The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-11
Entire Department Kept on the
Jump BY Numerous Fights
and Shootings
MANY ARE INJURED;
SOME DANGEROUSLY
.na E.cort Held Up and Indy IL
Robbed of Jewelry-various Thefts
Are Reported-One Mans
Eye Is Shot out

Not for many months in Birmingham
has there been night that equalled last
night for negro cutting scrapes, mold
ups. and fights in general. 1t appears
that the negro population went on a
rampage last night. They fought not
only between themselves but also with
white people.
As a result there were four shootings,
two of which will probably result fatal
", one murder, two highway robberies,
eight arrests for shooting craps, two
house robberies and dozen or more
minor fights and cutting scrapes.
What was probably as bold and daring
an outrage as ever happened in Bir-
mingham took place last night at Six
tenth street and Huntsville avenue when
a negro held up a white man and wom-
an in broad daylight and robbed the
woman of her jewelry. Henry French and
Ida Gravis were the white people who
were held up. Detective Given hurried
to the scene of the robbery last night
lHlIneu1atcly dlttT II iidppcucu I1c 0C-
scribed it as follows:
The robbery happened just about
dusk as the couple were out walking.
The negro walked up to Mr.. French
and throwing gun squarely in his face
demanded that Mr.. French give him 81
Mr.. French resisted and the negro
coolly told him that If he had no money
he should run away. The negro flourish
ed his revolver in Mr.. Erenchs face as
If he had every intention Of using it and
Mr.. French proceeded to run
when Mr.. French had gone the negro
to a nearby clump Of trees and there
compelled her TO surrender all her rings
and jewelry. He then released her and
she went home
The negro escaped and was not cap
tured up to this morning. Mr.. French
lives at 22oe1h Second avenue and Miss
Gravis lives at 1874 North Nineteenth
street.
Officers Given, Stapp, Henderson,
Karrh and FULLY also went to the scene
of the robbery.
At Thirty sixth street and Fourteenth
killed Jim Clay. negro, who was steal
ing Hollands chickens. Holland has been
arrested and locked in the city Jail
charged with murder. Clay was shot in
the eye and died soon after the shoot
ing which occurred yesterday morning.
1t is alleged that Holland heard some
one in his backyard shortly before day.
light and going to the back door he
saw a shadow. He fired with his revolt
yer, but hit pole standing in the yard,
After waiting for few minutes he saw
the door OF his chicken coop open slow
ly and what seemed to be the form Of
a man appear. He fired again and the
report of the gun was followed closely
by a. cry and some one fell to the ground,
Holland feared to venture out until day.
light He then discovered that he had
killed the fellow and the police were
called.
Clay was Hollands next-door neiglsbor
Clay's mother was standing In the door
when the police arrived and was talking
about how the fellow deserved to be shot
for stealing chicekns. Policeman Glenn
ents turned the dead man over and 1t was
then learned for the first time that he was
her son. Officers Clements and Darnel
went to the scene of the murder.
Charley Miller, the negro butler of Dr.
B. G.. Copeland, was shot in the head
with a shotgun in the hands of Dave
Cockiin. Cocklin was arrested for assault
with intent to murder.
Miller was shot in the eye and one OF
his eyes was blown out of his head by the
charge. The shooting occurred at 2311
Fifth alley Miller is expected to die.
All Rogers, colored, was knocked down
and robbed by two unknown negro high
waymen last night in the railroad yards
close to the Williamson furnaces. The
robbers took all of Rogers money and
valuables and fed He was severely hurt
by a blow from some hard instrument,
with which he was struck In the head.
Henry McFadin, colored. shot and prop
ably fatally wounded his wife, LULU last
night at First avenue and Forty-second
street, Avondale. The fight was caused
by jealousy. The woman is badly hurt.
Minnie Mitchell, alias Katie Bradford,
seriously shot Fannie Hill. Both OF the
women are negroes. The Hill woman was