The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
ATTEMPT IS MADE
 ID WRECK A LAR
Explosive is Placed on Track
 Near AttaIIa
ANDERSON IS ARRESTED
Rev. w. E. Todd of Muvane, Kas., Accepts Pastorate of Cumberland Presbyterian Church
 at Gadsden.

Gadsden, June 22.-(special.)- )-An at- tempt was made to wreck an incoming electric car on the Alabama City, Gadsden and Attalla railway outside the city limits of Attalla last night about S:15 o'clock
 The car had left Attalla at o'clock with about fifteen passengers and was running at a high rates of speed when a terrific explosion took place, which shat tered all the windows and doors and frightened the passengers. An investiga- ton showed that the explosive had either been placed on or beside the track in such a way that the car would cause 1t to explode. A large hole was blown In the ground and a number of pieces of glass were found scattered around, which led the officers to believe that nitrogly- cerine had been used, as no traces of dynamite or other explosive could be found.
 The police Of Alabama City and Gadsden were telephoned for and left for the scene with blood hounds, but were delayed for some time in reaching the place. By the time the officers arrived with the dogs a large crowd of people had congregated and it was impossible to get the dogs on the trail of anyone. Two men, Jack Sum- mers and Will West, who were on the scene, were arrested on suspicion and were lodged in jail. Summers was later released on proving an alibi.
 No motive has been given for the crime and the officials are at a loss to under stand the object of the woulG-be mur- derers The affair created considerable excitement on the street today and was freely discussed. Summers, one of the men arrested, had fresh gunshot wound in his foot, which he claimed he had re- ceived while engaged in quarrel with some other men.
 Anderson Arrested.
 F. J. Anderson, alias J. H. Disheroon, was arrested by the police today on ad- vice received from Detective Bodeker of Birmingham. Anderson or Disheroon has been employed as salesman for some weeks by local music house, coming here from Anniston.
 According to statements given out An derson is from Mississippi, where he was employed by the Forbes Piano company in their Mobile store and was arrested in that state for being short in his ac- counts, and while being taken to Mobile jumped from a moving train and made his escape.
 Accepts Pastorate.
 The Rev. w. E. Todd of Mulvane, Kan, has accepted the pastorate of the Cumber- land Presby church in this city and will begin his duties Sunday The Rev. rr- II, ,,ft t1,a berland church at Anniston and is we'll known to many of his congregation. This church has been without a pastor for some months.
 Is Rearrested.
 Charles Washburn, white man, who has just finished a sixty-day term on the city street chain gang, was re- arrested yesterday and lodged in jail, charged with a serious crime, having made insulting remarks to a young lady on the streets some time ago. Washburn was given the limit of the law by the city police court and the state will also push the case to the limit. The man is a typical hobo and has a very vicious dis position.
 Opening Is Postponed. The re-opening of the city ticket office of the Alabama Great Southern railroad has been postponed, it is stated, on ac- count of the unsatisfactory schedules now in operation out of this city. It is also stated that the much talked of trains to Birmingham and Chattanooga out of this place will be put on in the fall and that the tracks of the Southern railway will be used to Attalla, and when this is done the ticket office will be opened again.
 Monument Is Ready. The Emma Sansom monument has been completed with the exception of few small details and will be unveiled on July 4 with appropriate ceremonies. The figrue has been covered and will be unveiled on the date stated. The shaft from the base is twenty-one feet and eight inches high, the base being same of Georgia marble and the figure of Italian marble, hand, somely carved
 Petition Circulated. A petition is being circulated and large ly signed asking that w. B. Ford be ap- | pointed circuit court clerk for this county, to succeed S. c. McDaniel, resigned MT Ford has represented MT. McDaniel in 1 this capacity since his appointment in 1904 and is thoroughly familiar with the duties of the office and is one of the most popular offiicals at the court house.