Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-15
TUSKEGEE.
Board of Equalization at WorR-Several
 Prisoners to Be Tried for Life.

Board of Equalization at Worlz-Several
 Prisoners to Be Tried for Life.
 Tuskegee, July 13.-(Special Corre- spondence. .)-Messrs. T. Y. Conner, Crude Reynolds and Tom Patterson, who were appointed a board for the equalization of taxes, commenced work this week. They are allowed ten days in which to complete their work
 Seven prisoners are confined in jail, charged with capital offences. They are Captain Christian and son, charged with murder, committed in March; Freeman Collins, colored, charged with murdering his wife some time ago by shooting her with shot gun twice and three times with a pistol; Cornelius Echolo, Ed Da- wis, Charley Foster and Arthur Clopton. charged with rape. The last offense was about the most diabolical crime ever committed in this community.
 MT. Cornelius, the night watchman, ar rested Ida Bruce, a colored girl, one night last week for having a difficulty with another girl Other parties assisted him in carrying her to the ealaboose. She was in a drunken condition, and af- ter they had locked her up she was as- saulted in most outrageous manner. The case was set for Monday before Jus tice Rodgers, but counsel for the defense waived the preliminary trial.
 The dove hunters who went out last Tuesday returned a rather disappointed looking crowd. The birds they expected to find were somewhere else, though the beer and barbecued meat they had on hand was plentiful.
 There was quite a lively discussion of the silver question on the streets a few days ago by Congressman Cobb and oth- CTS. Judge Cobb holds his own very well, but has to hold it all alone, as sill verites are rather scarce in this com munity.
 Quarterly meeting will be held here to- day. pr. Mangum of Auburn, presiding elder will preach this morning and night.
 Rev. MT. BaxIey of Opelika preached at the Primitive Baptist church last night.
 The many friends of MT. John B. Bill bro are glad to see him out, after having been confined to. his bed for several weeks with a spell of sickness.
 game of ball was played here yester- day between the fats and the leans. The leans won by score of 23 to IT.
 MT. Mcdowell and daughters, Misses Fronie and Wilkie, are visiting friends in Ozark
 Capt. c. J. Bryan left Thursday on a visit to Montgomery and other points. MT. P. s. Holt of Atlanta is visiting relatives in the city,
 Colonel Tompkins of Montgomery was here Monday on legal business. Mrs. Vandegrift, who has been here for some time visiting relatives, returned to her home in Birmingham this week. Miss Hattie Abernathy of Birmingham is here visiting relatives. Mir. Leonard Boyd and wife of Atlanta were here a few days ago visiting rel atives.
 MT. c. W. Thompson ist attending the Bankers association in Mobile. Miss Maytie Hardin left a few days ago to visit friends in Lowndesboro Mrs. Robinson of Troy, formerly Miss Maggie Cloud is here, the guest of MT. and Mrs. Cloud.
 Messrs. Ernest Blue and Mortimer Baldwin, two prominent young attorneys of Union Springs, were here Thursday. MT. Clarence DuBose, who has been in business in Opelika, has returned home for awhile.
 MT. Will Hurt has returned from Att lanta, Where he has been attending the business college.