Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-29
YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS Preliminary Examination of Ira
 Powell. HE IS ADMITTED TO BAIL Eugene Recordon Sentenced to Five Years in the Pen for Robbery--Two Murder ..a ,
 Cases Were Passed.

The case of Charles H. Guyton vs the Southern railway, which has been on trial since Monday in the city court, went to the jury yesterday afternoon at the hour of adjournment. Circuit Court. Lambert & Lorman vs. Jennie E. Wood; dismissed.
 J. Davidson vs. Frank Pittman; dis missed.
 Headley & Farmer vs. George M. Nor row; dismissed.
 D. D, Golden vs. Gelders Hotel compa- ny; $4.60.
 J. F. Sulsby vs. c. D. Austin; $13O. Lawrence Govin vs. w. w. Barclay; judgment for defendant. Alabama National bank vs. l.. A. May and c. E.. Thomas; judgment for s104. J. w. Wilkes vs. Enoch Hardey; judg-
 ment for $13.
 Criminal Court. Eugene Recordon plead guilty to rob-
 bery, and was given five years in the pen- itentiary.
 The case of John T. Maxwell, charged with murder, was passed to Thursday. Charles Meyers, murder, passed for the term.
 Probate Office. e Ira Powell, the 17-year-old boy who shot Ross Shoemaker Christmas week at Sandusky, was before Judge Porter yes- terday afternoon on habeas corpus pro- ceedings.
 The petitioner is represented by Attor- ney John T. Shugart and the state by Assistant Solicitor Pro Tenn. Hugh Nor | row. Powell claims that the shooting was done in self-defense. He was in church. it is said, when Shoemaker and others enticed him to go out into the woods where a keg of beer was hidden. Here, 1t is also claimed, Shoemaker and others began abusing Powell, and. seeing that he was not inclined to have trouble, Shoemaker assaulted him. Powell says l he shot him to save his own life. De- fendant was admitted to bail in the sum of S25OO, which was promptly furnished | by his father and other relatives. The following marriage licenses were issued:
 MT. J. H. w. Morgan and Miss Anna May Wiggins.
 MT. s. W. Dickey and Miss z. c. Snow. IS THE BEAR ALIVE? was the question asked by hundreds as they visited the store of Fowlkes & My att yesterday. Mo- 1t is not alive, but these enterprising merchants are alive | to the fact that it pays to give their cus- l toners the very best goods that money can buy. So they are serving the Bear" brand Pettijohn's Breakfast F0OQ Tree, Wltn cream ana sugar, ana l their guarantee of purity goes with ev- 1 cry package. Call and sample it today Hot Politics Tn Indiana ! Indianapolis Ind. Jan. 2S.-One of the | hottest political fights in the history of the state. and one which has made a | breach that will be carried into the sen- l atorial struggle, ended here today when | Col. E. H. Nebeker admitted his defeat l by J. K. Gowdy for the chairmanship of | the republican state committee. Up to l the time that a mysterious morning con | ference was held at the Denison hotel | by Gowdy's friends the Nebeker men l were certain of success. Then it was that | Charles Fairbanks, Riley McKeen's op- l ponent in the senatorial contest, was l made use of. All manner of charges are being made, that of tYeachery being the l most prominent. Nebeker's friends swear
 | that shey will make it warm for Fair
 banks when the proper time comes Al
 o'clock this afternoon Gowdy's election l as chairman of the state committee was l conceded, and it is certain that Robert
 Mansfield of Muncie will be secretary
 The feeling Is very bitter on all sides.