The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-09
CHILDREN VIEW
 CHILD'S BODY Aftermath of Birming-
 hams Tragedy.
FUNERALS OF THE VICTIMS
Hundreds of People Visit Under
 takers Establishment.
shortly After Ths Tragedy saturday Night, . Social Club Was Rald- cd And Nine Men Arrested
 By sheRifcs Force.

Birmingham. Nov. s--(Special) )--The awful tragedy at the home of ]. ". Harris. on Third Avenue and Eighth Street Saturday night. in which Police man J. ". Little, J. W. Harris, W. Womack and the two year old daugh- ter of Harris were killed, all shot. was the topic of conversation today in Birmingham.
 The statement from the police head quarters that Officers Little and Jones went to the Harris home to arrest . man named John Ensley. who was charged with diBorderly conduct. was one of the number that gained circuia- ton last night. but the general ini- precision is that the officers. having arrested some men before near this place. had gone there on information that the prohibition law was being violated. Little and Harris were not friends ct all. in fact both men were prepared for one another.
 The body of Little was taken to Nor ris. in the upper part of the county to- day and the funeral will probably take place in the morning. The deceased Is survived by a widow ara five child ren. He was 4s years of age. Tn ad- dition to his immediate fa mily. he. ia survived by three brothers. two half brothers and five sisters.
 t1AFEtA AS SuFElNeu py q WA00W &hAA one child. His father has come here engagements are being made for the inc torment WomRck, as far es can De ascertained. was unmarried.
 4 regular stream of people called at the undertaking establishment of Iags Loy today to look at the bodies, peculiar sight before noon was visit to the morgua of a Sunday school class. the object being to give the children d look at the body of the lit- tie child that had been shot.
 Shortly after this tragedy Saturday night, the sherifrs forces went to "social" or 'Demoeratic" club and served a raiders warrant" nine men being placed under RFerst on a charge of violation of the prohibition law There was no resistence and the depu- ties had no trouble in either gettlna into the place or placing the mel under arrest all of them being march. ed to the county jail where they were required to give bond.
 The tragedy of last night was con- mented on by church-goers today, the consensus of opinion being that all avu1pathy was due the little innocent child. Officer Little. who has been conscientious officer. had received 2 number of threats because or hts energy in running down violations or the prohibition law. He made many arrests during this year and is saiS 10 have taken many chances In tho work. That he expected to find violation of the law again when no entered the rear door to the harEas home, appears to be the beiief or ene neopIe. Policeman Jones statement ta to the effect that he and Officer Lit- tIe went to the place to arrest John Ensley and that man was placed under bond later in the evening.
 Coroner Paris states that there VIII he A full investigation of the killing. The little baby and Harris dled on the operating table at an infirinafy less than an hour and a hait atter tho shooting.