The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
SENATOR B|LBO HAS SKULL FRACTURED Attacked By J. J. Henry and
 Badly Injured SEQUEL TO SPEECH Bilbo Said to Have Severely Cri.i- cized His Ass.ilant in Address
 Made F 'eitig partisa
 Feeling Runs High
SEQUEL TO SPEECH
Feeling Runs High

StarkNille Nils, July Estate Senator Bilbo, candidate for lieutenant governor of Mississippi, was attacked mad severely beaten here today by J. J. Henry, claim agent of the Mobile, Chicago and New Or leans railroad. and former penitentiary warden, the encounter coming as a direct sequel to campaign speech delivered by Senator Blbo at Blue Mountain, Miss. recently in which Bf1bo is credited with 1 having vigorously assailed Mr. Henry, i'm | peaching his character.
 l The affray occurred aboard a railroad train in which MT. Bilbo was proceed | ing from Columbus to Sturgis. Miss,
 where he was to have snoken this after
 noon. Using the butt of a pistol, it is as
 serted, Henry struck Bilbo repeatedly
 about the head and body. Bibo con
 tinued his journey to Sturgis, where Inc
 was given surgical attention. A special
 train was made up at Sturgis to convey
 him to Jackson.
 l Reports as to ther extent of Bilbos in- juries are conflicting. At first it was said
 that his wounds were not serious but late |
 man, in the immediate vicinity of Sturgs quotes pr. Murphy, who was called to at tend Bilbo, as saying that his skull is
 fractured, but he is not necessarily fatal lily hurt.
 | Feeling Runs High
 l Mr. Henry was a witness before the ilegisatiye investigation subsequent to the
 charges of Senator Bilbo that ne had | al n fOrSa e
 former Gov James K. vardaman in the
 senatorial caucus of last year which elect
 ed United States Senator Leroy Percy
 as the successor to the late Senator A h. McLaurin.
 Following the legislative inquiry cour l trial was had of Percy supporter in tn,
 senatorial campaign and he was acquitted | of the charges of bribery preferred b, 1 Bilbo. During the present political cam paign charges and counter charges be tween several of the candidates have fol | lowed fast and partisan feeling ha
 reached a high tension.
 l Alderman. Miss, July 6.-Ross A. Col I ins, candidate for attorney general, wh,
 was accompanying State Senator Bib,
 to Sturgis today at the time of his en
 counter with J. J. Henry, has given ou
 the following statement:
 1 Statement of Witness "When the train reached Starkville
 was seated directly in front of Senato
 Bibo in the smoking compartment, talk 1 ing with MT. Carruthers of West Point Carruthers left the train at Starkville ant l l was looking out of the window at abou | half dozen people on the platform. whef | I heard a loud, dull lick. l heard a mar groan and saw Senator Bilbo fall at th'
 blow from pistol. Immediately mar covered the crowd in the smoking cal l with a pistol and l understood that an
 other person stood guard with him. Ev' erybody was made 10 vacate the car ano
 the two men prevented anyone entering while J. J. Henry administered repeated
 blows upon Senator Bibo's head and body
 with the butt of pistol. Some people | on the outside of the car, thinking BLDG
 dead Legged MT. Henry to stop, whicf
 he did after having inflicted probably 2
 or 20 blows