The age-herald., 1902-02-27
ANNISTON.

Anniston, February 26-(SpeciaL )-Doc Weir was shot and dangerously wounde ed by Louis Farror at the furnace of the Woodstock Iron Company yesterday morning about 10 o'clock.
 Both parties are white men and were in the employ of the company. They were at work in the same department.
 It seems that some one had interfered with some of Weirs tools and he ac- oused Farror of having done 1t. A dis pute arose and angry words passed be- tween the two. Weir struck Farror, whereupon the latter drew a pistol and fired at his antagonist three times. Two of the shots took effect, one in Weir . left side and the other shattered the el- bow of his left arm. The shooting was done with 28-calibre Smith and Wesson pistol at close range and Weir was very fortunate in not being killed outright.
 Weir was carried to his home and Dr. F. E. Gordon summoned. He responded immediately and dressed the wounds of the injured man. At last reports Weir was doing nicely and 1t is thought his wounds will not necessarily prove fatal. As soon as Farror did the shooting he left for parts unknown.
 The police of the city on Sunday dis covered a large amount of merchandise stored away in the home of some negroes in the southern part of the city and con sequently on yesterday arrested two ne- groes, one name Jim Gardner was arr rested here and the other Henry Sewall was traced where he was captured and brought back here yesterday. Among the goods recovered were bolts of calico, shoes, a trunk, hats, underwear, hosiery, chewing tobacco. sardines, etc. There were no tags on the goods by which they could be identified, they having been removed.
 In a general fight in and around the Iron Queen Liquor house last night about 9:30 o'clock, MT. Ernest Ray, of Oxford was severely cut about the face and throat. Several witnessed the affray, but could not or would not give the name of the person who cut Ray. The work was done so quickly that no one knows just how it occurred.
 It Is said by some that the man who did the cutting was from Clay county. This could not be verified. The only thing he left as a remembrance was about one half of the blade of a knife which he had broken in the fight. It seems that little trouble arose inside the saloon, but nothing serious occurred until after the outside was reached, then young Ray was cut. A gaSh three Of TOUT lnches long was cut on the right side of his face and the knife came dangerously near severing the jugular vein. He was carried by friends to the drug store of Love and Little and a physician was summoned He bled profusely and was very weak from the loss of blood when medical aid reached him.
 Will Goode, a. young white man, has mysteriously disappeared from his home on Fifteenth street and no trace of him has so far been found. He left Saturday night after having turned over the great CT part of his weeks wages to his moth CT. He Is the son of Mir. and Mrs. H. Goode and they are very anxious. in- deed concerning his welfare.
 Mir Carroll Steele, acting manager Of the Anniston Baseball team has accept ed position from the Birmingham Southern League team to play two games. The games will be played in Birmingham on April 4 and 5
 Mrs. J. w. Davis, of Nances Creek one of the most estimable ladies in the coun- ty. died recently at her home of pneu- monia She was the daughter of Mr. T. H. Arnett. She was 34 years old, and leaves husband and three children