The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-20
GIRL KILLED BY CAR
s-YEAR-oLD SHIRLEY WILL
 HAMS RUN OVER IN MOBILE.
Conductor and Motorman Make Bond For Charge of Manslaughter. Man Found Dead in
 Box Car.
Advertiser Bureau,

| Mobile. Feb. 70.
 On Bloodgood and Franklin Streets about Il o'clock this morning. Shirley Wit Hams, S years old, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. J. s. Williams, was killed almost in front of the fathers store and home by electric car No. 14 of which P. F. Stead man was conductor and . man named Innis. motorman.
 From information obtained the child was on the opposite side of the street playing with some children. She started to cross the car track when the car was about twenty feet away. As she reache the middle of the track she was seen to falter as If to turn back. The motorman applied the brake. but too late. The front of the platform struck and knocked the child down and the car was stopped when partly over the form. Death was instan- taneous. Coroner Hirschneid was notified and went to the scene.
 After the coroner had viewe1 the re- mains and investigated the killing, he rec commended the holding of the conductor and motorman pending trial for man slaughter. ssNe
 steadman and Ennis surrendered this afternoon and were released on bond. Raphael Semmes Camp No. Ii, U. c. V. moved into new quarters last night on Joachim. fourth north of Dauphin. Therc was large attendance. The Excursion Committee reported that March g had been selected as the date for the annual excursion to New Orleans.
 The following letter was read and or dered spread on the minutes:
 Headquarters United Confederate Vet s'" ' erans. t. New Orleans. La. January g. 1904. To all Members of U. c. V. Camps: My Dear Comrades--The death of our almost idoIized commander, so em,nently 1 fitted for the place by his splendid war record. his oratory and his winning mag. | netism, has imposed a difficult task upon me. his successor. in keeping up our or ganization; doubiy difficuit without your l continuing to me the same tender feel ing. love and esteem which you bestowed | upon him in such heaped-up measure. No living Confederate can fill his place as he | filled 1t.
 In obedience to Natures laws, in the 8 years since we iaid down our arms. our great generals and many of the rank and | file who followed them. have crossed over the river. and the survivors are but . | remnant of the most valiant army that | ever contended against mighty odds and untold resources. We are so near the riv- CT ourselves that we can almost hear the roaring of the waters.
 | Our Commander has fallen, but the cause for which we tolled and the princi- ples for which we fought still live-can
 never die. Let us-aG we did in the heroic days of 1881 to 1885. when our leaders fell in battle and our commands were thinned
 by shot and shell--close up our ranks and step forward. perpetuate our great fra ternal organization; and have our sons
 and daughters step into our places as we
 vacate them. and continue to vindicate the
 integrity of our lives and the ends fol
 which we contended.
 The proudest part of my life is the re-
 membrance that was Confederate sol
 dier love the name and all who borG
 it. Our Constitution and Bylaws havt
 temporarily made me your Commander
 until one is elected at our next reunion
 T yearn for portion of that tender re- gard and confidence you gave Genera
 Gordon
 Let us be true even to the end. | cf~ Fraternally.
 l stephen D. Lee.
 At noon today Sheriff Powers was noti- I A. AAAk AAH 4