The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-23
BOYS LEG CRUSHED
 AT THE STEEL PLANT
RILEY LOVVoRN HAS MEMBER AMPUTATED AT GADSDEN-THE SHERIFF RETURNS FROM BIB MINGHAM WITH PRISONER.

Gadsden, October 22.-(Special.) )-Riley Lovvorn, a 16-year-old youth. had his right leg almost crushed off last night about 12 o'clock at the Southern Steel company's open hearth furnace. Low vorn was employed as a helper to the men who charge the open hearth fur naces and had completed his work for the time being and had laid down on the floor and gone to sleep, with his legs across the track of the heavy charging ear and he was run over before he was seen by the operator. He was immediately brought to the hospital. where the mangled limb was amputated. The boy displayed great nerve and Will recover from the operation. He is the son of A. J. Lovvorn. a justice of the peace in Alabama City
 Sheriff William Chandler went to Bir mingham last night and returned today with Ed Taylor, a negro who shot and killed Henry Hammond. d white man, at Rock Springs, several months ago. Taylor will be carried before Judge Dlsaue in the city court tomorrow, where he will answer to an indictment charging murder, and the case will be set for trial in November Taylor made his es- cape at the time he committed the crime and was later captured at Columbus, Ga. Owing to the intense feeling against the negro at the time he was placed in the Birmingham jail for safekeeping The authorities do not fear any further trouble and the law will be allowed to take its course.
 The large ditehing machine which has Ion, here for the past four months. became stalled at a hill on South Haralson ave- nue yesterday, and the immense engine was unable to move with its heavy load and blocks and tackle were used to get it to the top of the hill. requiring some eight or nine hours hard work. The ma chine will be shipped this afternoon to St Charles. Mo. The entire nine miles of sewerage ditches have been cut with the machine and it's work here was un- usually successful on account of the soil being sandy and free from rocks or Instructions.
 A civil service examination for the pur- pose of securing elgibles for appointment as rural mail carriers for EtoWah coun- ty will be held here on next Saturday, by the district civil service board. See retar-y A. B. Griffin of the local board of examiners, will return from Pensacola, Fla, where he has been transferred, and will hold the examination.
 Kit Naugher, a well known character in the police court here. was arrested at Alabama City Saturday and was locked up on advice from the authorities in Birmingham, who stated that he was wanted on a charge of stealing a dia mond. He broke out of the prison 8 few hours after being arrested and has not been apprehended. Naugher had recently served term in the county chain gang here
 Rev. Joe Ramsey, the blind evangelist, who has been conducting revival ser vice at the First Methodist church for the past two weeks, preached his closing sermon tonight to an immense audience. Eight converts were baptised at the morn ing service Sunday and six more will be baptised next Sunday the result of his work here, besides accessions to sev- eral of the other churches At the Sun day night service many were turned away so great was the crowd. The revival has been one of the most successful in the history of the church and Rev. Ramsey has endeared himself to many.
 O. R. Hood, the well known lawyer and chairman of the Seventh district congressional committee, is suffering greatly with a severely sprained ankle, which he received while descending the front stops of neighbours residence last night and is compelled to use crutches.