The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-05-01


more than week sat at his bedside
nursing him as he grew weaker and
weaker, but refused or failed to send for
physician until blood poison had set in
and the seal of death was placed upon
him. Saturday eolored physician was
sent for and as soon as he looked at the
horrible condition in which the undressed
wound had gotten he stated that he was
afraid he had been sent for too late. As
soon as the woman was told by the ply
stefan that the man was likely to die, she
left the house and was finally arrested
Sunday night. Pernell then told the
whole story, realizing yesterday that he
could not get well. The end came this
morning and the woman, who was in Jail,
is charged with murder.
Called 1t Settled.
James Peterson, alias Kis Peterson, a
negro, was lodged in the county Jail last
night charged with assault with intent
to murder Andrew Carter, old man
who lived on the same place with him,
about twelve miles south of Selma. Peter
son, so the story goes. declares that he
though the matter was settled" that
after the shooting of Carter he was taken
before the old negro by some men of the
neghborhood and given an unmerciful
beating and told not to shoot anybody
again.
The authorities found out about the af-
fair yesterday while at work on another
case and Peterson was arrested and
! lodged In jail.
Death of Edmund A. Scott.
The announcement of the death of e.
A. Scott which occurred In New Orleans
yesterday afternoon, was received in Sell
ma with general and profound regret.
Edmund Arthur Scott was the son of
William Scott, and was born on Macki-
nav Island, Michigan, fity-fve years ago.
In 1870 when IS years of age, he moved
to Alabama, and lived in Selma up to
about four years ago, when he went to
! New Orleans. Mr.. Scott was for many
| years one of Selma's most prominent,
public spirited and influential citizensy and
is closely identified with the commercial,
political and social history of Selma and
Dallas county. He was a man of noble
| impulses, a steadfast and unselhsh friend,
and to casual acquaintance and strangers
always the agreeable and courteous gem
| tenn.
| Warm hearted and generous, he was
ever ready to reach out the helping hand
| TO the poor and needy. and both by words
| of sympathy and deeds of charity to
| comfort those in sickness or distress. But
| only to those near and dear to him, and
| his close and intimate friends, was his
| true worth known He was married in
1876 to Miss Minnie McConnico and two
| children, Gurland and Helen, came to
1 briOhtan his bnD1a nj w "a la or
now Mrs. Stuart Mckenzie, survives him.
! No truer domestic happiness was ever
known than that enjoyed by Edward
Scott. But just as he was passing the
meridian of life the shadow of sorrow
began to fall upon him. His son, just
coming into manhood, was taken from
him by sudden and tragic death, and a
few years later, on April 3d. 1901, six
| years ago today, his wife, whom he
! idollzed, passed away and left him with
broken heart. High strung and sens-
! tive by nature, none but his most intimate
| friends knew how he suffered Broken
| in health and fortune he left Selma, where
he had spent so many happy and useful
| years and took up his residence in New
| Orleans. But among strangers and I'M
| familiar scenes he could not find happi-
ness, but lived in the past brooding over
| his sorrows until the burden was more
than he could bear, and he went out
| fearlessly but humbly into the unknown,
with the expressed hope that somewhere
in the great beyond he would meet those
| who had been all in all to him here. He
had his faults, as which of us have not,
! but his virtues largely weighted them
down. 1t was his right to go, and we
| doubt not that the Recording Angel has
set down his name in the Book of Life,
and no nobler line could be written, as
| Zone who loved his fellow men,"
The funeral occurred this morning upon
| the arrival of the train from Montgom-
cry, the services being conducted by Rev.
e. w. Gamble. The pall-bearers were
e. f. Gait, ]. G. Converse, j. b. Evans,
] &c. p. Roberts, b. S. Kelvin and ]. W.
! Mabry. Mr. and Mrs. M. c. Scott of
A, Montgomery, Mr.. and Mrs George d.
| Scott of New Orleans. brothers and
J sisters-in-law OF the deceased; Mr.. and
| Mrs, Stewart Mckenzie of Montgomery.
the latter a daughter and Mr., Frank
| Scott OF Montgomery, a nephew, were
| present at the funeral. There a
| large concourse of friends of the de-
| ceased present also and the floral offer
| ings were many and beautiful.