The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-03
Hook MoreIand Has Been Rob-
bling Cars
ATKINS NOT IN THE RACE
Issues Statement Regarding Candidacy
for Congress-Schuh-Mi Miller Lun1-
Der Co. Is Reorganized.
Other Selma News.

noon about o'clock, about Two miles
and a half from the city limits Hook"
Moreland, a desperate negro, over whose
head many indictments and warrants were
hanging, was killed by a posse in COM
mand of Sheriff F. NJ. Blackwell.
Moreland was well known as des-
perate character. There was evidence to
spare that he had been at the head of
the robbing of railroad cars that have
taken place in this vicinity, and there
were several warrants in police court
ready to be executed and one or more
indictments awaiting service in the sher-
ifs office.
For months the negro had been sending
threatening messages to the authorities
Only few days ago he sent word that
If they wanted to take him to come and
get him, and that somebody would get
hurt. In fact, the officers have been
looking for a chance day after day and
night after night to lay their hands upon
him.
Railroad Car Robbed.
Last night a railroad car was robbed
above huntsville of one or more cases
Of shoes, some brooms and other articles.
The authorities got word of the robbery
today at noon, and that Hook was
likely to be found at house just this
side of the bridge across Beach creek
on the huntsville road. About o'clock
Sheriff Blackwell accompanied by posse
consisting of Deputies Cherry and Key
and two or three others left the city and
went to the cabin in hope of securing the
muchly wanted negro Sheriff Blackwell
was in the lead, and as he got out of his
buggy and stepped upon the porch of the
cabin, his posse quickly surrounded the
place. The sheriff called to the old man
living in the cabin to open the door, hav-
ing first asked who was in there with
him.
Almost before the old man could speak
a form jumped out of the rear door and
sped across the field. Sheriff Blackwell
called to the fleeing negro to halt. No
attention was paid, and again the sheriff
called to halt, but still he refused, and
the word was given to fire. Several guns
cracked at once, and the negro fell. The
posse gathered around him, and found
life already extinct, one of the bullets
| from the gun having passed through his
side and touched a vital spit. Hook
was carried back to the cabin, and the
| posse returned to the city.
Coroner Brisln was at once notified
! by the Sheriff DQt~aller lllNSsllsdlloli' We
| cded that IT was a useless expense to the
| county to hold an inquest He has de-
| fled all law and all authority ana put
| for the fact that he was caught unaW ares
| 1t is likely that some MEMBER OF tue
posse or the sheriff himself might nave
| proved a victim for his weapon. Speeial
| officer HrobowslN who was also IN the
Nose searched the houses in the vicinity
| Of the killing and secured a wagon loao
| VI sIoIerr soous'
Atkins Not Candidate.
Dallas county will hardly have but one
| candidate for Congress and that will be
! Senator William b. Craig. The latter has
| made formal announcement of his candl-
| dacy and expected to reach Alabama
| Wednesday of this week Mayor V. b.
| Atkins who authorized his announcement
a few nights ago has decided not to
become a full fedged candidate and has
made public his reasons as follows
ut always has been and ever will be
| a source of qualification to one to feel
and know that his friends at home and in
other parts of the district, think him
| worthy to represent them In the Congress
of the United States. 1t is an exalted
| honor to represent such constituency
as the Fourth district of Alabama; it is
an honor that any man might be proud
Of that his friends think him worthy
of 1t: but there are other obligations more
binding than the qualification of ones
desires. l have always felt and held that
| a trust once conferred and accepted
ought not, for personal ends to be laid
aside The good people of Selma saw
| At to elect, and re-elect me Mayor of
| the city l accepted the trust and have
| done all in my power to execute 1t. With
| whatever success, my friends must be
| the judges
II love Selma and I love her interests.
| and I have studied her interests to such
an extent that they have become almost
my own individual interests. There is a
| work ahead of me in which my very soul
| is entered and / desire its accomplish
ment, and | feel that [ can, with the
! assistance of my friends bring it about
feel it to be my duty to forego this
| opportunity and execute the trust al
ready imposed. and in saying this | wish
| to express the idea that to be the sue
| cessor of such men as F'orney, and es-
| pecially of the present incumbent, the
| Hon. Sidney ]. Bowie, who Is loved by
| almost every constituent in the district
and who has served his people with
so much zeal fidelity and ability would
| be indeed great honor.
| II am grateful to my friends both In
| Dallas and the other counties for tender
|
the race, My obligation to the people of
| Selma is such that must fulfill my duty
| THE Hon. William B. Craig of Dallas
| is already announced and should the peo-
| Pile select him as the standard bearer of
democracy in the district, they would
make no mistake.
I Becmes Local Concern.
| The Schuh-Miller Lumber company of
| this city, which has been for the most
| part owned by western and northern cap
ital. was recognized this week and be-
| comes practically an entirely local con-
Germ. The Mississippi mill of the con-
| Germ has been sold and after July l Mr..
| A. T. Miller. who has been in charge of
| that mill, will come to Selma and assist
in the management of the large plant here
On that date the mill will commence
running at its full capacity and large
new officers of the concern are:
| ]. P. Schulz, president.
| j. W. Thompson, vice president.
| A. T. Miller. treasurer.
| j. d. Allen secretary.
Directors-The foregoing with L. G..
| Ensign of the Twin Tree Lumber COM
pany of Maplesville.
The company has largely acquired ten
million additional feet of timber and now
has enough to keep the plant running at
fun capacity for ten years.
EIks Elect Officers.
Friday night Selma lodge of Elks elect
ed officers and begun new regime in
the career of that excellent order. The