The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-15
Bessenler Neus

Bessemer June 14.-t Special 1-The automobile belonging to Mrs. Bessie Gunnels of Jonesboro. which was stolen from the front of. Loveman, Joseph X | Loeb's store yesterday, was returned Ky negro porter of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb, who promptly came to the assistance of Mrs. Gunnels. The negro was literally rewarded for the return l Of the machine.
 Accompanied by her cousin, Mrs. ]. | D. Martin, whom she is visiting, Mrs. Gunnels drove to Birmingham yester- day morning The machine was parked in front of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb's store Just as the machine was stopped | it began to rain and Mrs. Gunnels re- quested a negro who was standing by to put up the curtain of the machine and she would pay him for it. The ladies stepped into the store to check some parcels and on their return to pay the negro for his services they found that the car was gone
 Jim Bryant. the negro porter, said he had seen the negro drive off in the car, but supposed he was employed as the chauffeur On learning that the car had been stolen the porter imme- diately went in pursuit Running along Nineteenth street to Sixth avenue he intercepted the ear and jumped on the running board. The negro stated he was driving for the ladies and when Bryant reached out to take hold of the negro the latter broke loose and jumped from the machine Bryant then returned the machine to the owner. Last night Mack Hall. a negro. ar rested on the charge of burglary and grand larceny for breaking into the store of w. A. Simmons. made an un- successful attempt to break jail. He had been placed in a separate jail for safe Keeping While making his rounds Night Warden Jenkins discovered the negro attempting to dig out the con- crete floor underneath the cell door in the hope of raising up the door.
 Two Bessemer boys, Nathan Kartus and Peter Scaturo. received diplomas at the closing of the St. Bernard col lege at Cullman yesterday. having com
 
 giving diplomas as masters of ac- counts
 Several other boys from Bessemer were in school the past year and are all back home.
 A verdict for s150 was reached to- day in the case of Elliot Woods versus the order of Calanthe No. 23 in the city court.
 
 A verdict for s1oo was returned in the case of c. c. Carnes vs. the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Mir. Carnes was seeking damages in the amount of s175 for alleged killing of dog.
 Things were very quiet today in the police court, not a single case appear ing before Mayor I. A. Lewis.
 Evangelist and Mrs S. P. Spiegle will be at the First Christian church on Sunday morning and will be at Bright OF on Sunday afternoon and night. The service Sunday night will be the be- ginning of a revival to be held at Brighton.
 The baseball team of the Bessemer fire department defeated the Jonesboro team this afternoon by a score of II to s. The teams played excellent ball. keeping the score tide until the ninth inning when the Bessemer team sue ceeded in making three runs, which the Jonesboro team could not overcome. Batteries for Bessemer. Hill. Johnson and Mckinney; for Jonesboro, Morris, McAdory, Martin and Bell.
 In the city court this morning the following suit was filed: John Walker vs. the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company for S2500 dam ages for alleged personal injury re- ceived while at work for the company. The plaintiff is represented by Mathews & Mathews, attorneys, of Bessemer.