The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
BESSEMER JAIL
YIELDS ANOTHER
No One Knows Hew Daring
Henry Escaped
NEGRO CARVING MATCH
Government Wants Site on Which TO
Build New Federal Building.
General News of the
Marvel City.
NEGRO CARVING MATCH

the Jail this morning about o'clock, and
as far as any of the force around the jail
know he is walking yet.
Y Brown was put in Jail some 20 days
ago, charged with stealing everything
from gas stove to a dress suit.
He was given $50 and 80 days; or to be
more correct. 1t was meant that he should
! work for the city for 24O days.
/ He is the twenty-ffth prisoner to leave
the Jail during the past few months.
As is the general rule, no one around
! the Jail has. the faintest idea how he
, could have got away The only thing
they do know is that Henry went
away"
The prisoners are usually taken out
about o'clock in the morning, but 1t
was nearly this morning before they
left the jail, owing to the bad weather.
There were 10 prisoners. and they had the
! day warden, the street superintendent
and two guards to watch them, and still
one of them was allowed to walk away.
Brown was checked off along with the
rest, and he is known to have walked
downstairs with Them but after that time
all is blank.
He had his shackels filed when ne
walked downstairs but this matter was
so small 1t escaped the attention of the
/ men in charge. The people at the jail
appear to be under the impression that
when Brown reached the ground floor he
lodged the crowd and went out through
the fire department, and it is more than
probable that he concealed himself behind
a milk wagon.
Brown is quite bad character, and it
was hoped by the officers when he was
arrested and sentenced that he at least
would remain in jail for the time limit,
but he is like the rest of them as far as
getting away is concerned. with the pos
sible exception that he was smoother than
the others.
1t would strike person as being a
pretty nervy thing for a prisoner to run
off from four guards. There is no doubt
but that he was in the Jail and he spent
last evening there. He was turned over
to the street gang this morning in good
condition, and now he is numbered
among the "has beens 1t is possible that
the city does not care whether these
prisoners get away or not on account or
the panic and the general feeling of UNI
rest which exists throughout the COM
munity still It has been suggested that
since they are caught. tried and convict
ed. it might be good idea to keep them
around for a while to see just how prison
life agrees with them.
One OF the prisoners stated today that
Brown filed his shackels last evening and
when he walked downstairs this morn
ing he had the chains tied up under his
trousers.
Tt is believed when the general cleo
ton is held in September the following
stanza will be included on the ticket;
'Does the city profit by having officers
arrest prisoners and lock them up or
not? Or it would it be a good idea to
tear down the Jail and donate the OLD
brick to the Salvation Army for the pur-
pose of erecting a hall?" If this is put
on the ticket it is almost an even pet
that the Salvation Army will win out
Henry is gone, and since he did 1T in
such good style 1t is the general wish
that he may go forever without having TO
account for having left "the house or
cheap living"
Some blasting powder was found in one
of the cells this morning, and there was
lust about enough of 1t to change the
looks of Third avenue as far as Nine
teenth street Certainly no one knows
whence 1t came.
Awful Fight.
Julie Christian and Carrie Keeling
engaged in a free for all fight at an
early hour this morning. Julie had
an axe while Carrie carried the
razor" The fight was fast and furious
while it lasted. but fortunately for
Julie, the chief of police arrived on
the scene just after Carrie started cut
ting and his early appearance, not only
gives the force new speed record,
but it kept Julie from being cut to
death.
When the scrappers were finally
separated it was found that Julie was
in the dog meat class" When thed oc-
tor arrived he took 27 stitches in her
neck.
Julie stated after the fight was over
and matters had quoted down, that
she meant TO put the finishing touches
to Carrie but she could not deliver the
goods
Carrie used to cut meat in restau-
rant, so it came easy for her to do a
little slashing.
Neither of the women would tell
what the fight was about, but it is
thought the old and worn out word
love" had something to do with it.
Carrie is in Jail and Julie is on the
road to recovery After she was sewn
up she asked the doctor if she would
be all right and look the same old way
after she got up. He told her she
would get over it, but she would never
look the same.
Supposed Murderer Caught.
Jim Harris, a negro with many
aliases, was caught this mornig by
officer Frank Childers. A letter was
received few days ago requesting
the authorities, at Bessem to keep
sharp lookout for the negro. lie is
wanted in that section on number OF
charges but the most important ore
is that If having killed section fore
man near Brewton on May 2.
description was received from the
sheriff and the negro caught this
morning appears to answer to the
description in every respect. He denies
knowing anything of it, but he is beng
held until an officer can come here
ard identify min.
Work Being Pushed.
The work on the proposed govern
uent building is teing pushed along at
q rapid rate.
The excavation has been in progress
since Monday mornig, and a great deal
of dirt has been removed.
The contractor will have to hurry in
order to get the work completed in the
time specified ard for that reason It is
not believed any time VIII be wasted
from now on.
To Improve Service.
Several of the officials of the Peoples
Telephone company were in the city this
MORNING aypopp than heinR Vice Pres