The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-13
CONSTABLE IS SHOT
BY NEGRO FUGITIVE
Trouble Occurs on Farm Near
Talladega
LIGHTNING IS TRICKY
During Electrical Storm Iron safe Is
Broken Open BY BoIt-A Travel
ing Blind Tiger is Given
a Heavy Fine

Talladega, August 12.-(Specia1)-
S. M. Venable. constable, was shot by
Ike Glover, a negro, who lived on
Major Reagan's place. seven miles
| north of Talladega, early this morn
ing. Mr.. Venable was attempting to
execute a search warrant and a war
rant for the arrest of Ike Glover on
a charge of larceny.
A negro woman swore out warrant
before Justice M. D. Ivey, alleging that
Ike Glover had stolen some small
articles from her and had left them
in a basket at a certain designated
place. When Venable reached the place
he found Ike Glover there and after
some conversation Venable became en-
ragged at some conduct or remark of
the negro and struck Glover, knocking
him down. AS Glover arose he had a
pistol In his hand and Immediately
began shooting at close range, wound
ing Venable in the right shoulder and
in the side. The wound In the side
went entirely through the flesh and
the ball came out, but the ball In the
sh oulder remained there. Medical as
sistance was at once procured.
1t is a coincidence that the sheriff s
office has suffered unusual accidents
this week. Sheriff Middleton has been
seriously injured In runaway Dep
runaway, and lastly, Constable Ven
able has been disabled, If not fatally
injured.
After the shooting Glover immedi-
ately fled and had not been arrested
up to 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, al
though posse was securing the woods
for him.
1t is impossible at this hour to as
certain the gravity of the wounds of
Mr.. Venable, as the doctor has not re-
turned.
In the criminal assault case at Lin
coin the third man has been arrested.
and one whom Miss Perdue positively
Identifies. Joe Worthington, a negro
boy about 10 years of age, Is the new
prisoner. Worthington was seen to
pass through a watermelon patch abou,
11:30 on the morning OF the assault
and later he returned the same way,
the patch not being far from the scene
of the attempted assault. His tracks
were measured and seem to fit the
tracks in the patch. Worthington de-
MES his guilt. He admits going to the
patch, but says he got a melon and
went no further.
Near midnight last night a phenom-
email electric storm occurred here 1t
lasted three hours and gave many cit
liens a good scare as we'll as doing
considerable damage. The thunder was
incessant and 1t is estimated that at
least % bolts of lightning struck OBJ
5ects within the city limits. Ltgh thing
blew out the junction fuse of the cleo
trio plant at the corner of East and
South streets, plunging that part of the
city in darkness. A bolt of lightning
broke open the iron safe of L. d. shy
der at McFall, northeast of the city. 1t
was the anniversary of the great wa
terspout of 80 years ago, which rent
In half mountain east of TalladeRa
and inundated the McElderry farm to
a depth of 20 feet, lodging drowned
horses and cattle in the tops of tall
trees.
John Whitehead of Munford, who was
arrested yesterday on the charge of
operating travelling blind tiger from
his buggy, on the horse swapping
grounds In Talladega, was arraigned
and tried In the mayors court this
morning, receiving a sentence of 90
days on the streets and fine of $780,
He was represented by counsel, VIII o
appealed the case to the city court.