The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-05
NEGRO DIES FROM
 SEVERE BEATING Son Is Also Dangerously
 Wounded By Shot YOUNG MEN SUSPECTED Are Said to Have Carried the Old Man From Home and Whipped
 Hlm-They Had Difference
 About a Bee Tree.
YOUNG MEN SUSPECTED

Selma, March f. = (SpeciaL) News reached Selma today that last night near Summer1eld, Nose Coleman, an aged ne- gro who lived in that community was decoyed away from home by two white men and severely beaten. When he called his son to help him one of the white men shot the boy in the stomach The old man died while on the way to Selma for treatment.
 John Rutledge and Bertram Tait, it is reported, a few weeks ago cut a bee tree" belonging to the negro and he re- ported it to Justice of the Peace Camp bell at Summerheld which greatly in- censed the young men and last night, it Is said, they proceeded to his home and told him if he would go with them to MT. Campbelrs place they would set tie" with him for the tree. It Is said Coleman at once agreed to accompany them, but before they had gone far the young men are alleged to have set upon the aged victim and beat him unmerci- fully, after which they placed dry pinS straw around his body and set it on fire
 Cries brought Coleman's son to his as sstance and when he was approaching one of the younng men shot the boy causing a painful wound.
 The assaulters have succeeded in elud- ing the officers, but effort will be made to effect their arrest tonight
 Will Commemorate Battle.
 Selma Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy will commemorate the an niversary of the battle of Selma on April 2 by issuing a special edition of the Sell ma Times, which it Is intended to make a most interesting number from which a considerable sum will be realized to be appropriated toward the Morgan-Pet- tuS memorial.
 A meeting of those interested was held this morning and committee appointed to push the enterprise to a successful fin ish. The paper will consist of from Is to 32 pages and will be filled with war "reminiscences, old time documents and matter of vast interest to all southern people. Every chapter of United Daugh- ters of the Confectionery and of Veterans and Sons of Veterans will be communf- cated with and asked to subscribe for a certain number of copies. Each paper will be sold at 10 cents and the Selma from their labors.
 Wants Historic Diagram.
 Postmaster Scott is in receipt of let ter asking for diagram of the fortifi- cations used around Selma during the war and which proved so 1nefTectual when Wilson's raiders attacked this city on April 2, 1865 Miss Ethel Armes, who is writing a history of Alabama, wants the diagram for her work and Major Scott will endeavor to have map made of same for her use.
 Street Railway Policy.
 Upon the return of R. L. Ellis and Hugh Mallory, the former manager and the latter attorney for the Selma Light ing company, from Philadelphia, tomor- row, it is expected that something defin- ite will be given out as to the policy to be expected of the Selma street railway which lately was purchased by the Amer ican Pipe company which also owns the lighting company It Is hoped that the line will be extended, perhaps to Sum- merfield and that better service will be inaugurated
 a Local and Personal.
 MT. and Mrs. V. B. Atkins left this morning for Biloxi, where they will spend the next two weeks. Mrs. Hilhouse, Mrs. Atkins sister, accompanied them.
 Associate Editor Godbold of the Cam den Era, was @ visitor to the city to- day.
 Miss Ella Eagle entertained in a most delightful manner this afternoon in hon or her cousin, Miss Eagle of Nashville, who is her guest.