Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-06

SoaTp-uy lS4useu pay nIent on the policy
on Inc alleged cause OF suicide by the
ho1her OF the policy. A negro, 1t. is
CID fsed, by TIE maine OF FREQ .lcLester
says that ". b. heidt, deceased, met his
dk attn by the accidental discharge of
pistol i'll the hanus of Mr.. VIII Butler,
WHO was clerk IN the yards at that time,
but who shortly afterwards left Bfrmlng-
ham for Dallas county, where he died.
1t. rs said the negro explains that as But
Ter ldid not declare the true cause of
Heidts death he himself was afraid to do
so until he subsequently learned of Buc-
ler's death.
The text of the complaint recites the
following averments:
THE plaintiff claims of the defendant
the sum of $4,000, together with interest
thereon. due on policy, whereby the de-
PENDANT. body corporate. on the 21st day
of October. 1882, insured Oliver b. Heidi
for the term of twelve months from the
21st day of October, 1892, at noon, against
bodily injuries caused by external, vio-
lent and accidental means during the Pc
riod covered by the said policy, which
sum the defendant, by said policy, agreed
to pay the plaintiff if such injuries alone
in three calendar months from the date
of sustaining the same be the direct
cause of the death of the said Oliver b.
Heidi.
And the plaintiff AYERS that on towit,
the I'd day of December, 1892. the said
Oliver b. Heidi received bodily injuries
and was killed by external violent and
accidental means and that the said inju-
ries so sustained by the said Oliver b.
Heidi were alone on the same day on
which they were received the direct cause
of his death, of which the defendant has
had notice. And plaintiff says she was
the wife of the said Oliver B. Heidi at the
time he was insured as aforesaid by the
said policy and until his DEATH"
Criminal Court.
Judge Greene presiding.
The seven youthful burglars who eff
fected an entrance into the store of the
Birmingham Arms company, were yes
terday sentenced to thirty days shore
work at Coalburg.
Other sentences were as follows:
Kate Jackson, grand larceny; nineteen
months and costs.
Jake Tannehill, same; two years and
costs.
Will Wallace, burglary and grand lar
ceny; twelve months and costs.
George King, same; two years and
costs. r,I 80
Charles Lyde, larceny; thirty days and
costs.
Champ Greene same; two years and
costs.
Charles Willis, same: two years and
costs.
Griffin Skim err Jim Murphy, Jim Nc
Coy, Dan Washington and George jones'
petty larceny: thirty days and costs.
Bill Keith, burglary and grand larceny;
two years and costs.
Robert Hill. same; two years and
costs.
George Beacham, assault thirty days
and costs.
VIII Scott, grand larceny; one year and
costs.
George Washington, burglary and
grand larceny; one year and costs.
Alley Dunnegan, forgery; two years
and costs.
larceny; fifteen months. and costs.
Jim Fiske and James e. Stone, same;
twelve months and costs.
VIII Brown, burglary; two years and
costs.
Tom Curley, grand larceny; two years
and costs.
Blake Miller. same; one year and costs.
Bob McCree, grand, larceny; -
months and sixty-six days for costs.
John Underwood, assault to murder;
two years and costs. ,.tls
John Collins assault; twenty days and
costs.
Will Johnson. burglary and grand lar
ceny; two years in the penitentary.
Jim Smith, same; twelve years in the
pententiary. s'@
Tom Smith, grand larceny; ten years in
the penitentiary. A5
larceny; ten years in the penitentiary.
Will Harris, grand larceny; six years
in the penitentiary.
Charles Jones, burglary and grand lar
ceny; fifteen years in the penitentiary.
The Weeks Docket.
Monday-P. G. Bowman, murder: w.
G. Lunsford, murder; Joe Dowdell, rape;
Richard Wright, rape.
Tuesday-Tom Nailen rape; John Skin
ner, murder
Wednesday-George Hill and Jim
Bridges. murder.
United States Court
Judge Bruce presiding.
United States VS.. Tennessee and Coosa
Railroad company ct al; bill dismissed
as to Manhattan Trust company and
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
Railroad company.
The Wellborn case is on trial.