The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-28
ROBERTS SUCCUMbS
 ID GUN WOUNDS
Bessemer Man Dies From Result of Fight-Other
 Interesting News

| Bessemer, March 27.-tSpecial. .)-Dugg Roberts, who was shot by Jack c. Dobbs in E. H. Ragsdale's saloon last night, as the result of fight. died about 7:3O o'clock tonight at the Robinson hospital. Roberts was operated on last night and was thought to be doing fine until late this afternoon, when he began to grow worse. The deceased has lived in Besse- mer for a number of years and has many friends here. He is survived by widow and four children, Fred, Jim, Thelma and Bernice Roberts, and two brothers and three sisters residing at Murray Cross. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
 Seven of the eight Bessemer council men assembled tonight and elected Louis Hoster. Sr., president of the Bessemer Foundry and Machine company, and E. L. Huey of the E. l.. Huey Furniture company. as councilmen from the new Fifth ward. comprising the territory of Jonesboro, which a few days ago voted to. accept annexation to the city of Bes- semer. The election of the two men will be made official at the regular meeting of the council to be held next Tuesday night.
 A meeting was to be held in Jonesboro tomorrow night to recommend two names for election to the council, but this will probably now be postponed. The action taken last night is the regular procedure in such cases and is according to law.
 The United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company has received an order for 250O tons of 20 and 24 inch pipe to be shipped to Kansas City Mo-. As the company has a number of large orders
 it will not begin shipping on this order for a couple of weeks The company now has orders enough to keep it running steady all summer.
 A verdict was reached about noon to- day in the case of Joe Cole, administrator vs. the Sfoss- Sheffield company, allowing s1999 damages for the death of his son. Willie Cole while In the employ of the company
 This afternoon about 2:3o o'clock as Emily Lemert was about to step up on the curbing on the corner of Second ave- nue and Nineteenth street, she was knocked down and run over by a horse and buggy which was driven by two negro women. The child was on her way home from school when she was run over. Her head struck the curbing and was skinned up while the buggy wheels passed over her limbs. She was unconscious when picked up by Lige Canoles and carried into the drug store of Pegram Palmer Dr. J. H. Downing examined the child but found no bones broken, although she was badly bruised and skinned She was taken to her home on St. Louis avenue by MT. Fitzgerald. The women made good their escape.
 The county board of registrars have been in Bessemer today and will be here Thursday for the purpose of giving those who have not already registered chance to qualify and receive their certificates so they may vote in the primary election of the state and county which will be held on Monday, April l.
 The Robertstown furnace of the Ten nessee company shipped 12 cars of pig iron today over the Louisville and Nash vile railroad from Bessemer. Nine of the cars will go to Pittsburg, the com pany having a large order for that place while three of the cars will go to Flor ida where it will be transferred to a vessel which will take 1t to Vienna, Aus tria.
 Mrs. I. r. Swallow was the delightful hostess to the Wednesday Music club this afternoon at her attractive home on Clarendon avenue.