The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
.LON MEDL|N KILLS
 GEORGE FULTON Men Quarrel Over an Old
 Affair FULTON DIES INSTANTLY BBoth Men Were Employed in Cotton Mills at Selma and Were Well
 knoWn-MedIin Is
 In Jail.
1 FULTON DIES INSTANTLY

Selma, October 14-(Special. )-This aft ernoon near the Cawthon cotton mills,
 Lon Medlin, an employe of the weave l room, shot and instantly killed George
 Fulton. an employe of the Estelle mill.
 Medlin was in the store of Compton x
 Mathews when Fulton. who had been drinking, it is said, approached him and accused him of having stated that Grover
 Richardson, a brother-in-law of Fulton's, l who was killed some time ago, had been l killed in a negro house.
 l Fulton struck Medlin in the mouth. 1 and the latter endeavored to get away, | going out of the store through a side 1 door. Fulton went out the front door and l headed him off going up and down the street near the cotton mill with him | cursng him. Medlin's wife came up and endeavored to get him home, when Full ton showed Mrs. Medln out of the way, and according to Medlins statement, struck at him with knife. Medln then
 pulled his pistol and fired. The weapon was a oS calbre special and the one bali went straight to the heart of Fulton, causing instant death.
 Medlin handed the pistol with which the shooting was done to his wife and went to police headquarters where he surren- dered. Fulton's wife soon reached the scene and her grief was pitiful. The body of the dead man was left lying in the road for over an hour until Chief Wal ters reached the scene and had 1t car- red to the late home of the deceased. Medlin came to Selma from Prattvlle about seven years ago and has borne d good reputation. Fulton came here about two years ago but went to Siluria, from which place he just returned day or so ago.
 Medln is in the county Jail and will be given a preliminary hearing about Wednesday or Thursday.
 Memorial Services. At the Broad Street Presbyterian church this morning at 40 o'clock the hour of the funeral services in Amelia, Va, over the remains of Prof. R. E. Hardaway, memorial services were held in honor of the distinguished citizen who for 25 years was at the head of the public schools of | Selma. R. s. D. Mallory, chairman of | the board of trustees of the Dallas acad- | ema, presided at the meeting, and the l eulogy was delivered by the Rev. A. A. | Little. All the school children of the I city occupied seats in the main auditorium I and the schools were immediately dis l missed after the services. As the chil- l dren marched from the school building to l the church the school bell was tolled 57 l times, that being the age of Professor Hardaway at his last birthday. l Preparing for Fair. The Central City fair will throw open it's gates Friday and the indications are that the biggest and best exhibition ever given in this city will be given this year. The grounds are in excellent shape. and the track will be very fast unless unus- ually bad weather comes.
 Local and Personal. Mr and Mrs. Walter R. Hardy have reached home from Lexington, Ky. MT. and Mrs. J. D. Allen, whose mar rage occurred in Gadsden last week, have reached the city from their bridal trip.
 At the ministers conference held this morning, the Rev. w. F. Dickinson was chosen president; the Rev. S. H. Bennett, vice president, and the Rev l.. B. Robin son, secretary.
 J. w. McFerrn returned this morning from Ft Deposit where he was called by a naccident to his uncle. Dr. o. G. Bru- ner Dr. Bruner was thrown from his horse Saturday afternoon and his leg broken in two places.