The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

At o'clock this afternoon, In front of the passenger station at the foot of Government Street, Clarence Blalack, barkeeper, was shot three times by M. F. Ray, station policeman. One shot pierced the left lung and passed through the body, another entered the side and came out of the back. and the third entered the leg. Blalacks condition Is considered critical. Ray was arrested by Detective Curry and Policemen Ed Humphrey and M . ID. Connif and docketed for assault to murder. Ray, when seen at the police station. had a three-inch mark across the temple and was bleeding from the l nose He declined to talk further than to say that he shot Blalack in self defense and felt justified. His right hand has only the thumb and one fip- ger.
 Blalack could not be seen to secure a statement. The detectives are seek ing eye witnesses with the view to To- eating the origin of the trouble. Miss Clara C1aywe1l, giving her residence
 asT Glasgow, Ky, was waiting in the station to go North and was brought to headquarters and made the first statement to Chief of Police Rondeau Blalack came into the waiting room with another man and was introduced to me-" she said. He asked me to 20 and take a drink. told him did not drink. He then asked me to go to the opera house with him topight. and told him I wasn't going anywhere. Ray came in and asked Blalack If he
 knew me, and the reply was Certainly do.'
 "BIalack shook his fist in Rays face.
 told Ray I never saw or knew Bla- lack or the other man. The policeman started out and Blalack followed him. Blalack came back later and got a drink of water and told me the po- 1 liceman was full. -.., "Blalack again went out and soon l heard the shots but could not see the shooting as cars were passing Detective Curry stated that when he | reached the scene Ray was holding
 Blalack with one hand and had his pis-
 tol 3S Ivy-Johnson. in the other. | B1alack sank down and Curry had him
 carried to his fathers saloon opposite | the depot and summoned the patrol l wagon and physicians. Tho mems hats
 were found on the depot platform. Detective Murphy said he learned
 that after Ray and Blalack went on | the platform the officer arrested Bla- lack and the latter cursed and struck | rtay. ftdy 6nOt nun ana Bldlack ran.
 The detective did not give the name of the witness who related this. Both men are married.
 Ray came to Mobile from Montgom-
 cry. He has had several difficulties in his three months at the depot. The schooner Blanche Cefalu arrived up this afterhoon from irIona, Ala.
 bringing news that the three masted gasoline schooner Alexander M. Law renee was blown out to sea from that port in the storm of october 3. The
 mate and five sailors were on board,
 the captain being on shore when the
 storm broke. The Lawrence had no
 navigator and unless picked up by 1 some other vessel 1t Is feared she is lost with all on board. The vessel was owned by Capt. A. c. Brunier of Mobile and is valued at S3O,00O. Mate Stillman has a wife and family here. | The Captain of the CefaIu reports the
 storm as very severe and several ves- sells were wrecked along the Iriona district coast.
 A statement issued today from the of-
 fee of the collector of customs for the
 month of October shows exports to foreign countries as follows: Cuba: $3S7.472; England, $465,217; Germany S350. 1850; France. $53.93s; Scotland. s4S,- s93; Egypt, $47,000; Mexico, $29,O1O: T