The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-29
NEGROES FIGHT
 IN CROWDED STREET
CUSTER HAYDEN FATALLY lN- JURED BY c HARLEY CLAY IN FRONT OF EDMuNDsoNs STORE AT BEssEMER-NEWs NOTES.

Bessemer, October -(Special)- a sensation was caused in the crowded streets Saturday night by an assualt up- on Duster Hayden. a negro woman by Charley Clay also eolored, which occur red on Second avenue and Nineteenth street. The woman is now in critical condition at the Robinson-H -Hanby infirm- ary, and Clay Is fugitive from the police.
 Duster Hayden had ordered a prescrlp- ton filled at Edmundson's drug store, and was standing on the sidewalk with another woman while il was being pre- pared. when Clay joined them. and. after a few minutes conversation, drew a large knife and inflicted several serious wounds on his victims head and neck The jugu- lar vein was severed and several arteries cut, resulting in a great loss of blood.
 The woman staggered into the drug store and fell violently against coun- ter. An ambulance carried her to the in- firmary where the wounds were dressed, three stitches being taken in the neck.
 Tonight she Is reported to be in a very precarous condition, caused by the loss of blood and internal complications which were received in falling. A rib was frae- tured and the back bruised so that the doctors fear that death cannot be avoided.
 By dodging quickly into the crowds, Clay succeeded in making good his es- cape and no efforts of the police to locate him have yet been successful although they are confident of the capture in the next few days. He is said to be a des- perate character, having one murder al- ready to his credit, and q bad reputa- tion all over the county.
 Forecast for the Week. The Jonesboro Odd Fellows new lodge. No 393. will be dedicated Monday night with appropriate ceremonies Great crowds of Odd Fellows will attend tc l take part. The public generally is in vited to be present. Special music fol the occasion has been arranged and re | treatments will be served Major L. N I Buell. will be in charge of the dedication.
 City court will open at 9 o'clock to- morrow morning with large docket oi non-jury criminal cases for trial Th' court is making an effort to clear IT everything this session.
 The young people of the Baptist church will entertain their friends in a Hal loween party on the night of October 3l.
 The Robinson -Hanby inflrmary will move into it's new quarters on Third ave nue one day this week.
 With continued energy the committees of both political clubs of this city are preparing for a big roundup of meet ings and campaign speeches. There will be number of public assemblies during the next few days, and both factions are preparing to hold grand rally on Sat urday night.
 Notes and Personals. A good delegation of Pythans attended the institution of the Hueytown lodge Sat urday night. They report fine time and fine team work.
 The Swede who was so badly injured Friday by a Jonesboro car is in much improved condition. Several operations were successfully performed
 J. G. Armstrong, who has been con nected with the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company for three years, has resigned his position as timekeeper at Fossil, and will return to his home in Macon, Ga, where he open q business house He will be succeeded by Charles Beattie, who has been chief clerk at Reedors for some time
 A fine library, consisting of some 200 volumes, which was won by the Beavers lodge in a popular contest. has been in- stalled in the hall One thousand votes were cast for the Beavers
 A new floor has been constructed in part of the city Jail where women con vcts had cut out hole and were escap- ing in large numbers The women who are lodged in the jail are always idle, as they cannot be worked in the streets and considerable inconvenience is caused hy the large number which are often crowded into small quarters.