The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-12
CAPT. JOHN TERRY
 IS ASSASS|NATED
Shot Down in His Field By
 Isaac Glover, a Negro
WITHOUT PRovoCATIoN
Negro Was Wanted for Crime in Talln- dega-PrObnbIy MistOok Promi- nent Springyiiie Farmer
 for an Officer

prominent CltlzenS or SpTlnBNlllet Wds shot and instantly killed by Isaac Glover, a negro, at his home yesterday morning at 8 o'clock.
 The authorities of St. Clair county were immediately notified and hurried to the scene. Within half an hour 100 men had gathered at the Terry home armed with anything from a hog rifle to the latest improved Win chester. In two hours deputies from Birmingham arrived on the scene with dogs and the chase began.
 The negro was traced all day by the forces and at times the pursuers were nearly on him. The trail was lost late yesterday afternoon when Deputies Chew and Steele, who had gone to Springville. returned.
 Captain Terry was one of the largest farmers in St. Clair county and also one of the most popular men. His tragic death mortified the community and his wife and six children are pros trated at their sudden affliction.
 It seems from accounts given Dep uties Steele and Chew that Captain Terry and a friend had walked out over the cotton field to look at the crops.
 The negro. Isaac Glover. had been hunted Ky St. Clair county officials who wanted him for the murder oi Deputy venable at Talladcga some time ago. He was traced to the Terry plantation, where he has relatives. The negro Is supposed to have secured food from his friends and to have beer on the top of a hill. When morning came he left the barn and started tc go back to the mountains.
 Looking nt Crops
 Captain Terry and friend walked out yesterday morning to look at the crops and approached the old barn. The negro saw them coming and hid ir the cotton which Is higher than a mans head. As Captain Terry walked to- ward the negro the man arose from the cotton, threw a gun on the two white men and told them to halt
 Captain Terry shouted to him that they did not want him and were not looking for anyone Glover lowered his gun and stepped back when Captain Terry said
 Hold on a minute. Whats the mat ter here? What Is your trouble? Maybe we can help you"
 Without further words the negro threw up his gun and shot him. Tn, weapon used was shotgun and tn, ,ntire load took effect in the heart death resulting instantly. The negr' ran down the hill and succeeded il escaping to the mountains before any one appeared on the scene. Within 0 short time the entire sec tion had been aroused and men began to pour into Springville in numbers All were armed and all went on tn, hunt for the negro. Sheriff Pressly O St. Clair county, when he heard tn, news, got up from a bed of sickness and hurried to the scene.
 There were no dogs on the seen, and the sheriff's office at Birmingham was communicated with. Sheriff Hig don put Deputies Chew and Steele il an automobile with two dogs ant rushed them to Springville. Although the distance was 2S miles oyer rougf roads the men were on the scene II one hour.
 Take Up Chase
 Upon arriving the chase-was at ono, taken up and the negro traced witt the aid of the dogs several mile through the woods. Plucky Sherif Pressly insisted upon accompanying the party, but was overcome by hea and tainted in a short time. He wa! taken to the Terry home and was rest ing easily last night.
 The trail of the negro was lost neal millpond several miles from tn, scene of the shooting. The dogs were completely baffled and could not finc the scent again. Nothing daunted. th' men who had accompanied the party of deputies scattered and secured tn, countryside, but in vain. The negro could not be found. After several hours of search the Birmingham dep uties returned home.
 "The whole community Is enrageC over the unprovoked murder of Cap tain Terry" said Deputy Steele las night. "When we arrived on the seen, of the shooting men for miles around had gathered armed with whatever weapons they possessed. Even boy 14 years old were prepared to go ol the hunt. I believe that if the negr, is caught there will be trouble. I hay, seen many mobs but that at Spring vile was the widest that ever cam, to my notice."
 Captain Terry was well known II Birmingham, having many friends II the city. He was one of the oldest res idents of St. Clair county and is wei known all over the northern part O the state. He Is survived by widow and six children. No funeral arrange ments have been made yet.