The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-24
A CHARGE OF MURDER
M. L. 6AUGHERTY AND H. ROSS
 ROGERS HELD.
It is Alleged That the Two White Men Were Instrumental in the Death of Negro,
 Richard Smith.
Advertiser Bureau.
 Mohi1e May 23


 Advertiser Bureau,
 Mobile, May g. M. L. Daugherty, one of the proprie- tors of the Mobile Lu nber Company, and H. Ross Rogers, one of his employees, are held tonight by Sheriff Powers on the charge of murder. From information given the Sheriff. Rogers is charged with cutting fatally Richard Smith, negro emol oye of the company, and Daugherty with having fired upon the negro. The defendants, by advice of their attorneys, declined to make statement. several negroes who claim to have seen the en- counter, say Smith left the companys s office, going one way around the building at the mill, on or near the l.. and N. track a half mile north of One Mile Creek bridge. Rogers went he other way and overlook the negro and clinched with him. using a knife with which he severed the femoral artery in one leg and in- ficted other wounds on the negros legs. Daugherty was seen running towaros tne | two men and Smith broke away ana started down the track. A shot was heard and the negro, after running the distance of two telegraph poles. Tell ana died. Daugherty and Rogers came 10 | the city on a launch and were met py Deputy Murphy. who arrested Rogers. Later MT. Daugherty was arrested ne
  The preliminary hearing will De neio Monday at noon. A child of B. Gulp, on Dauphin, near Water Street, late this afternoon, ran into electric car No. 25 and was caught by the footboard and dragged nifty feet. me skull was injured. Motorman l.. k. fel- verton and Conductor E. H. Wilson, Tn charge of the car, surrendered and were bonded. They will be tried Monday NO blame, however, is attached to them py | eye witnesses.
 | As the summer approaches and, con- | trary to the general rule in years past. | instead of a decrease in exports out or | this port, they are increasing as will De noted by the excellent showing for the | week ended this morning. The increase | just now Is in exports to the tropics Cuba and Mexico, while foreign ports other than these, are not behind Tn the march of Improvements. Exports for the week were as follows:
 Norwegian steamship Espana, to Puerto Cortez, 1000 feet of pine lumber. scooO pounds flour.
 Norwegian steamship Dagby. to Cien- fuegos, 1,7O42 pounds flour, 90 barrels rosin, 16s 990 superficial feet of pine lum- | Der.
 British steamship Twinckenharn. to Bel | fast. 1.41.5l2 superficial feet sawn pine | timber 15,035 superficial feet hewn pine | timber, 12,O42 superficial feet pine deals. American steamship Colorado, to Bruns- wick, 200 bags oats; to New York, bOO bales cotton. 10000 feet pine lumber, n6 | packages merchandise.
 Dutch steamship Gamma, to Rotten dam, 77s.7es superficial feet pine lumber; to Aberdeen, 176,526 superficial feet pine lumber, 2,5S5 cubic feet hewn pine tim Der. 542,22O superficial feet sawn pine tim Der.
 | Norwegian steamship Fort Morgan, to Bocas del Toro, 25 bushels corn, 25 bar rels four, 31 900 superficial feet pine lum- ! Der.
 | Norwegian steamship Hiso, to Manzan- | lilo, 40 $50 pounds flour, 756,16 superficial feet pine lumber. 17.O00 shingles. Imports for the week were as follows: | Norwegian steamship Snyg, from Bocas | del Toro. 5,700 punches bananas.
 Norwegian steamship Dagbjorg, from Bluefields, 14,242 punches bananas. F Norwegian steamship Hiso, from San- tiago. 54s mahogany logs: from Havana. s,52S crates pineapples ,69 crates vege- tRbies.
 Norwegian steamship Alabama, from Port Limon, 14,000 punches bananas.
 American steamship Colorado. from New York, 9,20O packages general merchandise
 Norwegian steamship Telefon from Pro- gresso. 3501 bales sisal grass. | Norwegian steamship Fort Morgan from Bocas del Toro. % 2360 punches bananas.
 British steamship Queennoore, from Huelva, 3.169. .090 kilometers iron pyrites
 Spanish steamship Alicia. from Santi. ago. 3,200.000 kilometers manganese ore.
 Norwegian steamship Spero from La Ceiba. 1S,0OO punches bananas. | Norwegian steamship Belvernon from Bocas del Toro, 220O0 punches bananas.
 In the Probate Court the past week mar. riage licenses were issued to the follow. ing white couples: Barney J. Rice and Kate Morgan; James Wilkerson and Dora Scarborough; William Newell and Paralle Nelson: Arnold Witford Pitt and Mary L. | Williams (divorced); Simeon A. Davis and Jenny F. HolIand Green Hatcher and Lucia Graham.
 From the number of building permits Is. sued for the week 1t would seem the march of the city Is onward and progress sive. City Engineer Fowle informed youl representative that there Is a pleasurablt increase in the line of erecting new struc- lures and remodeling old ones. Permits for the week were as follows:
 Mrs. Leona Jackson. owner, Robinson and Tolever contractors erection of frame CottdSe CoTneT oI IeAdS anu WdrTeI Streets; $400.
 James T. Peterson, owner. s. s. DuBose contractor. repairs to one-story building corner Cedar and Congress Streets; $50.
 Magnolia Compress and Warehouse Co. owner. M. Smith. contractor, repairs tc warehouse. Beauregard and Water Streets. $500.
 Francis Timer. owner, days work re- pairs to building northwest corner Texas l nd
 J. Zimmern Company owners, days work, erection of an underground con veyer permission of General CounciD Il; North Commerce Street; $25.
 M. M. Carney, owner. to remove two frame houses from Padgett's Place te Clay and Congress (permlssion of Mayor)
 Tom Meyer. owner Walter Tarlton. con tractor, repairs to shed, 6Os Cont Street S2O.
 l.. T. and l.. A. Rane, owners dayt work, erection of two one-story cottages Bloodgood. between Conception and Joa chim Streets; S2O0 each
 Home Ice Company. owners. days work erection of frame shed and stable, Spring Hill Avenue between Remedy and Pine IStreets; S20.
 Mrs H. O. Austin, owner, days work erection of one-story frame building northwest corner of George and Palmetto Streets; $500.
 During this week ground was broken for the three-story bank building to be erected on the south side of St. Francis ! nd Water nd fl