The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
MEN TAKEN FROM FAST 4. |. $. TRAIN Bessemer Police Believe They Nipped Holdup in
 the Bud

Bessemer. July H-(Special )-Nhat Is thought to have been carefully planned attempt at a train robbery was frustrated Monday night by the activities of@the Bessemer police when they arrested Les ter Lively and John Adams on the top of the mail coach of train No. l, of the Alabama Great Southern railroad, at Twenty-first street and Alabama avenue. The men are now at the city jail await ing examination by James Ball, chief Of the secret service division of the Ala hama Great Southern.
 Detectives Maddox. Ross and Childress were informed Monday night that train No. l was coming south from Btrming- ham with several "hoboes" riding blind. They were on the watch and at Twenty first street and Alabama avenue. the train stopped and the detectives made the search They soon saw three men lying on top of the mail coach and proceeded to call upon them 10 surrender. One Of the men jumped off and was fired upon but apparently escaped unhurt The other two. Lester Lively and John Adams, then surrendered At the time of their capture they had red bandanna handker- -s chiefs over their faces. but they stated that the handkerchefs were for the pur- pose of keeping cinders from their eyes.
 At headquarters the men after a brief examination were placed in jail on the charge of trespassing and the Birming- ham detective department was notified.
 This afternoon Chief of Detectives Sid ney H. Darnell, with Detectives Goldsten and Brown, called on the local chief and later examined the suspects They, how ever. left for Birmingham without an nouncing their intentions. Detective coldstein stated. however that one of the suspects was wanted for passing worthless checks in Birmingham and if the trespassng charges fell through, prosecution on this charge would be made by the Birmingham authorities
 William Chamblee, who is charged with the killing of Dick Elliott, on July 1. was given a preliminary hearing today before Justice of the Peace b. l.. Edmund son and bound ever to await the action of the grand jury without bond on a charge of murder in the first de- gree. Mir Chambee and MT. Elliott had a quarrel in regard to a bird dog, which resulted in MT. Chamblee cutting MT. Elliott in the abdomen and stapbing him in the back. The cutting occurred in front of the waiting station of the Bir- lningham Railway, Light and Power com pany at Brighton. The injured man was carried to the Elzab beth Duncan Memorial hospital where he died last Friday. Both men were well known In Brighton where they both resided.
 MT Chamblee was taken to Birmingham. tonight and placed in the county jail.
 Funeral services over the remains of A. w. Nichols, who was killed Sunday afternoon when the horse he was driving gan away throwing him out and frac- turing his skull were held this after af .fa church, the services being conducted by the Rev A. C. Swindall of East Lake lnterment was at the Piney Woods ceme- tery. The Masonic lodge of Pney Woods of which the deceased was a member had charge of the services at the cemetery.
 P. J. Gilen of this city has been noti- fled to be present at the settlement and division of the estate of relative in western New Yotx and will leave at once probably accompanied by other members of his family who interested. Ed Scott, an escaped negro convict from the state peiftentiary Vt Wetumpka, was arrested here this afternoon by Plain Clothes Officers F. Ross and A. D. Mad dox. There was $50 reward for the negro. In 1913 Scott was sent up from Jefferson county to serve three years for burglary. Officers from the penitentiary
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 The Bessemer chapter No. no Royal Arch Masons, held it's regular conYoca- tion tonight in the Masonic hall on Twen- tieth street at which time past master degree and most excellent master degree were conferred on a number of candi- dates.
 c. P. Benton has gone to Montgomery on a business trip.
 Mrs. M. C.. Bradford and little son and Mrs A. o. Kelley of Birmingham are the guests of Mrs. G. Percy Benton on ArI- tngton avenue.
 H. V. Rogers, who underwent an op- eration at the South Highland infirm- ary several days ago, is able to be out.
 James Roberts is able to be out after an illness of typhoid fever.
 Mrs Lewis Carlisle Is doing nicely after an operation at St. Vincents hospital
 Miss Minnie Harper and Miss Ethe Harper of Selma are the guests of Mrs f Henry Harris on Ninth avenue.
 Rotary Club Meets Tomorrow
 The Rotary clubs weekly luncheon has