The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-22
TALLADEGA

Ta,iadera February 21.-(Special.)-- Trouhle of a serious nature was mar ,owlv ayerted in this city Friday morning by the timely action or the local officers when they arrested two n groes who, armed with guns ano knives, had threatened the life of D. U. Wesley, a prominent citizen Of tnls city. a posse having already formed and started in search of the negroes as soon as the news reached the square.
 The two negroes, John Carroll ana West Thomas were employed by MT Wesley as a part of the crew being used by him in grading the site for the new pipe shops in the eastern part of the city. One of the men was fired by MT. Wesley and the other negro joined in expressing his resent ment The two negroes made lunge with their knives in hand at MT. Wes- lev. who managed to hold them at, bay with a small gun in his possession. l Threatening to return and kill the contractor, the negroes went in run for their homes and shortly returned to the scene with guns, finding MT. Wesley gone. After creating a general powwow among the negroes on the [ Anniston and were intercepted and arrested by Sheriff J. C. Cornett Dep l uty w. P Campbell and Chief of Po- 1 lth G. w Burk near Stockdale At 1 inc lime of their arrest the negroes had only one gun in their possession. 1 the Colts army gun secured DIV Car 1 roll having been taken from him by I his wife bef&fe the negroes started on their flight.
 No sooner had the sheriff and his deputies arrested the negroes and ! started back to the city with them than they were met by band of l twenty-five or thirty men who, on hearing of the threats made by the negroes against MT Wesley. went in 1 search of them, being well armed. | One of the negroes. John Carroll, | who says that he came to. this city re- cently from Indiana and Is an ex-soi- | dier. showed some stubborness when the sheriff and his forces attempted l to arrest him. Both negroes are now
 in the county jail
 1 John Taylor who is alleged to have l shot Harry Hendrix at Jenifer Wed 1 nesday night, has been arrested and placed in the county jail by Sheriff J. 1 C. Cornett The shot took effect in l the hand of the Hendrix negro. 1t i2 1 said. completely amputatins one of his 1 fingers
 Miss Gladys Manning of this city was honored by having her portrait ex- hibted among the paintings by the ar tist members of the Club of New York on February 14. according to in- !, formation received here. Miss Manning l has been spending the winter in New 1 York. where she met the celebrated | painter, IT. L. Hilderbrandt who de- 1 clared she was a representative type of the southern girl and requested per | mission to paint her portrait for dis
 play at the annual exhibition of the
 Lotus Club MT. Hildebrandt is now
 engaged in painting second portrait
 of Miss Manning.
 Provision has been made for remedy
 inr the utter lack of cemetery space in
 this city by the opening of new plat
 | south of the old cemetery in which
 | there is no longer vacant lot for sale.
 Oak Hill cemetery. which was first
 opened in 1928. is virtually filled. the
 few remaining vacant lots having all
 lheen purchased prior to this month.
 There was a decided improvement in
 the flu situation in Talladega county
 Friday. as indicated by the reports
 made to the public health office. Tn
 the earlier part of the week the situa- tion was threatening. fifty -eight cases
 of flu and three deaths being reported