The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-05
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the fire spread. At the sight of the blaze beyond his control he made tracks for home and has nothing more to do with the story.
 The fire spread with great rapidity and threatened to burn the premises of Mrs Thornton nearby. The woH,en of thshouse hastened out and by great exertions beat out the blaze around the residence of J.. G. Mckinney, just west of the Thorn ton home which was also threatened, but was saved in like manner.
 There were no men in the vicinity, all of them being away at their daily occu- pations, and but little could be done to check the flames. With the rapidity of a race horse, so onlooker said, the fire roared down the hill toward Twenty second street and the residence of J. B. Lee 1t is said that Mrs Lee was com- pelled to summon her husband and son from the Lee Foundry company to aid in fighting the flames. One of the fourth grade rooms at the Leighton Avenue school, it is reported, was dismissed that the boys might aid in saving the threat ened property.
 The efforts of the fire fighters were successful to the extent that no material loss was suffered at any of the residences threatened, but the main fire could not be controlled and it raced up the Hanks of the mountain, where it bazed until long after nghtfall. The entire north end of the city was last night and this morning still filled with the dense smoke from the 4-year-old's bon fire.
 Charlie Williams, a negro, was shot and almost instantly killed near the home of his wife, Lucinda Williams, in the alley west of Noble, between Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets, last night about 8 o'clock
 He was shot twice through the heart ble came up over the wife of Charlie Williams. He and John became engaged in a quarrel and the shots which ended Charlie's life were fired. Immediately after the shooting Williams was cap- tured by Vester Reaves as Williams and his pal, Clay Brown, were running through the alley in an attempt to escape
 Williams was turned over to George Pace and Walter Reaves and taken to the county. jail.
 Fred l.. Blackmon stated last night that in his opinion a section of the city code of Anniston Is unconstitutional and will not stand the test.
 This section was brought into prom thence yesterday morning after the trial of the alleged blind tigers by the edict of Mayor Pro Tenn. Cooper, who Issued orders to the chief of police that this sec- ton should be rigidly enforced. The ordi- nance is as follows:
 Section ?. Be it further ordained, That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation having property rented, leased or under their control in the city of Anniston, or within the police Jurisdic- ton thereof, to- continue in the posses sion of such property, after it has been leased or rented, any person, firm or cor poration using or reasonably suspected of using such premises or property for the sale exchange, giving away or otherwise unlawful disposition of spirituous vinous or malt liquors, or intoxicating beverages contrary to law
 It is said that several of the parties tried in police court yesterday morning on charges of violating the prohibition law are renters, but so far none of the tenants have been elected by the land lords.