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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-02-07

Mr.. L. ]. Boyd. OF Louisa county, died
Monday, aged 80 years.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-02-07

Mrs Fannie Bradford died at her no
at Flint Hill. Rappahannock coun
Lass week. aged 60 years.
The age-herald., 1901-02-22
At San Francisco.

San Francisco, February 21-The sur prise at Tanforan today was the victory of Rio Chico in the fourth race He was almost entirely overlooked and was held at 60 to 1 in some books. Buchanan got him away in front and he was never headed. He won by head from Pres tome. Favorites scored in four of the events. Weather fine; track muddy.
 First Race-Five and half furlongs: Bogus Bill, 1O4 (Murphy), to ?, won; Santa Lucia, 106 (Burlingame) to 1, sec ond: Sweet William, 103 (Buchanan), 6 to 5, third. Time, 1l1A
 Second Race-Seven furlongs Montan- ic, 10S (Buchanan). to 5. won; Wyoming, ill (O'Conno), even, second; Gonfalon, Ill (Henry), to ], third. Time, 1:3l1a.
 Third Race-Six and half furlongs, sell ing: Gold Badge, 90 q. Walsh). 2 to |, won; Birdie Steen, 96 c. Matthews), Il to 5. second; Mammie Hildeth, 96 (Meade), 8 to 1, third. Time, 1:25A.
 Fourth Race-One mile, selling: Rio Chico, 103 (Buchanan), 60 to l, won; Pres tome, 10l tSee). 10 to l, second; Walken- shaw, l0a Poseman). g to l. third. Time, 1:d7is.
 Fifth Race-Six furlongs, selling: Isa- lene, 105 (O'Connor), to 5, won; Invictus, 10l (Buchanan), 10 l. second: Mocorito, 105 (Wedderstrand), to l, third. Time, 1:17I.
 Sixth Race-Seven furlongs, selling: MacgyIe 109 (Henry). to 5, won; Lizella, 1G9 (O'Connor), ? to 1. second; Cublime, s5 c. Daly), Il to 2 third Time, 1922.
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ON THE RACE TRACK
At New Orleans.

New Orleans, February H.-The wealth CT was fine and track fast at New Or leans. Elsmore was the only winning fav orite. McGinnis' ride on Goodale In the first race was unsatisfactory to the stew ards and he was suspended pending an investigation. Syncopated Sandy was claimed out of the sixth race by Mrs. Nose Goldblatt for s675
 First race. six and one-half furlongs- Elsmore. 1OS1A (Boland), to and to 5, won; Eight Bells, 104 (Dale), to 1 and to 1, second Douster Swivel, 1o71s (Robertson). 30 to 1, third. Time 1:15. Weidmann, McGrathianna, Prince, Free Hand, Goodale Tobe Payne and Floyd Dixie also ran
 Second race, selling, one-half mile Equalize, 96 (Wilkerson), to l and 2 to l, won; Lou Woods, 106 .Dupee), to 1 and to 5. second; Debenture, 96 (Slack). 8 to 1, third Time :49a4 Miss Charlie and Evil Eye also ran.
 Third race. selling. mile and three eighths-False Lead, 112 Dale), to ? and to 10, won; Jim Conway. 1O7 (Winkfield), I 1O5 (Cochran), to 5, third. Time 2:241a Banquo II, Monett, R. B. Sack and Ar line c also ran.
 Fourth race, handicap mile and one sixteenth-Chorus Boy, 102 (Coburn), to l and to 5, won; Sarila, 105 (Slack). 8 to and to 5, second; Hoods Brigade, 105 (Cochran) 9 to 5, third. Time 1:4S11 Jack Adie and Strangest also ran.
 Fifth race, selling. six furlongs-Belle of Elgin, 102 (Cochran). to and to 5, won; Hazelnoor, 110 (OBrien), 50 to 1, second; Curtsey, 102 (Slack), 5 to 1. third. Time 1:15lR. Aaron, Bertha Nell, Belle of Harrisburg. Blue Mist, Orrie Goan, Shil- lingburn, Water Plant and Simmonswald also ran.
 Sixth race, mile and seventy yards-Eda Riley, 105 (Dale), 10 to l and to l. won; Syncopated Sandy 93 Gynes), to 2, second; Dagmar 110 (O'Brien), 10 to 1, third. Time 1:47. Jessie Jarbo, Cogswell, Blitheful, Bell Simpson. Tom Gilmore and Hiji also ran.
The age-herald., 1901-02-22
Supreme Court Reports.

