The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-14
PUBLIC FUNERAL FOR DEAD OFFICERS IN ANN|STON TODAY Citizens Pay Tribute to Pa trOlmen Killed in Raid
 on Den Saturday
WILL PUSH CAMPAIGN
 AGAINST OFFENDERS
Killing Results From Arrest of Three Alleged Vi0lators of Prohibition Laws-P0lice Led Astray-To
 Hold Mass Meeting
nv HARRy M. AyERs

Anniston, September 13-(Special.)-Th people of Anniston are paying dearly for their efforts to rid the city of all It's undesirable citizens and enforce the. pro- hibition law to the letter. but 1t is as- serted that there will be no cessation in the campaign as a result of the lill- ing of w. T. billiard and I. W. Dash wood. two of the .bravest officers of the Anniston police force, Saturday, while they were ascending the steps in a dark stairway toward one of the alleged blind tiger dens in the city.
 As a means of showing the violators of the law that the law-loving citizens of the city are determined to force the fight to a finish and as a tribute to the two dead officers. a public funeral will be held at Parker Memorial Bap- tist church Monday morning, in which all of the city officials, the police force. fire department and hundreds of private citizens will take part This was the tribute paid the late Chief of Police Harry Shiretzti, who was killed last May by negro tiger operator.
 In addition to the public funeral, mass meeting will be held Tuesday even ing for the purpose of organizing to fur ther the fight and to pay further tribute of respect to the dead officers.
 Causes of the Killing
 The killing of the two officers resulted from the arrest of Tim Sharpe, Claude Deer and J. w. Bobo. Sharpe's brother in-law. early Saturday morning by Oni- cers Shed and Rutledge. Bobo, 1t is stated, had six quart bottles and 12 pint bottles of liquor in q buggy under some vegetables. He was fined $100 and given six months on the streets, but made bond and appealed the case.
 It was several hours afterward when Chief Phillips gave Officer Dashwood a warrant for the arrest of Tim Sharpe. He went down Tenth street and met officer billiard at Fruits restaurant. They went together to the home of Ida Humphrles and just as they left the negro Ike Gasson. came into Fruits place and told him of the impending trouble, stating that there were several men in the Humphries den and that they had threatened to kill the first man that came up the steps. In few min utes three shots rang out and the two policemen fell out on the sidewalk, nor tally wounded
 Police Led Astray
 As soon as the shooting occurred some one telephoned to the city hall that there had been a murder on Fourteenth and Brown several blocks away. This was evidently a decoy to give the assassins time to escape. In the meantime Tim Sharpe end Sol Brimar are said to have escaped by rear stairway. Sharpe was detected by Sam Smith and Patrolman Shied They fired on him and he was hit in the neck by the discharge from Smiths shotgun He fell and ordered the officers to stand back, being over powered a few moments later by Deputy Sheriff Harmon.
 The door to the Humphries home was knocked open by Deputy United States Marshal Blake and the house was in- vested by the police. The Humphries woman and her two sons, Molie Bran- non, with her 2-months-old infant and the Gasson negro were held as witnesses. The arrest of Claude Deer. J w. Bobo. Sol Brimar, Ike Vernon, another negro; and w. K Rayfield followed soon after ward The grand jury Is now in session and an early investigation is promised. Deer is said to have made a written state ment in which he places the blame on Tim Sharpe.
 Five Policemen Killed Since Mayor J. L.. Wikle has been in office five city policemen have been killed. The first was J. c. Cunningham, who was shot down on Sunday afternoon by Will McGuffin. The assassin was cap tured by Pat Zaner on June 25, 1911. and shortly after that zaner himself was shot down by Ross Chatham. Chief Harry Shretzki, who was killed last May, was the next victim, and there are said to be some facts tending toward connec- tion of that crime with the murder of billiard and Dashwood
 Officer billiard was a brother-in-law of Councilman Dave Daldrep, and his widow is critically i'll, having suffered an attack of rNrvous prostration as result of the killing. Officer Dashwood had been married just about year. He came here from Kentucky and had been railway detective before securing employment with the city.
 A peculiar coincidence in connection with the tragedies has been recalled by former Patrolman B. r. Kyle, who states that both billiard and Cunning ham wore badge No. 7 supposedly . 1 lucky number, and that he had surren- dered it when he left the force. l The talk of mob law, which was heard to some extent Saturday. has died down, and the law will be allowed to take it's coures, a speedy trial having been prom | .1..V V.4