The age-herald., 1897-09-04
NEVIS FROM BESSEMER
Registration Registrars Released
 Upon Bail.
HABEAS CORPUS REFUSED
Much Excitement Still Prevails Over the Case and Everyone Is Interested in the Com
 ing Trial of the Accused.
Special to The Agc-Herald.

Special to The Age-Herald.
 Bessamer, Sept. S.-Arpieation was made to Judga Shape y5e.arday for the release on the part of Newton H. Ward, one of the registrars, for a wit of habeas corpus on the ground that the warrant issued by Justice of .he Peace Jackson, of G3essemer charged no offease known to, the law and thal the law was unconstitu7. tional. Judge Sharpe refused to g ant. tho writ, ibeoarsa, he said ,he justice had Jurisdiction e the warran: and the subl jelat matter. p' ! 1.-The two registrars were subsequent ly srsleassd on bail They rs turned from the, county jail lae this afternoon. Their bondsmen are Messrs. John T. McEnery, T. Y. Huffman, Tom Huey and c. H. Spencer.
 Mr Lsadsr, wien quest 'oaed, said: 'ewe weee never gwen time to make bo1d. We were given to understand that we would have to spend the night in the GUS. ody ol Jailer Gerst at the city hall ard only a shorJ time before the o'clock dunmy left, Constable Burgin appeared and said that we would have to go with him to the county jal. We had a good time, though, and stayed in the county jailer's room and Slept in his t'-d, and had our meals sent from restauran."
 Constable Joe Burgln was shown MT. Leaders statement. ard said that the warrants were served at 8 o'clock yeeter- day afternoon. and Messrs Leader ard Woods had until : o'clock to make their Ia ft1r ta1 at advice of Mayor McEniry and other lead CTS of the Cisizens' Reform ticket that no bond be made. N H. Woods was heard to say, 'I'll spend the night in jail, but I'll make 1t hot for some body"
 The trial will come up in Justice Jack sons court, and City Attorney Trotter will appear for the defense. It is prob able that jury trial will be demanded. A score of subpoenas have been issued, and local chirographical experts will tes- tify as to the signature, while typo graphical experts will be called upon to trace the difference in the printing of the bogus certificates and the originals.
 It is likely that the circuit court room will be used for the trial, and no doubt it's capacity will be taxed Excitement has not subsided one bit, as the subject is the sole topic of conversation on the streets and in business places.
 Arthur Renfroe was temporary reg istrar for the First ward today and R. V. Lee for the Third Re gistration books close tomorrow at p. m.
 An entertainment will be given tonight in Odd Fellows hall by the local con- clave Regents of the White Shield.
 Rev. w. R. Ivey will deliver the ad- dress of welcome and pr. o. T. Dozier and Major W. H. Hunter, of Birming- ham, will also address the meeting. Mu- sic and singing will complete the even ing.
 A special dummy from Birmingham will bring visiting Regents and their friends.
 Since the be eginning of this month the stores no longer observe the early clos ing.
 The family of Mir William H. Judson left yesterday for an extended sojourn at Blount Springs. MT Judson accom- panied them and returned this morning.
 Capt Cornwell has returned from a visit to his old home in South Carolina.