To the Editor of the Age-Herald:
 For the first time have seen and just fead in your issue of yesterday, a copy of Senator Morrow's bill providing for a reprint of the Alabama Supreme Court Reports, up to and including S0th Ala bama, making ninety-eight volumes. am so deeply impressed with the great importance of this bill as public meas ure, in which so little interest seems to be taken. I beg leave 10 call more special attention to it. There seems to be, I apprehend, a general. loose idea prevail ent that this is matter which concerns only the lawyers of the State. greater mistake could scarcely be made. It virtu- ally effects, and should deeply interest the whole people of the State. involving as it does the intelligent and expeditions administration of their laws and the op~ eration of their entire judicial machinery. Every lawyer knows that it has become almost an impossibility to obtain a com plete set of these reports, by reason of a number of volumes being out of print, and the plates having been lost or de- stroyed during the late war, new editions are absolutely impossible And even when set can be found at very rare inter- vals, as you state, 1t costs from $750 to k1000, a price that even precludes hun ilreds of young lawyers from getting them.
 By reference to chapter 107. article 5, of the code of Alabama, it will be seen that the State imposes upon itself the obliga- tion to publish these reports. designating that every circuit judge, chancellor, so- licitor, judge of probate (besides many other officials), shall be furnished free for the use of their respective offices, a copy of these reports. Conceding this was done in the past, as the volumes were or iginally published. I undertake to say there Is scarcely a complete set of these
The age-herald., 1901-02-22
QUEENS FORTUNE
 ABOUT. .$S,OOO,OOO Many Absurd Statements as to Her Majesty'S Wealth PR0BATING OF HE WILL The Document Will Not Go Through the Ordinary Channels and conse- quently This Gave Rise To
 Exaggeratlons.
PR0BATING OF HE WILL

New York. February 21.-A dispatch to the Herald from London says:
 Since the death of the Queen specu- lation has been busy guessing at the amount of private fortune her majesty left. The fact that the royal will Is not to go through the ordinary channel for probate has given rise to many absurd statements as to the fabulous amounts bequeathed to royal relatives. It has even been stated that the reason for conceal ment was the fear that the disclosure of such enormous saving would prejudice the civil list for the future.
 Tt can now be stated on reliable and absolute authority that the gross amount of her majesty's private fortune, includ- ing investments in real estate, cash in bank and personal property outside of what rlghtfully belonged to the crown will not exceed f6oO. 900 (s3Ooo, ,0oo). The bulk of this consists of city property In which her majesty had quietly invested. The remainder stands in the shape of the cash balance on her personal account In Coutt's Bank. The character of prop erty in which the Queens advisers sug gested investment, It's condition, occu- pancy and prospective value were all searchingly discussed before she would give her sanction for the amount to be withdrawn from her private banking ac count. On the other hand. she was most careful to insist that the revenues so derived should be kept apart from the privy purse or other semi-state funds.
 Her private banking account with Coutt's bank stood in the name of her personal treasurer, Sir. Fleetwood Ed wards. At regular intervals there was a rigid inspection of her bank book, with the checks drawn. It was by no means an uncommon occurrence for particular items to be questioned where the reason for the draft did not appear on the sur face or had escaped the Queens memory. In this, as in everything else, the late Queen was a thorough business woman.
 Most of the small checks remitted by her treasurer to private individuals (and these were in great number during the war) were drawn from this account. Be- sides these the number of calls on pri- vate generosity of the Queen was very considerable
 "Of the details as to the disposition of Her Majestys private fortune, nothing could be learned. The total amount Is so much less than had been generally supposed that she considered that the natura desire for privacy In such mat ter ought to be respected"
The age-herald., 1901-02-22
NEW ORLEANS GETS
 THE HEADQUARTERS
Permanent Offices of Southern Industrial Association Will
 Be Located There

