The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
NEGRO WANTED FOR SHOOTING AFFRAY Shot His Wife'S Sister in the
 Shoulder MAJOR SCOTT DOWN TOWN Is His First Appearance on Streets of Selma Since His Accident In Mont
 eomery at the Last
 Encampment.
MAJOR SCOTT DOWN TOWN

Selma, October 2S-(SpeciaD-The au- thorities of Selma and Dallas county have been searching yesterday and today for Abe Hunter, a negro, wanted for the at tempted murder of Rosa Morrisette and her sister, Minnie Hunter, the latter, the wife of Abe Saturday night Abe went to the house where the women slept in the rear of the home of G. H. Craig, Jr., and tried to persuade his wife to return with him to the country. This the woman re- fused to do. Abe went off and returned later. The two women heard him coming and extinguished the light. He knocked at the door, but was refused admttance. Going around to the window he fired two shots into the room, one of which struck Rosa, sister of Abe's wife, in the shoulder inf1icting painful but not fatal wound. The police were informed and the negro was tracked to the western portion of the city where it was found that he had taken skiff and crossed the river.
 Mayor Scott Out.
 Major D. M. Scott who has been con- fined to his room ever since July, suffer- a to come down town today on his crutches. If will be recalled that Major Scott, who is a member of the staff of Brigadief General L. V. Clark, was kicked by fellow officers horse while reviewing the Second Regiment in Montgomery. Major Scott was carried to St. Margarets nos pital in Montgomery where he was con fined for about six weeks. Since coming home he has not been able to get about until now when he made his first apepear- ance down town. He was given cordial greeting by his host of friends.
 Big Mayors Court.
 Mayors court this morning was notable for the number of small cases consist Ing principally of affrays, trunks, and disorderly conduct charges. Saturday seemed to have been rather prolihc Of dis orders of all kinds and the mayor had twenty-one offenders to face him besides others that were continued until tomor- row.
 onev suttles and Pat Ford had an affray and the amount assessed against them was S10 each.
 Will Atchson, charged with disorderly conduct growing out of the above, was discharged.
 Sam Taylor and Charles Parker were accused of diSOrderly conduct ana Slu was the amount of the fine assessed each.
 George Cobb stole a bottle of whisky from Rosendorf's colored bar and was fined s45 or ninety days.
 Will Chambers while assisting Yaret sky & Smith in arranging their store upon their taking charge appropriated to his own use nine boxes of snuff and will work 40 days on the street or pay into the city's treasury S20.
 h, q Pefd with an affray and Ruth was fined BIO. while Reid was discharged Ruth was also fined s1O for being drunk
 Charles Appleton charged with being disorderly, was discharged.
 George McCown. charged with leaving his team unhitched, was fined $1
 Miles Watts was drunk and disorderly Saturday and was fined sl0 The officers had to use their clubs on him and a charge of resisting an officer was filed against him. but he was discharged in this case.
 Albert Suttles drunk, and D. C. Smith, drunk were fined s5 each.
 Tlmstead Hunter and Charles Mathews for being drunk, B each.
 Ed Felix, a member of the Payton Sisters company, drunk, $5
 Cases against Richard White for disor- derly conduct, West Bennett for carry ing concealed weapons. G. W. Wise for assault with intent to murder, and J. IT. Nunnelle for assault and battery were postponed until Tuesday. ~--