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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
RECORD OF COURTS.

In the case of Annie Cooper vs. the has been on trial in the Circuit court for two days, the jury yesterday gave a verdict for 5000 for the plaintiff.
 Several cases were disposed of in the Criminal court during the day. George Browner was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree and given 8 sentence of thirteen months. John Williams, alias Buster" was convicted of robbery and given a sentence of ten years. Joe Gates, charged with murder, was released The case of Preston Watford, charged with robbing, was tried yesterday afternoon. The jury gave the defendant his release.
 In the first division of the City court number of cases were disposed of In that of D. L. Swartz vs. Ben Well. in which the plaintiff charged islander, the jury gave verdict for the defendant. The case of E. Vincent vs. o. ". Wilson was dismissed by the plaintiff The case ot Rufus P. Clowdus vs. Jefferson county was abated because of the death of the plaintiff. That of John c. Clark vs. the Alabama Hotel company was dismissed for want of prosecution.
 The case of c. H. Nabb vs. F. M. Bill ings as trustee and the Birmingham Real Estate association was dismissed for want of prosecution. That of H. F. Christopher vs. J. N. and Kate V. Hard man was also dismissed for want of pros ecution.
 Judge A A. Coleman of the Circuit court, in the case of A. A Randle ct als vs. the Bessemer Savings bank and T. J. Cornwall, appointed Lee Mardy as re celyer of the bank. placing him under $25,0O0 bond. The petitioners for the ap- pointment of a receiver included A. A. Randle, J. w. Rowden, w. J. Long, Samuel Lefkavits, Herdon Cockril4 and T. T. Huey.
 Judge Charles A. Senn of the City court, in the case of E. H. Lopez vs. the Bank of Commerce, appointed T. O. Smith as receiver of the bank under bond of $4O,0o0. He also appointed O. H. Stevenson receiver for the Bessemer Say ings bank, the bond in this case also be- ing placed at $40,000. e
 Two cases were filed in the City court yesterday. In that of Dillard James vs. the Woodward Iron company the plain- tiff sues for $5000. alleging personal in- juries to the plaintiffs minor son which caused the amputation of foot In the other John J. Collins vs. the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, the plaintiff sues for damages for personal injuries.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
AIDED IN
 THE CAPTURE OF BIBB

"It was chiefly through The Age-Her- aid that I was able to catch John Bibb." !" said Detective Lee Saunders of Nashville yesterday afternoon. When I found him and searched his room I found the files of The Age-Herald from the time that the safe was robbed to yesterday wien Bibb was arrested. It contained a com plete history of the case, including draw ings of the ticket office, the room occu- pied by Bibb and several other interest Ing things in connection with 1t.
 T first learned of the robbery through the account in The Age-Herald which contained Bibb's letter mailed from Nash vile, and the reply of George. The other policemen thought that Bbb had left the city, as he had mailed his letter from Nashville. but l thought differently and worked on the case from the time that the letter appeared. I bought The Age Herald every day to keep posted. I read where Bibb was supposed to be en route to Canada, but I understood that move at once. That was given out to throw Bibb off his guard and make him think that the Birmingham police were look ing for him north of Nashville. It had it's effect and Bibb was caught.
 "Bibb first attracted my attention through his lavish manner of spending money. I did not believe that a young man who spent as much money as he did, and who has Bibb's appearance could come by it honestly. I next saw a friend of mine in Nashville running with Bibb and helping him spend the money. l watched them and found that Bibb was spending much of his time with fast women. This gave me another clew and l followed that. Finally I went to my
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friend and told him that suspected the man he was running with, and asked him to aid me to catch him and to find out what he was wanted for and where.
 All of this time Bibb was going by the name of J. c. Carter. Finally he told my friend all about the robbery of the safe, and how he had lain on the pile of sawdust with the money on the night Of the robbery. My friend told me and went to Bibb's room, where I found the file of the Age Herald. That was about Monday of this week. Tuesday and Wednesday Bbb received the Age-Herald and l got his copy after he read it. He was receiving the paper at 101 Voxall street, Nashville. He was in a very nice boarding house in a private family, and the children of the place thought a great deal of him.
 "On Wednesday morning I found Bibb standing in front of the house playing with the children. l walked up behind him and spoke to him. He turned and said: My name Is Bibb.' He seemed very much frightened and threw his hands up at once. I had my pistol in my hand for had been advised that he was a bad man and would cause trouble. He was very quiet and behaved himself well.
 Shortly after l arrested Bibb he told me that $79 of the stolen money could be found under the wash stand in his room, and I went there and found it.
 q then carried him to police headquar- ters and telegraphed the Birmingham po- lice. At different times Bibb has told me things about the robbery, and in my pres ence he made statements to A. J. Bar thell, the special agent of the Louisville and Nashville. I regret that we cannot tell you what he said, but the Birming- ham men have asked not to and we do not feel that we should"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
AGEE INJUNCTION
 AT LAST SETTLED
Judge WiIkerson Renders De-
 cree in Interesting Case
AGREEABLE TO BOTH SIDES
Affair Grew out of Petition By Com plalnants to Compel L. 6 N. R. R. to Use No Discrimination
 in Handling Freight.

