The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-29
A DAY OF TRAGEDIES
SUNDAYS BLOODY RECORD IN
 BIRMINGHAM.
News Reaches Police That Man Wanted for Killing Mullin Has Been Located-Woman's
 Body Identified.

Birmingham, Sept 2s.-(Special. )-Birm- ingham had much excitement today. crowds being seen on several corners and around the undertaking establishment Of Lige Loy. talking about the tragedies of yesterday. Julia Armstrong, woman of i'll repute of the city. the mistress Of resort on mean surroundings, was among those who viewed the body of the woman who was taken from East Lake yesterday morning with three bullet holes in her head, showing that she had been mur- dered first, and sh eidentifed the dead woman as cousin of hers, Ella Dodd. The Armstrong woman said the deceased was a street walker and had a bad repu- tation. Corner Paris. who summoned a jury. is still Investigating the case in the hopes of ascertaining the murderer. It is now established that the woman was killed on Thursday evening. She was seen in company with gray haired man at East Lake Thursday night. Three shots were heard after midnight and a scream of a woman. The mystery may be solved, detectives still working on the case.
 Late this afternoon Coroner Paris an- nounced that he had in his possession letter written by Ella Dodd, in Atlanta, on the 18th inst, and therefore the dead woman found in East Lake yesterday could not be her. The body has been em- balmed and people have been urged to visit the undertaking establishment to identify the woman if possible. Coroner Paris says that nothing can be done until the woman is known.
 The killing of Policeman James Mullin, by the negro. Henry King, last night, is also topic and many people viewed the remains today. All effort was made last night to catch King, the alleged mur- derer and his brother, who is supposed l.f~ &I~ klw-.~ zR killing. Detectives have been out in all directions Shortly before noon today message was received by the Sheriff from a conductor on local freight train say ing that King and his brother were on the train and he asked that the officers at Maylene be instructed to make the arrest. A subsequent message came from Mineral Railroad. announcing that King and his brother had escaped by jumping of the train and taking to the woods. posse of officers and others went down to Gurnee in the hopes of catching the negroes
 Chief Wier and Sheriff Burgin have both been busy ever since last night trying to get some trace of the negro who killed the officer and also the other negro who was with him. The two women at whose house the patrolman was shot last night are still being held, as we'll as two or three negroes who were arrested late last night on suspicion. The funeral of Off, cer Mullin will take tomorrow afternoon, interment in East Lake. The dead officer leaves a wife and son. grown. It appears now that the officer was shot through the heart and with the hole in his breast fired five shots at the negro. The dead officer was a cousin to the Chief of the Fire Department in this city. besides having other relatives.
 A posse of ten policemen left here at o'clock for Gurnee Junction, to search for Henry King. the negro who Is alleged to have shot and killed Policeman James Mullin last night
 Contri Mateio, an Italian coal miner was brought here today and carried to st Vincent hospital for treatment for hor- rible burns received in an explosion which took place about midnight Saturday night in Mine No. 7 at Blocton. windy shot" was made which was followed by an explosion Five men were hurt. three Of them 1t is believed fatally so, as fol- lows: ArtillIo Nunciareli Contri Mateio. Joe Cans. Two men were injured quite SaFiously, an Italian whose name could