Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-16
MOONSHINERS CAPTURED.
A WRECK ON THE SOUTHERN RAILROAD.
Jee Burton on Trial at Jacksonville for Murder Sim Hubbard Held for AsSaut-Uni-
 form Rank Officers

Anniston, May 14.-(Special Core .)-Deputy Marshals John ". Barker and John Daniels, and Deputy Collector J. F. Green returned this af- ternoon from Cleburne county. bringing with them Charlie Benifield and J. W. Dees. Benifield and Dees were captured last night as they were operating a big eighty-gallon still near Pounds mill. The still was destroyed. together with a large lot of beer, mash etc. The off, cers then went to the home of one of the men and seized and destroyed sixty gal Ions of illicit whisky.
 Wreck on the Southern
 Early this morning near Temple, Ga, a freight train on the Southern railway collided with work train. The conduc- tor of the latter was badly injured. The freight engine was thrown across the track. and in the debris were the engine. nine cars loaded with lumber, a caboose and two empty flat cars, all a total loss, and amounting to about $12,000 Pas sengers, baggage, express and mail had to be transferred, and the west bound morning passenger train passed here four hours late.
 Joe Burton on Tris'
 The trial of young Joe Burton. charged with the murder of his playmate. Jethro Evans, at Edwardsville about two months since, was begun in the circuit cout at Jacksonville this morning. Over lSO witnesses have been summoned.
 Held on Serious Charge.
 Sim Hubbard. a white man. charged with an attempted assault upon a little girl in Oxanna, was bound over here by Justice A F. McGhee in the sum of $200 to await the action of the grand jury.
 Uniform Rank K. of P. Officers
 Col. S. J. Rund, the newly elected com mander of the First Alabama regiment Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias, has isued general orders No. 1, in which he assumes command as colonel. and in forms the regiment that Lieut.-Col. E. J. McCrossin of Birmingham has received his commission and will be respected and obeyed according to his rank. He also announces the appointment of MT. Meyer Lippman of this city as captain and ad- jutant of the regiment.
 Personal.
 Mrs. w. A. McCarty and Miss Carrie McCarty. mother and sister of MesSrs. M. r and E. E. McCarty, left this morn ing for Atlanta to join the latter, who has gone into business.
 Mrs. F. P. Culver left this morning for Enterprise. Miss, in response to a telc4 gram informing her of the death of a sister. < Mesrs. A. F. McGhee and iR. J, Sayweli are in Birmingham attending the ses- sion of the grand lodge of Independent Order of Odd Fellows. II Revs J. F. John and c. H. B. Turner left this afternoon for Tuskaloosa to att tend the Episcopal diocesan council. If Miss Annie Stevenson of Jacksonvillet who has been visiting the Misses Agee, returned home this afternoon.
 Miss Jessie Peter returned to her home in Briarfied this afternoon, after a visit to Noble institute. MT and Mrs. J. H. Winkler and chil4 dren of Atlanta are guests of MT and Mrs. Max Markstein. They are en route to UniontoWn. F. F. Elam is in Montgomery in att tendance upon the annual meeting of tn [ Alabama Pharmaceutical association of which he is treasurer.
 F. M. Stillwell who has been in the city for day or two returned to his hnne in Selma flliS afternonn :.