The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20
NEGROES
WERE D|SORDERLY
'BeSSemer Policeman Narrowly
Escapes Injury from Blacks
WOMAN BADLY HURT
Sidewalk on Nineteenth Street Begins
to Present Metropolitan Aspect.
Suspended Policemen to
Be Tried Monday.
WOMAN BADLY HURT

Bessemer, May 19.-(special. )-Officer
Childers escaped a probable injury to-
night through the timely interference of
Special Detective ". S. Patton.
The officer had just arrested a negro,
Sam johnson, on the charge of disorderly
conduct and was conveying him to the
city jail, when a second negro. Ed Jen-
kins, was seen to pick up several brick
bats and follow the policeman and his
prisoner. Then it was that Detective Pat
ton proceeded in turn to follow jenkins.
When the party had reached 4 vacant
lot the negro Jenkins was on the point
of hurting a brickbat at the policeman,
when his aim was arrested by the detec-
tive, and with deft movement on the
part of the latter he was handcuffed. Both
negroes were lodged in the Jail.
Another case of violation of law oe-
CURED little later in Peters restaurant,
on Nineteenth street, which resulted in
the serious and perhaps fatal injury of a
negro woman named Mary Parrish. 1t
seems that she had exchanged some
words with a negro man named Henry
Jones when the latter became angry and
oii bth iltI ONtF lllt Htdu Will u ptNi
bottle. The blow fractured the woman 8
skull and she was taken to the Robinson
& Handy inirmary. where examination
showed that her chances for recovery are
slim.
The man made his escape before the po-
lice arrived on the scene and is sup
posed to have returned to the vicinity of
his home in Perry county.
However. the activity of the town has
been mostly expended in healthy chan
nels today. A large number of shoppers
have been on the streets and business has
been quite brisk. Along Nineteenth street
especially the sidewalk has presented al
most a metropolitan aspect.
Notes and Personals.
In the second division of the criminal
court of Birmingham today, Judge
Samuel Weaver, refused to allow the
defendant bail in the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings against John Andrews, who kill
ed Taylor Johnson In this city on April
II. He was remanded to Jail
DR.. NJ. c. Ragsdale of McCalla has an
nounced his candidacy for representative
in the legislature DR.. Ragsdale has spent
most of his life in jefferson county, and
Is a well known and respected citizen.
The Bessemer Stars baseball team will
leave Tuesday for Gadsden where they
will play a series of three games.
Miss Johnnie Bryant of Black Creek,
Tenn. is visiting her brother-in-law, H.
d. Keith.
Dr. NJ. c. Ragsdale. Jr. of Nashville
is visiting his father at McCala.
Bishop ]. s. Key will preach at the
First Methodist church, south tomorrow
morning at II o'clock The Rev. r. G.
Waterhouse will occupy the same pulpit
at the evening service, which begins at
7;45 o'clock. The two ministers are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Lewis on
Berkeley avenue.
DR. T. f. Robinson. wife and sister
left today for Charleston S. c.. where
they will visit friends and relatives for
several days. While in Charleston, DR..
Robinson will attend the surgeons con-
ventlon which meets Monday and Tues
day.
The trial of the suspended policemen
will come up at 3 o'clock Monday after
noon.
The Rev ]. E. Morris. wife and child
of Cordova are visiting the Rev Morris
brother, the Rev. w. e. Morris on Ar
lngton avenue.