The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-01
.LAWLEY IS BADLY
 INJURED BY TRAIN
Telephone Llneman'S Wife In-
 herit's Big Estate
SENATOR PETTUS TO SPEAK
Plan Is Under Way to Establish United States Court at SeIma-Nearo InsoIent to a White
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Selma, September 3O.-(SpeciaL) L)-Barney Lawley. young white man, was brought to Selma this morning on the midnight express train on the Southern from Bir- mingham, arriving here about o'clock. He had been run over by a freight train | at Gurnee Junction earlier in the night and was brought here for medical atten- 1 ton, but death relieved his sufferings as the tram stopped at the union passenger station.
 Young Lawley lived about four miles | from Garnee and last night sat down on | the railroad track. He must have fallen asleep and a freight train backing into the station rar ever him. One of his legs was cut of and he had a hole in his head besides other bruises and cuts. He was conscious whtn placed aboard the pas senger tiair at Gurnee Junction and said that he was sitting on the track and that the mex. thing he knew he was struck. lie was the son of MT. Frank Lawley and the remains were shipped to the latter on this afternoons i.aln.
 Comes Into a Fortune.
 George A. Brown, who up to two weeks ago was a lIneman with the Western Un- ion Telegraph company, and who at that time vert to his old home at Hub, Miss. reached Selma to day and is receiving the gratua.icns of his co-workers and friends. While in Mississippi he receiv- cd information that his wife was heir to 15,00O acres of land near Crockett, Texas. which is not far from Fort Worth. The value of the land is at least $100,0OO and represents a snug fortune.
 Mrs. Brown had two uncles who owned ranch, of 45,00O acres In Texas when the civil war broke out Both uncles were killed in the war and the state of Texas had been in possession of the land ever since There are two other heirs to the estate. The cattle on the ranch have more than paid the taxes since the war and the property will come to the heirs absolutely unencumbered.
 MT. Brown though employed as a line man is well educated and has always been popular with those with whom he has come in contact. He is closing up his affairs in this city and will leave shortly to take possession of the property in his wife's name.
 For United States Court Iu Selma.
 Hon. Sydney J. Bowie while in Selma yesterday held several conferences with prominent citizens and attorneys rela- tive to introducing a bill establishing a United States circuit court in Selma. Lit igents in the circuit court of the United States residing in the counties of Mon- roe, Marengo, erry, Hale, Wilcox, Dal- las have to pass through Selma going to court in Montgomery and the inconven- fence is very great. It Is proposed to make the new circuit Of the above named counties with probably Bibb county add ed. MT. Bowie was assured of hearty cooperation on the part of Selma cit izens.
 Fined for Seditious Utterances.
 This morning Mayor Atkins assessed a fine of $10O on a negro, Andrew Purnell by name. who was charged with vio- lation of section AT of the city code which prohibits sedltious utterances or writings.
 During the fight between the lineman of the Bell Telephone company and the negro John Marshall few afternoons ago, Purnell was heard urging a negro who had a pistol to shoot, and was heard saying afterwards that he ought to have shot The mayor delivered strong lec- ture to the negro with regard to melting trouble between the races
 Another Negro Warned.
 Mayor Atkins warned Wiley Lyman, a well-known negro cotton drummer. this morning that the next time he was be- fore him charged with an affraiy with a white man, he would be given twenty four hours to leave the city. This morning the negro was sent on an errand by MT. Huff, a farmer from Perry county, and returning remarked in an insolent man. ner that certain things stated by Mir. Huff were not true.
 MT. Huff asked if the negro meant to say that he lied, and Lyman replied that he could take 1t anyway he chose With that MT. Huff very promptly knocked the negro down with a stick and would have done him worse harm had bystanders not interfered.
 Senator l'ettus Will Speak.
 Senator E. w. Pettus has rendered his services to the state democratic campaign committee for speeches during the pend ing campaign, and the first assignment he will fill will be on Saturday, October S. at Garden City and Stouts Mountain, in Cullman county. He will speak at Gen. treville, in Bibb county, on october 29. Senator Pettus states that he will not make any appointments himself nor ac- oept invitations to speak in the cam paign believing that his time belongs to the campaign committed, and that they will send him where he can do the most good.