The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
.LEGRAND IS KILLED
ON HIS INITIAL RUN
Admission Man Shot BY Special
Railroad Detective
INDIGNATION AROUSED
Officer Is Held On Murder Charge With.
out BaiI-Fierce storm Strikes
Cavalry Camp--New Indus
- try Starts Soon

Admission, August Especial )-Making
his first run as flagmans apprentice
on Southern freight train No. "a, W. b.
LeGrand, young man of this city, was
shot in the back and instantly killed by
w. w. Powell. special detective, while
the train spead past Riverside late
Thursday night
| The excuse that Officer Powell offers
| for his act Is that the Southern road
near this point has for some time been
infested with robbers and tramps and
that he was of the opinion that young
LeGrand was stealing a ride. His act,
| however, was the occasion for marked
indignation among railway men in this
city, and when he came on here with the
freight train, he found sentiment SO de-
cidedly against him that he returned to
Riverside on an early morning train.
Sheriff w. C. Legrand and Coroner
Murphy together with the sheriff's at
torneys returned to the city with the
dead body this evening and 1t has been
prepared for burial tomorrow.
A preliminary hearing was held at
Riverside before Justice Cole this after
| noon and Powell was ordered to be held
for murder In the first degree. He has
been committed to the Pell City Jail with
out bail.
News of the killing was communicated
to Sheriff w. c. Legrand by Night
Operator H. C. Afford at Riverside, and
the sheriff, who is an uncle of the de-
ceased. left this morning for the scene,
accompanied by his attorneys and Ger
oner ]. L. Murphy. to make thorough
investigation and I'd bring the body back
here for burial.
The deceased had been working at a
railway restaurant here and was given
employment after examination In Btr-
mtngham by the Southern officials on
Thursday morning. He wag very pop
ular among the railway employees.
Storm Strikes Cavalry Camp
Camp w. H. McKleroy. First cavalry,
Alabama National Guard, stationed at
Oxford Lake, near this city, was struck
by fierce rain and electric storm yes
terday afternoon. Tents were flooded
blankets scattered broadcast, all the men
given a thorough drenching and general
confusion wrought necessitating the
abandonment of the camp by several of
the men, who came to this city for the
night.
men were going through with the final
maneuvers of the daily dress parade, but
they endured the dscomforts valiantly
and earned a high compliment from Lieu
tenant Gruner of the Eleventh cavalry,
United States army, representative of
Uncle Sam in the camp, by their sacri-
Aces. Not a man left his horse during
the downpour and many of them did not
seek their tents until their animals were
comfortably housed and fed, an exhibit
ton which Lieutenant Gruner says he
has seldom seen exoelled.j. ~
The men were kept busy yesterday in
completing the sanitary arrangements Of
the camp and had not been given the
opportunity of trenching around their
tents. This was done today, however
and they are now ready for the next
rain. Captain Keenan,. medical inspector
IN the camp, made a thorough tour after
this work was completed this morning,
and he pronounced everything In the most
excellent sanitary condition.
New Industry Starts Soon
The Lubin Manufacturing company, the
new industry recently secured for Annis-
ton, will begin the manufacture of kegs,
barrels and other woodwork specialties
within a few weeks. One of the three
buildings, which they will construct has
already been completed and machinery
will be Installed as soon as the railway
tracks are extended to the plant. Work
will be started at once on the other two
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