The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-28
WHITE MAN CHARGED WITH THE MURDER Arrested for the Killing of Miss
 BIoodWorth LETTER TO MISS HUMPHREY Decatur Woman Receives Anonymous Communication Threatening Her
 With the Same Fate That
 Miss Bloodworth Met.
LETTER TO MISS HUMPHREY

Decatur, January H.-(Special.)-A white man and negro were arrested in War rior, Ala, this afternoon charged with the T. rder of Miss Belle Bloodworth No de- tails can be ascertained.
 An anonymous communication, found at the apartments of Miss Minnie Humph- rey, in the Casa Granda block, threatens her with the sar-- fate that Miss Belle Bloodworth met with on last Saturday night at the hands of some unknown par t., thought to he a negro.
 Miss Humphrey conducts a millinery store in the Casa Granda block on Second avenue, and she and her mother live in tie same block, over the store.
 The communication was found by Miss Humphreys mother in the hall way just outside of their door. It is said that Miss Humphrey saw the shadow of a man through the transom over the door on the nigh- that the communication was left there. The communication is now in the hands of the police
 It Is written with led pencil on leaf torn from note book It is written in a crude manner, hut it is believed that the hand writing has been disguised to avoid detection. The note was unsigned. It says: q knows many things, and you will be the next victim" It is said that Miss Huraphry will be taken out of the city for 1t is feared that an attempt may be made to carry out the threat contained in the note. Some are of the opinion, how ever, that no attempt of this kind will be mace, but that the note was written to throw the officers off the right track
 Numerous Suspects Arrested.
 During the past few days numerous ar- rests of suspects have L cen made, but the murder and assault of Miss Blood- worth Is as deep a mystery as ever. Off cers are still working diligently on the case and they will not give up their in- vestigation as long as there is any pos sible chance of catching the guilty party.
 The finding of the note, threatening Miss Humphry, has again aroused the people and every effort is being made to locate the person who wrote the note as it is believed that whoever wrote this note knows who killed Miss Bloodworth.
 Some of the officers here are now of the opinion that the man who was tracked to Hartselle with bloodhounds was not the man who did the deed but that he Is still here :n the Decaturs and that he Is a white man. However. the former theory has not been dropped. A descrip- ton of the negro who was trailed to Hart selle is in the hands of the officers. and officers all over the country are on the lookout for this negro.
 A total reward of $500 has been offered for the arrest and conviction of the guilty party and much more money would be paid by private citizens if the guilty party should be caught.
 At the time of the murder E. E. Miles, H. R. Hamilton and J. A. Smith of Lisbon, Ohio, and J. R. Taber of Sanfield. Ohio, were here out several miles from the city with Tom Brown and Ed McDurmott of New Decatur. When they heard of the murder of Miss Bloodworth they came to New Decatur and joined the officers in the hunt for the negro.