The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-29
ATTACK ON POLICEMAN
NEGRO USED CLUB OF THE SELMA
 PEACE OFFICER.
Patrelman Philaad was Enreute to Jail With George Chiiders When Assault Occurred and Ohicer was
 Compelled to Use Pistol.
Advertiser Bureau,

g.. Advertiser Bureau,
 s Selma, Dec. 2S.
 Policeman A. Finland. Is confined to his room. painfully although not se- riousiy injured, and George Childers. a desperate negro. lies in the city pris- on with a bullet wound in his shoulder as n result of an encounter in which the negro resisted arrest and attack ed the policeman. Full details of the trouble between Patrollman Philand and his prisoner are not known. the policeman having suffered too much throughout the day to state the particulars and Childers being uncommunicative.
 It is. known that last night late. the officer arrested Childers near the union passenger station either on the charge of vagrancy or of being a supicious character and was proceeding to the police station with him when the cap tive made a break for liberty and se- cured possession of the officer's club.
 Policeman Finland was clubbed al- most into insensibility. it is said, be- fore he could protect himself with his pistol. He finally shot Childerswho was placed behind the bars with the assist ance of other policeman. Finland was taken to his home. He is not hurt se- riously and will be back at his post in a few days.
 Childers is notorious in police cir cles. He has been in jail on numerous charges. The case will be tried when botf the policeman and the prisoner become able to appear in court.
 City Courts Routine.
 The City Court will convene Monday. January 2. and Clerk Evans is at work on the preIiminaries of the session.
 Neither the criminal nor civil docket hold any very important cases, and most of the courts sessions will be de- voted to routine. The only criminal case will be that of Gibson. ct al. charged with the shooting of Robert partner escaped from the county jail and have not yet been apprehended. Indictments will be found against them. Olive has recovered from his wound.
 The first week will be devoted to the settling and submission of cases of Judgments by default. No cases are set for the week beginning January 9, in order that defendants and the Clerk of the Court will have plenty of time for registry. .ea
 The following Monday the grand ju- ry will be organized and in this week civil jury cases will be tried. The week beginning January g civil cases with out the jury will be tried
 The criminal docket is very light. It will be taken up the week of Janu- uary 30. This division will be called in the Supreme Court and no cases will be tried this week.
 A jury has been summoned for the week of February 13. and in that week capital and other criminal cases act
 Lx.- hA itarN will be set
 Marriage Licenses. The office of the Judge of Probate has recorded marriage licenses issued to tho following persons:
 F. J, Marks and Miss Celeste Kay ser, Francis A Bates and Miss Eleanor NJ Leiser. Robert D. Walker and Miss Jean Rice Hooper.
 The Marks-Kayser wedding took place at o'clock tonight. Mrs. Marks is a daughter of A. Kayser. a sister of Isidore Kayser and is well known and popular in Selma. MT. Marks is from New Orleans. Miss Leiser was married to MT. Bates at o'clock this afternoon. She is a daughter of A. P. Leiser of | Browns Station. Mir. Bates is a pharmacist of Mississippi. His fath- CT IS rTank fodtes Ol EcEEy NOuhiy' and he Is a brother of Crawford Bates. a pharmacist of this city. The Walker Hooper nuptials took place at 9:30 o'clock this morning at the residence of the brides mother. Mrs Alexina Hooper, Dallas Street Both MT and Mrs. Walker have re- sided long in Selma
 For Carrying Concealed Weapons. Three men were fined in the police court this morning for carrying con- cealed weapons. There were several | similar cases few days ago and since l the holidays the city has derived a great deal from this class of law vio- | lators
 J. C. Harper. a white man. was | found guilty after making a stubborn | fight in court. He tried to show the Recorder that his pistol was not con | cealed and that he carried it for pro- lection dark r nights. Harper was | fined S25 or fifty days. Frank Weaver was arrested Satur- day night for carrying brass knucks | and on pleading guilty was fined $15. Herbert Goodwin begged the mercy of the court after pleading guilty to the concealed weapon charge, and was as- sessed the same fine.