Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-20
F tS RICH COL0RED WIDOW
oSefnor Oates Makes a Business Trip to EufauIa.
C0L0RED THIEF CAUGHT IN THE ACT
and Breaks His Arm-Delightful Ea- tainment- Supreme Court Re-
 ports-M ontgomery Briefs.

Montgomery, Dec. 19.-(Speeial.)-A | jury today gave a verdict annulling the | last will of Lucy Ann Lucas, deceased, l on the ground of undue influence. Lucy l Ann was rich colored widow, and when she died she surprised everybody by leav- ing will bequeathing all of her prop erty, a good many thousand dollars worth, to an old negro man, an imbecile,
 who was in no way related to her, and cutting out her two daughters, Missouri and Ann. M. Burke was named as trus- tee of the property. The daughters con-
 tested onhhe ground that Burke had un- duly influenced the negress against her children, and the jury acquiesced in the opinion. | MT. Dolph Gerald Injured. Mr. Adolph Gerald, son of Montgom- erys chief of police, in jumping from a moving electric car last night was thrown heavily upon the pavement, and l sustained a painful fracture of one of | his arms.
 Caught in tho Act. A negro boy, who has been driving the buggy of Chief of Fire Department Rob- inson, was arrested few days ago for reckless driving. The officers had emptied his pockets and were preparing to lock him up, when MT. Robinson en- tered and went his bail. During the pro- ceedings Robinson glanced at a bundle of keys that came out of the boys pock- ct, and recognized a key to the cash drawer in his, Robinsons, saloon. Of late considerable money, in small way, has been missed from this drawer, and the chief put his bartenders on to the boy. Yesterday they deposited ten sil- yer dollars in the drawer and purposely stepped out on the sidewalk in front, leaving the boy in the saloon. When they returned two of the dollars were gone. Inquiry, revealed the fact that the negro had recently secured the key to the drawer and had a duplicate made from it. He was bound over to the grand jury this morning.
 A Delightful Entertainment. A very delightful entertainment was | given tonight at the rooms Of the Cum- | mercial and Industrial association. Mrs. | Cora Stuart Wheeler of Boston and Miss Mabelle Biggart of New York enter tained the members of the club and their families, Mrs. Wheeler reading from her stories poems and legends and Miss Biggart presenting dramatized reading from Adam Bede The affair was very delightful and instructive. IT Supreme Court. The following orders were granted by the supreme court today: Frank Mcdonald vs Montgomery
  court; submitted on briefs. The Dunham Lumber company vs. w. c. Holt, from Montgomery circuit court; submitted on briefs.
 Fons Lyons, alias, etc, vs. the state of Alabama, from Lowndes circuit court; submitted on briefs. Bob Smith vs. the state of Alabama, from Montgomery circuit court; submit ted on briefs.
 Albert Thomas vs. the state of Alaba-
 ma, from Montgomery circuit court sub- mitted on briefs.
 Warren Carson vs. the state of Ala bama, from Lowndes circuit court two cases); submitted on briefs. | Randall Douglass vs. the state of Ala bama, from Montgomery city court ar- gued and submitted.
 | Dennis Salter vs. the state of Alaba- ma. from Conecuh circuit court; submit l ted on briefs.
 Paul Mcqueen vs. the state of Alaba- ma, from Butler circuit court; submitted | on briefs.
 Bradley Fur company vs. J. Pollock & | Co.,, garnishees, from Walker circuit court; submitted on briefs on motion to | amend judgment nunc pro tune. | Bob Peagler Sr ct al. vs the state of | Alabama, from Butler circuit court; con- tinued by appellee
 The state of Alabama vs David Flem- | ing, from Montgomery circuit court: continued by consent. Moore. Kirkland & Co., vs. Nesting house Electric and Manufacturing com pany from Montgomery circuit court; argued and submitted on motions to amend and to dismiss. E. H. Andrews vs. Leo K. Steiner, from Jefferson circuit court; submitted on motions to set aside and to suspend judgment.
 Ex-parte E. W. Rucker, petition for | prohibition to judge of the Tenth judicial | circuit; argued and submitted S. D. Wharton, administrator, etc, ct al vs. T. W. Hannon from Montgomery | city court; submitted on briefs. Gay, Hardie & Gov vs. Charlotte | Thompson Rogers, from Montgomery circuit court; argued and submitted. J. c. Cheney. surviving trustee, etc., vs. Emily T. Nathan. from Montgomery | chancery court: submitted on briefs. William H. Knowles vs. Morris Adler, l from Montgomery chancery court; sub | mtted on briefs.
 | Among the attorneys in attendance on | the court today were Messrs. John P. Till- | man, Samuel D. Weakley, Edward K. Campbell Henry K. White and George | Huddleston of Birmingham, Edward | DeGraffenreid of Greensboro, A. s. Van | deGraaf of Tuskaloosa and John B. Knox | of Anniston.
 Montgomery in Brief. The governor today announced the ap- | pontment of J. Wallace Weakley as jus | flee of the peace at Jacksonville, Call | houn county, and of George Oklie of De- mopolis as commissioner of Marengo couHty
 | Governor Oates has gone to Eufaula on
 some private business, and will be absent | for several days.
 l MT. T. L. Hackett and Miss Mamie
 | Taylor two popular young people of this
 | city, were married last night by Father
 | Savage in his parlor.
 | Spain Don't Like It.
 | Madrid. Dec. 19.-Madrid newspapers.
 | commenting on President Cievelands . | message to the United States congress.