Judge ". W. Wilkerson of the City court has rendered a decision in the case of W C. Agee & Co.,. complainants, vs. company ct all, respondents. The judg- ments is by consent of both parties in- volved and the injunction against re- spondents Is dissolved.
 Some time ago Agee & Go. petitioned the court to compel the respondents to use no discrimination in handling their business on the house tracks passing their place of business on Railroad avenue.
 An order of injunction was issued. The railroad company claiming that demur- range charges were due by complalnants petitioned that the injunction be dissolv- ed. The entire cause has received the att tention of Judge Wilkerson for the past few days and by agreement the decision was rendered yesterday afternoon. The decision in part is as follows:
 The Decision.
 This cause coming on to be heard on the motion of respondents to dissolve the temporary injunction heretofore issued by the court in this eouse for want of equi- ty in the bill and on the denials of the answer, and the motion having been sub mitted to the court on the bill of com plaint and answer of the respondents as amended June 1903, and its appearing to the court from the bill of complaint and from the answer and from the statements of counsel for both parties in open court that both complainant and respondents are willing and offer to submit themselves to the court to do equity in the premises, the complainants offering the pay re- spondents all charges that were justly due respondents from compliments for demurrage charges under the rules of the Alabama Car Service association set out in the answer, at the time of the filing of the bill and to pay all such charges as may rightfuly accrue thereafter and in future under said rules for demurrage for all cars placed on complalnants' track and that respondents are willing and offer upon complaintans so doing, to resume handling cars for complainants on com plainants' track as was customary prior to May [, 1903; and it appearing to the court that there is a difference of opin- ion existing between complainants and re- spondents as to the correct amount of de- murrage charges justly due respondents from compliments under said rules at the present time. and its appearing to the court from the statements of coup- sel for each party in open court that both parties to this cause are willing to submit this matter for decision to the clerk and register to decide just amount to be paid as demurrage for railroad tracks by the complainants."
 The court further issued a decree to dissolve the pending injunction and fur their decides that the railroad company must handle the complainants' business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
KEPT CONSTANTLY IN
 WIER'S PRIVATE OFFICE.

From the time Bibb reached Birmlng- ham until nearly 5 o'clock he was in the private office of Chief Wler, where he held all his conferences with his friends, B. M. Starks, the detectives and his at torneys, B. M. Allen and John Shugart, who were retained yesterday afternoon to defend John Bibb, Bennett Bibb and Williamson.
 During the afternoon Carter Blbb and Bennett Bibb who was arrested several days ago and charged with being an ac- complice and who was allowed to make a 5000 bond. were in the office.
 About 3;30 o'clock Bibb's father came Into the office accompanied by B. M. Starks and Bennett Bibb. As the father walked Into the room John Bibb for the first time showed any feeling. He placed his left arm around his fathers neck and laid his head on his fathers shoulder for minute. There were tears in the eyes of the father, and he held his son close for a minute, then walked away and sat down to have the first talk with his boy since it became known that he was interested in the robbery.
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the train in the presence of the hunoreas yathered there to get look at him, he was placed in a closed carriage at the Twenty-seventh street crossing and driV- on rapidly to the office of Chief of Police Wier. where B. M. Starks, superlnteno- ent of the Louisville and Nashville rall- road and president of the board Of control of the depot, was waiting to have talk with Bibb
 Bibb made a confession to MT. Starks and it was taken down by stenogra- pher Afterwards it Is stated that the police told Bibb all they knew in connec- ton with the case and then he confessed to getting in the window and opening the safe while George stayed outside and kept watch.
 None of the officials will give out any thing about Bibb's statement and all that can be learned has slowly leaked out. According to authentic information from different sources Bbb's statements were substantially as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
RAILROAD WORLD.

