The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17
WHITE MAN SHOT
 DEAD BY 4 NEGRO Murderer is Killed While Flying NO CAUSE FOR THE DEED Bad Negro Wit Good Gun Just Runs Amuck and Kills the Man Because
 He Had the Opportunity
 for Bloody Act.
NO CAUSE FOR THE DEED

Jackson, Miss. August 16.-(SpeeialD- Constabes W. A. Tilford and Charles Van Baren of this city, and Ben Chis- holm a citizen went to Byram this morn ing to arrest negro wanted by the justice court. On their way to the rail road camp where the negro was sup posed to be, they stopped at negro house for q drink of water, and while sitting on the gallery another negro came up in their rear and opened fire on tha officers. It was discovered afterwards that his name was Jesse Robinson. His first shot passed through the fleshy part of Van Burens arm. his second killed Til- ford instantly. and his third barely miss ed Chisholm's head. He then ran with Van Buren and Chisholm in pursuit and might have escaped, save for a barbed wire fence. where he was overtaken and shot to death as he was in the act of reoading his pistol handsome new smitn & Wesson special.
 Why this negro should have run amuck in such manner Is not known. The off cers were not after him. had never heard of him, and the first they saw of him was after he fired on Van Ruren and they turned in their chairs to see whence the shot came.
 Tllford who was young married man with wife and one child, was well thought of ny all who knew him. Ills body was brought to Jackson soon after the kill ing.
 Superintendent Resigns.
 Dr. W. s. Sims, superintendent of the State Institution for the Blind for the past eight years. has rendered his resg- nation to Governor Vardaman and the same has been reluctantly accepted. pr. Sims states that he has been contem- plating this step some time, desiring to devote himself entirely to his profes sion. that of an eye specialist. He was appointed to the position from Meridian during Governor McLaurins administra- tion. and has proved good man for the position. pr. Sims tells Governor Var daman that the man for the place Is not eye specialist, but one who has had experience in teaching the blind. The fact Is that most of the pupils at the in- stitution are those that are totally blind. and all the oculists in the land could not restore to them their sight.
 No Clew to Mystery.
 The father, brother-in-law and other relatives and friends of Lex Brame. the Jackson lawyer who disappeared at Vicksburg a week ago, have returned home, worn out with their long and frutless search They have hopes that Mir. Brame is suffering with some abbera- ton of the mind, and that he will yet turn up This idea is encouraged by the fact that an old friend of the miss ing man. MT. o. P Gibson of West Point, states in a telephone to the family here that he saw and talked with him in Vicksburg last Saturday. He noticed noth- ing wrong with him at that time. and had on his coat. In the meantime the mystery deepens and the search con tinues
 Joint Debate Arranged.
 The Noel and Brewer campaign com mittees have arranged for the Joint de- bate in this city Saturday night and a great crowd Is expected to hear them. NJ. Noel will open the debate with 10 minutes discussion of the issues of the day MT. Brewer will have one hour in reply, and Mir. Noel will close with n fifteen minutes rejolnder
 Express Manager Quits.
 b. E. Addison, manager of the South- ern Express office in this city for the past fifteen years, has rendered his resig nation on account of his health. Mir Addison wants outdoor exercise and pro- poses to have it.
 Critical Condition.
 A telephone message from Judge Truly at Fayette, informs his sister, Mrs ]. w. Power, that his little son, Everette Truly, is in a critical condition from ap- pendlctls The boy will be taken to New Orleans, if there is time. and if not. will be brought to Jackson for the opera tion. Young Truly. some 1i or l5 years old, and a student at Milsaps college last session. is q great faYorite with Jackson young folks.