The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-28
Advertiser Bureau,

Selma, July 2I.
 The airing of the scrap which occur red between Messrs. H. A. Denton and Durham Blackwell. Monday afternoon about 5:3o o'clock in front of the for mer's drug store at the corner oi Broad and Selma Streets, was the prih- cipal case in police court this morning. The corner on which the fight LOOK place is one of the most important ones in the city and the light attracted large crowd and caused consideraple excitement at the time.
 Denton's drug store is a popular re- sort for ladies in the afternoon, ana from the evidence introduced 1t seems that while slightly intoxicated, young Blackwell came in the store and began talking loud. Denton asked him to stop and elected him from the store. On the outside Blackwell began CUTS ing and abusing him in such language that Denton deemed 1t his duty 10 thrash the young man and proceeded to do so.
 After the evidence in the case had been heard this morning. Acting Mayor Peacock called young Blackwell up pe- fore him and gave htm a lecture. He told the young man that 1t had been his unfortunate duty upon several oc- casions to have to sit in judgment upon him; that on previous occasions he hao lectured him privately in the hope that these lectures would do him good, and he was glad to know that he had paid some heed to the last talk that he had given him. He told the young man that his prospects in life were bright. that his parents and kin were some Of the best people in the United States, and that he knew that he had not formed habits that 1t was too late for to break in of S45 or ninety days on the streets he asked the young man to behave him. self and keep out of police court.
 Chief of Police Walters then address cd Acting Mayor Peacock He said that he had heard 1t intimated on the streets that because young Blackwell was the son of Sheriff F. M Blackwell, the police force was afraid to arrest him and place the young man In the city prison; that there was consioeraoie comment being indulged in because on the afternoon that the fight took place the young man had been taken to the county jail by two deputies and locked up there instead of having been taken to the city prison.
 Chief Walters explained that this comment was unnecessary, as any one of the Blackwell boys were arrested as quickly for any ofrense against the law a9 any OIHeI Citt6Cus pC hS VI black. He then explained why the young man had been taken to the coun. ty jail instead of having been locked up in the city prison. At the conclu- sion of the case, young Blackwell LOOK an appeal to the higher courts.
 Another Scrap Aired.
 Police Court this morning was strict ly a white court, as the four cases cali
 ru,htt whn had broken the laws of the city. The only negroes appearing in the court were as witnesses.
 After the case of young Blackwell, the cases against two white men named Albert Suttles and his son. Percy Sut- ties, were called. From the evidence 1t seems that there was some Kind Of difficulty at the store of Jimmie Brown on Saturday night between the two white men and a pegro It was stated that one young man had hit the negro on the head twice with a hatchet and that his father had pulled a pistol and threatened to shoot the negro and also cursed him.
 A large number of witnesses were ex- amined In the case and at its conclu- | sion fine of $10 was assessed against the father, Albert Suttles, who had been arrested on the charge of dioor- derly conduct The case against the | son, who had been arrested on war | rant charging him with assault and battery. was dismissed. The father | took an appeal to the higher courts. The remaining case heard at the ses- sion of the court was against white man named E. L. Taylor. He was charged with being drunK and disorder | ly and a fine of s5 was assessed against | him. .. :--: ~".s Death of J. T. Evans. At an inf1rmary today occurred the