The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
CRAWFORD KILLED
BY STRIKING BRIDGE
Was Standing on Top If
Freight Car
ARSON CASES BOUND OVER
Hugh Hayes Asserts That No Mob
Was Formed in Lowndes County
to DO Briee Tines
Injury.
ARSON CASES BOUND OVEF

Selma, May 1O.-(Speeial) fast freight
No. on the Western Railway of Alabama
brought to Selma this morning the body
who was instantly killed while passing
over Soapstone creek bridge about four
teen miles from this city.
Mr.. Crawford who has been employed
as brakeman for about five years. was
standing on top of a box car lie had
his back to the bridge and as the train
went under the beams his head was struck
| the skull being fractured and the neck
broken. Death was instantaneous. The
body was placed in the caboose of the
| train and brought to Selma, where it
was taken in charge by Jud Brislin, I'M
dertaker The remains were sent to
Montgomery this afternoon, from which
place they will probably be sent to Ope-
ika, where the wife and children of the
unfortunate young man live. Mr., Craw-
ford was about rs years of age and was
greatly liked by all with whom he came
in contact.
Bound Over on Arson Charge.
Mayor Atkins rendered his decision this
morning in the two cases against 3.
Long and b. Dannis, charged with arson.
The mayor stated that from the evidence
lie thought there was probable cause for
the belief of guilt and mat he therefore
would bind the defendants over in the
sum of $1,000 tc await the action of the
grand jury. Writs of habeas corpus were
Immediately sworn out before Probate
Judge Pitts and the case was heard by
that official this afternoon.
No Mob Was Formed.
Hugh Haynes who with lis son, Russell
were mixed up in a difficulty last week
with Brlee Tipc' in Lowndes county, was
in Selma today. Mr., Haynes states that
the affair was purely personal one that
Mr.. finch cursed his son and fired upon
! him and that the latter returned the
| f.e; that as to a .uob forming and sur
rounding the house occupied by Mr. finch
| there was not a word of truth. Parties
from the scene confirm Mr. Haynes in the
matter of no mob having formed
S. E. T. A. Agent in Selma
E. X. Mcdowell special agent of the
Southeastern Tariff association is in Sell
ma for the purpose of making test of
the application of he proposed tariff in
Soma should this city be changed into
second rate city. and a paid fire de-
partment established. The report of Mr.
Mcdowell will be made to the executive
committee of the Southeastern Tariff as
ISOLATION and they will comm lnicate to
the Selma authorities just what the re-
duction in rates will be- If the same is
satisfactory the i'm DroVements Will be i'm
n.ediately installed and the assocla ton
send corps of agents here to re-rate the
city.
Local and Personal.
the Rev. w. r.. Swain left tonight for
Fresno, Cal, where he goes to attend the
meeting of the general assembly of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church. Mrs
Swain will spend the time of Mr.. Swaims
absence with relatives II Chattanooga.
Mrs. Ella Bowig of Chattanooga and
Miss Maddie Keipp of Athens Ca. reach
ed Selma yesterday. called here to at
tend the funeral of their mother Mrs
Lucy Keipp, which occurred yesterday
afternoon.
The Abbott Rifles held their regular
muster drill tonight ard non-commission-
ed officers We're appointed.
Miss Caroline George of Mobile is the
guest of Miss Winston Jones Of this city