The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-18
WITH SKULL CRUSHED AND OTHER INJURIES, MAN IS FOUND UNDER
 VIADUCT---ROBBE THE MOTIVE
Mystery Surrounds Killing of Former Resident of Flor ence-No Clue to AsSaiI- ants Found By Police. : Second Murder In Same Locality

Amos "A. Powell, a former resi- dent of Florence, Ala, was found dead under the viaduct at First avenue and Twenty-sixth street, north, early yesterday morning. The skull had been crushed in on both the front and back part of his head and Investigating officers reported the body had been dead for sev- eral hours when it was first dis covered.
 Robbery is believed to have been the cause of the attack All of his pockets were turned inside out and a 5o-cent piece was found on the ground near the body.
 A heavy iron rod which looked to be railroad brake rod was found l by the police along side of the body. It was covered with blood and patches of hair from the mans head, police reported.
 He hnd been struck in the tEt NhN tEC tOTSG AfoHH AoG
 blow crushed the whole right side of his face in. Another blow
 had crushed in the top and hack of his head. His right shoulder was broken and there was the imprint of n heavy blow on his
 stomach, which looked, the police | say, as if hIs assailant might 1 have struck him several times after he had already fallen to the ground.
 The body was first discovered at 615 o'clock yesterday morning by Pat Morgan. special agent of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Police headquarters and Coroner J, D. Russum were notified immediate ly and went to the scene at once. No Clue Found Coroner Russum and the detec- tives went over carefully the ground around where the crime was commit ted, and the immediate nelghbor- hood. In the hopes of getting some clue as to the identity of the assail- ant before the trail was cold. Last night they were still at work upon the case. but they admitted that not single clue had been found. What the dead man could have
 been doing under the viaduct nt
 that time of the night Is q puzzle
 to the police. He has wife and
 two young children. Friday
 afternoon he had packed and z
 shipped all his Iurniture from their home nt Florence to Ala
 bama City. His wife had already
 gone there. and it Is believed the
 dead man was on his way there
 and had stopped over in Bir-
 minSham for n day.
 The body will be sent to Alabama City early this morning for burial The wife of the deceased arrived in the city late yesterday afternoon and went to the undertaking establis- ment to view the body of her hus- band. Other than to rell the police tfat her husband had a considerable sum of money on his person when he left home, she cor.d tell little that would be of aid to them.
 Was Crane Engineer
 The deceased was 27 years old. He was formerly employed as a crane engineer for the governmnt at Flor ence. He had been laid off from work several months ago and Fri day, his wife stated, had decided to move his home and family to the home of his father at Alabama City.
 Several personal letters, his union card and a letter of recommends tion from officials at Florence, was all that was found ,on his person by the police.
 Early Saturday morning the body of an unidentified negro was discov cred under the viaduct near the spot where the white man met his death The negro had been shot through the head and neck He has not been Identified as yet though the police are still at work upon the case.