The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-02
YOUNG WHITE BOYS
|. ROB ENSLEY STORES
Ensley Club Endorses Street
Tax Ordinance-Negro
Arrested on Serious
Charge

Two white boys, Edward Adams, age
II years, and Carl Kelley, age 10 years,
were arrested by Detectives Granger and
Brown of the Ensley police department
on a charge of robbing the Ensley post
office and four business firms in this
city. The two boys robbed Russell Broth
ers, photographers, Monday night of $3.50
in cash, gaining entrance into the build
ing by breaking out the glass in the rear
window. They also broke into Byrum's
hardware store Monday night and stole
$40 out of the cash register Prior to
this the two boys had entered Johnson
Brothers grocery store and stole several
dollars, and also entered another grocery
store on Nineteenth street. Following
their arrest yesterday morning they
acknowledged to having broken into these
places, and all of the stolen property
was recovered. They had buried the
money wrapped in a newspaper, near
their home, Avenue 1 and Nineteenth
street, and all of it was recovered ex-
cept some small change which they had
spent The boys were later turned over
to the federal authorities in Birmingham,
and are being held without bond. The
Ensley postoffice was robbed of s214 in
cash and several lots of pencils and other
articles. Detectives Granger and Brown
were put on the case Monday, and were
highly complimented by Captain Cochran
for their excellent work in catching the
two boys.
At the regular meeting of the Ensley
club, which was held last night in the
Ensley inferior courtroom, the club went
on record as indorsing the new street
tax ordinance recently passed by the city
commissioners, and urged all male citi-
zens of this district between the required
ages to pay their taxes Immediately. A
committee composed of DR.. E. w. Averyt,
S. R. Batson and LeBaron Donovan were
appointed to go before the city commits
sioners in regards TO rerouting the South
Ensley car line through the business
district of Birmingham and ask that the
South Ensley car be run up Third ave-
nue. to Twenty first street and over to
Second or First avenue and down to
Nineteenth street and out Third avenue
again. This they claim would be great
advantage to the citizens of Ensley and
vicinity in getting to the business part
of the town more promptly.
Another committee was appointed COM
posed of c. C. Burke, ]. j. Chisholm, j.
x. Thomas, w. B. Bridge and w. T.
Cochran to see Commissioner Arlie Bar
Der about having more trash wagons
for the EnSley district.
very large crowd was present at the
fourteenth anniversary of the Cunning
Star, which was held last night in the
Ensley Masonic temple The past ma
irons and patrons of the chapter are as
follows: Mrs. r. M. Cunningham (de-
ceased), and D. F. Sugg, Mrs. Maggie
King and Elmer Long, Mrs. Mary Echols
and Elmer Long, Mrs Mary Dunlap and
Robert King, Sr, Mrs. Eliza Ward (de-
ceased) and D. A. Echols, Mrs. Kath-
leen Cunningham and D. H. Dunlap (de-
ceased). Mrs. Ella Smith and James
Bowers, Mrs. Nellie Jones and Robert
King, Jr., Mrs. Annie Steed and James
Brimmer, Mrs. A. R. Mays and Joe Ses-
sions, Mrs. McCurry and Joe Lower, Mrs.
Mary Wood and j. S. Fall1ner, Mrs. Mann
mic Broadnax and J. L. Smith.
The meeting was called to order last
night by ]. L. Smith, worthy patron, and
was followed by prayer by Rev. J. E..
Hixson. The welcome address was de-
livered by Mrs. Mammie Broadnax, pres
ent worthy matron, and this was fol-
lowed by very enjoyable selection by
Betram Keller, violinist, and Alvin KEEL
ler accompanist. Two vocal solos by
Mrs. c. T. Thomson was also enjoyable
Mrs. Elizabeth Salters delivered a short
address of the work which was being
carried on by the Eastern Star. City
Commissioner j. D. Truss also delivered
a very interesting address on the good
of the order. recitation by Percy
Rosenberger was very enjoyable, as was
several piano duets by Mrs. Jessie Row.
land and Mrs May Davis.
Charlie Sweeney, negro, was arrested
at Pratt City yesterday morning and
locked up in the county Jail on a charge
of assault on Ruth Bossell, the 1-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs John Bossell.
residing at No. II mines near Sandusky.
The alleged assault happened on July /,
when the little girl had gone to a
spring near her home for some water,
and was attacked by an unidentified ne
gro. 1t was stated that the negro's de-
scription fitted that Of Sweeney, who was
seen in that neighborhood just before
the assault, and who disappeared from
his home in Pratt City on the same day.
Several citizens of Pratt City recognized
the negro while he was walking through
the streets, and locked him up in the
old Pratt City Jail until officers from the
Ensley police department were sum-
moned. When the officers arrived the
negro attempted to get away, and after
a struggle was subdued. He was carried
to Birmingham and locked up in the
county Jail. The little girl will call at
the Jail today and try to identify the
negro