The permanent headquarters of the Southern Industrial Association will be h New Orleans. The executive committee pf the association decided upon this at meeting in Huntsville last Tuesday. The Secretary. N. F. Thompson, so informed khe Commercial Club committee appoent- ed some time ago to take up the matter of bringing the headquarters to Birm- ingham. S. Steiner is chairman of the committee, and the letter he received from MT. Thompson Is as follows:
 'February 19, 1901. S. Steiner, Birmingham, Ala:
 Dear Sir-On my return from Phiadel- phia today find your two recent favors hwaiting me. The executive committee to- Hay decided in favor of New Orleans for the permanent headquarters, this city having forwarded us to this time some thing like l5O paid members, and this pre- eluding any further negotiating with oth- er points, this city having complied with the requirements of the executive com mittee at it's former session here. Very truly yours, N. F. THOMPSON,
 "Secretary"
The age-herald., 1901-02-22

1 said the judge. Let's try the whole hog or none-I don't mean Lizzie." he added by way of explanation. ''who Is the cor pus delicti?"
 Tt was a brick. judge" said the of ficer. Lizzie is accused of throwing a brick through tho window of MT. 6he- loves house."
 That was a love signal" said the att torney.
 Take the stand Mollie," said the judge. land let's get under way.
 I'm under weight now" said Mollie five lost twelve pounds worrying over this affair.""
 That's always the result of love mat ters," said the judge. Give your evil dence and let us see what weight that will have"
 T don't like to give anything" said the witness. Especially my weight or my age"
 Judge" said the defendants lawyer, T invoke the rule so that her husband will have to go outside while she testi- | fies."
 Those whom God has joined together let no man but judge put asunder," said the judge. MT Shelove, go outside and | cool off"
 Mollie then proceeded with her testi- mony. She informed the judge that she went to bed at o'clock, sometimes 7:55; that while she slumbered the slumber of the just a man named Jim Keely came to her house and dropped keg of beer on the floor which woke her up; that Lizzie got mad because Jim and his keg did not go to her house, and she came over and ordered them put out that she, the witness, felt put out at this. and while she was still feeling that way Lizzie threw brick which shattered her nerves and eight panes of glass.
 Mollie was then cross examined by de- fendant's lawyer.
 How do you spell your name?" she was asked.
 What! You lawyer and can't spell my namei' replied the witness Further cross examination elicited the fact that she rode to court in a hack and that her husband walked, and that when the rocks thrown by Lizzie fell around Jim he and his keg both disap- | peared.
 | MT. Shelove then took a stand against Lizzie. He said that he was ,monkeying around the market until about F o'clock when he came home and hung up his shoes outside the house and went to bed ; that he was aroused later by Lizzie's bricks.
 Did Jim with his beer keg come to
The age-herald., 1901-02-22

reports in any office named in the State Several reasons for this condition can be assigned. Many more offices exist now than when the earlier volumes were pub lished. now out of print, and there are several hundred more lawyers in the State than there was thirty years ago and farther back.
 The State requires of every citizen obe- dience to its laws. and Ignorance of the law excuseth no one." The judges Of our courts should certainly know the law, and every lawyer is expected to either know the law or be able to find out what 1t Is on short notice. But how are they to possess this knowledge when the means by which and through which this knowledge must come Is not obtain able? New questions and new acts of the Legislature are constantly arising de- manding a final decision and construction of 1t from the Supreme Court The only way this information can reach the law yers and those to whom the State has intrusted the administration of it's laws is through the published reports contain ing the decisions of the Supreme Court But they are not to be had and there is no way by which they can be had ex- cept through the Morrow bill or some similar measure. l am constrained to be- lieve the present situation is such as was never contemplated by the laws of the State and our system of government Further elaboration of the existing con- dition would be a reflection on ordinary intelligence. The State of Alabama owes 1t to herself, owes it to her entire citi- zenship, and especially owes it to those she requires to administer. and aid in the administration of her laws, to pro- vide these means essential to, and with out which, such administration cannot be had intelligently. There are hundreds of lawyers in the State without a complete set of reports, and 1t Is impossible for them to secure a set At the price fixed In the Morrow bill, the great majority would be able and would buy a set The revenues of the State would be greatly enlarged and gladly would these lawyers contribute thereto if the opportunity was onls given them. l hope the members of the Legislature will realize the import ance of this matter and promptly pass the Morrow bill. l see the statement pub lished that the bill has the indorsement of the Judiciary Committee of the House and Is before the committee on printing of the Senate.
 BEN P. HUNT.
 Huntsville, Ala, Feb 21, 1901.
The age-herald., 1901-02-22

