The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15
MRS. ALTO Y. LEE
DIES AT GADSDEN
Was Stricken With Paralysis
Several Days Ago
NOUN ! AINB0RO TRAGEDY
John EIkins Slabs D. Murphree
Number of Tlmes-Were Good
Friends Before Difficulty.
Elkins Is In Jail.
NOUN ] AINB0RO TRAGEDY

Gadsden, December 14.-(Special)-
Mrs. Alto V. Lee. wife of Judge Alto
V. Lee of the Gadsden criminal court,
died at her home in this city at 1890
last night. Mrs. Lee was stricken with
paralysis some 10 days ago, but was
thought to be recovering. Yesterday
evening there was relapse and the
end came in few hours. While past
middle life up to a few weeks ago she
was seemingly In the best OF health.
She was prominent In church and So
ciety circles and was an active worker
in many worthy cause. She was one
of the best known and well beloved
of the elderly ladies of the city and
her sudden death was a shock to the
whole community. Funeral services
We're held at the late residence this
morning and the remains were taken
to Clayton, Ala, the former home OF
the family, for interment.
The Business Mems club held a meet
ing last night for the consideration of
a number of important matters. There
was full attendance and the great
look prevailed. A committee was ap-
pointed to look after the location of
an automobile factory that is consid-
ering this city. The possibility of the
locating of the Pneumatic Jack COM
pany was also considered. Resolutions
were passed asking Golfers Weekly TO
send its staff correspondent here when
visiting the southern field the coming
year. Action was also taken looking
to the increasing of the membership
of the club which has heretofore been
limited to so.
Mountainboro, the little Sand noun
tain village. was yesterday evening the
scene of another tragedy. John Elkins,
young white man, went to the store
of D. Murphree and. after raising a dis
turbance, and while the proprietor was
in the act of ejecting him, drew
knife and stabbed Murphree number
of times. One of the knife thrusts is
Just beneath the heart and there is
grave doubt that the victim of the as
sault will live. Murphree Is also a wen
known young man. and the two were
good friends. Elkins was brought to
the city and lodged in the county jail.
When the officers went to arrest him
ance, declaring tn at he would shoot the
first man that tried to lay hands on
him. The officers finally persuaded
him to surrender and he was placed in
| Jail here before he had fully recovered
| from the effects of the liquor and with
| out realizing that he had committed a.
serious crime. The latest reports from
| the bedside of the victim are to the ef-
feet that there is some hope that the
patient may pull through.
The semi-annual examinations in the
public schools will begin on Thursday
| of this week and will continue until
| the holiday vacation. 1t is anticipated
| that after the vacation there will be
more applications for admission and
that the schools will be badly crowded
| the last half of the year.
The matter of placing the telephone
wires of the Southern Bell before the
paving of the streets is still unsettled.
| The council will not have another
meeting until the regular ono Monday
night of next week, and nothing Of the
| outcome will therefore be known until
| that time. There Is considerable diff
| ference among the people as to wheth-
er the company should be foced to put
| the wires under ground.