The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
BeSsen1er News

Bessemer, August -(Special.-Cor-
oner C l. Spain viii be in Bessemer
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock to
hold an investigation of the killing OF
w. J. Fitzgerald. who was shot last
Sunday morning and died from the
wounds inflicted Wednesday morning
at o'clock The jury has been i'm
paneled as follows: T. j. Batson. A. S.
Bailey. r. NJ. Minger. J. 5. Harris,
J. \. Roberts and Charlie Adams
John Crawford and Gus Cunningham.
two negros on the street gang, at
tempted to escape this morning shortly
after o'clock. Mr. Tyler had his
gang working around the city park on
Third avenue. and in some way the men
had gotten hold of file and filed the
chains on the shackles. so went run
ming away. Bragg, a negro water car
rier, started after the men aud sue
ceeded in catching Cunningham, but
Crawford made good his escape.
Napoleon Slaughter, a negro who es-
capped from the city Jail last week, was
arrested yesterday by officer Robinette
at the Terminal station in Birmingham
He was sent back to Besseiner and
was fined $2o this morning in the po-
lice court on charge of esca ping be-
fore serving his sentence.
Dan Williams, negro, paralyzed in
the feet and legs and an invalid, acci-
) dentally shot and instantly killed Es-
telle Chisolm, a negro last night at
his home at Reeders. According to the
. mans story, they were playing with
the pistol, and she was trying to take
it away from him when ii accidentally
went off, the bullet passing through
the woman's heart killing ner in
stantly
w. S. Patton. a special officer for
the Tennessee company. arrested Will
liams, and placed him in the city jail
until tomorrow morning, when he will
be taken to Birmn CHAM and lodged in
the county Jail. He will be given a
preliminary hearing before Justice of
the Peace Percy Benton.
At the banquet given by the Wesley
Bible class of the First Methodist
church last evening Congt essman
Hobson was the speaker OF the occa-
sion. The Rev. George Stoves, the in
structor of the class. and the toastmas-
ter for the evening, introduced Mr..
Hobson
subject, Character Building" treating
it from the standpoint of service in re-
gard to ones treatment of his fellow
man and of the nation. neither OF
which can ever attain its highest point
of excellence until the man las given
himself unreser1e 1edly over to service. -
Mr.. Hobson pointed out mary high
positions which would necessarily have
to be filled by the men of the church
to bring about the best and most last
ing good.
Following the address a two~course
banquet was served. three tables ex-
tending across the spacious hall. The
tables were attrsctive1y decorated in
ferns and crepe myrtle.
Short talks were made by William H.
II. Judson and DR.. E. P. Lacy. Re-
freshing punch was served. The class
has a membership of $50 men of all
s ages about 170 were present
Yesterday afternoon the Helping
Hand league of 'Bessemer held its
regular business meeting in ,ne city
ported that s100 had been donated by
friend to help carry on the work ana
s13 for membership fees. Two cases
were reported for investigation
The special committee, composed of
j. e. Hoffman. chairman; DR.. e. z.
Lacey ana w. u. Lanler, appointed
10 go before the board of revenue in
3 an effort to have probation officer
appointed for Bessemer, reported that
1t went before that body Thursday
and while it was unable to meet all
the members. it was much encouraged
with the outlook.
Tomorrow afternoon the Ladies' Aid
society of the Lipscomb Methodist
church will sell ice cream, beginning
at o'clock at Smiths store. On Tues
day the society will give a sewing
party at the home of Mrs. McFee.
DIR. ]. S. Winters will leave tomorrow
for Indianapolis, where he goes as q
delegate to the Kwenea, or national
convention of the Delta Tau Daita fra
ternity.
He will then go to Chicago. Buffalo
and New York, remaining a month OF