Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-17
ssjS7E ALABAMA.

l The Tuskaloosa Gazette prints the fol- | lowing On Wednesday morning last
 the case of the state against Rufus Bea-
 vers for killing Marion crowder was | taken up. The trial consumed all | Wednesday. Thursday, Friday and Sat
 urday to about 12 o'clock, when Judge
 Anderson finished his charge to the jury | and they retired to the jury room. EV- | cry point in the case was hotly and
 closely contested. and perhaps there has | never been a case tried in this county | where the defense was so ably conduct | cd Messrs. Hargrove and NandeGraaff
 and Jones and Mayfieid represented the
 defendant. and they let nothing go by | default The state was also ably repre-
 sented by MT. Henry Fitts, Solicitor
 Godfrey and County Solicitor Foster
 All of these gentlemen made able and | exhaustive arguments to the jury, and Judge Anderson delivered a fair, clear | and concise charge of the law to the
 jury, after which they retired, and, af-
 ter being out about four hours. brought | in a verdict of not guilty, and the de-
 fendant was discharged. This ends
 case that has attracted a great deal of l comment. In September 1892, when
 Marion Crowder and his son oscar were
 gathering corn, some one shot the former
 from the woods. and he was instantly
 killed. Suspicion pointed to Rufus Bea-
 vers, and he was arrested and held
 without bond to answer the charge of | murder. His attorneys then applied to
 the probate judge for bond under habe-
 as corpus proceedings, and it was again
 denied. The defendant was indicted by | the grand jury at the fall term of 1892
 and in the fall of 1893 he was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree | and sentenced to the penitentiary for 1 life. The case was then appealed to the supreme court, and the decision of the
 circuit court was reversed and the cause 1 remanded for new trial After hay l ing been remanded, the case was con | tinued once or twice before the trial | could be had which has just resulted in
 his acquittal. The verdict was not | surprise, as the states case was very
 much crippled by the death and absence
 of some of the material witnesses.
 The Chimes" At Huntsville.-The l Daily Mercury says of the performance
 of Chimes of Normandy" produced
 there by Birmingham talent: Almost
 full house greeted the Birmingham
 young people in their production of the
 Chimes of Normandy" at the opera
 house last night. In this opera the plot
 is so very tight that to prevent the audi
 ence from becoming bored the company
 must have attained a high standard of
 musical excellence This the Birming- l ham company has attained The char | acterS were all well sustained and the | ehoruses showed that they were not in | the least behind in their capabilities. l MT Guy Woodland cannot be surpas assed | in his portrayal of the character of Gas pard, the old miser Miss Pattie Ruffner
 has a sweet, silvery voice, and in the | character of Germaine she showed fine 1 dramatic power Mrs. Millie Shober was l very good in the role of Serpolette. She l has good voice and was Vivacious and l full of life. The amusing antics of the l petite little miss, who played the part l or mimic, were highly appreciated. A 1 large orchestra is with the company and 1 added it's full share to the entertainment 1 The specialties introduced ever and anon were highly enjoyed. Among them were 1 Birmingham Girls" a song and dance l by eight fair belles of that place, and The Art of Love and Other Arts by l several proposed artists in that line. l After that the audience was amused by 1 the antics of seven Birmingham buns 1 who, although behaving very well, they 1 were not much "out of sight" The l young people were entertained by an i'm
 promptu ball given by the young men of l this city at the Huntsville hotel after the performance. That this company of art l tsts may visit us again is the wish of all 1 who saw them last night.
 A Mammoth Alabama Plant-The l Washington County News prints the l following description of a mammoth
 Alabama industry: County Surveyor B. 1 D. Turner spent Sunday at his home in
 St. Stephens. He has been engaged for l the past nine weeks surveying the re- 1 cent land purchases of the Yellow Pine l Lumber company, amounting to 4, 900 l acres, running north through townships
 6, and s, ranges 4 and 5. MT. Turner | was loud in his praises of the manner in | which he has been treated by Captain l Miles. He was struck with the judicious | system of their management, and says | everything moves like clock work. This l company is building a new railroad now from their mall seat through their new
 land, and already have four miles of l track completed. The road will be ex-
 tended to the Choctaw county line.s The
 trestle just completed across Dog river | lets the company into the heart of their
 best timber The new road passes in the 1 vicinity of Healing Springs, and may
 mean the rapid upbuilding of that popu- lar resort. Captain Miles says the Yel- ] low Pine mill will be running on full
 time again in a few days. It is said of
 this mill that they put in more time than
 any other mill in the county. They have | a capacity of 50000 feet of lumber per
 day and a reputation at home and | abroad for finishing the best lumber of
 any mill on the Mobile and Ohio rail-
 road. The Yellow Pine is one of the l best mills in the county, and we wish
 we had more just like it.
 A Fatal Affray.-The Sumter Record
 prints the following: A fatal shooting I affray occurred at Gainesville Wednes- l C1y. II SeenlS that MT. WOOuSOn. post | master at that place, became involved in | a quarrel with a negro, and in company
 with D. H. Hunter went to the negro's l house.
 Afte1~a few words the negro started at | MT Woodson with a hoe, and Hunter | attempted to catch the weapon, where
 upon the negro struck Hunter twice | with the hoe, knocking him senseless | and inficting serious wound.
 1 The negro then made a second attack
 upon Woodson, who after the negro did | not heed his warning to halt, shot him, | killing him instantly,
 l rThe wife of the negro was killed by
 the same shot as it glanced.
 Hunter is seriously hurt. but it is
 hardly probable that his wound will | prove fatal
 His many friends here wish him a 1 speedy recovery.
 Got Them at Last.-The Mobile Drill
 Team of eX-Confederates will be equipped
 with guns of the kind used during the