The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-29
NEGRO PLAYS PART
 OF JESSE JAMES
BOARDS A CAR OCCUPIED BY NE GRO WoRKMEN AND WITH A BIG PISTOL MAKES THEM GIVE UP THEIR MONEY.

Selma, June 2S.-(Special)-A bold ebon- hued imitator of Jesse James frightened a carload of negro laborers Into giving him much of their small change this morning within six miles of Selma. When the Birmingham, Selma and New Orleans train left Linden this morning it had in Lffont of the passenger coaches box car in which were about twenty laborers who are working on the track on the re- cent extension near Linden In the car with them was a small negro known as George the Kid" The trip from Lln- den to the tank within six miles of Selma was made without incident, but as the | train pulled out from Linden negro l wearing blue overalls and known as Bob Ford swung himself up in the car and as soon as the. train was moving pretty rapidly he whipped out a big A-caliber revolver and firing one shot into the mid dle of the car he stated that he must have some money. There was consterna- ton among the occupants of the car' but pretty soon George the Kid said; Boys, he says he must have some money, so come up and put 1t in my cap"
 l One by one tho negroes in the car stepped forward and contributed from 10 to 75 cents to the desperado, who all the time kept moving his ugly-looking weapon from side to side The robber was cool with it all and cracked jokes with his victims as they turned over to bim all their small change. To enc negro he said: You needn't put but 50 cents In the cap; you look like good nigger' l To another he threw his pistol on him ira fp hurry. l tave money" Finally as the train ap | preached the city he demanded 1o cents more sbd wien the crossing near the Buckeye Gotten oil Mill was reached I be tn Ford and George the Kid dropped 1 off the train and made off towards Sum rnerfeld The authorities have good description of the negroes and nope to | secure ihem tonight.
 | Definite arrangements have been made | for the new bank for Selma. It Is to De a savings bank, and will likely De caiieu | the Peoples Savings Bank. The capltai | stock will be $50, 000l paid In, and IL Will be officered and conducted entirely oy voung men. MT. C. M. Howard, who re- 1 cently sold his interest ir Howard Ca rothers & Co.,, hardware merchants, to MT I. H. Rogers of Orrville, will be at the head of the new institution. These aS- sociated with him will be A. l.. McLeoo' Watkins M. Vaughan. s. A. FowlKes, A | P. Schweizer, Kent COG ana V. A. N"t
 te1son. Deposits will draw three per cent interest on amounts which remain in the bank over three months time.
 The advertised conference at Sheily Springs between Judge Caffee and Col onel Qua1ies has not materialized at tnls writing, as Colonel Quarles has not left Selma this week. The gubernatorial sltu- alton Is the topic of conversation among all political observers in Selma, and there are some who say that despite all the talk, all the conjectures and embryo can didates, that they yet oo not tei,et . tbat hut one name will be presented to the convention and that will be Jelks
 The primary sentiment that flowed to inc full some weeks ago on the
 'per sonally favor primary declara-
 lion of the state house officials appears
 now to be on the ebb. and the conviction is pressed home to the Democrats or Dal- las. that the committee is without au- thority to name those delegates. (