The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-28
NEWS IN BRIEF

JUDGE J. M. CARMICHAEL, President of the State Convict Bureau, yesterday turned into the State Treasury $14S6S.90 on account of the sale of 337 bales of cot ton grown on the State farm. The cot ton was purchased by John F. OConnor & Go. of Montgomery. The crop year was a good one with the State farms. and Judge Carmichael said that the State had a large quantity of corn for sale In excess of what was necessary for use at the farms. There are TOO bushels Of shelled corn and about 4,000 bushels in the ear at the Montgomery County farm. and about 1000 bushels in the ear at Speig ners. The department also has on hand at the farms 800 bushels of peas grown on the farms.
 ROBERT HARRIS a negro from the Southern part of the city. was yesterday in the criminal division of the City Court convicted of being hog thief and sen- fenced to pay a fine of $125. Harris slaughtered the hog of a white neighbor and buried 1t in his garden. He was liv- ing off pork when his improvised smoke house was discovered by the rightful owner of the hog. When the hog was re- moved from the garden. 1t was discov- cred that Robert had eaten the hams and other choice bits. Harris's defence was that he had killed the hog because 1t had broken into his potato bank and to keep from having trouble, he had buried the carcass
 TOM AUSTIN. a young negro. was found guilty yesterday in the City Court of assault and battery and of carrying a concealed weapon. The father of Tom appeared as the chief prosecuting wit ness. He charged his son with coming to his home at night and raising a dis Nt,yl1 Thn old t1anT n testified son had pulled heavy sling shot from hNs pocket and threatened him until he was scared half to death. Austin was fined $50 on the concealed weapon charge and S125 on thea assault and battery charge.
 NO NEW WARRANTS against Thomas 70. Burwell the alleged confidence man was received at the County Jail yester- day where he is closely confined, al- though 1t Is said that d new victim of Burwells scheme had been found in Ozark. He is charged with having se- cured the payment of a worthless draft in that city. Burwelf was known in that section at one time as popular drum mer. Burwell Is an artist in the confi- dence line if one-half of the allegations against him are true.
 WIDE PUBLICITY was recently given to the fact that there was no camp of United Confederate Veterans in Butler County. rms uenciencV IS 10 De Suppllcu in the near future. Commander John E. Fuller of Camp Lomax yesterday receiv- ed an invitation requesting him to orga- nize a camp of veterans from in and around Georgiana. The Camp will be or ganized on the 5th of April at Miller's Spring few miles from Georgiana. The letter of invitation to Judge Fuller states that there are already thirty-four mem bers enrolled for the prospective camp.
 THE SANITARY SEWER COMPANY of Philadelphia. Pa, filed the necessary papers with the Secretary of State yes- terday to do business in Alabama under the provisions of the new Constitution. Opelika is named as the headquarters of the company in Alabama, and Rush Tay- Tor is named as Alabama agent.
 YESTERDAY was larceny day in the City Court. In addition to the Harris case. the following larceny cases were disposed of Ben Stone and Aleck Jor- dan, grand larceny; guilty. Tom Henry, petit larceny; guilty; fined $25. Agnes Mayberry. grand larceny, guilty.
 NOTARIES PUBLIC and Justices of the Peace were appointed yesterday by Gov ernor Jelks as follows: James M. Stud dard of Spencer, Beat 3. Fayette County; w. T. Carroll of Goethite, Beat F, Tus- caloosa County.
 A VOLUNTARY PETITION in bank ruptcy was filed in the United States Court yesterday by John w. Duke Of Elba. Coffee County. and the matter was referred to Referee A. F. Stratton for ad- judication.
 Admitted the Crime. Mattoon. Ill.,. March 27.-James Hollis, negro. aged T, in ian at Paris H., has confessed that he murdered his brother in-law, William Lewis, at Laconia. Ark. Hollis was arrested on suspicion Of an other crime and on being "sweated ad- mitted shooting Lewis. claiming self de-