The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

a .at thc oekenoahts provoked the dln'-
 Solicitor H. F.. Hefin was the next speaker. The proof. he said, showed that the defendants went in search of Lathem that Havis went to his room looking for him. and that Wise sent for him. The proof showed. also he said, that they were working in concert. The proof also showed, he said, that MT. Lathem dtj not one thing in the fight. He called atten- ton to the fact that the blows from the and he said that Mir. LatheIn would have been justihable in shooting one or both of them. But. he said, the proof showed that he never drew his pistol until after showed that Lathem pleaded for an hour to keep down any trouble. saying If have done anything wrong am willing to apologize"
 The only evidence of words from La them were those of a man pleading for his life. What did Havis have . pistol for? He expected Lathem to draw a re- volver when Wise was beating him with the slung shot, and he intended killing him then"
 Speaking of killing men. Solicitor Hefin said that human life was the cheapest thing in the County. that 1t was so cheap that men did not seek secluded place to commit murder.
 We can hang negroes" he said. 'in Jefferson County, bu: we don't hang white men, and if 1t keeps up, if juries do no better. every good citizen will have to take the law into his own hands and go prepared to protect his life.''
 'Wise," said Mir. .Hefiin. went with . slung shot and Havis was to do the killing and he get out of 1t.
 Can your honor say that because a man Is white he will not be hanged?" 'I continue this case until 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, when I will have the testimony signed and will render my de- cision," said Judge Benners, and the pre- iiminary was at an end.
 Federation of Labor.
 The State Convention of the Alabama called to order this morning by President William Kirkpatrick. In the temporaiy y absence of Secretary U. D. Williams, W. W. Bi Biadbury was designated to perform the duties of the office.
 The first thing pres,nted was the re- l port of the committee on officers reports. l A motion was made and adopted that the reports be adopted by the convention where they, did not conflict with any &C., | tion taken by the body. Certain features of the report belonging to the resolutions ferred.
 The report of the Constitutional Eom. ell was presented to the convention and was adopted and made part of the pro. | ceedings of the body. This committed was In attendance upon the meeting of the Legislature in Montgomery. looking labor. and its work was of great import. ance. The committee was thanked. This afternoon the reports of the Com l mittee on Constitution and also that of the Committee on Labels was received | and were taken under consideration. The report of the Finance Committee
 was taken up seratim and adopted after q long discussion. practically al read. There was a raise of dues of af. l hliated unions all along the line. l The intention of the raises is to create
 a fund for the federation to become more
 active in. legislative matters. There
 was an effort to make a per capita as,
 sessment of all affiliated union men, but
 the convention thought this unwise al 1 this time. F. E. Coole, representing tho
 barbers union, for the information of ths | convention and the Committee on Organ
 ization. exhibited the barbers' union card
 and related some efforts that had beer
 made to impose on the organization s l fraudulent card. The matter was refer | red to the Committee on Organization. James Byrne, one of the six representa-. lives of the United Matters of North
 America. whose duties it is to visit tho
 different cities of the country in the in terest of the organized hatters, was in vtted to be present at all the meetings | of the fedet ation. He made a speech
 that met with the appreciation of the con vention. His statement that all the hat
 ters gre required. whenever they pur
 chased any article, to take the label tt
 their assembly hall or an inspector who's,
 duty 1t is to record 1t, impressed the con l vention very much. He presented th, | convention with a souvenir match bo,
 which bears four union labels. This wa, | appreciated.
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