The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20
JAIL DELIVERY IS
NARROWLY AVERTED
With File and Horseshoe They
Dig Hole in Wall
SAD DEATH AT GADSDEN
Louis Block Falls Twenty Feet From
a Telephone Pole, Crushing
His Skull-Was Only
child.
SAD DEATH AT GAOSDEN

Gadsden, May 10. - Especially - Joe
Barnes, notorious negro burglar and six
other prisoners confined In the city Jail
came very near making their escape at
IN early hour this morning, All the prls-
oners are working out sentences on the
streets and are allowed the liberty of
the corridor of the prison, They had car
rled large file and a piece of horse
shoe into the prison, and had succeeded
In digging hole In the north wall un-
der a window. Two policemen, who had
just finished a round came to the city
hall and heard an unusual noise, and on
going to the side Of the prison saw the
hole In the wall. They sat down to watch
developments, and 1t was not long until
the negro Barnes and another negro were
seen crawling through the opening and
down an improvised chain made from
the shackles they had filed from their
feet All were removed to cells and Barnes
was double shackled.
Louis, the 1O-year-old son of Sam Bloch,
a prominent merchant of this city died at
I o'clock this morning from injuries re-
ceived In a fall from a telephone pole
on Sixth street at o'clock last night,
A little girl In nearby yard was at
tempting to throw water on several chill
dren with a garden hose. and Louis climb
ed the pole in order to get out of her
reach, and when about twenty feet from
the ground fell, striking on his head and
crushing his skull. He was Immediately
carried to his home nearby and every
thing known to medical skill was done to
save him but without avail. Louis was
the only child of his parents anc was
unusually bright as a pupil of the city
schools, and member of the Presby
terrain Sunday school. The remains will
be buried Sunday morning.
Court Reconvenes.
The city court will re-convene Monday
morning with Judge John II. Disque pre-
siding at which time the criminal docket
will be taken up and 1t will probably
require several weeks to dispose of 1t, as
there are a number of capital cases,
among them being the cases of Frank
Allen, Lee Lawson and Yolande Degg for
murder and Charles King for robbery.
The Degg case was continued at the
last term on account of the absence OF
important witnesses for the state The
Degg woman is charged with the killing
of Aubrey Womack at resort run by
her two years ago.
The citizens campaign committee, rep
resenting the republicans and populists
of Etowah county met at noon today at
the court house for the purpose of nam
ing a successor to James Dunn, who de-
clined to continue his race for sheriff.
After some discussion, 1t was decided to
call mass convention to be held in At
ITALIA. Saturday, June 2, at whcih time a
candidate will be selected. The Seventh
district republican executive committee
will meet in Alfalfa on Saturday, May 26,
for the purpose of nominating a candi-
date for Congress.
The board of education met yesterday
evening and reelected all the present
corps of teachers except Miss Mary Nc
Alpine and Prof. w. F. Jones, who vol
unfairly resigned their positions. Profess
sor Jones will take a special course at
the University of Virginia and Miss Nc
Alpine Will return to her home at Tus-
caloosa A new rule was adopted by the
board requiring all teachers in the flu
ture to have a first grade certificate of
the state of Alabama.
On account of repairs being made at
Lock g. steamboats, cannot go any fur
Their down the river at present. The river
still has fair boating water in spite of
the continued dry weather, there being
two and a half feet of water above low
water mark The Alabama came in last
night with A, 900 feet of lumber consigned
to local builders
1. The West Gadsden fire department won
! the 500 prize at the fireman's tourna-
ment at Rome, Ga. yesterday, in the
jumper reel race. This company was only
recently organized All the local firemen
who participated in the tournament re-
turned late last night The local firemen
were rendered barbecue supper by Mack
Cummins, the colored caterer, at his
restaurant tonight.