The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-29


day one hundred and sixteen cases were
tried. not counting those that were contin-
ued. The cash fines on that day amounted
to $100.50, and the fines not collected and
which will have to be worked out 1926. In
all, sixty days labor was given to the most
serious law-breakers. On Tuesday "a cases
were tried, cash fines, $3.50; uncollected
fines, $3.50, and 21O days of labor. Yester-
days cash fines amounted to $3.50; uncol-
lected fines s242 and 80 extra days.
"Sometimes You Get 1t"
The most interesting of yesterdays cases
was that of William Stedman, negro
whisky vendor, charged with stealing 81
The trial of the case consumed some time
and brought out some very interesting tes-
timony. StcAman works at Hentschels sa-
loon, in First avenue
On Christmas Eve, a colored lad, named
Leslie McCullom, went to the saloon to pur-
chase for his sister, Lucy, half-gallon jug
of Christmas 10Y" otherwise known as
corn whisky, the price of which was to be
ST. The boy gave Stedman a s. bill to pay
for the liquor, and waited for his 81. Nc
Cullom says Stedman pocketed the change,
and refused to give him anything except the
jug. Whereupon the boy sent off after his
sister, and she then came and demanded her
money. The boy on the stand yesterday
said that "a white bar tender in there said
sometime you gets your change and some
time you don't. See" In this case Lucy
didn't get it, and she had Stedman arrested.
The defense was remarkably weak. The
first witness introduced was a white rum
my"-to use the military slang-who gave
his name to different parties as ~. w."
Jack and Jim Robinson of Montgom-
cry. The police say he is bum, who hangs
around Hentschels place. He swore to a
number of contradictory statements, after
every one of which he would say, II was
drinkin' at the time, judge, but l wasn't
drunk My mem'ry wasn't so stout"
Yes, judge" he continued, I'm telling
yer der truth, cause doesn't want to get
jerked for perjury l seen Stedman here
give the boy four silver dollars, in hard
iron; four good live bucks" But as the
bum had previously sworn that Stedman
gave the boy S. bill, his statement didn't
have much effect with the court
Philip Arnold, the white ''barkeep" of the
saloon testified that he had seen tn boy
receive his 81 in change But several of
his statements were denied by the officer
making the arrest and his testimony was
on the whole very unsatisfactory Judge
Feagin fined Stedman $50, and gave him
thirty days. His star witness, Robinson
Judge Feagin ordered arrested and tried
before a justice of the peace for perjury.
This false swearing must be stopped"
said the judge.
The judge held that John Lumkin train
hand, was justified in giving George Glad
dis another train hand the "mistle-toe"
his car when he would not CO. Especially
as Gladdis was under the suspicion of
''swipins'' fruit from the butcher boy of
the train.
Major Dunn, youth with gingerbread
countenance, was given IS and costs for
disturbing public worship at Shiloh Baptist
church. Deacon T. w. Dee testified that
Dunn and about twelve other boys were
started to telephone for policeman, they
threatened to "shoot his head off," Dunn
was the only one captured, he being too
lame to run fast Judge Feagin urged that
the other boys be captured and brought up.
The court room was very much crowded
yesterday morning, and there was a great
deal of talking going on to the annoyance
of the bench l. l.. Smith, w. P. McCrossin