The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-29
HAS HAD
 SHOOTING AFFRAY c. P.0'Connor, Cement Worker, is Fatally Wounded JESSE SEAY IS AT LARGE Men ouarreled Late Saturday Night When seay Suddenly Fired
 Upon o'connor in His
 Own Home.
JESSE SHAY IS AT LARGE

Selma. February 2S.-(Special.) )-This morning shortly after o'clock Jesse Seay, formerly a police officer of Selma, shot and fatally wounded c. P o'con- nor, an artificial stone sidewalk and curb ing layer.
 seay has been living for the past six months in Linden, where he ran an eys- ter and fish depot. Prior to that time he lived in Birmingham for about year. He was discharged from the police force for his too free use of his pistol, having killed a negro boy and a white jail bird before his removal from the force.
 Seay's family have remained in Selma all the time. his wife running boarding house on Alabama street. He came to Selma a few days ago, and yesterday Is said to have gone on q spree. Last night about Il o clock Officer Smith was sent for by inmates of the boarding house. Arriving there he found Seay quarreling with his wife and raising a disturbance. Seay turned on the officer and started to pull his pistol but Officer Smith got the drop on him and told him if he moved he would kill him. Seay quieted down after that and the officer left, making no arrest.
 Started to Ills Room.
 About 1 O clock O'Connor came to the boarding house and started for his room, having boarded with Mrs. Seay since coming to Selma. Seay met him and ask ed him if he had paid his board. On being told that he had not Seay Is re- ported as having said he was either going to have the money or the mans life. A few words are said to have passed when Seay put his pistol to O'Connor's abdo- nd Arc ba han n he man's back, the wound being an ugly one. The calibre of the pistol being, it is thought, A.
 Seay then made off and has not yet been apprehended by the authorities He was dangerous man when drinking and has been in many rows.
 The other white man shot by Seay was Frank Howard alias Frank Carter from Ray county, Missouri, who had escaped from prison in Kentucky, having been sentenced for a terms of years for bur glary, He was recognized by Seay in Iverson's bar in this city in March, 1900 and Seay arrested him. The man reach ed for beer glass to strike Seay when the latter shot him. Death resulted in few days. Seay was then on the police force
 Shot a Negro.
 Later he shot a negro by the name of John Baptist. Seay claimed he shot at the ground to scare the negro who was run hing attempting to escape, the officer having come upon him shooting craps. The bullet entered the negros hip and death ensued.
 The shooting of this morning has creat- ed considerable excitement and Seay If captured will find what appears to be a different sentiment abroad than existed In this community a few years back. the new constitution marked new order of things in this section.
 There is little, if any hope for OCon- nor's recovery. An operation was per- formed as last resort but the surgeons do not give out much hope for his re- covery
 Sheriff Blackwell will communicate with Governor Jelks and urge that reward oI s20O be offered for Seay's apprehension.