The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
NEGROES SHOOT AT
 PASSENGER TRAIN William Spears Injured By
 Fall From Gar VOCAL RESIDENCE BURNS Finns Wilson Sues County for Damages Done By New Road and Loses Suit-McNin Shes for Damages
VOCAL RESIDENCE BURNS

Decatur. December 9--fSpeeial. IT wo negro hoboes fired number of shots into Louisville and Nashville accommo- dation train No 5, which runs between Decatur and Nashville. last night near Riversburs. a station near Pulaski. Tenn. The negroes were enraged because Con ductor George Corbitt had put them off the train
 The ear of one passenger was seriously injured by a piece of flying glass No other persons were injured. One window of the smoker was literally ruined and one of the flying bullets passed between two passengers. barely missing each of them. Conductor Corbitt grabbed the hats of the two negro hoboes and turned them over to Andrew Powell, a deputy sheriff of Aspin IIIl. who happened to be on the train. Boodhounds were placed on the negroes tracks, but so far as known they have not been apprehended. The Methe- Bap-Chris Terlan bazar came to close at the Young Men's Christian association building tonight after doing a most successful business for the past two days Over s20O was taken in the first day and a larger amount was taken In today. The money will be used for church purposes. A lawsuit of rather an unusual char acter has just been settled In the Nor gan county law and equity court Recently the county commissioners built B. turnpike by the farm of Finas Wilson, 8 farmer residing near Hartselle, in the southern part of the county. The turn pike cut off very small corner of Mir. Wilson's lands. The other day Mir. Will son appeared before the board of county commissioners here and asked for S25 damages. This the county commissioners refused to pay. Then Mir Wilson brought suit against the county commissioners for s1O0o and also brought suit against the turnpike contractors for s1oOO Mir Wilson lost both cases and the costs were taxed up to him.
 Last night William Spears, superintend- ent of the North Alabama Traction com pany of Decatur received q leg badly broken and crushed at the right knee He was taken to hospital in Birmingham this afternoon and doctors say that he will he unable to walk for the next six months. The Traction company is giving him every attention possible
 On Second avenue in New Decatur last night there was an electric wire entering was crossed with the street car trolley and was giving trouble. Superintendent Spears was on top of the car adjusting the wires. He told the motormsn to turn the trolley quickly, which he did, knock
 ing MT Spears from the top of the car. Mr Spears fell to the street below, which is paved with brick.
 There was a s50o0 fire in New Decatur last night about Il o'clock The origin of the fire is unknown The building de- stroyed was a large residence, and large wsreroom adjoining, which belonged to Jack B. Graham of San Francisco, Cal
 The residence was occupied by Henry yogal and his family, while Mir Vogal conducted junk and hide business in the wareroom. All Mir. Vogal saved from the fire was a bulldog. All his household goods were a total loss, as was also about $500 worth of hides and junk and fine horse and buggy and other property.
 Loss on building was about 5000, with 5000 insurance. Loss on household goods and other losses sustained by MT. Vogal are about S200, with only small inslIr- ance on the household goods.
 Tn the Morgan county law and equity court here, J. w McNiff has filed suit against the city of New Decatur for s50O0 damages. He claims that he fell in hole at the intersection of Jackson street and Fourth avenue. that the street was not properly lighted and that no danger sig nals were up, and that he was badly in jured MT. McNiff has also made Good rich & Crinkler. contractors, parties to the suit with the city of New Decatur These contractors were doing some street work at the point where the accident oc- cured.
 "Sox" Sorber of New Decatur has re- turned from Montgomery, where he has been for the past two weeks taking the Pasteur treatment. A few weeks ago MT. Sorber was bitten by a rabid dog here He says he was assured at the Pasteur