The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-01
ATTEMPTS ASSAULT
 ON LITTLE GIRL Large Posse at Woodward Searches for Criminal BLOODHOUNDS ARE USED Negro Fiend Was Frightened Away By the Mother, Who Was Attracted
 By the Little Girls
 Cries.

AOfNN----f yellow negro with a thin mustache' height five feet six inches weight 14O pounds, wearing black slouch hat, dark coat and pants, white shirt and can vas shoes attempted brutal assault upon Myrtle Cox, the twelve year old daughter of w. Cox, near the Wood ward from this morning at o'clock. The little girl was en route from Brigh- | ton to her home when the negro ap- 1 preached her, hitting her over the head with pistol and choking her almost into | insensibility. The mother of the girl responded to her cries and frightened the negro away. The attempted assault took place near the point where the Woodward railway crosses the Louisville & Nashville.
 In few minutes the whole neighbor- | hood was alarmed and in forty minutes | a large posse had collected and the blood hounds, which had been procured, were placed on the trail of the negro. They at once took up the scent, but after following it to q pool of water few yards away, lost it and all effort to re- cover the trail proved fruitess. The ne- | gro was headed in the direction of the negro quarters near the furnaces of the Woodward company.
 The posse was quickly sweled to sev | eral hundred people and every inch of | the ground between Woodward and Bes- semer was thoroughly secured. All the | people who could do so joined the crowd. In the party was A. H. Woodward and General Manager McCrery, of the Wood ward Iron company. At late hour to- night the posse has been divided into small parties and under the direction of 1 Deputy Sheriffs Mims, Patton and l Fountain are searching every inch of | the country for the criminal MT. Cox, the father of the girl. is | section foreman. At late hour tonight the condition of the little girl, while l very grave, is not considered serious and, l 1t Is thought that as soon she re- covers from the nervous shock and from the wounds administered by the negro in striking her on the head and in chok- ing her, she will be out of danger.
 Mandamus Granted.
 The supreme court handed down a de- cision today. granting d mandamus to l Thomas J. Cornwell, formerly president 1 of the Bessemer Savings bank to pre- vent Judge William Jackson from sitting 1 on the cases of the State vs. T. J. Corn 1 well, which grew out of the failure of the Savings bank.
 Depostors Get Money Monday.
 Next Monday, July 8 Receiver George H. Stevenson of the Bessemer Savings bank will pay 20 per cent dividend to all the depositors of the defunet savings bank. The payment of the dividend will probably consume several hours.
 Elect Officers.
 At meeting of the Linton lodge, Knights of Pythias last night the follow ing officers were elected:
 Pallas N. Simmons, chancellor com mander; c. G. Moore, vice chancellor; master of work, J. w. N Thomas; pre- late. H. D. Cockrell; master at arms, seal, Samuel Stein; master of exchequer, E. M. Owens; inner guard, F. s. Fitz- gerald; outer guard, II. w. Sweet.
 Eagles and EIks to Play.
 The Eagles and Elks' baseball teams will play off the game which was stop ped by a rain yesterday, next Thurs day, July 6.
 Personal and General.
 MT. E. l.. Huey was called to Lookout mountain today on account of the serious Illness of his little girl.
 Arthur Tubbs, son of Dr. J. M. Tubbs. who fractured his arm last Thursday is improving rapidly.
 Mrs. c. M Ray Is visiting relatives at | Birmingham
 Master William Bass is visiting his uncle at Vicksburg, Miss.
 The directors of the Bessemer Trust and Banking company met this morning and transacted considerable business, among which was the declaring of the i regular semi-annual dividend
 Miss Theodore Lopez of Sumter s. C., is the guest of Mrs. w. K. Smith. Jr.
 Mrs. w. K Smith, Sr., who has been visiting at Livingston passed through Bessemer today en route to Mont Eagle, Tenn.
 The Rev Frank L. Wear will preach at the First Cumberland Presbyterian church. at the morning and evening serv- ices Sunday. He will illustrate his even- ing sermon with views.