The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-24
TWO RECAPTURED
JOHN wEsTLEY AND DELL BIRn
 ARE TAKEN.
sheri6 of Dallas County Hopeful of Apprehending the Other SIX Who Got Away--Death of Mrs. F.
 R. HarreIl.
AdvertIser Bureau.

John Westley, charged with the mur- der of a negro near Browns, and Dell Bird, charged with highway robbery. two of the negroes wsAo escaped and supposed to have boon the leaders of the jail delivery of Wednesday morn ing. have been recmaptured. They were brought to the Dallas jail last night by Mir. Randall of Marion June tion.
 The Sherifrs office had reason to believe the negroes had gone in the direction of Marion Junction and Pet tus Randall and his brother were mo- tified to look out for them. About 9 o'clock last night as a freight train pulled up to the station, two negroes attempted to get aboard. The Messrs. Randall immediately arrested them ond they proved to be Dell Bird and John Westley. Two other negroes thought to be escapes got on the train at Lake Lanier but as the train approached Marion Junction they jumped of. hav- ing become suspicious. An effort was made to capture the two negroes who not successful
 Sheriff Blackwell exonerates Jaifcr Glass from all blame in the escape of the eight negroes. A crazy negro was confined in the jail in a cell over the one from which the escape was made and the jailer was prevented from hearing any noise made by the jail breakers. small file had been pro- cured in some manner With this the negroes removed the head of the bolts which held the steel bars The sheriff's office is of the opinion that 1t will capture the other six escapes. Bird and Wesley are the worst of the lot.
 Death of Mrs. F. B. HarreH.
 The death of Mrs. P. R. Harrell of this city, formerly of Marion June ton, occurred in Meridian last night. Mrs. Har-ell was stricken with paraly- sis several months ago and while she has improved there has been little hope for her complete recovery. A few weeks ago she went to Meridian for treatment. Sunday Mir Harrell re- ceived a message calling him to her bedside and yesterday P. R. Harrell IT., was sent for The remains were brought to Marion Junction today and the funeral will take place from her old home Friday morning at il o'clock.
 North Autauga for Cunningham.
 Bailey Mills. a well known citizen of Autauga county, living just over the Dallas line. was a visitor to Selma today. Tn conversation with friends. nS HhEus
 ''Things have gone wrong in the northern part of my county. I was at Rillingslea about six weeks ago and there was but three Cunningham men to be found in the place. I went back there the other day ard walking into the hotel dining room laTghingfy said. Give me Conner dihner.' The land- lord whom thought was a Conner man, replied, You will have to keep on up the railroad if you want that sore of a dinner stayed at Billings lea until about o'clock in the after non and I could not find siugle Co- mer ann, not one. I asked what had brought about the change and nobody seemed to know. They said it just had changed"
 Local and Personal.
 Dr. W. C. Phillips re turned last night from. Camden, where he has been for several days. Mrs. Phillips spending the heated term there. Dr. Phillips says the fight over who Is going to be Probate Judge. overshadows the guberpatorial senatorial or any other race in Wilcox.
 Robert Grice of Abbeville is visitor to Selma today. He is the guest of his sister, Mrs. E. R. Kincey.
 Editor John J. Hunter of The Wilcox rra1rasc xuas a visitor tO Selma to.