The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-08
CAR OFF TRACK ON
BESSEMER LINE
HAS NARROW ESCAPE FROM
TUMRLING DOWN AN EMBANk-
MENT-NEGRo SHOOTS ANoTH-
Err IN BACK AT WOODWARD.

Bessemer, October 7.--(Special what
might have been a very serious accl-
dent was narrowly averted this afternoon
on the 4.3O car on the North Bessemer
line, just beyond Brighton. The car COM
ing into Bessemer was late and the out
going car was forced to pull back on the
siding on the other side of the railroad.
This switch is 10 or II feet from the
ground. The curve Is a sharp one and
as the trailer was rounding the curve the
front wheels slipped off, lacking but a
few inches of going off the ties and
p1unging the car 10 feet to the ground.
Essic Todd shot Aaron Allen at the
Woodward ore mines on yesterday MORN
Ing. There had been bad feeling between
the negroes for some time and the shoot
ing Is the result. Allen Is a fireman ana
while attending to his duties Todd slipped
IN behind and shot him in the back
The doctors say that there is little chance
for Allen to live. Deputy r. T. Jones
was at once dispatched to the scene, but
the negro had made his escape
The new postoffice will be open Mon
day, the department moving on Saturday.
employees are all anxious to be In the new
building as the old quarters are crampsd
The citizens of the city are also DESTROYS
of the change, as the new building makes
a decidedly better appearance than the
present place. The removal of the post
office will mean the work beginning on
the passenger depot of the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company.
The city court lis grinding away ana
several cases have been disposed of. The
case of Mrs Elizabeth Hinton VS.. the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company has been settled by compromise,
the complainant getting $500. The case is
a very old one and dates back to the
time when the old dummy line ran into
Bessemer. The case of Ed Johnson vs.
the Louisville and Nashville railroad has
been declared mistrial. the jury remain
ing out all night. The case of B. H.
Newman vs. the Alabama Great Southern
railroad is in the hands of the jury.
Mr.. Neyman is suing for 100000 for tho
death Of his son, who was killed In
rear-end collision at McCalla some months
ago
There will be union services at the Bap-
list church on next Sunday night, when
the Rev. Brooks Lawrence will speak on
the LIQUOR question. 1t is thought others
will speak, but the list has not been
announced as yet. The amendists are
putting up hard fight and the defend
ers are not idle The anti-amendists are
planning campaign which Will be
launched in the near future. Lltera-
ture Ia being prepared and will be spread
over the city and district. 1t is thought
that "a debate will be arranged between
w. s. WEIGH and Pinckney Scott, both
of Bessemer, on the amendment Mr..
WEIGH representing the amendment side.
The street and light committee will have
a new chairman, Percy Benton having
requested President Edmundson to ap-
point another member to the chair. The
president appointed Sam Stein. the new
alderman from the Second ward.
The body of j. w. Booth, who died in
Augusta, Ca, on Tuesday night, arrived
In the city last night. having been sent
to Jacobs & Son. The funeral took place
this morning in Cedar Hill cemetery. The
Bessemer lodge No. 262, Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, were in charge of
the funeral