The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-14
BESSEMER SMELLS
 UNIVERSITY FUND Coroner's Jury Disagrees in
 Williams Case NICkOLS FUNERAL
Was Killed Sunday in Runaway.  | Negro Woman Jumps From Sec ond Story Window-0ther
 Bessemer News

( Bessemer, July 13.-The committee at work in the interest of locating the Meth odist university in Birmingham held its last meeting this afternoon In the private dining room at the Bon Ton cafe and re- ported subscriptions amounting to sl5so, which with s10oo subscription given to Birmingham college by Dr. T. F. Robin son will make total of s2590 from Bes- semer. The committee was composed of the following: Team No l. W. w. -Hollingsworth, captain; T. F. Robinson J. T. McEniry, J. D. Powell. O. E. Ran dle, Claude Moore and Sam Stein. Team No. 9 J. D. Martin, captain; Dr. R. P. Mcytiere, E. A. Dudley and A. A. Per sons
 After being out an hour and 20 minutes the coroner's jury, which was impaneled by Deputy Coroner Arthur Jacobs this morning to investigate the killing of Jack Williams, a negro who was killed Friday night at Woodward by Constable Joe Leonard, were unable to agree and a mis- trial was returned. large number of witnesses were examined and there were four eyewitnesses. It will be remem bered that MT. Leonard in company with Bunch Walker, a Brighton officer went to the house of Williams to arrest negro woman and went into the house. It was alleged that MT. Walker hit Williams with his gun and they had tussel and Williams got hold of MT. Walkers gun and MT. Leonard fired, shooting the ne- gro five times.
 The Romano Wholesale Grocery and Produce company, which was burned Sat urday night, will reopen business again in the building belonging to the firm next door to the Parsons Livery company on Fourth avenue. new stok of goods will be installed at once.
 Carl Ross, the son of MT. and Mrs. A. A. Ross had the misfortune to shoot himself through the ankle at his home in South Bessemer yesterday afternoon when a cartridge in a gun he was clean ing exploded. Dr. C. A. Harris was m- mediately called and the injured member was dressed. While the Injury is not thought to be serious it Is very painful and MT. Ross will be able to be out on crutches in several days.
 The funeral of A. ". Nichols, who was killed yesterday afternoon when the horse which he was driving ran away throwing him to the ground and fractur- ing his skull, will take place Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Piney Woods church. the services being conduct ed by the Rev. A. c. Swindall of East Lake Interment will he made at the
 
 Son in charge. The Masonic lodge of Piney Woods of which the deceased was a member will have charge at the grace. MT. Nichols was 60 years or age, and lived at Virginia Mines, where he was well known and very popular. He is survived by his widow, who was riding with him at the time of the accident, and who was badly bruised and skinned, and a number of other relatives in this dis trict.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Jones' boro Baptist church held it's regular meeting this afternoon with Mrs. Conner. The subject for the afternoon was Train ing School, and it was thoroughly dis cussed by the members A short business session was held at the conclusion of the mission session. and it was de- cided that the ladies would visit the so- ciety of the Canaan church Tuesday aft ernoon Those present were: Mrs. R. S. Nolan. Mrs. Milelr Mrs. Wilraon, Mrs. J. w. Rarden, Mrs. Bryant, Mrs. Hanie and Mrs. c. NJ. Morris.
 The local chapter Woman's Christian Temperance union will hold it's regular business meeting Tuesday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock at the home of the president, Mrs. A. Haffner, second avenue. A full attendance is urged.
 Reddie Williams, a negro woman, jumped from the second story window of the Mcdonald building yesterday morn ing about o'clock, breaking her right leg and back. Patrolman Steele went into the building to arrest the woman, and when she saw him coming she ran into room locking the docr after her. The ooor was broken open but the woman . had climbed from the window on a 12- inch cornice and climbed through another window into the hall. and rar to the rear of the building. Upon the arrival of the officer who was close tehind she leaped through the window to the ground a distance of 50 feet. She was moved to the hospital and later removed to a Birmingham hospital.
 Habeas corpus proceedings. for the pur- pose of allowing Jim Foster, a negro who was bound over to the grand jury with bond on an alleged charge of murderng r. Mullholland, the aged umbrella men der who was found dead near Under wood park on July 4, were held today before Judge J. c. B. Gwin, and the man was turned loose. as there was not sHf- ficient evidence to hold him. Poster was bound over to await the action of the grand jury under 5000 bond on charge of burglary and grand larceny in a pre- liminary trial before Justice of the Peace Percy Benton several days ago
 The Woman's Missionary society of tho
 
 ary meeting this afternoon in the base ment of the church. The lesson was taken from 'The Missionary Voice." and Mrs. G. c. Neal was the leader. She also presided the meeting in the absence of the president. Mrs. R. A. Mickle, who is i'll. Mrs. Patton read an excellent paper on Seven Ways of Civ iEg.' which was very interesting. Mrs McFee made an interesting report on the missionary conference, which was .l~-I1 I'M. present were Mrs. c. G. Neal, Mrs. J. F. Sturdivant. Mrs. F. B. Buck Mrs. Pat ton. Mrs Melee. Mrs. Echoff and Mrs. w E. Cunningham.
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 .. Mrs J. T. Crofford was hostess to the Ladies Aid society of the First Baptist Church this afternoon at her home on ~.Berkey avenue in regular business sion, the study lesson having been post poned. It was decided to give fork so- :cial Monday afternoon at the church at