The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
OFFICERS ARREST
GREEN AS SUSPECT
NEGRO WOMAN FOUND WITH HER
THROAT cUT-ELEcTlON AT
BRlGHToN-JoNEs ELY's MAR
ROW EscAPE-oTHER NEWS.

Bessemer, May 29.-(Special.)- Bob
Green, colored has been arrested and
lodged in the county jail, charged with
being an accessory to the killing of Car
RE Moore. colored, who was found near
Fossil mines yesterday with her throat
cut from ear to ear.
The coroner and several deputies have
been working on the case since yester-
day afternoon which resulted in the ar
rest of Green. The body of the woman was
found lying in the woods a short dis
lance from her home.
1t is alleged that two white men and
one negro man committed the crime
General Election at Brighton.
Only thirty-seven votes were polled in
the Brighton election today, which result
ed in the entire Vines ticket, nominated
at the primary last April being over
whelmingly elected. ]. c. Vines. the candl-
date for mayor, received "a votes. and
L. c. Lanier, the Independent candidate
received votes.
The following aldermanie ticket was
elected; Aldermen First ward, ]. II. Farr
and q. b. knight; aldermen Second ward,
j. W. b. Baker and C. w Williams; al
derman Third ward. d. L. Burgin.
The new city officials will be Installed
in office in the next day or two.
Takes Wrong Medicine.
James Ely, pipe inspector of ST. Louis,
who is in Bessemer on business barely
escaped death this morning by taking
poison through a mistake. Mr. Ely, who
has been not we'll for several days. had
two kinds of medicine prescribed by a
physician. One of these was to be taken
internally and another to be used ex-
ternally On rising this morning he poured
a dose of medicine from the latter bot
tie, which contained aconte. Mr.. Ely dis
covered his mistake and several physi-
clans were hastily summoned who by
their prompt work prevented any serious
results following from the poison
Mr.. Ely is in Bessemer with his family
and Is engaged In inspecting a large or
der of pipe which is being filled by the
United States Cast Iron Pipe Works for
the city of ST Louis.
Mr.. Brannon Resigns
w. II. Brannon, who for the past sew
enteen years has been assistant superin-
tendent of furnaces of the Tennessee
companys Bessemer division has ten
dered his resignation. Mr.. Brannon
came to Bessemer shortly after the fur
naces were built in this city and is one
oI the town pioneer citizens.
Store Looted.
The shoe store of Louis Frost was en-
tered early this morning and seventeen
pairs of high grade shoes stolen. 1t is
thought that the store was entered. by
means of a skeleton key No clues have
as yet been discovered which would lead
to locating the thief.
Personal and General.
The Rev. DIR. r. c. Gilmore has re-
turned from Talladega, where lac
preached the commencement sermon be-
fore the students of the Talladega Fs-
male college Sunday
Miss Janet Benjamin of Birmingham
is visiting Miss Bernice Rosebaum.
In a shooting ARRAY at Raimund mines
yesterday Ed Fleming, colored, shot and
seriously injured Ed Faulkner, another
negro
The revival services that have been in
progress at the First Christian church
for the past two weeks We're closed last
night. The meeting was successful, there
being twenty EIGHT additions to the
church. The Rev. o. p. Spiegle, who has
been conducting the services, left last
night for north Alabama.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. +. Smith have re-
turned from Mobile.