The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-02
THE NEWS 0F MOBlLE

THE NEWS 0F MOBILE 1uMoR or MURDER or AssxR--.
 IAN PEDDLER.
 Mrs. Minnie Trasisf Dies A1ssr au
 Illinsss of Several Weeks.
 Negro Pfsachsr on Trial
 For 1furdsr.
 Advertiser Bureau.
 % Mobile. Sept. l.
 At noon to-day Mrs. Minnie Frazer wife of James Frazer, died at hospital after several weeks illness. She was ?, years old and native of this county She leaves three sisters and other rela. tives. t,x
 A rurnor reached Mobile to-day that an Assyrian peddier of this city, name unknown, had been killed in the usighborhood of Mount Vernon by . white man. The Killing is said to have occurred Sunday. Sheriff Powers wired his deputy at Mount Vernon and in re- of 1t.
 Judge J. D. Alford. in the Inferior Grim final Court this morning held the prelim- mary trial of Rev. Daniel Thomas, ne- attempting to quell a disturbance between two other negroes near Creoia at picnic Saturday week ago. was set upon by the two niscreants and shot in the ankle. He tieir pistois from them. killing one by shooting him three times through the head and once through the body. The other negro. Win Reese. had his upper charges are docketed. against Will Rec c. assault with intent to murder and carry ing concealed weapons. His case was also called. but reset by Judge Afford for later date.
 In the account of the Alabama Port Yacht Club regatta, held Sunday, there seems to have been a misinterpretation of the statement as to the special race Yacht Club. The judges, being informed that there was to be no time allowance for the several entries, decided that the first of these vessels to cross the nnisn line would be declared the winner. The Mary c, having finished first. was award ed the prize. In justice to the sailing masters of the several entries The Ad- veriser Is requested to say that none or them was consulted as to this agreement
 About 3 o'clock this morning Police men Spiers and Dorion and Detective Grimm arrested Frank Jouiiap. young white man and a stationary engineer by trade, who was wanted on charge Of highway robbery. Joulian was found In the restricted district. Gordon Crystal. a printing pressman, was the complain ant Crystal stated that about 2:4b o'clock this morning, he, with Charles Pryor. was standing on the sidewalk on Royal. between Cont and Dauphin streets Joulian came along as he pulled out a roll of money, containing s6o. Jou- Han grabbed him by the wrist and took the money from him. putting if in his pocket, while he protested. Pryor, in attempting to prevent Joulian from talk ing the money. was struck in the mouth by the man, and knocked to the ground. Joulian was arraigned before Recorder McAleer this morning on the charge of highway robbery and waived exaiNna- ton. He was remanded to the county Jail in the sum of $500 to await the action of the Grand Jury. Joulian declined to talk of the circumstance. All the peties are well known in the city and the act and arrest was surprise.
 Jennie Mullen, a young white woman, was before the Recorder this morning on a charge of frivolous prosecution. The story runs that the defendant, some time ago. swore out a warrent against Spencer Newell, a former policeman. for disorderly conduct. When the case was called, the woman failed to appear. The case was continued for three times and she failed to appear. The aefendant was discharged and the warrant for her ar rest for. frivolous prosecution followed. As aii onset to m, ,TAafgs BHsswumaIf set up, plea that she vas called to the bedside of her sister, in Mississippi at the time the case against Newell was called and was unable to appear. The Recorder took her statement and, if he finds she did not give the correct statement, he will make the case against her strong one. His motive in ordering the woman on the docket he said. was to break up frivolous prosecutions in his tribunal.
 
 Eugene Lindsey Sylvester Campbell and Trachey Coleman, negroes were ar rested by members of the police depart ment on complaint of James Quill. the allegation being that one of them stole his gold watch while on board the river steamer Nettie Quill on the last trip down. The watch has been recovered and the men are being held pending the securing of witnesses Toney Tremor, white barber, is in the l police prison charged with grand larceny. l The complainant Is Valentine Cab, an- other barber. who alleges that Tremor stole a gold watch out of drawer in the | shop where they worked Tremor was | caught in New Orleans by Detective Joe | Lacey and the watch was recovered from l a pawn brokers shop. The habeas corpus proceedings brought l before Chancellor Thomas H. Smith. by | May J. Smith. wife of William D. Smith. | for the possession of their two children. | came to an end without testimony, the | petitioner asking that the habeas corpus |