The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
MATES M M'CAA WAS
 KILLED BY 4 NEGRO
He Reprimanded Will Jones
 and a Fight EnSued
NEGRO NOT YET CAUGHT
The Tragedy Occurred in Brewer & Jones Comnssary at TrussviIle.
 McCaas Remains Were
 Brought to Birmingham.

Details of the murder of Waites G. Me Caa, at Trussville Tuesday afternoon, reached Birmingham yesterday morning when the remains arrived. The killing was done by Will Jones, a negro, and occurred at the commissary of Brewer x Jones, contractors for the Seaboard Air Line railroad. pff
 The negro struck McCaa three times on the head with an axe, two of the blows crushing his skull and causing al- most instant death. The dead man and his brother, B. B. McCaa, both shot at the negro, and 1t is believed that two of the bullets took effect. The negro cried out as if in pain and was traced for a long distance by a trail of blood.
 Searching for Negro.
 Coroner Paris went to Trussville yes terday morning and with deputy sheriffs and armed citizens made a search for the negro, but at late hour last night they had not been able to find him. It is fear that the negro will be killed should he be caught.
 The trouble between McCaa and the ne- gro started over the former ordering the latter to saddle his horse so he could ride to the camps of the firm. McCaa was employed as paymaster, while the negro worked around the commissary
 Negro lmpudent.
 The negro was rather slow in saddling the horse and was impudent to McCaa Finally after the saddle was on the horse McCaa told the negro to go Into the com" missary and get a hickory switch which was hanging in there. The negro walked away in sull<y manner and remained in the place longer than he should. When he came out he had a small hickory which was useless and McCaa reprimanded him for this and his past behavior.
 The negro became angry and cursed McCaa for some time, until the latter reached for his pistol and started for the negro. Instead of shooting him at once, McCaa began beating him on the head with It. The negro proved to be the stronger and they wrestled for some riiae- the negro finally breaking away and securing the pistol.
 At this Juncture McCaa grappled with him again and his younger brother se- cured another pistol and fired at the negro five times.
 He went back to the commissary to re- load the pistol and when he returned he found his brother dying. He was leaning against the wall in the feed room and there were two large holes in his head from which the blood was pouring. The negro had escaped.
 On the floor near where the dead man was lying was found the pistol over which he and the negro had fought. There were two chambers which had Dbeen discharged and 1t Is thought that McCaa fired them at the negro during the fight. still nearer the body was the bloody axe with which the murder had been committed.
 Death From the Blows.
 It was at first thought by the younger McCaa that his brother had been shot by the negro, but an investigation yes terday morning at Warner-Smiley's un- dertaking establishment by pr. Mack Rogers showed beyond a doubt that death was caused by blows from a blunt instrument and not from bullets. There are number of gashes and bruises on the body of McCaa. showing what desperate fight there had been between he and the negro. His arms were gashed and bruised and 1t is sup posed that was caused by his attempting to ward off the blows of the negro. There is powder burn on his right arm near the elbow
 It is not known whether this came, from the pistol of the younger McCaa when he fired at close quarters, or whether the deceased was holding the pistol close to his arm when he fired at the negro In the struggle.
 The remains were brought into Birming- ham yesterday morning in wagon. They were not placed on the Alabama Great Southern train Tuesday night because 1t was late. and it was thought time could be saved by hauling the body through the country. The remains were carried to Warner-Smiley' establishment.
 The services will be conducted from the residence this morning at 10 o'clock and the interment will be in Elm Leaf ceme- tery. The family lives on Fourteenth street between Ninth and Tenth avenues. south.