The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-09
Advertiser Bureau,
 Gma~Nn Ganf R

Al cutting serape which may prove fatal afsA cause the death of negro hoy by the name of Albert Gardner, ec- eurred on North Street near the res taurmnt of John Eickols about ! o'clock slzis morning. The negro was cut py yySSes woman named Bell Zanone who runs a house sn that section Of the req IaMht district. The negro was staopeo I'll the right side in the rear or the nfsoulNef and the blade of the knife pemetrated his lung.
 The Zauone woman, in company with another woman named MapIe Wnlse, vFho boards with her. and two white rnen named Charles Pennington ana Tohu Walpole. had just left the zan- ana womaIY's house on Lawrence Street ana on the corner of Lawrence ana North Streets met two negro men named Albert Gardner and Isam Lyman. Tne nearoes were standing on the corner talking, and 1t is stated that the zanone woman told them to get out Of the way. Gardner replied by saying that ne would step to one side, whereupon tne woman stuck the knife in him. The negro then turned and ran down North street to John Nickols's restaurant, and fait in the arms of Oficer Burfitt, he hwvfa@ been pursued by the zanone wo- nnmx and Charles Pennington. P@n- nipm3ou followed the negro Into the restaurant and tried to hit him, and when Ofacer Burfitt grabbed him he tried to choke the ofticer, out ne was finally ouieted and placed under az rest.
 Ofscer BurfStt states that few min- utes before the cutting took pla's nc passed down Lawrence Street by the house occupied by the zanone woman and that he heard In it some loud CUTS lmw and talking. A few minutes later he passed the two negro men near the oorner. where the cutting took place The women and men, who were under the influence of drink, had evidently lett the house few minutes after Of- flcer Burfitt passed 1t with the inten- tfon of going to a restaurant to get a midnight lunch when they met the two negro men on the corner and for fam cied insult stabbed Gardner.
 The wounded negro was carried to police headquarters and City Physician Skinner was summoned to dress his wounds, The negro did not complain of the wound that the knife made. but all of his sufrerings appeared to be To- eated in the right side of the stomach, and Dr. Skinner had hiua removed to the City 1nfirmary, where a better exaIni- nation of the wound could be made. Today Gardner was resting very well and unless complications set in he may get well.
 Bell Zanone was arrested on the charge of assault with a weapon with intent to murder while the other wo- man, Mable White. was arrested on the charge of disorderly conduct and Charles Pennington was arrested on the charge of resisting an officer and for assault and battery 1t being claim cd that he hit the negro with a pair of knucks. All of the cases were call cd in Police Court this morning, but those against Bell Zanone and Pen- nfngton were continued until Wednes- | is thought that Gardner will have suf- fIcIently recovered to be able to appear In court Mable White was fined S10 en the charge of dIsorderly conduct. The man and woman were held to await the outcome of the trial. Late thas afternoon they had failed to make a $500 bond.