The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
BIRMINGHAM MAN
 GETS APPOINTMENT
Thomas Miller Made Assistant
 Postmaster At Selma
NEGRO STABBED TO DEATH
Selma Preparing to Receive Odd Eel loWs-Woodmen of the World Erect Monument to Memory of
 Walter E. Allen.

Selma. April 19-(Special. )-Announce- ment was made today of the appointment of Thomas Miller of Birmingham as as- sistant postmaster at Selma, succeeding H. H. Stewart. who has held the office less than a year under both Mrs. Force and Major Scott.
 Mir Stewart is a rock-ribbed democrat, while MT. Miller, his successor, is a life long republican. The appointment is re- garded as purely political one. and is simply the republicans coming into their own. It was not likely that both the po stion of postmaster and the assistant would be given to the democrats for long in an office of the first class as Selma is. MT. Miller lives in Birmingham and his father was for a long time postmaster of Tuscaloosa, where his sister is now hold ing that position according to the infor- nation received in this city.
 Killing at Browns.
 At Browns, about 20 miles from Sel- ma, Sunday night there occurred cut
 ting afray in which Richard Walker
 killed Will Ward Both are negroes, and
 the killing was brought on by a contro-
 yersy about a woman.
 It seems that Wards wife and Walker
 daughter, girl about IS years of age,
 have had series of quarrels recently, the
 woman having beaten up the girl consd-
 erably on one occasion last week Ward had taken up with the Walker girl and his wife objected
 Yesterday evening the row was re- newed, and Walker, meeting Ward had it out with him, drawing knife and stab
 ping Ward to the heart. The latter ran
 off about 40 yards and fell, expiring in a
 few minutes.
 Walker was brought to the county jail this morning and will await the action of the grand jury on the charge of murder Possibly Committed Suicide. A quarter of a mile from Linden Satur- day afternoon, as the train from Selma approached a road crossing, a man was | seen by the engineer running along the
 side of the track in front of the approach ing locomotive. At the crossing the man seemingly deliberately stepped in front of the engine and was crushed to death. It is possible that he attempted to cross the track and reach safely on the other side. | .ut his actions gave the appearance of in-
 tentional self-destruction.
 l The victim has not been identified He | had small package in his pocket ad- 1 dressed to J. l. McGill, McGilrs. Ala, but 1 tnefe was nothing aDOut llS person by | which an Identification might be effected. l An inquest was held and the coroner s | jury brought in verdict declaring that ] the man, name unknown. came to his ! death by attempting to cross the rail- | road track in front of an engine, through | no fault of the employees of the Louisville | and Nashville Railroad company. The | deceased was apparently about 40 years of | age.
 Preparing for Odd Fellows. | The two Selma lodges of Odd Fellows are preparing for the coming of the | grand lodge to this city May 10-1S. Board i ing house keepers and hotel landlords are 1 being importuned to send the capacity | of their houses to the secretary of the | hotel committee in order that preparations to handle the large number of delegates l can be made.
 1 Unveiled Monument. Yesterday afternoon in Live Oak cem- 1 etery, over the grave of Walter b. Allen, | was unveiled a monument by the Wood l men of the World There was a largo | attendance at the exercises, which were | very impressive and Interesting. Was Pie Poisoned? A negro, John Wilkes, reported to the