The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-18
This Boy Stole Papers.

4MAD i0VX bSSCA~ & S~k~eDs
 William Speers, a diminutfve negrcs answered the call of his name. He was charged with stealing a copy of The AdvertSaer from the front porch of the residence, 12o Catoma Street, (eeriy Sunday morning. c. T. Watt. who lives opposite from the residence. swore that he saw the boy take the paper from the gallery. Watt said he went down stairD and to his back gate where he accoeted the boy and pro- posed to buy the paper from him. When the boy came to his gate he grabbed for him and the negro ran. Watt gave chase and when nearly to Bell Street he shot at the boy. The boy was captured and Watt was arrested for discharging his pistol. The boy told a different story, but 1t was dfs- covered that he had been before tha Recorder before for stealing newspa- pers. He was fined $l0 and costs and upon the application of the Chief of Police the charge of firing a pistol against Watt was dismissed.
 A dapper young negro who answers to the name of Willie Springer was ar- raigned on a charge of burglary and larceny. Springer Is porter in the Farley Naional Bank. W. A. May, who conducts cigar store adjoining the bank, charged Springer with enter ing his place by way of a window from the bank and taking money from his cash drawer. May told how he and SDe- ciaI Officer Payne of the Police De- partment had marked coins and left them in the drawer Saturday night. They had also fixed the window open ing into the bank 50 that if 1t were ouened the fact would be made known. He said Sunday morning $2.45 was missing from the cash drawer. the window leading into the bank mad been opened and when Springer was arrested some of the marked coins were in his possession. Springer explained his possession of the coins by swearing that he had purchased paper from boy Sunday morning. The boy had got- ten change for a dollar bill at the place
 oe May and he had received the marked coins from the boy. Judge Tarver said there was sufficient doubt about the guilt of Springer to warrant his answering to the Grand Jury and his bond was fixed at $500.
 When a number of small white boys called Robert Leason peg leg" Leason showed fight. He is young man who says his home is in Albany, Ga. He has been to the Philippine Islands, and swore he lost his leg in San Francisco. He has a wooden leg. He fought the boys on Dexter Avenue and was ar- rested. On his promise to leave the city last night the case against him was dismissed.
 Upon the application of the Chief of Police, who iP prosecuting officer of the city, the following judgments were entered:
 Walter AIsop. disorderly conduct. $2 and costs.
 R. D. Moore, disorderly conduct @ and costs.
 William Densley. dlsorderly conduct, g and costs.
 H. C. Turner. disorderly conduct. g and costs.
 H. H. Horne. disorderly conduct. g and costs.
 Reuben Watkins. a negro, who con- fessed that he beat his wife. Lula Wat kins. Sunday evening. was fined $1O and costs.
 Will Spriggs. a negro hackman, who went to sleep on his hack. was fined $5 and costs.
 Mary Gray was charged with stealing clothes from her neighbors, Mary Reese. Ella Mall and Priscilla Mall. She swore that she had borrowed the clothes. but she was fined $1O and costs.
 What a woman says goes-if she says Aw.AA AI.