The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-28
NEGRO ASSAULTS HER OWN DAUGHTER Is Held for Assault With Intent
 to Murder CHILD NINE YEARS OLD Ed Jones Has Narrow Escape In a Collision With a Fire Wagon.
 Selma Schools Have
 Commencements.
CHILD NINE YEARS OLD

Selma, May 27 (special) = Maggie Hayes, a negro woman, was sent to jail in default of $500 bond this morning in mayors court on the charge of assault with intent to murder. The offense was committed upon her 9-year-old daughter Belle Hayes, and the pity is that some little taste of the brutal treatment given the child could not be visited upon the back of the woman, and her equally re- sponsible paramour an old negro man.
 The woman lived in the rear of Lam hams store on Franklin street and par ties living in the neighborhood have heard the child being punished in an awful man ner. Friday evening Mail Carrier R. A. Anderson in passing the house heard the lcks and the punishment which was in- hcted for over a half hour. He reported the matter to the authorities and the woman was arrested.
 This morning in mayors court the childs back was barred and a most re- volting sight was presented. The girl hnched while the officers were unbutton- ing her waist, saying Mister my back is mighty sore" The back of the child was one mass of sores which had healed up. Friday the woman prepared to beat the child and said she was going to kill her. The girl ran away and the negro man who lives with the woman went after her and brought her back. Several times the child has run away from the woman only to be caught by the man, afl fo1 haa fo 1o1 nicIa ment. The woman stripped the child and tied her with a rope and then accord ing to the woman's own statement wore out five switches on her. Neighbors, how ever say that the woman has used. leather strap and a raw hide on the child.
 That such brutal treatment could be dealt out at the hands of any human, in the midst of a civilized and Christian community is greatly to be marveled at, and it is hoped that evidence will be found duplicating the man in the case also that punishment may be meted out to him.
 Had Narrow Escape.
 Yesterday afternoon a telephone alarm called the department to Fremont street. The company made the usual quick run out of the department headquarters, but at the corner of Alabama anu Church street a collision occurred with Ed Jones buggy. The buggy was smashed into klndling wood and MT. Jones only jumped out in time to save himself from death or serious injury.
 At the corner of Broad and Alabama streets two young men were driving horse and buggy and had stopped to let the trucks go by when the horse gave a sudden turn and broke the shaft.
 The fire proved to be only a bonfire Ig--I. I l.. ,1Ia
 Commence cement of City Schools.
 The city schools will have their com mencenent exercises for the season 19O6- 1907 this week. The session has been one of no little work accomplished by the schools and just how much has been done will be realized if the patrons shall ac- cept the invitation to visit the school buildings of the Dallas academy and the Baker school on Wednesday,
 On Tuesday, May 2S, from to 10 a. m, the children will themselves review the exhibits in the several grades of the two schools. These exhibits will consist not only in the manual work accom- plished but examination papers and other papers from the pupils arranged so that the visitors can see just what has been done
 Wednesday morning the honors will be read to the children by their teachers and the honors presented, after which the children will be dismissed for the session. l patrons of the schools are then eX- pected and cordially invited to inspect the work of the children of the past year There is little room to doubt that the ex-hits will show creditable and marked improvement.
 Graduating Exercises.
 Friday night at the Academy of Music will take place the final exercises, on which occasion the diplomas w. be pre- sented to the thirteen graduates, all young ladies' The complete programme for the presentation of the diplomas, medals and scholarships has not been made up, but the address on the occasion will be made by George R. Yelling, a native Ala bamian who has gained great distinction in the word of letters and in educational circles. MT. Welling's father fas one of the old-hme educators of the state, having conducted an old-fashioned school for males. The younker Yelling went from his fathers school to the University of Alabama, where he graduated. He then taught school at Demopolls and other points and went to Germany, where he graduated from one of the best insti tutions of that country Returning he became teacher of languages at the Uni versity of Tennessee in Knoxville. Re gently he has devoted himself entirely to writing and is a scholar of many bril- liant attainments. He will attend the commencement exercises this week of his alma mater in Tuscaloosa and from that city will come to Selma.
 Local and Personal.
 U. B. Kroeneberg left for New York Saturday afternoon, where he goes to wed Miss Naomi Isaacs on Tuesday, June Il. Mr. and Mrs. Krcnenberg will return to Selma shortly after the wedding and will make this city their future home.
 On Broad street this morning quite little excitement was occasioned by a dog on which high life or some silimar drug had been put running down the street yelling and bowling. The dog followed several persons, who rant out of the way, which was fun for the spec tators, but not for the persons who feared mad dog was pursuing them.
 Mrs. H. P. Mckee of Santa Clara, Cuba is in the city, the guest of her sis ter, Mrs. G. w. Wise.
 Hunter Russel of Memphis and Luhman H. Nunlee of Centrevllle came to Selma yesterday to attend the funeral of little Tyler Russel. Jr., their nephew.
 In mayors court this morning Ed Jack son, a negro. was fined s45 for having concealed pistol. The negro was arrested upon suspicion of being an escaped con vict from the street gang of Demopolis, and upon taking hi into the city lock up a concealed pistol was found on his person. Ida Bell was fined $2O for being a vagrant.