The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-09
HIT WITH A STONE
SELMA NEGRO BOY MAY DIE OF
 INJURIES.
Fight Between blacks Employed At Hotel Albert May Result seri- ously y-- News of the Gen.
 tral City.
Advertiser Bureau, Galn,a A,t-,,aA

Selma, August 6.
 Two negro bell boys at the Hotel Albert had a dispute early this morn ing. During the dispute one of the negroes passed a rock at the other. As a result of the throwing of this rock one of the boys may die and the other Is locked up in the city prison awaiting the result of the injury which he inflicted upon the head of the other negro
 Brewton Small and Tom Hopkins are the names of the negroes. For the past two weeks they have held positions on the night force of bell boys at the Hotel Albert. Early this morning the negroes had a dispute about some trival matter and as Brew ton Small started to pick up a rock from the street in front of the hotel Tom Hopkins ran away, When Brew ton Small got the rock he threw 1t at the other negro and the rock landed on the head of the running negro. Nothing more was thought of the matter utnil a few hours later Tom Hopkins was found lying unconscious in the elevator shaft. A physician was summoned and at first he diagnosed the cause of the suffering and uncon- sciousness of the negro as acute in- digestion.
 On the side of the negro's head there was a great swelling which had been caused by the blow from the rock which had been thrown at him physician later laid the cause of the serious condition of the negro to the blow which this rock had caused. After he had been found unconscious in the elevator shaft Tom Hopkins was taken to his home In North Sell ma and is still in an unconscious con- dition and 1t is expected that death ha n
 About 10 o'clock this morning the serious condition of Tom Hopkins was reported to the police department and immediately a warrant was made out against Brewton Small Soon after wards the negro was found and placed in the city prison. He will remain there until the outcome of the inju- riss which he inflicted.
 Popular Selmlan Weds. At a late hour last night at the par sonaEe of the Church Street Metho- dist Church Mir. Haul Ellis of this city
 married Miss Tabor Cary of Birming- ham.
 The bride is a popular young woman of Birmingham and was reared in MontevalIo but recently moved from that place to the Magic City where she now resides. About a week ago she came to this city and since then has been the guest of Miss Cothrap. MT. Ellis is a we'll known and pop ular young business man of this city and the young couple today were the recipients of hearty congratulations. Heavy Police Docket. Quite q number of cases were called | in police court this morning for trial. | Mayor AtkiMs assessed q fine against most of the culprits who appeared be- | fore him.
 Tom Neal, a negro, appeared in court on three charges. On Sunday after | noon he stole a watch from Levy Carr, | another negro, who was employed on a switch engine in the yards of the l Western Railway of Alabama. Besides | the charge of larceny there was also | booked against Neal the charge of l vagrancy. On the larceny charges the l negro was bound over to await the l action of the next grand jury in the | sum of $200 and on the charge oi | vagrancy he was fined $45 or ninety days on the streets,
 | Fred Sullivan. another negro, ap- | peared in court with three warrants | against him. They were the charges | of disordeFly conduct, resisting an offi- l eer and trespassing after warning. on | the disorderly conduct charge he was l fined $10 or twenty days on the streets, | for resisting an officer he was fined | s45 or ninety days on the streets and on the charge of trespassing after warning he was fined $16 or thirty days on the streets.
 Funeral of Jack HOlMman.