The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-04
CHIEF OF POLICE
 KILLS PRISONER Frank Miller Shot Twice While
 Resisting Arrest
PRESBYTERY IN SESSION
The Reverend Brooks Lawrence Will Open the Prohibition Campaign In Etowah County With Sermons
 and Lecture Next Sunday.

Gadsden September 3.-(Special )-Frank Miller of Attalla was shot in that city yesterday afternon by Chief of Police Hurt The officer shot him twice and he died few hours later, Miller was well known character and was resist ing arrest when the officer shot him.
 Miller was drinking and creating dis turbance and the officer placed him un- der arrest and started for the jail, when a brother of the prisoner interfered and the officer paid first attention to him. meanwhile turning Frank loose Having
 locked the brother up he returned for Frank who now resisted the officer and the shooting followed. Miller made two cuts at the policeman with a knife which tore sIits in the officers coat.
 Chief Burt then drew his gun and fired twice. both shots taking effect. One ball struck Miller in the shoulder and the other passed through his lungs. The off cer at once came to Gadsden and gave himself up to the sheriff. but was im- medlately released on his own recogniz- ance Miller comes of a good family but bore a bad reputation.
 The stated fall meeting of the Talladega presbytery convened in a two days ses- sion with the Gadsden church at 7:30 to- night. A sermon was delivered tonight by the present moderator, Rev. J. c. Tally of Annlston He also made the address at tn, opening of the presbytery tonight
 The new moderator will be elected and this honor will probably be conferred upon Rev S. A. Russell of Calhoun county A report of the presbyterys com mlssoners to the general assembly will be made Wednesday afternoon. This re port will be made by R. A. D. Dunlap and is anticipated with much interest.
 Turner Lewis, alias Lewis Turner, was arrested yesterday by one of Sheriff Pikes deputies on a warrant issue some time ago He is charged with petit lar- ceny, having taAen some money off the person of a fellow roomer. Being unalge to secure bond he was placed in jail
 The bunch of crap shooters caught last Saturday night at the plant of the CaQSQen Bllch toIlpdhy Cdht illAo fOti L yesterday and plead guilty to the charge of gaming and were fined in the sum of s2O each, which they secured or paid and were released
 The Rev. Brooks Lawrence of the Anti Saloon league, will open the Etowah campaign for prohibition at this place next Sunday. MT. Lawrence will deliver two sermons and lecture. He will fill the pulpit of the First Methodist church in the morning and will preach at the First Baptist in the evening.
 On Sunday afternoon he will lecture at the court house. where arrangements have been made to hold mass meeting. There Is great enthusiasm among the To- cal prohibition workers and the general sentiment seems to be that an election at this time would result in prohibit ton victory.
 w. C. Mccoy has filed a petition for divorce in the equity division of the city court, asking separation from his wife, Lizzie Mccoy.
 The Foster Transfer company has been Il tions for the new building of the Ewing Hardware company, to be erected on Chestnut street. The building will be fifty by one hundred and twenty-five feet. The excavation will be begun tomorrow.
 The long talked of ordinance to compel the telephone and telegraph companies to put their wires underground was intro duced in the city council last night, but no definite action was taken. The city intends early next year to pave the bus inses section of the town and before do- ing 50 will require all telegraph and telephone wires to be put under ground so that the streets will not have to be town up at some future date.
 At the council meeting last night the vacancies on the police force were filled l. A Cowan and J. H. Huffman were