The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-07
ONE NEGRO KILLED;
TWOFATALLY HURT:
POLICE KEPT BUSY
Several Purse Snatchings
RepOrted-TwO Are In
jured in Automobile
Accidents

In the short space of one hour last night
one negro was instantly killed and two
others were fatally wounded.
Will Banks was shot and killed by un-
known persons at Avenue D and Twenty
fifth street at IL o'clock.
VIII Dunn was shot and fatally
wounded at Twenty-ninth avenue and
Forty fourth street at about II o'clock,
Walter Morrow, another negro, is sought
by the police in connection with the shoot
ing.
An unknown negro fatally stabbed by
unknown persons at Third alley between
Twenty-third and Twenty-fifth streets at
12:S0 o'clock this morning.
The above casualties with several purse
snatchings. automobile accidents and af-
trays kept the police busy throughout
the night.
The first shooting to be reported was
from North Birmingham. 1t was reported
at headquarters that Walter Morrow, a
negro, had shot Will Dunn, another ne
gro, at Twenty-ninth avenue and Forty
fourth street. Tt was stated that Morrow
was supposed to have shot Dunn while
the later was breaking into Nor
rows house. Dunn. who was fatally
shot, was taken to the Hillman hospital.
A few minutes later came the report
that a negro had been killed at Avenue
d and Twenty-fifth street On investiga-
ton by Detectives DAILY and Warren, VIII
Banks, negro, was found dead in the
front yard of negro house with a bullet
through his head. The assassin or as
Sa SSnS had escaped.
In the early hours of this morning De-
tective Moser reported finding an un-
known negro in Third alley between
Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth street
fatally stabbed. According to Detective
Moser the negro was so badly cut that
he was at the point of death.
In addition to the several fatal af-
trays the police and detective depart
ments had to Investigate the following
purse snatchings:
Mrs H. r. Dill of 1928 Tenth ave.
nue., south, reported that a negro
snatched her purse at Tenth avenue
and Nineteenth street, south, about s
o'clock last night Mrs. Dill was great
ly shaken up by her experience.
Miss Lizzie Miller of 519 Lucy ave-
nue., Graymont, reported to the police
that as she approached her home about
1880 o'clock a negro jumped out of the
shadows and snatched her purse, which
contained $2S, and escaped.
Mrs. Barnard of 500 North Nineteenth
street reported to tho police that her
silver mesh bag was snatched at Nine
teenth street and Fifth alley about 8
o'clock last night. The bag contained SO
in cash besides some valuable jewelry
Several automobile accidents were
reported, among which were:
ALI E. Thomas was seriously injured
at First avenue and Twenty first street
when his automobile collided with an
other automobile, driver unknown, at
6 o'clock last night. The automobile OF
the unknown was completely demol-
ished and Thomas left arm was badly
bruised.
Phil Rush. negro, was hurled sew
eral feet when an autom obile, driven
by John Nick, a Greek, of the Ter
minal TaXicab company struck him at
Fourth avenue and Twenty-third street.
Detective Moser, who happened to be
an eyewitness of the accident, arrest
ed the auto driver on a charge of reck-
less driving. The negro was taken to
the Hillman hospital, where 1t was
stated that he was seriously injured.