Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
FROM THE MODEL CITY.
PROGRESS OF THE TRIAL OF BURTON
The State Wins the Fight for the Admission of Testimony as toJhat Confession.
 General Local News.

Anniston, May 1S.-(Special)-Two ne- groes, A. D. Mathis and Bud Rowland, got into a dispute this afternoon on No ble street near Eighth, and Mathis shot Rowland twice with a 44-caliber pistol One bullet shattered his left arm below the elbow and the other passed through his right hip. Mathis fled to the noun tains and has not yet been caught.
 The trial in the circuit court at Jack sonville, a change of venue having been secured from Cleburne to this county, of Joe Burton, the son of EX-Probate Judge T. J. Burton, charged with the murder of his playmate, Jethro Evans, the son of Sheriff Evans, at Edwardsville about two months since, progresses very slowly.
 Only nineteen of the more than l0O witnesses have been examined. There was on the witness stand for the state this morning L. V. Evans of Birming- ham, a relative of the murdered boy. He testified that he had secured admit tance to the cell of the accused in the Ed wardsville jail soon after he was incar- cerated, and had spent the night, and that after he had bragged about what desperado he had been, young Burton told of the killing of Evans, confesslng the crime and giving all the terrible de- tails Yesterday. afternoon was con sumed in arguments against and for the
 
 states attorneys carried their point. There is large and brilliant array of le- gal talent on each side, and every point is being closely contested.
 The committee having the matter in charge have selected Wednesday, June 5, as the date for the unveiling of the monument to the late MT Samuel No ble, which has just been placed in po sition. An interesting and appropriate programme, including addresses by some prominent men, will be arranged
 The circuit court grand jury of this county, which has been in session at Jacksonville for three weeks, adjourned this afternoon, returning thirty-SiX true bills, mostly for misdemeanors. Ten days of the session was de voted to Investigating alleged election frauds in Anniston, and over 120 witness es were examined, but nothing came of it. In its report the jury states that frauds were committed without doubt, but that it was impossible to secure suf- ficient evidence upon which to indict. The same charges of election frauds were brought to the notice of the recent An niston city court grand jury and a thor ough and conscientious investigation was made, but no frauds were unearthed. Great indignation Is expressed that the Jacksonville grand jury should go over the same ground covered by the Annis- ton city court grand jury and, it is charged, putting the county into several hundred dollars unnecessary expense.
 News has been received here of the death of Andrew J. Case, former An nistonian, who was killed by a boiler ex- plosion on a boat few days ago on Lake St. Clair, near Detroit.
 The senior class of the Southern Fe- male university gave their annual ban quet last night. The feast was magnifi- cent, the reception and dining rooms were beautifully decorated. the young ladies were witty and charming and it was a most delightful affair."
 A meeting of the Calhoun Rifles of Oxford will be held on Tuesday night, Capt. w. A. Orr, who has been elected a major of the Second regiment.
 The Woodstock Guards had target shooting at the South Anniston Driving Park association yesterday afternoon and some good scores were made.
 Rev. J. w. Duncan, the new pastor of the Oxanna Cumberland Presbyterian church, has come over from Gadsden and will preach his first sermon to his new charge tomorrow.
 Prof. H. c. Gunnels of the Annston city schools, has been invited to deliver an address before the Childersburg High school on June 19.
 Miss lone Cooper of this city gathered from her flower yard this morning a full blown rose, in the center of which was found three large and perfectly formed buds.
 Hon. John B. Knox came in from Mont gomery this morning.
 Miss Leila Adams of Birmingham is visiting her aunt, Mrs. V. L. Adams, on Wilmer street.
 Miss Florence Fanche of Rome and Miss Mason of New Orleans are guests of Miss Mary Jordan on Quintard ave- nue.
 Mrs. Sims Hawley went over to Bir- mingham this morning to visit relatives.
 Dr. s. c. Clopton has returned from Washington.
 Mrs. Ali Truitt is at home again after a very pleasant trip to and stay of two weeks in New York with Mrs. Neal Truitt and Miss Annie Truitt of La Grange, Ga.
 Mrs J. L. Murphy and children and Mrs. R. E. Huie are visiting relatives at Atlanta and Morrow's station, Ga
 Revs. c. H. B. Turner and J. F. John and Messrs. J. L. Wikle and John B. Rees have returned from Tuskaloosa, where they were In attendance upon the sessions of the Episcopal diocesan coun- cil.
 Dixon Noble, who has been in New De- catur for some time, came home this morning.