The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
HARRY GUNNELS IS
 BURIED AT OXFORD
Calhoun Sheriff Answers Charges of Negligence.
 New Theatre to Open

Anniston, September 19.-(Special)- )- The funeral services over the remains of Major Harry C. Gunnels, who died from the effects of pellagra at an At larta sanitarium Monday morning, were held at the home of his mother, Mrs Susan E. Gunnels, at oxford Tuesday afternoon at ? o'clock, the body being inferred at Oxford cemetery. Rev J. T. Terry of Oxford and Rev. George Stoves of Anniston offlciated at the final obsequies.
 Major Gunnels had retained his cit izenship at Oxford ever since he left the county of his birth to go to the leg islature and, to the position of state superintendent of education at Mont eomery. He was a member of the OK ford Pythian lodge and of the Calhoun Rifles, Company l, Alabama National Guard besides being a member of the staff of Governor O'Neal. and his mem- ory was accorded military and Pythian hono.s, large number of persons from Anniston and oxford attending his fun eral and burial
  ct the criminal term of the city court which will begin here next month, will be that of Ira Perryman, which has been pending for trial for several years. Perryman was a mere lad when he is said tos have shot and killed Philip Crook. the aged janitor at the Calhoun county courthouse. He escaped trial at the time under the juvenile law of the state which has been repealed since |, crir Tn boys case has gone to the supreme court of the United States, which body declined to act on 1t on the ground that it did not involve a federal issue.
 c. T. Brooks. sheriff of Calhoun county who is accused of neglect in the attempt to capture Ross Chatham by A. C. Wood. the man who dis covered the fugitive, has given out a statement in his own defense in which he maintains that 1t was he who first made the contract with Wood for the capture of Officer Zane-'s slayer and that, as a matter of fact 1t was his deputy, Jack Shepperd, who effected the arrest, the handcuffs being placed on Chatham by Chief Deputy A II Borders.
 The suspicious actions of an unknown man in the neighborhood of Noble and 5rhirteenth streets caused 8 severe fright and shock to Mrs. J. E. Ste vens and the Misses LeGrand. daugh- ters of j. T. LeGrand, who live al e5 East Thirteenth street. as they were returning from Miss Grants millinery establishment Monday evening at the time the lights went out all over the city. Their Screams and hasty flight sattracted considerable attention in the ncighborhood though it Is said tbat the man did not speak to them, nor attack them in any way.
 The Savoy theatre. which is now un- .dergong finishing touches, will be opcnul to the public ,A Wedaes:sy evening for the first time. The place has just nccn rcmodeled at cost ap- proS lmatuly of s5uO0, ile;s said. and il Promises to be one of the prettlost structures on the intcrlor in tho city. The place will lc in charge of l.. r.. Philips and C. C. f,ateinan, who have superintondcd the work of rcmodcnng tho house.
 Gerard schur,achcr general manager of the plant of the Union Foundry cohl- pany in this city. is in Brminsham in .ta effort to land q contract for the manu- fracture Of Gco posts for the great white Nag which ia being proposed for ,that city. His plant msnufactured the posts which hold the lamps for Annistons E swhi,o way, and nc wll pase his cainpaign for the Birmingham contract on the work .Goae Eege.
 Join Huilny. who was arrested last Saturday o4 q charge of violating the p.ohihilipn law, has been taken bael, To 'faladega, whe;o arrested, and made lonf in the sci1 of S0D.
 John B. l<nox. the noted Anniston law Nee and political leader. who has heen snmncrlng at famous southern resorts, sas returned tp tho city and resumed lfs osrlle work. A.r Knox Mon several