The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17
CRIMES ATTEMPTS SELF DESTRUCTION Had Become DeSpondent from
 Ill Health HE USES A REVOLVER Ball Passes Entirely Through chest and InfIiets Dangerous Wound.
 We'll Known Citizen of
 Dallas County.
HE USES A REVOLVER

Selma, August is.-t Special .)--Lew- ellen Grimes. well known citizen of Dal- las county, was brought 10 a sanatar- ium here tonight suffering from a self inflicted pistol wound over his heart
 He has been Respondent for some time over i'll health and this morning al an early hour walked out into an out house and, after firing his pistol once through the roof turned the weapon upon himself The ball entered above the left nipple and came out of the back under the shoulder blade. He is in a serious condition. MT. Grimes is a bachelor and lives about seven miles from the city.
 Tralnmen Get Scare. Today at the union passenger station the baggage handlers were given quite a scare, as a trunk was thrown into the Southern's train for Meridian. The little pasteboard on the trunk denoted that it's destination was Hattiesburg, Miss, and that was all. That was perhaps all the baggagemen wanted to know, either, until after 1t was thrown into the car. The trunk had just been hoisted into the bag gage car and was being tossed over to
 
 port and as the piece of baggage was dropped smoke was seen issuing from the half broken places in the side.
 The trunk was quickly forced open and then it was found that either a dynamite cartridge, a torpedo some other shell had been exploded by the concussion. A rife, two pistols and a number of shoot ing machines and cartridges were found in the trunk. Whether the incident will cause a little more respect for trunks en- trusted to baggagemen Is not known but it Is surmised it will. The incident recalls the fact stated in an Alabama paper few days ago. that while sl<ids were used in unloading beer from cars and wagons trunks were accustomed to get to the grounds the best way they could.
 Off to Target Practice.
 Selma will send several of it's National Guardsmen to the rifle range at Daphne for encampment during next week. The eneampment begins Saturday and will continue until the following Friday and is for the purpose of perfecting the men in rifle practice and to pick out the team to represent Alabama in the national tar get practice from the best shots developed at Daphne
 Those who will go from Selma are Maj. D. M. Scott, representing the staff of the brigadier- general; Lieut.-Col J. E. Carter. representing the Second regiment field officers: Lieut.. Merkle and Privates Sneed and Boggs from Troop c; Quarter master Sergeant Will Esler and Private Will Haynes of Company C.
 The rendezvous for the encampment will be in Mobile and the entire command will go over to Daphne Saturday morning.
 Meat Inspectors Work.
 Just how much meat that was not wholesome Selma consumed before the putting into effect of the meat inspection law will never be .-nown. but one of the benificent effects of the law was demon- strated today
 Meat Inspector Connor saw a wagon two or three blocks from the city hall with the carca sses of two beeves covered up in it. He saw at a glance that the meat did not appear sound but contented himself with waiting until the owner attempted to dis pose of it. He had not long to wait and found the wagon near Milas Martins stall at the market and the. meat being offered to the latter for sale. The inspector told Martin not to purchase the meat. The owner, who was a white man, at first resented the interference of what lie thought was an outsider and asked the in spector what he had to do with 1t. Upon being told he allowed the meat to be ex- amined and it was found to be in bad state pr. Connor pronounced the meat unfit for sale and told the party that if 1t remained in the city he would have to render it useless by putting oil upon It. The man. who says that he lives about thirty miles from Selma and had killed the animals yesterday, immediately started his team towards home. saying that he didn't thing 'it was spoiled much" and that he could salt it down and use 1t on his plantation.
 Local and Personal.
 Mrs. J. Marks, who was before her Ia a Mrs. Sam Wexler who was Miss Carrie Kayser, both of whom now make New Orleans their home. are in the city visiting their parents. Both were ex- ceedingly popular belles in this city and will receive a cordial welcome.
 But one case was tried in mayors court this morning that of a negro by the name of Monroe Callen. who was charged with the larceny of watch. It seems that the watch was misplaced in some manner and the negro to whom the watch belonged could not say who took it. The time piece was recovered and ths negro was discharged.
 There was a happy wedding yester- day at the home of Mir J. T. Williams, S17 Selma street when MT. ]. A. Eos ter and Miss Gwendolyn Sanders were united for life, the ceremony being performed in an impressive manner by Rev. MT. Pulley, pastor of the Alabama Street Methodist church. MT. roster is one of the popualr engieners of the Southern railway He has large cir cle of friends who extend heartest con gratulations The bride is from Plan tersville and Is a most talented young woman Mr and Mrs. Foster left in the afternoon for Washington, New York Detroit and other places of in terest.
 Hon. ". B. Craig. member of Congress from the Fourth district, has returned from West Virginia where he accom- panied Mrs. Craig on a visit to her old home. Mrs. Craig will remain in West Virginia until the summer Is over
 Mrs. Durham Smith and daughter Miss Louise, of Arcadia. La, are the guests of Mrs. R. F. Ross on Lamar street.
 w. l.. Smith, former Selmian now living in Louisiana is on a visit to his old home. "Grundy," as he was known in his boyhood days, Is receiving a cor dial welcome from old friends. DEVILSH PLOT BEHIND