The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-27
SELMA POLICEMAN
 KILLS A NEGRO
Hugh Cafe, Resisting Arrest,
 Assaults the Officer
WANTED IN MONTGOMERY
The Killing Occurs at the Corner of Broad Street and First Avenue About o'Clock-Soldiers
 Disperse the Crowd.

Selma, July 26. 6.-(Special.) )-About o'clock tonight, at the corner of Broad street and First avenue, Police Officer II. D. Weaver shot and instantly killed a negro named Hugh Caffee. Caffee was resisting arrest and the officer had to kill him in self defense.
 Caffee Is wanted in Montgomery for highway robbery and burglary, and the police department was asked by Deputy Sheriff Clements of that county yester day to be on the lookout for three ne groes. one of whom was Caffee
 A few minutes before o'clock to- night the negro met q negro woman with a baby in her arms near the cor ner where he was killed. and he at tackled and slapped the woman. An officer was sent for and when Weaver arrived and placed the negro under arrest he resisted and a tussel with the two ensued.
 During the tussle the negro pulled a knife and tried to cut the officer, but the knife was knocked away from him.
 He finally got the officer down and was taking his club from him when Weaver got his pistol out and began shooting Several shots took effect in vital parts and the negro soon died.
 The shooting took place within two blocks of the encampment grounds of the Second regiment and attracted quite a crowd of negroes around the officer and dead negro and trouble might have ensued but just about that time a train of cars bound for the camp grounds on which there were about fifty soldier boys passed
 The soldiers got off the cars and went over to the officer and dispersed the crowd of negroes. After the shoot ing Weaver went to police office head quarters and gave himself up.
 Attend Encampment.
 The following high officials attended the encampment of the Second regiment here today:
 Governor B. B. Conner, commander-in- chief.
 Gen. Bibb Graves, adjutant general, chief of staff.
 Gen. R. F. Ligon, inspector general.
 Col. w. c. Crumpton, judge advocate
 Col. W. H. Kettig, chief of engineers.
 Col. J. M. Danneley chaplain general.
 Col. Wyatt Hehin, surgeon general.
 Col. W. l.. Pitts, Jr. assistant adju- tant general.
 Col. E. H. Graves, assistant inspector general.
 Col R. A. Mitchell, aide de-camp.
 Col F. B. Powell, aide de camp.
 Col. D. E. Laslie, aide-de-camp.
 Col. J. B. Brown, aide camp
 Some members of the governors staff prereded him to the city, but the ma jority accompanied him from Mont gomery this morning. arriving here about 10 o'clock. They repaired im- mediately to the Hotel Albert where rooms had been reserved for them and about an hour after tn cir arrival formal call upon Colonel Bricken and his men. Arriving at camp the gov ernor and his staff were halted by the cry of sentinel, Turn out the guard, the commander-in chief approaches" The men all quickly turned out and came to present arms as the distin guished military contingent passed them. The governor was introduced to the officer of the day and the other officers and then proceeded to the col onels headquarters, where he was greeted by all the commissioned of ficers of the regiment and d pleasant hour was spent
 Governor and Staff.
 The governor and his staff were met by the provisional escort at a point be- tween Camp Morgan and the railroad track about 4:15 this afternoon the arrival of the governor in camp being so aimed as to be about o'clock After calling officially upon the commanding officer of the regiment the governor and his staff at 5.30 reviewed the regiment on the drill grounds east of the park. lmme- dlately after the review dress parade Was held.
 There was given a special dinner to- night in honor of the governor and ll5 staff. The official ladies of the regi- ment which includes the sponsors and maids of the four companies having the same, the regimental sponsor and few other ladies were among those to dine with the governor, most of the officers an dother citizens waiting for the second table, as the officers mess would not ac- commndate all at once There was speech