The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
JACK MALLORY IS
LANDED IN PRISON
Admits Firing Shot That Hit
Conductor Fancher
SHOT AT TRAIN IN FUN
Good Days Work for Special Agent
Ben F. Moseley of Southern Rail-
road-Loca and General
News of Selma.

Selma, December 2S-(special.) Especial
Agent Ben f. Mosey of the Southern
railway returned to Selma Sunday night
after a good Sundays work in apprc-
bending the party who shot into freight
train No. 70 Saturday night about two
miles south of Wisonville. MI. Mosely
left Selma Sunday morning at $50 and
returned at $3.50. after having success
fully landed in the Shelby county Jail
at Columbia Jack Mallory, the eelf-con-
fessed firer of the shot that may result
in the death of Conductor Mathew NJ.
Fancher.
Saturday night when passing Jackson's
spur, about two miles south of WILSON,
vile, the 1agman on train No. 70, who
was sitting alongside of Conductor Fan
cher in the caboose, saw the latter sud
denly fall over unconscious TO the floor
of the car. The rattle of the ,rain had
drowned any noise made by shots. and
the f1agman thought that Mr.. Fancher
was attacked with heart trouble. Fe
raised human from the floor and was hor
rified to find the conductor bleeding pro-
fusely from a wound in the head. At
Columbana he communicated with the
engineer and the train was run on to Ca
lera as quickly as possible. Here It was
met by special train from Wilton. nav
ing on board Master of Trains aaster.
who. having been appraised of the catas-
trophe, FASTENED to the assistance of the
injured man. At Calera medical attcn-
ton having been secured, the injured con-
ductor was carried to his home at Monte
vallo, the special train being held in read
mess to move him either to Selma or
Birmingham as the needs required.
Admits Shooting.
Special Agent Mosely although working
off his territory, ascertained at Column
biana that a negro woman hal heard
shots fired about the time the train
passed Jackson's spur. In company with
a deputy sheriff of Shelby county and
Mr. Bivins, citizen of that community,
he went to the vicinity of Jackson's spur
and found a negro by the name of Jack
Mallory who admitted that he and an
other negro, while filed up with whisky
Saturday night, had fired into a freight
train going south The negro had not
heard that anybody had been hurt and
admitted to the officers that he and an
other negro did the shooting.
IF it was a pistol ball that went into
the caboose," said the negro in all in
nocence, II am guilty, and am willing to
pay a fine for 1t. Me and my pal got a
gallon of whisky, and as the train CAIRO
by we decided to shoot into it. [ mad a
pistol and he had shotgun. If the
shots show that pistol ball went into
the train I am responsible and am willing
to pay fine"
The negro was not informed of the
fact that the bullet from his pistol had
struck the conductor and might result
fatally. He did not even seem to real
ize the enormity of his offense.
Both negroes work on the section of the
Southern railway near Wilsonville and
live about two miles south of that poi IT,
where the shooting occurred. The catch
ing of the mscreant by Special Agent
Mosely was indeed a good days york.
and ne is receiving the compliments O.:
officials AMI friends alike.
The latest information from Mr.. Fan
cher is that he had regained conscious
ness, and that he has an equal chance
for recovery.
Local and Personal.
Invitations have been received in Selma
to the wedding of Miss Grace Lee Fitz-
hugh to Mr.. Arthur NJ Pitts at Glenn
wood, Blount Springs, on the afternoon Of
Wednesday, January 6, at o'clock. Mr..
Pitts Is the son of Probate Judge P III.
Pitts while the bride-to-be is beautiful
and charming young woman.
Another invitation of statewide interest
is to the wedding of Miss Adele Hoffman
to DIR. Jacob H. Kaplan on Thursday,
January 70, at 8 o'clock. Temple Mish-
kan, Selma DR.. Kaplan is the rabbi
of the temple here, while Miss Hoffman is
a most cultivated and talented young
woman
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Sterne. whose
marriage was consumated in San An
tonic. Tex, few weeks ago, are on a
visit to the old home of the groom. They
will make their home soon in Birming
ham.