The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
NEGRO DEPUTY KILLED

NEGRO DEPUTY KILLED CALVIN CHILD's MURDERER IS AL so SLAIN.
 Double Killing Occurs on the Southern Hallway Track Near Mobile. Coroner's Inquest Tells Story of the Trouble.
 Advertistr Bureau. Mobile. May 31. Calvin Cihlds. the we'll known negro deputy sheriff. was murdered this morning by Robert Crenshaw. and he In turn was shot to death by Jim Scarver. All were negroes. The dou- ble killing occurred on the Southern Railway track. just south of Three Mile creek bridge. and north of Mo bile. It occurred at S:3o o'clock and Coroner Hirshfeld. Sheriff Powers and The Advertiser representative went to the scene and found one man lying on either side of the railroad track and a crowd about. Deputy George Mills, a negro. had already reached the scene and telephoned to the sneriff's office that he had Scarver and had turned him over to Deputies Patch and Mo- Carron.
 An inquest was held and the inves- tigation showed that Crenshaw had yesterday threatened to kill Scarvcr. This morning Scarver and Childs start ed from Magazine, a station on the Southern. for Mobile. to get war rant for Crenshaw. As they crossed the bridge Crenshaw was on a raft in the stream, saw them, grabbed his gun and sack of shot and started in pursuit. He cooked his gun as he ad- vancsd and Childs. hearing Scarver say look out. Childs" drew his pis- tol. Scarver jumped behind a white man named Cummings, who had been walking just ahead of the negroes. Childs tried to induce Crenshaw to go back and leave Scarver alone. Cren- shaw threw the gun in Child's breast and fired, tho entire charge passing into the right breast. As Childs fell he fired. knocking Crenshaw to the ground. Childs died instantly. Cren- shaw tried to reload his gun. which was a single barreled one. and Scarver picked up Child's pistol and pumped three shots into Crenshaw, killing him. Scarver was exonerated by the coro- ner's jury.
 Childs had been in tho employ of Sheriff Powers ever since his emcum- bency of the office and had made many good captures. Prior to Childs' time there had been one to two killings per week near the scene of this one. hut Childs succeeded in keeping peace in the neighborhood. He will be buried at the expense of Sheriff Powers. He leaves an aged mother. The body of Crenshaw was turned over to the coun- ty sexton.
 The closing exercises of Barton Academy high schools were held in Mobile Theatre tonight before an im- mense audience. The program of ex- ercises included several songs by the boys and girls of the graduating class es and a magnificent Bow of Prom ise" by the white clad girls. with streamers of white. the vari-colored electric effects making the several scenes veritable pictures. Rev. Mat thew Brewster, rector of Christ Epis- copal Church, delivered the address, his theme being "Education." The salutatorians were Miss Tabbie Louise Blake and Master Greer M. Marechal. The valedictorians were Miss Elise Barclay Broun and Master Franklin Earl Fisher. President w. H. Sledge af the board of school commissioners presented diplomas to graduates as follows:
 Classical. course-Albert Bennett, George Branwell, Greer McInnis Mare chaL
 Latin English course-Tabbie Louise Blake, Elise Barclay Broun, Grace Chase. Rosabelle Christian, Emmie Delle Doak, Jeanette Dunn, Franklin Earl Fisher, Hilda Abernathy Grayson. Josephine Eleanor Hargrove. George Hall Hazlehurst. Charles D. Tender son, Jr, Georgie Cecile Hooks. Leslie Vivian Johnston. Leonore Ida Jones. William Brainard Jones, Ethel AlmG Kenyon, Grace Lacoste, Clara Belle Lack, Corine Agnes Long. Hattie March. Anna Meta Miller, Lillian Ed ma Kettles. Cora Clyde Simmons. Della Sutton, Avelin Paul Tacon, Evie Luveta Taylor, Hollie Worthington.
 Commercial course-George Edwin Austin, John Ignacious Hyde, Jr.. John Thonsls McNamara, Owen Cornelius Tagert
 The honor roll was answered as fol- lows:
 Girls High School l:-Eliss Barclay Broun, Tabbie Louise Blake, Della Sut- ton, Grace Chase, Leonora Ida Jones. Georgie Cecile Hooks.
 Boys High School-Franklin Earl Fisher. Greer McInnis Marechal, John Ignacious Hyde, Jr, John Thomas Me- Namara. Jr.
 The closing exercises of the John stone-Theilgaard school were held in German Relief Hall tonight The graduates were Misses Elizabeth Ruth Shepard, Mary Fillmore McAndrew, Elizabeth Branch PrIcnard. Miss Shep- ard was announced the winner of the highest honors. Rev. pr. Edmonds Bennett, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, delivered the address on edu- cational lines and presented the diplo- mas. Dancing was indulged by those present after the exercises.
 Lea Woodruff. secretary to the civil service board. arrived here this morn ing from Demopolis. He will make a strong fight for the position of post master at Demopolis He was for a long time in the local postof9ce and resigned because of the order of the postmaster general, on advise of the president, relative to officeholders or- cupying membership in Republican eT- ecutive committees. either State or district
 The Officers Club. composed of ofti- cers of the local military of the A. N G.. has prepared a petition for pres entation to the board Of revenue and road commissioners to increase the monthly allowance of tho four intan- thy companies from $12.5O to $25 per month. They set forth the claim that they have abolished dues for member ship and the amount allowed each com pany Is insufficient for their needs.