The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-07
CHASE AFTER NEGRO
ATTEMPTED TO ASSAULT WHITE WOMAN. NEAR WOODLAWN.
Deputy sheriRs and Dogs Get on Trail But the Black Brute Escap~ ea--News ef Birmimg-

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 Birmingham, June e.--(speciaL)---A chase after a negro who was accused of attempting an assault on a white woman near Woodlawn, caused some excitement Sunday morning early.
 The negro is said to have made the attempt late Saturday afternoon and this morning when he passed by the house the woman pointed the negro out and the husband made an effort to catch him. The negro took to flight and in Q short whale there was . crowd after hirns A steiephone mes sage. was sent to the sheriff's office and the dogs were gotten out, but the negro got away in the stock house of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel 6 Iron Com. pany's city furnaces.
 An Insanity Expert.
 B. NJ. Allen. the weli-known at- t0rney, accompanied by Dr. Rudolph, q prominent insanity expert, were ad- mitted to the county jail today to in- terview W. M. Bailey, the attorney who ia under indictment on a charge of having carnai knowledge of a girl under fourteen years of age. The in- terview lasted some time No state- ment as made as 10 the line of plead- ing to be made when. the case Is cau- cd for trial this month.
 I've White Men Arrested.
 c. R. Deal. aged twenty-six years and c. D. Mitchell. aged eighteen years. were arrested at Leeds today by Deputy Sheriff Pink Hambright and brought to the city and locked up in the county jail on a charge of vfo- lating the prohibition law. The men were found, with two suit cases which were filled with bottles of liquor. Commitment papers came from the ofiico of Justice spruiell, of Leeds.
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 County officers are working hard on evidence against the two young white men, Gordon McAIIister And c. A. of J. z. Grimes. the conductor on tho North Ensley electric car line last week. There are rumors that some very damaging testimony has been worked up and will be presented at the preliminary trial on the 18th inst. A brother of voght was allowed to see the accused today at the county faii and arrangements have been made for legal assistance. The brother ia employed on the Louisville 6 Nashville Railroad.
 Delegate Made Report.
 At the regular monthly meetig of the Birmingham Musicians Union to- day Frank Arrico. who attended the annual national convention of the or. kanlLaLlOn Ut NaAHuedpOttS AhSt biObths made report of the business that was transacted at that gathering The order throughout the United States was reported to be in good con. dition. many of the best know musi- clans belonging to the union and the larger number of the we'll known bands and orchestras having mem. hers who affiliate with the union. 4 recent picnic given by the Biriming- ham union netted quite Q little sum for the general fund.
 WOOdmen Decoration Day.
 Decoration Day for the Woodmen of the World was observed in the Blr- mingham district today by almost every camp of the order. The camps at Avondale. Woo wn and East Lake joined In exercises at the Woodlawp cemetery. H. A. Elkourie was. the orator of the day. The camp in Bir- mingham sent delegations to all the cemeteries in the immediate district where there are Woodmen buried and marked the graves or put flowers on tn mounds
 Gone to Hire Mules.
 W, E. Douglas. a member of Camp Hardee, United Confederate Veterans. went to Memphis late last night with a commission to hire a number of mules which will be used In the pa- rades during the reunion in that city by some of the prominent veterans from this city. There is strong objec- tion to the prices to be charged for horses and 1t was decided by num- Der of men from this section not to
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