The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-29
BRIGHTON COUPLE
HELD FOR MURDER
Large Crowds Attending
Revival Services
FORD DOES TURTLE ACT
Big Squad of Gridiron Warriors
Trying Out for the Besse-
mer High School Football
Team
FORD DOES TURTLE ACT

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| murder. 1t appears that a dead baby
| girl was found this morning at Brighton
near Letson street by a negro boy, CIV
| ing his name as Bassell Smith, and the
deputy coroner was Immediately called.
| On going to the scene to investigate, Mr..
Jacobs found paper sack on which was
the name and address of Miss Crick. He
went to the home of the girl and told
| her dead baby had been found and he
| had come there to inquire into the mat
| ter. The girl, after being asked several
| questions broke down, confessed that
| she had killed the baby Monday after
noon by strangling it, after which she
| placed it in a trunk where it was kept
until late yesterday afternoon when she
| carried 1t wrapped in an overall jumper
| and placed the body In some tall weeds,
! where II was found this morning. Miss
| Crick IS 81 years of age, and came to the
| United States from England five years
! ago. Slight Is being held as an accom-
plice
| Clerk Rose Huey of the Bessemer city
| court and his office force are busy get
| ting transcripts ready for the supreme
| court. Nine cases will go up from this
| court and are as follows: B. f. Riston
vs.. the United States Cast Iron Pipe and
| Foundry company; A. j. Littleton VS.. the
| Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company; ]. D. Faulks vs. the Bellview
Cemetery company; Will Hayward vs.
| the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
| company; j. T. Keller VS.. the Woodward
Iron company; N. o. Hedgecoth vs. the
National Life Insurance company; ]. s.
Gillespie VS.. e. A. Little; j. H McEniry
VS.. the Alabama Great Southern Railroad
company; F. B. Buck VS.. the Bransford
mill.
While driving down Second avenue
about 3 o'clock this afternoon the Ford
delivery wagon of the f. B. Buck Gro
Gerry store turned turtle at Fourteenth
street and F. B. Buck, who was driving,
was painfully injured, while John Don
aldson, who was with him, was shaken
up and bruised. Just how the accident
occurred is not known. Mr.. Bucks in
juries are not thought to We very serious
but are very painful. He was given
medical attention by DIR. T. C. Donald
and was removed to his home on Airing
ton avenue between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth street where he is reported to be
resting as we'll as could be expected
The Bessemer baseball team cham
pions of the Il. C. 1, league, will meet
the Trolley Dodgers, winners of the
| southern amateur baseball championship
Saturday afternoon the rolling mill
diamond, and the game promises to be
ore of the best seen in Bessemer this
season. From all reports the teams are
evenly matched, and it Is expected that
q large crowd will attend the game.
Large crowds are attending the re-
vival services being held at the First
Methodist church and the. Rev. w. w.
Scott who has been conducting same,
has done some of the best preaching that
was ever heard in this city Mr. Scott
was called to his home in Jasper this
morning but the services will continue
this week, the Rev. G. M. Davenport OF
Jol csboro filling the pulpit tonight ana
Friday night Over 80 have been re-
ceived into membership of the church.
A large number of boys are found on
the football grounds every afternoon
practicing hard trying out for the foot
ball team of the Bessemer High school,
and Coach F. Collier is putting them
through some splendid training. 1t is
years men will be on the eleven this
season and while the aggregation will be
composed of practically all new men,
there is some splendid material from
which to pick, and the team this sea son
promises to be equal to any In the his
| tory of the Bessemer High school. A
| number of games have already been
| scheduled. among which are: Ensley High
school, Blount County High school, Tus-
| caloosa High school, Alfalfa, Centre
VILE and the Central High school Of
| Birmingham.
! Mrs NJ. B. Purdy entertained at a
miscellaneous shower this afternoon at
| her home on Eighth avenue, in COM
pliment to Miss Eunice Whatley, whose
marriage to Mr.. William Deason will
occur in October. The reception rooms
were decorated for the occasion with
ported plants and ferns, carrying out a
color scheme of pink and green, while
| the dining room was attractive In tones
| of yellow and white. On the arrival of
| the guests they were served punch from
| a flower banked bowl on the veranda by
| Miss Beryl Primer and Miss Willie AL
! len. The gifts were brought to the BRIDE
| elect, who was seated in the dining room
under a huge wedding bell, by Robert and
! Harold Purdy, the sons of the hostess,
dressed as parcel postmen. Later in the
| afternoon Sald1 course WAS SeiNcu ana
minis in the yellow and white tones were
passed The hostess was assisted In
| serving by Mrs. A. D. Sturdivant, Miss
| Bessie Ball and Mis- Margaret Douglas.
| Mrs J. A. Majors presided over the
brides book and about go guests enjoyed
this hospitality.
The following marriage license was is
| sued today by Clerk Herbert Ethridge of
| the probate court Reuben Livingston and
Miss Lucille Mitchum.
There will be an ice cream and box
supper Friday night at the Flint Hill
! church. under the auspices of the Baptist
Young Peoples union, for the benefit of
the church. The public is cordially in
4 vited.
PERSONALS
Mrs. Gardner F. Goodwin and little
| son, Gardner F. Goodwin, Jr., have re-
| turned from a visit of two months with
relatives in Missouri
Mrs Ward and daughter, Miss Willie
| Ward, have returned from visit to
New York and other eastern points
Ira McLainey, who has been with the
Pegram-Patton Drug company for sew
eral months, has resigned his position
| and will go to Andalusia, where ne mas
accepted a position.
The many friends of Mrs. c. A. Harris
will regret to learn that she is ill at hel
home at Sloss.
The many friends of r. E. Penn will
regret to learn that he is critically Ill al
his home in South Bessemer.
/ Hhi1dran Gru