The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-17
NEGRO GIVES UP
 AFTER SHOOTING I. w. Woods is Shot While at
 His Office ONLY SLIGHTLY INJURED Affair Causes Great Excitement In
ONLY SLIGHTLY INJURED
Affair Causes Great Excitement In Selma for Time-Negro Says He Shot the Wrong
 Man.

Selma, July 16-(Special) About as much excitement as Selma has been treat ed to in many days was occasioned this morning over the report that T. B. Woods, justice of the peace of Valley Creek precinct, had been shot by a negro and was at that time on his way to the city in a dying condition
 MT. Woods office is located on the Burnsv1lle road, about mile and a half from the city. He had been shot and by negro but the injury was onry a hAh wound from a single shot from the con tents of both barrels of a shot gun. The negro who did the shooting was standing nearly a hundred yards away, and was shooting at Constable Albert Snttles who Was on the ground in front of MT. Woods, the latte being on the platform of the little office. The shot struck MT. Woods in the shoulder but several peppered him all over the breast and face, stinging him but not entering the nesn He quickly turned back into the office and telephones for a doctor and to the sheriff, believing himself seriously shot at first.
 Negro Surrenders at Jail.
 When the news reached the city Sheriff Blackwell a~" deputies and Chief Walters
 with about thirty heavily
 hastened on horseback and
 to the scene. Fortunate
 negro slipped around and
 sheriff's office in the court
 finding the officer there Jail He was therefore safe in a cell when the posse was hunting for him.
 The shooting was over the attempted arrest of Ida Mealy, wife of William Mealy, the negro who made the attempt to kill Mir. Suttles. MT Woods gives the following account of inc affair:
 This morning my constable, Albert Sut- ties, asked for a warrant for Ida Mealy and another negro woman for disorderly conduct, complaint having been made about the conduct of the two women. He went to arrest them and they refused to come to my office. While I went down the road to deputize another constable William Mealy came to my office and when I returned I found them engaged in a wordy war, MT. Suttles having his pistol out. called to him to hold up and then made Mealy leave the place. thought no more about the matter until about haf hour later 1 looked out of the door just as a negro woman, Vinie Brant- ly by name, passed and heard her say, Let me hurry, 1 don't want to see them shoot MT. Woods.
 T called to Suttles and we both went out on the porch and saw about forty
 
 the cotton patch about hundred yards from us were three negroes and I saw Mealy rise up and pointing his gun at us pull both triggers. l tried to get out of the way but felt the sting from both barrels as the shot peppered me. I did not know whether l was shot badly or not and going to the telephone rang for a doctor and notified the sheriff. Had the negro been closer or had his gun been loaded with buckshot I would not per- haps have been able to tell the tale. do not think the load was intended for me but for my constable"
 The negro when seen at the jail did not care to talk much about the shoot ing but stated that he shot at MT. Sut- ties because the latter had cursed him in the presence of his family. He admitted having gone off to get the gun after the cursinE took place and coming back for revenge.
 Elks Make Changes in Officers.
 When the regular election time rolled around in Selma lodge of Elks the new home was in the course of erection and al the insistence of practically all the mem bers the old officers held over until its completion The home now having beer about completed the resignation of Ex- alted Ruler w. R. Peacock and Esteemed Leading Knight A. P. Schweizer was sent in and last night Robert Coleman was elected exalted ruler and Esteemed Loya Knight Henry Franelich was promoted tc be esteemed leading knight. MT. John w. Marshall was then elected as esteemed loyal knight. Esteemed Lecturing Knight c. A. Patterson sent in his resignation last night and the election to fill the va cancy will take place next Friday night The new exalted ruler was secretary of