The age-herald., 1900-11-21
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
 OF BOOTHS DEATH
Brother of the Dead Man Says
 Murder Was Deliberate
HE WAS KILLED BY HIS SON
oaIilean Fisherman Win Establish In- dustrial School and Home for In- firm Members-News of In
 terest from Tuscaloosa

tuscaloosa, November 20.-(Special)- Three of the brothers of the late Thomas Booth, who was shot and killed by his 16- year-old son, Hester Booth, last Friday morning, were in the city yesterday and made statement as to the killing of their brother, which if true shows the youthful son to be guilty of a terrible murder. W. B. Booth, brother of the dead man, stated that the trouble between his brother and his nephew occurred as follows:
 Thursday Thomas Booth sold a number of cattle, among which was a yearling be- longing to his son Hester, or Lee, as it was first reported here. Thursday night the boy asked for his share of the pro- ceeds of the sale, but was told to wait un- til his father secured some change. He further states that on the following morn- ing, while Thomas Booth was grinding axe the boy passed by him with gun and was called back by his father. He refused to come, and the father laid down the axe and started towards him. The boy then drew the gun on his father, and as he did so his mother, with a baby in her arms, caught hold of her sons arm, begging him not to shoot his father She was powerless to prevent and the gun was discharged, the load taking effect in Thomas Booths breast. MT. Booth also claims that his brothers death was witnessed by the lat ters wife and three children, who, he says, will corroborate his statement of the at- fair. He also said that he never heard of his brother whipping his wife, but had been told that the boy Hester was unruly. Cashier w. F. Fitts, of the banking house of J. H. Fitts & Co.,, has sold his planta- tion on the Greensboro road to the char itable colored society known as the Cali lean Fishermen. This organization has purchased the plantation with the purpose of establishing an industrial school and home for the aged members of the society. The deeds have been made out to the Call lean Fishermen, and the society will take possession at once.
 c. S. Hogan of Los Angeles, Cal, is in the city visiting Mrs A. P. Hogan and the Misses Hogan. MT. Hogan has not been in this place, his old home, in fifteen years, and is now en route to Costa Rico, where he is interested in an investment company. He has son already in Costa Rico.
 A very sad death occurred at Northport, just across the Warrior river from Tusca- loosa, Sunday afternoon. Wilson s. Hin ton, an employe of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad at that point died of pneumonia, having been sick only a week. He had been married about a month, and his death Is particularly sad. He, was very popular young man and his death is deeply de- plored.
 Invitations have been received in this place to the marriage of MT. William Hooper Nevins and Miss Louise Alma Da- vidson of Selma, on Wednesday afternoon, November 21. Miss Davidson is niece pr Mrs. James Spence, and has frequently visited here and is quite popular in this place. The announcement of her approach ing marriage was received with Interest by her Tuscaloosa friends.
 The Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County convened here yesterday. Judge $. Il. Sprott is presiding and w. B. Oliver is per forming his duties as solicitor. The Juries will not be sworn until Wednesday. There has been little important litigation in the Circuit Court here since the establishment of the Tuscaloosa County Court, as the lat ter has practically the same jurisdiction as the Circuit Court There will be several new cases on the docket of the Circuit Court at this term although there will not be any very important litigation, with the exception of 100 acres of land near Tusca- loosa which is in dispute as to the owner ship of 1t.
 The friends of the University of Alabama football team were not at all surprised at the outcome of the game in Montgomery Saturday between the University of Ala bama and Auburn. This is practically Tus- caloesa's first year at playing football since 1S93 and the fact that she was able to score was looked upon as a favorable sign by the friends of the crimson and white.
 Acting Mayor w. T. Mccormick spent Sunday in Birmingham.
 MT. F. M. Purifoy left yesterday for Montgomery, where he will be clerk of the House committee on corporations, of which Col. Henry B. Foster of this county is chairman.
 The young ladies of the Tuscaloosa Fe- male College, who were to give an enter tainment at the opera house next Friday night, have postponed the entertainment to Wednesday night, December 5. They will give w. D. Howelfs two farces, "The Reg ister' and 'The Mousetrap," for the ben eft of the Alonzo Hill Library.
 Mrs Ellen Peter-Bryce will entertain the Up-To-Date and Kettledrum Clubs Wednes- day evening at o'clock Dr. w. B. Saf- fold of the University of Alabama will de- liver a lecture on "Grecian Architecture" Illustrating the same with stereoptican views