The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-15

ludI IcpOIlS, IS put SIX years neT senior.
 CLANDESTINE LOVERS
 They became clandestine lovers. it is reported and grazed bounteously and more or less recklessly amidst the primrose pastures. They took trips, some times of long duration. Hall. 1t is said, frequently visited Florence while she was there. It was on one of these trips, it is stated. that they were arrested in Atlanta, he for alleged white slavery, and she, it is alleged. as witness.
 But finally the break came. The At ianta episode became public property. The business mans instincts rebelled at further association The inevita blc. quarrel followed. She rebelled at heing discarded; he insisted The in- cident at Florence, where each kept a tryst and arrests resulted. Then quiet so far as the public knows prevailed until this weeks tragedy.
 Peculiarly. nothing seems to be known about the woman The officers are unable to get definite information as to who she is or from whence she came. It is believed her mother died some time ago in Texas and that her father lives in Birmingham, but that is all.
 THE MYSTERY WOMAN
 At Sheffield. where she stayed for some time, officers declare she was known as the mystery woman"-al- ways fashionably dressed, attractive in every detail; but always silent as to her relatives and friends, and inti- mates, she had none. At Florence the same replies result-they knew her, but they do not know who she was.
 The case is baffling because of the horror of death attaching as a climax and because of the salaciously sensa- tional glamour that invariably de- scribes stolen love affair finally found out.
 CITIZENS AROUSED
 The following telegram was sent to the Birmingham Age-Herald tonight, signed by 10 Rusellville citizens who in- structed that their names be withheld:
 The good citizens of Russellville have read in The Age-Herald of April II a report of the tragedy, and many of them feel that it is reflection on the good citizenship of our little city es- pecially as. to the attention given the
 
 from the article referred to above that the good people of this town allowed a stranger to be shot down on the streets of our town. and then the body of the deceased given no more attention than would be given to brute.
 HERE ARE FACTS
 The facts are, after the woman was shot by Fred Hall; doctor was called teZ attend her, but nothing could be done for her. The shots were fatal and death soon followed. Then her body was car ried to the undertaken shop of Mansell X Sibley, where a number of the good ladies of the town supervised decent sErouding. A casket costing $1s5 was purchased for the dead woman and the floral display by the good ladies was profuse.
 The body of Martha c. Henderson was looked upon by thousands of people, and she, at this writing, is resting in the parlors of the Baptist church, and will be attended day and night by a of the Christian ladies of Rus sellville until burial takes place. A large crowd Of citizens was in town to- day and feeling ran high. and fearing mob violence Fred Hall was carried by Sheriff Todd and others to another county Tn the state.
 We want the public to know the mur- dered woman received as much attention in Russellville as she would have re- ceived anywhere else, and we would like for this article to appear on the front page of The Age-Herald that the good people of Russcllville may appear in the true light before the public The signers below stand behind this article, but do not want their names to apepar in con- nection with the published article''