The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
The Petition In Full

State of Alabama VS.. Will Golson.
Criminal court of Jefferson County.
Now comes the defendant Will Golson
In the above stated cause and make this
MS application to the court to have his
trial removed to another county, assessing
the following reasons therefor:
That your petitioner is under indictment
by the grand jury of jefferson county
charged with the crime of murder in the
hrst degree; that Robert Warnock, the per-
son alleged in the Indictment to have been
murdered by your petitioner, was at the
time OF the alleged killing. well known
citizen OF Jefferson county, enjoying and
possessing extensive political, social and
financial influences and occupied the office
OF chief deputy sheriff of this county.
Ihat the said Robert Warnock was before
ana at the time of the alleged murder of
large property influence owning and en-
JoyAhg considerable property while upon
the other hand Your petitioner is a Door
MAN ana owns nor possesses no property
and Is entirely without social influence or
any lnfuence whatever in this county be-
lore or after the alleged murder and had
only been a citizen of the county one and
half years. and has no family influence
and but very few friends and no relatives in
this county.
and since that time and until now, the
public mind has been very much infamed
and by reason of the alleged murder there
has been great prejudice and bias against
your petitioner.
That the newspapers have published and
circulated accounts of the alleged murder
tending to inflame prejudice and bias the
public mind against petitioner
That the prejudice and bias has been
so great that it is unalayed and undated
and by reason thereof it will be impossible
for your petitioner to have fair and i'm
partial trial in this county.
Premises being considered your petitioner
ask that your honor make an order remov-
ing the case against him to such county as
to your honor may seem meet and proper.
(Signed) WILL GOLSON.
United States Court
Judge Tomlin, of Mobile, will tomorrow
convene the United States court In ad-
journed term for the trial Of law cases re-
naming on the docket The following petit
jurors have been drawn:
J. H. Redding. A. J. Baber, Jess Bennett
Charles T. Briggs. Mark Ellis, Max Kar-
peles. Shelby Graffenreid, lobe Austin, col
ored; Alonzo w. Stratham, Thomas Roden,
Anthony Richardson, colored; D. B. Kelly,
l.. R. Ruffner, Lum Green, colored; Jim
Thompson, Lee Stewart, Richard Jones,
colored; John F. Morris, Lafayette Fisher,
colored M. M. Cantrell. James Brown,
James A. Westmoreland, Luther Owen, C.
C. Stephens, Walker Smith, Robert Hayes
and L. C. Kelly.
Prisoners Sentenced
In the criminal court yesterday, prisoners
who were convicted during the week were
sentenced as follows:
Henry Thomas, burglary, twelve months
at hard labor and costs.
Charles Dent, burglary and grand lar
ceny; two years at hard labor and costs
Jim Hardin, grand larceny; five years In
the penitentiarey
Joe Taylor burglary; fifteen months at
hard labor and costs.
Ed Carter, burglary and grand larceny;
eighteen months at hard labor and costs.
Sam Cross burglary; one year and one day
in the penitentiary.
Jim Williams, burglary and grand lar
ceny; thirteen months in the penitentiary.
Isaiah Davis, grand larceny; thirteen
months in the penitentiary.
Arthur Lucas, burglary and grand lar
ceny; twelve months in the peniteniary.
Suit on Insurance Policy
S. F. Frazer has filed suit In the city
court against the Supreme Lodge, knights
of Pythias of the World. for $1,000 alleged
to be due on policy issued on the life of
Charles C. Frazier January 5, 1899, who
died four days later.
To Increase Capital stock
Proceedings to increase the capital stock
of the May C Thomas Hardware company
from $50 900 to $4,000 were filed in the pro-
hot