Horatio Lynch, the boy mentioned by Rymarkiewicz as being shackled and oth- erwise maltreated, said he had tried to run away because he wanted to smoke. He said chains were put on Ills legs when he was taken back to the farm, and that he was put on bread and water as punish ment for his attempt to escape He said he had not been mistreated and that he was satisfied to remain at the school. He denied telling the cook that he preferred going back to the penitentiary to stay ing at the school.
 Charley Johnson, the Swedish boy, al- legged by Rymarkiewicz to have been cruelty treated by the superintendent, stated that he had received the best of treatment. He said he was at present on bread and water on account of his phy- sfcal condition. but when he was we'll he got enough to eat. Both he and Lynch said Rymarkiewicz's cooking was bad.
 The entire school was brought before the committee and each boy said he was kindly treated and received plenty to eat. All complained about the cooking.
 During the examination of Johnson and Lynch the superintendent was not pres ent- Mrs. Johnston was present part of the time.
 Declined to Make Statement.
 Superintendent Griffin was asked to make statement in reply to Rymarkie- wicz's charges, but declined to do so. Ask. ed If Rymarlxiewicz had been discharged MT. Griffin answered in the negative, but added |, tween them last Sunday and that wher Rymarkiewicz's month was up on Tues day the latter left. He said he told tho latter or Sunday that if he were not sat. isfied he could leave at any time MT Griffin said the new cook, a white gir from Cullman, arrived Tuesday and fol that reason Rymarkiewicz's services were no longer desired.
 Or McFerrin and MT. Weakley both OK pressed themselves as perfectly satisfied with the conditions as they observed them. The neatness and bomelike ap penrance of every thing called out tho | gentlemen.
 MT. Rymarkiewicz came to the Age Herald office yesterday and reiterated hi statement of the day before, and said h' wanted to take the matter before th'
 board of control of the school. He fur
 ther stated that he would not criticis, | tie statements made by Mrs. Johnston l that he was crazy, because he respect | ed her as a woman and had made nt | statement against her.
 Rymarliewicz declares that he is i'm | pelled by no other motive than humanit! and gives as reference the following mer | of high character in Nashville, where h, | lived for a number of years: Judge Hart of Criminal Court; A. P. Shelton, count. | court clerk; Hon. John c. Farris, Coun | ty Court Judge; James M. Gloughlin | president of the Merchants Bank: Jerr Baxter. and Hon. 1itton Taylor, attorne. | for the Tennessee Central Railroad.
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an just as he turned dc corner he said shoe fly, boy, don't bodder me. l said dem shoes sure do fly wid you.'
 Negligence Is at the root of all mis- fortune" said the judge. Had you been careful, Bob, and kept your shoes on when you went to bed they would not have been stolen. don't believe all that stuff the defendant said about the shoes looking like 30 cents. The matter has a $5 aspect to me- I will indulge In five-finger exercise by assessing Henry S5.
 Gan I go and get the money, judge?' asked the defendant.
 Gan you give bond?"
 q might try my boss, and see If he will go my bond"
 "Bofe his bosses said dey wasn't gwine ter hab nuffin' ter do wid it. said Bob. "I don't want no bond judge; wants de shoes"
 "Take off his shoes and give them to him. said the judge to Henry.
 Judge, I can't go barefooted this cold weather" said the defendant.
 Better an honest barefoot than bare faced dishonesty" said the judge. If you get sick you can try the kneipp cure. Wrap yourself in the garment of repentance so as to keep warm and let not those Trilbys in the altogether wan der from the path of rectitude."
The age-herald., 1901-02-22

