The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-18
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
SUPREME COURT AFFIRMs FIND-
 ING IN LIDE CASE.
He Was Convicted of Murder by City Court of Montgomery-Deci- sions Handed Down
 Yesterday.

The Alabama Supreme Court yesterday in an opinion by Mir. Associate Justice Dowdel, affirmed the decision or ths Montgomery City Court convicting San Lide of Montgomery of murdering and sentencing him to life imprisonment.
 In the spring of 1900 Lide killed A. B Johnson, d well-known citizen of Mont gomery County. who conducted a store about twelve miles south of the city. Johnson was at the time of his death 2 candidate for sheriff of Montgomery County, Lide claimed that he had killed Johnson on account of an attempted as sault upon Mrs. Lide. There were great many witnesses in the case and the trial consumed several days in the City Court.
 Since his conviction, Lide has occupied the same cell as Sanford Jacobi In the Montgomery County jail.
 Other opinions were handed down yes- terday by the Supreme Court as follows and the court adjourned until Monday when the docket of the Sixth Judicial Di- vision. which includes Jefferson County, will be called:
 Mcclellan. c. J.-Sanford Jacobi vs. Tho State of Alabama, appeal from Mont gomery City Court; affirmed.
 c. c. Clark ct al. vs. D. Dane Johnson guardian, etc, appeal from Taliapoosa Chancery Court; reversed and remanded
 PeIcr b. NltfNouA NS. A<. AS "oNhs''A. ber Co.,, appeal from Chiffon Circui' Court; affirmed.
 T, R. Jones vs. S. J. Nolen. appeal from Tallapoosa Circuit Court; affirmed.
 Tyson, J.-Robert Smith vs. The State of Alabama, appeal from Limestone Cir cult Court; reversed and remanded.
 Austin Griffin vs The State of Alabama, appeal from Morgan County; reversed and remanded.
 Sharpe. J.-van Johnson, alias, etc. vs. The State of Alabama. appeal from Shei- by Circuit Court; affirmed.
 D. w. Walkley vs. The State or Ala bama appeal from Elmore County Court; reversed and remanded.
 Dowdell, J.-John Stewart vs. The state of Alabama, appeal from Gadsden City Court: reversed and remanded.
 w. M Lackey of Dadeville argued and submitted to the court on appeal the case of John Thomas of Fillmore County, con- victed of complicity in the lynching of Robert White. a negro. and sentenced to ten years.
 The following additional cases were SUD- mitted to the court on briefs:
 William BAiley, convicted in the Circuit Court of Chiffon County for the killing of Jo Patton and sentenced to twelve years in the penitentiary.
 Ulus Richardson, convicted in the Cir cult Court of Lee County for the killing of Henry Perryman, alias Henry St. George, and sentenced to twenty-five years in the penitentiary.
 Joe Christian. convicted in the Circuit Court of Chiffon County for assault with intent to murder George Willis and sem fenced to twenty years in the peniten- tiary.
 The case of John P. Cowley was also submitted to the court on an appeal from the decision of the Circuit Court of Lee County convicting Cowley of murder and sentencing him to ten years in the peni- tentiary. Cowley killed Brady Jones. They were both well known young men residing in the vicinity of Salem and the murder of Jones attracted considerable attention.