The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-22
Five Negro Homicides, One
White Man Assassinated.
and Two Assaults
HENRY MORAN, WHITE,
KILLED AT BESSEMER
One Negro Still Alive Expected to
Die-Crimes Were Horrible in
Details--One Arrest Is Made
BY the Police

Five homicides. one assassination and
two assaults, with intent to murder had
been reported at 9so'eloeS last night to
the police department. OF these Henry
Moran was the only white man and all
the others were negroes. The casualties
follow:
Henry Moran white man aged e2 as
sassinated near Eessemer, is survived by
young widow and child.
John Bennett, negro. stabbed to
death by tls sweetheart, Lizzie White.
who escaped.
Noah Love, negro, stabbed to death
by Buster Ridgewav negro who es@
capped.
Dave Evans. negro, shot to death by
Policeman s. r. Crawford while resist
ing arrest
Mary Gray, a negro girl. aged 15, died
from alleged poisoning
Nell Colquit, negro woman, stabbed
in abdomen by husband, Macon Colduitt
who was arrested. The CoIeuitt woman
died at the Hillman hospital at midnight
Will Smith. negro, hit on the head
with an ak, by unknown negroes; is dy-
ing
Only One Arrest
As the statistics of the murders of
yesterday were collected at o'clock, it
was expected that few more would be
added to the list before morning OF all
the stabbing and shooting that was done
that was in the case uf Macon Colquit
who surrendered TO the police after cut
ting his wife nearly in two about s
O'Clock last night
The killings began at 2:30 o'clock yes
terday morning in Birmingham proper
when Lizzie White, a young negro girl
cut the heart out of John Bennett a
negro porter at the city hall. The killing
happened at Fifth alley. between Six
teenth and Seventeenth streets and pro-
voked . great seal or excitement as
Bennett was wSil known, favins been a
porter at the city hall for long time.
He was literally cut to pieces. All the
police in the city are looking for Lizzie.
Moran Killed
The assassination of Henry Moran. a
young miner occurred near Bessemer
Saturday night. Coroner c. l.. Spain
stated that Moran got off a Jonesboro
car about sis o'clock and was shot in
the back by two negroes about Is min
utes nter. Moran lay on the ground dy-
ing Until found several hours later and
brought to an infiimary at Reeders. He
died yesterday morning at 1918 o'clock,
a n cd 11xy.
small child.
: According to Mr.. Moran's story he had
just gotten off the Jonesboro car at the
curve known as Chicken Bend and was
ON his way home when he passed two
negroes. He walked on little distance
not thinking anything of the men, when
one of them fired on him, the bullet TAX
ing effect in the middle of the back. The
men then came back and robbed Mr. Mo-
ran. who had fallen over on his face. of
$3.50 in money, watch and knife and
left him there. About II 80 o'clock some
one in passing ran against the body and
gave the alarm. The wounded man was
removed to the hospital of the Tennessee
company at Reeders where his wound
was dressed. 1t was known from the
first that Mr. Moran was seriously
wounded. Mr.. Moran has made his home
in Jonesboro for the past five years and
was employed as a miner at Reeders
He was % years old. The funeral will be
held from the family residence Monday
afternoon at l O'Clock, interment being
made at Sadler cemetery
Dave Evans Shot
The shooting Of Dave Evans occurred
at Fortieth streeth and Sixth avenue
about o'clock yesterday morning Ac-
cording to the police version of the
shooting, Mounted Policeman S. r. Craw-
ford and Sorrell saw a negro lodging
near a railroad crossing. They whipped
up their horses and approaching the me-
gro called on hi INTO halt. Officers Craw-
ford and Sorreh in their report stated
that Evans instead of halting, drew a
pistol and started shooting at Officer
Crawford, who returned the fire by
shooting the negro three times. The ne
gro Evans was removed to the Hilman
hospital where he died few hours
later.
Noah Lowe, negro. was stabbed and
almost instantly killed by Buster Ridge
way, negro, at Eleventh alley, between
Thirty first and Thirty-second streets
about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon over
dice game. Buster Rirdgeway made his
getaway before the police arrived and the
investigation disclosed the fact that Noah
Lowe and Buster Ridgeway had been
shooting craps all afternoon, and quar-
reling, had drawn knives. Buster Ridge
way was the quickest man and Noah
Lowe is now, according to the police,
good tnigger.
The Woodlawn police. precinct reported
that Mary Gray, a negro girl about 10
years old, died under peculiar circum-
stances yesterday morning. Until a more
thorough examination is made 1t will not
be known whether or not she WAC poI