The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-01
NEGRO USES KNIFE
MURDERous ASSAULT ON MAN AND
 TWO WOMEN.
Jealousy Assigned Aa the Cause of the Crimc--BloodIiounds Placed on Trail. Bus Lose It After .
 Chase.
Advertiser Bureau.

Advertiser Bureau.
 Selma. July sl.
 will conoly late last night made a murderous attack upon Joey Fullen- wider. wife of Sam Fullenwider. Full lenwider and his wife were sitting on the front porch of, their home on Div ision street With them was negro woman Albino Robbins From ont or the darkness Conoly stepped upon the porch with an open knife in his hand. Hc imediately began slashing at Full lenwider and cut him eleven times fN then cut the wife. twice. and then turn ed his attention to the other negro wo- man. whom he cut only once. The cut the Robbins woman received was in ths lower part of the stomach and ex- tended down the right leg several in- ches.
 Immediately after tho cutting tho police authorities were notified of the crime. Chief o, Police Walters and several officers went to the scene at once and were followed by physician: The wounds of the injured negroes were dressed and they were made as com fortable as possible, This morning early they were taken to the City Hos pital.
 conoly made his escape and has nor yet been captured. The county blood hounds were sent to the place and un- ter CndFkS OIa FQnGc OiuCNt 'SAeiitCAss they were put on the trail The dogs followed 1t through the eastern part of the city to the coal chute of tn" Southern Railway. When the coal chute was reached the negro went down the railroad track and the dogs follow ed Just the other side of the city there is big swamp and Conoly evi- dently heard the barking of the dogs as they followed his trail for he took to 4L x.ytf 01hsa hnhin6 him. the hounds being far in advance of Officer Blanton.
 Before the officers reached the swamp they heard the hounds paying as ifthey had treed the negro. but when they came, closer they heard the dogs whin- ing. and some thrashing around In the woods as If the negro was beating them off. Soon afterwards the dogs came back When. the officers reached l the place nothing could be seen of Con | oly,' but the hounds again took up his | trail and followed 1t for several miles l Finally the trail left the railroad and l went through a cotton field. through | which 1t was followed fc4' some dis- tance before 1t wis lost. | It is believed by the police that>Con | ely is making for Birmingham. If noni Of his victims die. Conoly wil ho charg ed with assault with intent. to nlur l der If he Is caught.
 I Hannah Wilson. a negro woman. wal arrested this morning on wa-ran Il charging her with assault with inten Il to murder. This woman lives in house close to the one occupied by Full lenwider. and his wife. It. Is state' that last night Conoly told her that h was going to Kill Fullenwider- and h'
 wife, and that the woman told him way to come upon them suddenly
 The negroes in the eastern part of tn city, where the cutting took place. ar
 very much incensed over the attack Both are well liked by the white peopl ! for whom the woman worked. Jealous' of the Fuiienwidcr woman was th cause of Conoly's attack.
 Chief of Police Walters this after
 noon received a long distance tele 1 phone message which informed hin that the negro Will Conoly. who las
 night cut the three negroes in the eas
 tern part of the city had been capture'
 at Wilton, the Junction point on tn | Southern Railway between this cit!
 and Birmingham. After escaping tn
 officers here 1t is supposed, that Conol!
 caught a freight train at Burnsviil
 and went to Wilton where he got Of
 and was arrested as the officer ther
 was on the lookout for him. He vii
 be brought to Selma and placed in tn
 city prison