The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-11
ROULETTE LAYOUT CUAGHT IN SELMA Sight of Paraphernalia AmuseS
 Good Citizens THREE MEN ARE ARRESTED Miss Mary Ellen cothran and MT. Will liam octava Dobbins Are Mar
 ried at the Presbyterian
 Church.
THREE MEN ARE ARRESTED

l city building in which is located the office of the chief of police, could have been set down in Denver or Hot Springs in 1 the palmy days of those two well known l sporting towns it would hardly have
 created a culver, but in Selma, where
 the whirr of the little ball as the wheel
 goes round and round is seldom heard, 1 and the rattle of the dice on a regula-
 tion table is only now and then discern able, the sight that met the eyes of the 1 visitors to the chiefs office this morn
 ing was more than a novelty.
 | Along the north wall of the office sat | a full roulette wheel layout and adjoining
 1t was a regulation crap table. There were chips a plenty and the visitors amused 1 themselves in playing the games for fun. | It was not fun, however, for the owners of the paraphernala for the officials. | Last night about 10 o'clock Chief Wal | ters received word that a full roulette layout might be found in room over the rear of O'FIynn's saloon. Single
 handed and alone the chief went to the room in question and found the para phernalia described above and arrested | the three men found sitting in the room. There was no playing in progress, and l the only evidence is the presence of the | material with which playing could be done and perhaps would have been done l later, but for the raid of the chief. In a l box on one of the tables was found about | $60 in change. This money was taken In charge by the chief and the three men | were carried to police headquarters, where l they gave fictitious names and put up l s10e cash bail for their appearance In | court this morning. When the hour Of ar | peared, the other two having left on the midnight train and having left the $2O0 | cash bail behind, and also the $60 found | in the box.
 Forfeitures were taken against the two men who skipped their bail and an alias l eapias issued for them. the mayor in- | structing the chief to make every effort | to capture them if they are to be found l in Alabama. The trial of the one man who remained and who claims the para | phernacial does not belong to him will | take place tomorrow. The charge of va | grancy and running a gambling estab- | ishment is lodged against all three of | the parties.
 l Brilliant Wedding.
 At 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the l Broad street Presbyterian church was | solemnized the marriage of Miss Mary l Ellen Cothran and Mir. William Octavia l Dobbins. The bride is the daughter of l MT. and Mrs George K. Cothran and is an exceedingly handsome and charming | young woman. possessing all those attri- l butes Of mind and character that make
 womanhood admired above all else. The l groom is a travelling salesman with head 1 quarters in Meridian but who has lived | in Selma for many years past until re- | cently He has a large circle of friends
 and deserves his popularity.
 l The church was beautifully decorated | tI,. df,1ur f,. alf.au mud fa,nc nd 1 the ceremony was performed by the Rev. | A. A. Little in solemn and impressive | manner. The usslers were Messrs Frank 1 Cothran. Walter Cook, Ted Helmer and l w. G. Prvett Mrs. E. II. Cothran and 1 Mrs ]. Felix Walker were matrons of | honor, and wore light blue silk gowns l and carried American beauty roses. The maid of honor was Miss Margaret Coth- | ran sister of the bride, and her gown | was of old rose silk. She carried brides | maids roses and looked exceedingly | handsome. The bride was becomingly gowned in a cream lingerie robe trimmed | with point lace and her hat was of lace | and chiffon, the plumes being pink, both | gown and hat becoming her to the great est degree and setting off her natural | beauty to advantage. Little Misses Lucy | Cathon and Amy Frances Callen were the flower girls, and preceded the bride tothe alter. The groom was attended by his brother, MT. Robert Dobbins, of this city.
 After the ceremony the bridal party re- paired to the home of the bride and later MT. and Mrs. Dobbins left for Georgia and Florida points. They will return in short while to Meridian, where they will make their future home.
 Local and Personal. The Marks auction sale took place this morning at II o'clock and the nig resi- dence was purchased by Adler & Lough- lin for s560O The rest of the lots sold brought between $300 and $400.
 Last night after the minstrels, MT. Sam Marks, while on the third floor of the Hotel Albert, caught a negro acting in & suspicious manner. He started with the negro down to the office, when, upon reaching the second floor, the negro made break for liberty and disappeared. There was a narrow escape from fire at the Buckeye Cotton Seed oil mill about noon today. Some cotton seed
 caught fire and for a time there was not
 a little excitement over the matter. It
 was soon extinguished and little damage
 done.
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