The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-18
GRAY ]. HUFFMAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
Well-KnOwn Bessemer Man
Shoots Himself Through
Temple-Funeral Today

Bessemer, November I-(Special.)
Gray ]. Huffman committed suicide to-
night at his home. 1927 Arlington avenue,
by blowing out his brains with Al
calibre Colt pistol, the bullet entering just
over the right ear and passing through
| the head. Just when the deed was COM
| mitted Is not known as he had been dead
several hours when found at o'clock
by his wife.
She and her daughter Dorothy were next
door, at the residence of DR.. NJ. C. Rags
dale, Sr. On coming home they saw Mr..
| Huffman sitting in a chair and thinking
| he was asleep did not disturb him. About
| 8 o'clock. when he had not awakened.
| Mrs. Huffman went In to call him. On
turning on the light she saw that he was
dead The gun had dropped into the
chair beside the dead man. Her screams
brought in the neighbors. Mr.. Huffman
had been respondent for several days.
Mr.. Huffman was the son of the late
T. Y Huffman and was reared In Besse-
mer. where he Is well known. He is sur
vived by his widow one daughter, Miss
Dorothy Huffman; his mother, two broth
ers, Cleve and Roy Huffman of Birming-
ham. and three sisters, Mrs. Cecil Cowan.
Mrs. Eugene Rarden and Miss Doris Huff
man of this city as well as a number
of other relatives.
Funeral services will be conducted from
the residence tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock. The Rev. George Stoves will Of
fciate. Interment will be In Forest Hill
cemetery.
The Bessemer city council met in reg
ular session tonight and transacted con-
siderable routine business but little of
Importance. An ordinance looking to
the segregation of the white and colored
races was introduced and was referred
to the j. 'iciary committee and city at
torney. The franchise of the Tidewater
Power company was extended for one
year.
| 1t was decided that the city should
continue to feed the city prisoners. When
| Mayor Lewis took office he recommended
| that the contract for the feeding of the
prisoners. A committee was appointed
| to investigate the matter and reported to-
night. The report showed that 1t cost
| the city $2S1.27 per month to feed the
| prisoners and that should the feeding be
| done by contract 1t would cost 1887 per
month. The committee recommended that
| the city should continue to feed the
prisoners and the report was adopted.
| The report of DR.. M. c.. Ragsdale, Jr.,
! city health officer. was received and
| showed total of 80 births and 90 deaths.
| There were ID negro births and 12 negro
/ deaths
| Among other routine matters passed on
were the following: The city bills were
ordered paid; bids for the sale of fire
horses will be advertised for; motion
| for the city to purchase a safe in which
to keep the cemetery records was re-
ferred to the cemetery committee.
The residence OF Mrs NJ e. Morrison
at Madison station was entered by thieves
last night and jewelry. clothing and a
small sum of money stolen. Entrance
was gained by taking a screen out of a
window. Mrs. Morrison and her daugh-
ter were in another room reading, and
did not hear anyone in the house but
discovered the robbery later.
The first meeting OF the board of stew
ards of the First Methodist church for the
conference year was held tonight In the
church and plans for the work of the
year were laid. The assessments were
the year. DR.. T. f. Robinson, for many
years president of the board, refused to
serve longer as president, and F. B. Buck
was elected president to succeed him
while DR.. r. p. McTyiere was elected
vice president and Judge B. Clay Jones
secretary.
Capt Lacey Edmundson, in command
of Company d, Fourth regiment Ala
bama National Guards will leave Wednes
day morning at $50 o'clock for Mont
gomery, where they will take part II
rifle practice, which will be held Their
for five days. The local company will
, go fully equipped and differed. and will
carry IS men. The company will return
, Sunday.
II Owing to the death Of Gray J. Huffman
the Wednesday Auction club. which wa
to have met with Mrs. j. s. Winter
fomorroW aftprnoon has been postnopad