro posed track in the courts. The property holders along the alley in the neighbor hood of Sylvan and Lawrence Streets arc very ayerse to the track going up tht alley. while the merchants and property holders between Franklin and BroaG Streets are very anxious to have the tracl extended, so that they will be on ar equal footing with the business men ane property owners on the southside of Wa fer Street. who can unload cars at theiI very back doors, since the extension oi the track up Peacock Alley.
 The property owners who object to th' extension of the track up the alley have employed str ong legal talent, which vii be pitted against the attorneys for th, Western The injunction will be argued before Judge Mabry Tn ths next few days