The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-02
LADIES ASSIST IN WORK 1T THE POLLS TaIIadega Goes Prohibition By
 1038 Majority NO PRECINCT GOES WET Law and Order League Will Be Organ ized for the Purpose of Suppress
 ing Blind Tigers In
 the County.
NO PRECINCT GOES WET

Talladega October 1.-(Special. )-t1t- teen hundred and thirty-eight votes were cast in Talladega county yesterday. Twelve hundred and seventy-three of these were against the saloon. Two hun dred and thirty-five favored the sale of liquors by the saloon. In the city polling places and at nearly all of the country precincts the leading society ladies spent the entire day at the polls and gave powerful impetus to the working strength of the prohibitionists.
 A voter intending to cast wet bal lot had to run a gauntlet of bright eyes, beseeching tongues and persuasive smiles, in addition to a tempting lunch of coffee, sandwiches and lemonade, while the husky, brawny brothers, husbands and friends of these ladies stood by ready to back up the efforts of the gentle sex with whatever might be necessary.
 The polls looked like an all day picnic; not loud word was spoken, not an in toxcated voter was observable. Every where there was laughter. smiles and good humor. By 10 a. m. 90 per cent of the people about the polls were wearing small white badges, pinned on the lapel by the ladies. The city of Syllacauga cast 232 votes against the saloon and 34 for saloon. Talladege (city) voted 304 for pro hibition, IT against Lincoln 100 votes against whisky votes for 1t. Munford 69 for the dry ticket. against it. Ra- gans s fl for prohibition and l against.
 Childersburg where a dispensary is located, voted T against the sale of liquors 3l for sale Ironaton, where there are a large number of workers in ore banks and at the furnaces east 39 votes for prohibition and only against It. Fay etteville which was thought doubtful by the "drys, voted 64 for prohibition with only on the other side.
 Not a precinct in the county was car ried by the sa1oonists There was not full vote by probably 300.
 The prohibitionists are immediately go- ing to organize a law and order league in the county, with a representative in each beat whose business it will be to see that blind tigers are suppressed. A purse will be made up subject to the use of central committee for expenses. and a reward of $50 offered for the conviction of each blind tiger in Talladega county. Prohibition will certainly prohibit in Tal- ladega county.
 Ollie Barclay, the negro who killed young Jesse Bryant a white man near the chemical works Monday has not yet been captured.
 After voting early in the morning, Bry- ant procured buggy and took young lady friend to ride. Passing the chemical plant, he alighted and went in to a room where the negro was at work to see him about the claim. After a few minutes conversation Bryant cursed Barclay, who struck him in the face with heavy, short handled, square spade, knocking him unconscious. While he lay on the ground Barclay struck him a downward blow on the skull, with the edge of the spade, splitting his skull open.
 The young lady, becoming impatient while seated in the buggy at the delay of her escort, alghted and walked to the door of the room, where a horrible sight shocked her vision. Running back to the buggy, she seized the reins and drove with lightning speed to the city, where she gave the alarm. Bodies of citizens searched all day and night for Barclay, but he has not yet been caught. This makes the second white man within a year who has lost his life at the hand of a negro at this plant.
 Judge G. K. Miller is trying jail cases. Heretofore the negroes In jail who were charged with felony have been relying on the practice of the judge of appointing a lawyer to defend the case, but Judge Miller has quit doing this except in cap ital cases This morning C. W. Roberts. charged with stealing a watch from a person at Childersburg, appeared in the batch of jail cases. He was a bright mu- latto of D years of age and he didn't have a lawyer. The judge represented him, so far putting the witnesses un- der the rule and getting his case to the jury was concerned. As usual where a man defends his own case, the jury promptly convicted him.