The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-11

overpower Mrs. Saeid, and the third to
handle the husband. Everything went
smoothly for the plans of the negroes.
the one in the bedroom found the money
quickly, the one handling The wife
choked her very effectively, besides
nearly killing her baby; but the third
negro walked to the meat counter and
asked Saeid about the price of pound
OF beef.
On being informed he ordered i
pound, and as Saeid. innocent of the
fatal bullet that was in another mo-
ment to plow through his body. picked
up his meat knife and seizing the
quarter of beef bent his head to cut
the ordered portion, the negro drew 4
long -barrelled nick el-p plated pistol AMI.
aiming it carefully, shot Saeid. who fell
without word behind the meat
counter.
Even though Mrs saeid was beins
roughly handled. she had her eyes on
her husband and her agonizing shrek
as the negro. with Sardonie sneer,
shot her husband aroused the ueighbor-
hood The negroes. following the shoot
! ing, gathered together in the center of
, the store and consulted for a moment
before running out with drawn pistols
In the street. The pedestrians all
! scattered and the negroes quickly dis
appeared in nearby alley.
Awih Saeid and his wife have bean
residents of Birmingham about four
| years. They have had their grocery
| and meat market at 401 South Twenty
| fourth street for about five months and
| bore an excellent reputation In thair
| neiehborhood. They have only one child
| about year old. -,
Similar Method Used
The shooting of Herman Pollock oc-
! CURED precisely in the same manner as
Saed was shot. The negroes suddenly
J appeared at the new grocery of Pollock
at Seventh avenue and Twelfth street,
north. about $3.50 O'Clock. One of them
stood guard at the door While another
attempted to come behind the counter
and the third negro with delberation
stepped mp to Pollock. who was standing
/ behind the counter and watching witt
! suspicion the maneuvers of the negroes
| Placing his long harfeled pistol against
! the aged grocers chest the negro fired
| and Pollock sank to the floor weakly
| crying for assistance.
! Following the shooting of Pollock the
negroes leisurely robbed the cash regis
| ter. took several other articles in the
! store that they fancied and then left the
place. few moments later a small ne
gro boy attracted by the shot investigated
| nd seeino the wounded man telephonet
to the police. ~ A.s
At ponce headquarters all was excite
ment over the previous shooting and
| when the call came that the three negroes
| had shot another man, Detectives Gold
! stein, Crenshaw, Burge and Officers
| Lyons and Ball at once went to the scene
! in Chief Bodeker's automobile. The Of
| ficers arrived before an ambulance lad
| been summoned and Officer Eddie Bal
! at once called Shaw's ambulance and a
| doctor as Pollock was moaning pitifully.
| The detectives found that Pollock could
| not talk English. but Detective Harry
Godstein who is an expert linguist, man
| aged to get the account of the robbery
| Shaws ambulance then removed Pollock
| to St. Vincent's hospital where 1t wa,
| stated at an early hour this morning tina
| he was in an extremely critical condition
1T is stated that he has a chance of re-
covery as It is thought that the bullet
had not penetrated the lungs, but flat.