The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-20
CRIMINAL RECORDS
SWELLED YESTERDAY
Negroes on Rampage in All
Parts of City
TWO WOMEN WILL DIE
One Man Fatally Shot and Dozens Ar
rested for DRINKS, DisOrderly Con-
duct, Arrays and Larceny.
Picnic at Traction Park
TWO WOMEN WILL DIE

Another carnival of negro crime broke
through last night. Ambulances and the
police department ''black Maria" were
kept on the go all the time. the patrol
wagon hauling the victor of the fray
and the ambulance the victim. AS a re-
suit of fights all over the city, two negro
women are fatally stabbed, three We're
arrested for highway robbery, one Is dy-
ing from revolver shots, and dozens were
arrested for drunk, disorderly, ARRAYS
and larceny.
Matte Lindsey was attacked by an
unknown man about 10 o'clock last night
at Second avenue and Twenty-fifth
street. The mand made his escape and
Matte is supposed to be fatally stabbed.
She has three knife thrusts in her body.
One on each side in the region of the
stomach and one over the heart. There
is no known reason for the attack
For a while yesterday afternoon the
telephone at the sheriffs office
was kept tinkling while anxious and ex-
cited voices at the other end told of hav-
ing seen the Red Mountain negro
highwaymen. The calls all came from
the Mountain Terrace residence district
and deputy sheriff was detailed to the
neghborhood to watch for the highway
men if it was he who had been seen.
Dolly Harden, negro man, is at the
Hillman hospital probably fatally wound
ed in the back He was shot In the arm
and in the back by an unknown negro
at the Vanderbilt furnaces Deputy sher-
ifs were sent to the scene Immediately
and made an attempt to find the man
who did the shooting. 1t is claimed thai
Harden was shot in a dispute over the
result of craps game. He was taken
to the hospital by Gaudin's ambulance.
The shooting occurred about 10 o'clock
last night.
Ed Pills, Ben Pool and Emanuel Props
were arrested for highway robbery. They
are charged with holding up Will Rut-
land at the point of revolvers and taking
$27 from him. They have been identified
as professional highwaymen, it is claim
ed at the police station.
Nettie Davis is lying at the Hillman
hospital at the point of death from an
attack made upon her yesterday at
Traction Park. She was severely beat
en- with some hard instrument and is In
critical condition. negro named Ben
Evans is supposed to have done the
beating Several other fights occurred
yesterday at Traction Park where there
was some kind of a negro picnic. Gut
tii6 oSidpCo anu disputes III WHICH Tic
proverbial razor always played a con-
spicuous part were heard Of Several
negroes are now lying at their homes
severely wounded from these fights.
Lillian Streety plead guilty and was
fined heavily yesterday morning by
Judge Feagin because she stole about
800 worth of jewelry from her former
employer, Mrs. Diesfendorfer She was
employed as a cook. She stole a brooch,
a ring. and several articles of clothing.
An unknown negro is wandering some
where about Ensley with a pair of
handouts on him. He was arrested yes
terday by Officer Henry White and the
policeman was bringing him to the Ems
ley Jail on the street car from Pratt City.
The negro watched his opportunity and
jumped backwards from the car window
He had been arrested for carrying con-
cealed weapons.
Coroner Brasher issued a warrant yes
terday for murder against John Davis
who was found guilty of numbering an
unknown negro at Wylam. After the
coroner's inquest the evidence clearly
showed that Davis had deliberately muir
dered the unknown man and then fled
1t is alleged that Davis is also IA
nous negro counterfeit money expert. 1t
was over such a piece of money that
the fight started between Davis and the
murdered man.
Sol Stewart attacked Sam Glover yes
terday morning at Avenue c and Twen-
ty-fourth street and stabbed him several
times with an ice pick Glover is ex-
pected to die. Sewert has made his
escape. Stewart was an ice wagon driv
er and 1t is supposed that he had
grudge against Glover. When the two
met yesterday morning Stewart jumped
off his wagon and while Glover was ut.
terly defenseless he stabbed him several
times with his pick.