The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-07
HALL CASE l. IS ARGUED Submitted to Supreme
 Court Yesterday. UNDER 10-YEAR SENTENCE Was Convicted on a Charge
 of Seduction. He Was School Teacher and War rant Was Sworn Out bylPupil
 --othsr Cases Argued and Opinions Handed Down.
UNDER i0-YEAR SENTENCE

The Alabama Supreme Court received several submissions in criminal cases yes- terday, handed down live opinions and adjourned until Monday when the docket of the Second Judicial Division will be taken up.
 An appeal was submitted to. the court yesterday from the decision of the Circuit Court of Marshall County by which Beauregard c. Hall was convicted of seduction and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. The case was submit mitted by o. D. Street of Guntersville and J. E. Brown of Scottsboro. The argument was made by MT. Brown.
 Halls case attracted a great deal of attention in North Alabama and State interest was added to 1t by the fact that the militia was called out to protect him from mob violence. Hall, who is 39 years old. and a man of intelligence. was a school teacher in Marshall County. He has splendid family connections. One of his brothers is preacher in Blount County and another Is a practising phy- sician in. Marshall County. He was ac- cused by a 14-year-old school girl. who was his pupil, of criminal assault and fled from the scene of his alleged crime. He was subsequently, arrested and was taken to the Jefferson County jail to in-
 
 still in jail at Birmingham.
 When the trial came on last fall Hall was taken back to Marshall County. He was acquitted of the charge of criminal assault, but was indicted for seduction and upon conviction was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
 An appeal was submitted to the court In the case of Jim Hereford. a negro, convicted of murder May 4, 1901. in the Circuit Court of Madison County and sentenced to life Imprisonment. Hereford was convicted of killing Sidney Pruitt, a negro in November, 1900.
 The case of Sam White, a negro. was also submitted to the court on an appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson Coun- ty. White was convicted at the last spring term of the court of the murder of Mary Williams, negro woman.
 In an opinion by Mir. Justice Tyson the court affirmed the decision of the lower court in the case of Leonard An derson, Covington County negro who was convicted of the murder of John Me Nulty and was sentenced to life im- prisonment.
 The following opinions were handed down yesterday:
 Mcclellan, C. J.-Sarah J. Peevey. administratrix. etc.. vs Farmers and Mer- chants Nauonal bank, appear rom Madi- son Circuit Court; affirmed.
 Haralson, J.-Tell Walker vs. The State of Alabama, appeal from Gadsden City Court; affirmed
 Tyson, J.-Leonard Anderson vs The State of Alabama, appeal from Coving- ton Circlut Court; affirmed.
 Sharpe, J.-Man Riley vs The State of Alabama, appeal from Dale Circuit Court; affirmed.
 Dowdell, J.-Martha A. Spotswood vs A. J. Bentley as admr., etc, appeal from Madison Cihcuit Court; affirmed.
 The Second Judicial Division which will be taken up by the court next week consists of cases from Bibb. Choctaw, Dallas, Greene. Hale. Marenso. Perry, Sumter and Wilcox Counties.