The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-02
SPECIAL OFF )
COMPILE ORK
Waller and McC Good
Service in oeln,~
BURGLARS ARE CONVICTED
Spring Festival Will Be Held In Selma
All of Next Week-Low Rate
Is Secured-other
News.

Selma, April 1.-(Special 1.-The two de-
tectives, ]. P. Waller and R. w. Mccay,
left this afternoon at clock for Chica-
go, their home. They were sent to Sell
ma upon request of Mayor Atkins and
Chief of Police Walters by the American
Detective agency of Chicago. the officials
having determined to ferret out the foun-
dation of many of the robberies and other
violations of law in Selma.
Mr.. Waller came to Selma on February
"a and he was Joined on March by Mr.
McCay. Their instructions were to get all
evidence possible of all violations of law
and their reports to the mayor cover
many things which will be beneficial in
the future in maintaining a better moral
atmosphere in Selma AS a result of
their Investigations vice in various forms
have been and will be abated, though
possibly no court action Will be necessary.
The contention of Chief Walters that
the negro cab drivers of ele city in many
instances were accessories to the various
robberies that have occurred was proven
by the fact that the three young men
who pleaded guilty and settled their cases
Saturday evening" employed a negro cab
an entire week and that the box of sta
tionery taken from a in the Southern
railway yards on Saturday night, March
%, was carried in his hack, No. 6, out
near the brick yard and opened. 1t was
some of this stationery that was sold to
Bob Stoutenmire, the negro storekeeper,
who was tried in mayors court this
morning and fined $50 for receiving stolen
goods, Stoutenmire took an appeal
Report of Detectives.
The report of the detectives covers
many offenses, some of which have never
come to light. One of these is the alleged
robbery of man in a certain stairway of
over $500, the perpetrator of which ac
eording to the detectives, is now in Pan
anna. A planned robbery of the little
iron safe used by one of the express mes
sengers on the midnight train, which
miscarried on one occasion is also de-
tailed in the report. The plan was when
the wagon drove up to the express office
in the alley, while the attention of the
messenger was called off. the safe was to
be snatched thrown in hack and carried
away. This failed owing to the train be-
ing late and the messenger insisting on
sitting on the safe.
Through mistake in identity the negro
hack driver, Clarence Weber, driver of
cab No. G, eluded the officers. Clarence
Ellis, one of the drivers of the hack
was arrested instead of Weber Both
negroes take turns in driving, and while
Ellis was arrested Weber seized the op-
portunity to make off.
Messrs. Waller and McCay declare that
they can say with certainty that there is
no whisky being sold in the eastern por-
ton of the city. That is, could any have
been purchased during the month of
March they would have been sure to
have secured some of it. As to gambling,
they state that it was found impossible
TO work along those lines and along the
lines taken al the same time.
Tho work done by the two detectives
was in every way satisfactory to the au-
thorities, the mayor and chief believing
that the cost of their services was money
well spent.
Selma Spring Festival.
Chairman Jos. Richardson, of the
southeastern Traffic ASSOCIATION, has an
nounced the putting on of a rate of one
and a third fare plus "a cents for the
occasion of the Selma spring festival,
which takes place all of next week, be-
ginning April s. Tickets will be sold to
Selma and return from all points within
radius of 100 miles of Selma and will
be on sale every day beginning Sunday,
April 7, and closing Saturday. April Is.
Iuty Will ne IHllltu ~ sunday Night,
April IA. The spring festival will be held
on the lot around the courthouse and on
the street in front of the Elks home, and
considerable preparation is being made
for the occasion.
Local and Personal.
The usual Sunday school festival was
held last evening by ST. Paul's Episcopal
church and was largely attended, despite
the inclement weather. The banner class
and banner teacher was that of Mrs. Adj
gate L. Bibb Mrs. A. p. Jones class was
the banner class in the amount subscribed
during the year.
General Superintendent w. N. Foreacre
spent Sunday in Selma, leaving this
morning for Mobile.
Two cars of wagons and engines for the
Parker Amusement company reached
Selma today. They come to prepare for
the spring festival attractions which will
be exhibited next week.
Mrs r. S. Hill and children of Mont
gomery are the guests of relatives in the
city.