The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
DUEL WAS
IN LAMAR COUNTY
Arson Cases Are Heard by
Mayor Atkins
HAUL STOLEN GOODS AWAY
Wagon Backs Up in Rear of Selma
StnrA 7nd Narien~ Ar+icIae Are
Loaded and Carried Away
During the Night.

Selma, May s.-(speeial)-Th pistol
duel between young Russell Haynes, son
of Hugh Haynes and Brce finch, the
fatter formerly of this city, occurred in
Lowndes county and not in Dallas as did
also the reported surrounding of finch
house by an alleged mob and his being
compelled to leave the place under cover
Of darkness.
Mr.. finch is oVerseer on the platation
of Mrs. Jesse l.. Haynes of this city. the
plantation being located in Lowndes coun-
~ The trouble seemed to have started
about the middle of the week over Mr..
finch giving some orders as to the work
on the road which is near Hugh Haynes
place, it being stated that some of Mr..
Haynes hands were driven off thereby.
Thursday or Friday afternoon Hugh
Haynes and Mr. finch had some words
about the matter. Saturday Mr.. finch
came to Selma and returned late in the
evening. When nearly home he met Rus
sci Haynes, the eldest son of Hugh
Hayes. and the difficulty was renewed.
the two men emptying their pistols at
tf1tl oAlitl phl hO III btAiib NNiiNs 49,
finch states that Saturday night the
Haynes armed with shot guns surround
ed his house and that he took advantage
of the dark and came to Selma. 1t is
not learned whether or not there have
been any arrests in the matter.
Arson Case Heard.
The cases against b. Dannis and b.
Long, charged with arson, were heard
by Mayor Atkins this morning and at
the conclusion of the evidence his honor
announced that he wou-. reserve his de-
cision until tomorrow morning. The evil
dence against the two men who run stores
on Washington street and between which
a fire was discovered about two weeks
ago. the blaze being in the rear of A.
Goldblatts establishment. was principally
that of three negro drayman, who testi-
fec that they saw Dannis go to Longs
store and remain inside with Mr.. Long
about ten or fifteen minutes, then both
men came out together and Long locked
the store dooe.
A few minutes ,,fterwards smoke was
seen rising from the rear of the stores.
There was an odor of kerosine testified
to and plank off the partition between
the rear of Longs store and that OF Gold
blatt, where the fire was found. Some
ten or fifteen prominent Selman's test-
fec as to the good character of Mr..
Long.
Wagon Load of Goods Stolen.
Charles f. Northrop. who runs a store
on East Water street found on opening
his establishment this morning that the
IN, ba he door of
the store had been removed in the night
and the door opened to which a wagon
had been backed up and a large guam
tity of goods taken. Mr.. Northrop has
missed twenty boxes of tobacco. and
large quantity of dry goods, notions, etc.
II is evident that the thief was locked
up in the store by Mr.. Northrop when
he went to close the place and that 1t was
an easy matter to open the door by re-
moving the screws from the lock The
tracks of the wagon wheels were plainly
visible this morning but as yet no clew
has been found to the perpetrators of the
deed.
Narrow Escape of Ladies'.
Mrs r G. DuBose and her sister Miss
Octavia Levert Nelson had narrow es-
cape from serious injury in a run away
tits morning. The two ladies were driv-
ing down Laude~dale street when at the
pair OF runawa. hack horses dashed into
their vehicle. knocking Mrs. DuBose out
and frightening the horse she was driv-
Ing, The latte animal bolted with Miss
Nelson helpless in the buggy but was
stopped at the next block Mrs DuBose
was knocked senseless but was soon re-
vived and beyond being considerably
shaken up was not injured. Miss Nelson
was not injured In the least.
The New Police Force.
At the meeting of the city council last
night the first meeting of the new admin
istration Chief Of Police Walters nom
mated the new officers for the police force
and they were unanimously confirmed by
the council, Prior to the naming Of the
force B. C. Moseley presented his resig-
nation, and the same was accepted, The
force was reduced one man upon the
chiefs recommendation and provision
made for the mounting of one of the
men night and day who will answer hurry
ellis.
Three new faces are Gu the force, Hayes
Walker Will Barker and r. G. Logan.
The old men dropped are b. G. Moseey
(resigned), J. w. White. J. r. Davis and
b. NJ. Meeks. Moseley and Davis were
the two officers suspended by the chief
for alleged insults to n newspaper cor
respondent. Mr.. White was one Of the
men whose name were mentioned in the
article that led up TO the eolice incident
which was quite noteworthy at the time.