standing all round. Lizzie didn't know she was vagrant and I was employed to show her conduct was not disorderly." To settle the trouble with Lizzie her bond was here produced, which said the vag aries of her conduct were disorderly.
 Proceed then" said the judge.
 "Officer Watkins made the arrest" said the clerk. Ie aint here because he thought Lizzie would plead guilty in found her guilty"
 Here Officer Watkins came in, but said he wasn't the whole show, and pro- ceeded to make showing to this ef- feet.
 "The chief witness, Mollie Shelove, will be here in a few minutes" he said. "She was sick, lovesick perhaps, and was coming by slow freight. Her husband, Mike Sheove. was also coming" Here the woman came in.
 Are you married, Mollie?" asked the judge. Yes sir, judge. You knows I'm married replied the woman.
 "To De sure" answered the judge. You have been married two years and been scrapping all the time. know Mike She love. It was a case of because she loved him so.' Wasn't Mike in Pratt mines re- cently?"
 "Oh, that was before our marriage you know" answered the woman. Here Mike came in.
 'These witnesses, your honor, are run ming in sections." said Lizzie's lawyer. "Mollie was Tagging the second section. While waiting for the witnesses we might try the case in broken doses"
 "Brekea doses always break me up,"
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your house alone or by himself?" asked the lawyer
 "He came by himself" replied the wit ness.
 The defendant Lizzie then took the stand and denied throwing any bricks said If she couldn't do up the prosecutor without throwing any bricks she would throw up the sponge.
 Here defendants lawyer addressed the court. "He did not deny" he said that there was some rivalry between Molis Shelove and Lizze Webb over this gay Lathario with beer keg, named Jim Kecly, who was evidently Jim Dandy. but that the prosecutor was trying to throw web of circumstances around hs client, Lizzie Webb. That In the darkness of night 1t was as difficult to tell who threw that rock as who struck Billy Patterson. That the Birmingham alley surges with excitement and beer kegs, and in this excited and beer laden atmosphere anyone may have walked through the window.
 This prosecutor he continued tells your Honor that she went to bed at 8 o'clock, and at 12 o'clock her leige lord returned home having finished monkey ing with the market, and on his return finds Jim and his beer keg. Who was full? he, Jim or the keg. The prosecutor, your Honor, has simply taken equal pro- portions of Saturday night, dark ally, keg of beer, riotous drunkenness and frail window and mixed them together and the window of course got the worst Of it. The brick is only brought on the scene as stage property. I fear, your Honor, that Mrs. Shelove is not actuated solely by love of the unvarnished truth but by animosty of her neighbor No- body knows how this happened, and in this nebulous cloud of poisonous testi- mony my clients innocence shines through the darkness of uncer- tainty like red light in an alley. The swearing here today is worse than the swearing there that night, There we had an unprotected keg of beer-an unprotected schooner, might say, on the eve of Lent and the dry sea- son. If that fact became known it is not surprising the window was broken in an effort to reach this fountain of quenching liquid. There is no evidence that Lizzie broke the window or a pane of glass-who could drink from a broken pane? I know she Is broke herself Her heart Is broken with shame at this ac- cisation, and she is broke financially. I trust your Honor will not find her guilt T mean, will find her not guilty"
 "I rather think Lizzie is guilty" said the judge. '"The puzzle is not to find Lizzie guilt, but how much to fine her. In view of her broken down condition, due to her feeling broken up about this matter. and your eloquent plea, I will let her off with s5. He who dances must pay the piper and she who throws bricks must pay the clerk"
The age-herald., 1901-02-22


 Yesterday was a cold number in the police court. The cold weather had fro zen up the gentle rivulets of crime that flow through the alleys of Birmingham and the docket was light. The solitary stove in the court room was almost fro- zen and the usual swarm of black in-hu- manity that throng tho court room and keep the stove warm was conspicuous by It's absence Many a disease germ blush Ing unseen in the hooks and cracks of the room was frozen to death unwept, un- honored and unsuing.
 Henry Watkins, young white man. was the first culprit Henry was ex- cused by colored gent yclept Bob Smith, of stealing pair of shoes. Henry began a long spiel about the shoes, the substance of which was that Bob sold them to him for 90 cents.
 Dem shoes had no 'semblance ter So cents, judge,' said Bob.
 "Dey cost me s1, and hadn't had em moro en two years. l was asleep an hao took off my shoes ter go to bed when dat white man come in the room and grabbed 'em l seen him an tried ter grab him an de shoes, but be got away
The age-herald., 1901-02-22
MAY FESTIVAL.
Splendid Rehearsal of Chorus-Mem'
 bers Working Hard.

There was splendid rehearsal of the May Festival chorus last night. Mr. Guckenberger, the director, expressed great satisfaction at the large numbers fin attendance and the progress that was made in mastering Elijah" He took the chorus through Part II. and several num- hnrs were well mastered. Among the hundred and twenty-five or thirty singers present were many prominent choir so- lcists who had never before sung under MT. Guckenberger. The complete chorus will number at least 2O0 The next mass rehearsal will be on Monday night.