Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-06
SEVERAL CONVICTIONS HANG
a Crowd of Capitalists and Manufacturers Are
 sizlng Up Gadsden.
BOTH FURNACES WILL SOON BE IN BLAST
DeEle, the Triple Bigamist, Is Sad to Dearly Love 8 Dish of Rats-Factory
 Buildings Are Now Nearing .it Completion.

Gadsden, Aug. 5.-(Special Correspond ence.)-It is being reported that the re- cent grand jury of Cherokee county was an Illegal one as only fifteen were drawn and one excused, whereupon four names were put in a hat and two drawn out, making sixteen jurors. Those who claim to know say the jury was an illegal one and several convictions on indictments ; found by this jury are being held back for the decision of the supreme court, among them being Jim Williams, colored, who was given twenty years in the pen for attempted rape.
 BurlSett Brassell was fined $250 and sent to the coal mines for ten months from Cherokee county for assault and battery.
 George Smith of Cherokee county, con vcted last January of seduction, has been granted a new trial by fe supreme court and he is again out on bond.
 Gadsden is fast taking on airs of thriving city and one by one our indus tries are being put into operation. A crowd of manufacturers and capitalists were in the city the past week looking over various manufacturing plants with a view of putting them in blast. and it was given out that both furnaces will soon be in blast. Besides these idle in- dustries resuming we are certain of SeV- eral new plants, which will be reported at the proper time. Watch Gadsden grow.
 A party of some ten or twelve leading farmers of Ohio spent several days in our midst the past week prospecting and are very well pleased with this sec tion.
 J. L. Dekle, saloon keeper, who de- serted his wife here five years ago, has been found at Tampa, Fla, where he last week deserted his third wife. He is a bigamist of the worst kind. and while in Gadsden dish of rats was his favorite meal.
 J. B. McElveen, deputy wood crafts man. of Atlanta, Ga, organized lodge of the Woodmen of the World in this city last week with good membership. The officers elected are w. F. Johnson, consul commander; Ed L. Rails. advisor lieutenant; J. L. Fletcher, banker; k. T. Baugh, secretary; c. L. Gum, escort; ]; Charles D. MeekS, secretary; w. +. Will son, watchman.
 The Joie de Vie club held another so- ciable at the home of Miss Etta Camp last Friday night, which was a most enjoyable affair
 The debate on "Womans Suffrage" takes place at the court house Tuesday night between four of Gadsden's legal lights.
 Union telegraph office in this city some time today and ride to the office in Bir- m1nRndIn OH d WdSel III IiPNN o'N half hours, a distance of sixty miles. He claims to have made the run one day last week in three hours and ten minutes.
 George Oglesby and George w. Lee are in iail here on charge of breaking into a box car at Attalla several months ago, the former being caught in Blrmlng- ham and the latter in Nashville.
 The commissioners of Cherokee county will let the contract on the l4th TOT $25,OO0 court house. .,,
 The people of Cherokee county will vote "bonds' or mo bonds today to bridge the Coosa near Centre.
 c. s. Nolloth and Frank Pope or Cln- cinnati are here putting in the dynamos which will be used in lighting the col ,ege and furnishing water. The dining room will be pretty with red, white ana bhe incandescent lights. The engines and boilers are also being put in place.
 The cotton factory buildings are fast s,, nearing completion. and everytnlhg VIII he in readiness for the factory to De started by November l.