The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28
GHASTLY SIGHT
 NEAR BESSEMER
Bodies of Man and Woman in
 Dying Condition Discovered
WERE RUN OVER BY TRAIN
James Barnes Is Killed Instantly and Kate Johnson Is In Dying Con- dltlon--Were Sitting on
 the Tracks.

Bessemer May 27.-(speoial)-The dead body of John Banus was found lying by the side of the tracks of the Alabama Great Southern railroad near the yard office between Bessemer and Jonesboro tonight shortly before Il o'clock. A few feet away Kate Johnson, Banus' com panion, was found in a dying condition. The dead man had been run over by the train and his head and shoulder were badly crushed. The woman was also badly mangled and can only live a few hours.
 As both the Alabama Great Southern and the Southern trains passed over the tracks shortly before the discovery was made, it Is not conclusive which train ran over the unfortunate people.
 It is stated that both Banus and the Johnson woman had been driking, and that a basket containing bottles of whis- ky was found lying near the bodies.
 As soon as the bodies were found the railroad agent was notified, who tele- phoned to the police On the arrival of the officers the body of Banus was re- moved to the undertaking establishment of Gennedy Brothers. The woman was carried to the office of Dr. Frank Adams where she was given every medical atten- tio1.
 Her head and shoulders are badly man gled and mashed and the doctors say that her recovery is impossible She is in a state of semi mi-uneonsciousness and talks in rambling fashion. She. told the doc- tors that she and Banus had started to their home in South Bessemer and that they had sat down on the tracks, when some one shot them. The statement that either she or Banns were shot seems to be without foundation, as no bullet holes were found in their bodies.
 The police at once began an investiga- ton of the case, but the theory that the man and woman were assaulted and placed on the tracks appear to be with out foundation.
 The generally accepted theory is that they had started home and had sat on the tracks to rest when struck by the train. The injuries of both persons show that the train ran over them as the head and shoulders were cut by the wheels of the cars.
 Banus was about 35 years of age and the Johnson woman was about the same age. Both were unmarried.
 Improving Plant.
 IQe feSSeiBeT dHu MdNiiiie company is building a 200 feet addition to it's plant. The business of the com nany has sfown so rapidly in the past year as to make the enlargement of the plant almost imperative.
 Brown Bound over.
 Bessemer, May 27-(speciaL)-o. w. Brown, whose preliminary hearing on the charges of killing Pink Grove, was held before the two justices of the peace at Dolomite yesterday was today bound over to the grand jury In bond of $10,- 000. MT. Brown promptly made bond and was released.
 The killing took place in front of Browns store at Dolomite on the night of May 13, and is alleged to have been the continuation of quarrel.
 Mir Browns bondsmen are James A. Downey, w. s. Brown, l. A. Brown and W. l. Brown.
 MT. Brown is we'll known in the coun- ty and is connected with several prom inent families in the state.