The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
NEGROES MYSTIFIED
BY WOMAN'S DEATH
Claim She Had Cuts on Body
When Buried
NEW ICE PLANT FOR SELMA
Selma Commercial Association Names
Committee of Well Known Men to
Assist In Entertainment of
Chairman Burton.
NEW ICE PLANT FOR SELMA

Selma, August 15.-(Special.) 1.-THE police
department is up against a genuine mys-
terry. Saturday night Nellie Davis, a ne
gro woman, died and Sunday her body
was taken to Snow Hill for burial Mon
day it began to be talked among the
negroes that the woman had died from
the result of injuries received and that
she had been cut with knife in three or
four places about her body. letter to
the chief of police from a brother of the
deceased at Snow Hill declared the wom-
an had long knife wound on her neck.
Investigation led to the arrest of the
woman's husband, Joe Davis, today. He
was released upon further investigation,
but the police believe that there is still
room to suspect that foul play led to the
death of the woman. 1t was ascertained
that she did receive three or four knife
wounds about a week or ten days before
her death, but it was thought the wounds
had healed. 1t is not thought the hus-
band inflicted the wounds, suspicion have
fallen upon another negro whose name is
not given. It is possible that the body of
the woman may be exhumed for further
examination into the cause of her death.
New Ice Plant.
Contracts were signed today for the in
stallation of a sixty-ton ice plant at the
site of the present Star Ice house, which
is owned and operated by the Internaton-
al Ice company. The latter company has
found the demand greater than they
could meet this summer and consequently
decided to put IN bigger and newer ma
chinery for next year. The buildings will
cost about $4,000 and the machinery will
approximate $4,000. The present Inter-
national plant will be retained and the
old Star Ice plant will be used entirely
for refrigerating purposes.
To Receive Judge Burton.
The Commercial and Industrial associa-
ton aspects to receive and entertain
Judge Burton and colleagues of the rivers
and harbors committee of the lower house
of Congress in a manner in keeping with
the noted hospitality Of Selma and the
south Last night at the meeting of the
association the following committee on
arrangements was named: A. G. Parrish,
f. c. Melvin, C. NJ. Howard. R. e. L.
l. MEL, j. +. Hooper, Il. M. Hooper,, w. =.
| Agee. V. B. Atkins, r. W. Coleman Nor
ris Meyer, e. F. Ullman, II. Eliasberg [.
| Schwarz, A. Thalheimer, J. b. Ellis r. III.
Mangum, j. T. Slater and w. r. Peacock.
The association also passed the follow
| ing resolution in regard to the project of
e. Lesser and associates to advertise Ala
ALBANIA and bring desirable immigrants TO
this state
Resolved That the Commercial and In
dustrial association of Selma heartily en-
dorses the efforts of Mr. Emil Lesser and
| associates to bring to Alabama desirable
| immigrants and commends them to this
| people, believing that they should receive
every encouragement In their laudble en-
| terprise."
Local and Personal
G. w Hewston, a prominent citizen of
| Elm Bluff precinct. was a visitor to Selma
| today
| Chief of Police walters has notified A.
d. Fabritis. the fruit man, that he must
not allow his young son to drive his
wagon, the boy having narrowly escaped
running into two ladies yesterday after
noon, through reckless driving.
Joe Marshall has returned after a de-
| lightfu1 visit to New York and other
J points.
Prof Joseph r. Groves returned this
morning from Cincinnati where he has
| ; - frrrA aal-