 Maj. J. w. Business, engineer of the seaboard Air Line. who has charge of the construction of the new road from Atlanta to Birmingham. is in the city. Major Bushnell says that the work of construction Is going on smoothly. At the present time about 5000 persons are employed in the work or building the tracks. grading and other work on this line.
 F. J. Robinson, assistant general pas- senger agent of the Central of Georgia Railroad company. with headquarters in Savannah, is in the city
 A. B. Freeman, travelling passenger agent of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad company, is out on the Frisco line this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
REAL ESTATE IS ACTIVE.
Number of Sales Being Made and the
 Prices Hold Firm.

While the real estate market of Bir- mingham is not quite so active as few weeks ago number of sales are being made every day and the prices are hold. ing firm.
 A prominent dealer in dirt said yester- day that the summer season was not us- ually one in which real estate showed any marked activity, but he thought that in view of the fact that great activity In the market had prevailed during the past few months he thought this summer would see some large sales.
 People continue to inquire about dirt here and capitalists who have invest ments in view continue to figure with Birmingham firms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
DID HE ROB THE
 WOODWARD BAR?

J. w. Davidson, who was in the cigar stand on Twentieth street on the night that $4lS was stolen from the cash drawer of Zeke Solomon, went in the room and looked at Bibb to see if he looked like the man who rushed past him that after- noon. MT. Davidson refused to make any statement in regard to whether he .recog- nized Bibb or not. George has charged Blob with having committed this robbery and that 1t was through tracing this that he first caught on to the part Bibb played in the robbery of the Union depot safe
 In reply to this Blob stated to Detec- tive Saunders that George robbed the Woodward bar. Bibb would not talk about 1t yesterday and George refused to say anything further about it.
 George was in a strangely reticent mood yesterday and would not talk about either of the robberies. He was asked time after time what he thought of Bibb's arrest and whether he had anything to say, but in each instance he replied that he had already talked too much and tha t he had better keep his mouth shut in the future
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
HIrmInoham Banks Prosperous.

That the banks of Birmingham are in the very best of condition is shown by the following figures taken from state- ments yesterday:
 First National deposits s4,es0,277; re- sources s5, .169. Alabama National de- posits, s1,29s,62S; resources, s1,7S9,9sI.
 Birmingham Trust and Savings com pany deposits. s2S0S.0Oo; resources. SS,- 496, 900.
 The bank clearinss are increasing every month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
BIBB EXPLAINS X HOW JOB WAS DONE.

On the night of the 16th he went to the window and unlaced his shoes ready to climb in. He had already learned the combination through the engineers glass he thrust in the hole In the ceiling over Capt Jack w. Johnson's private office. He had also learned the workings of the lock on the window by means of the glass and knew how to open the window with very little trouble.
 -ust as he finished unlacing his shoes Policeman Hamilton who was working Morris avenue. discovered him and ran him down Morris avenue from Twentieth street to the railroad yards and Eigh- teenth street. There he hid behind two box cars and waited until the policeman went to the other end of his beat, which was in the direction of Twenty-second street. He then went back to the window which it is said he found unfastened. climbed in and worbed the combination while the night ticket seller was asleep in chair with his head resting on a table in the outside ticket office.
 Bbb had no trouble in working the combination, and took the money and handed it through the window to George who he Is quoted as saying was on the outside. After that he went across Twentieth street and climbed into pile of sawdust in the rear of a packing house on the corner of Morris avenue and Twentieth street. He remained there the balance of the night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
PERSONAL.

E. B. Igou, travelling representative of the Carolina Cement company, is in the city.
 At the Florence: w. W. Moore, North Carolina; w. H. Robertson, Auburn; J. B. Snodgrass, New England; J. L. Glory, Pell City; C. D. Waverly and wife, Rich- mond; R. W. Ellis. Macon; F. J. Roch- lyster, Dadevile; R. O. Meek. Ozark; O. G. Grayson, Tennessee; J. A. Mehaffey. Columbus; J, R. Philips, B. B. Philips, Ashvile; P. Rigney. E. c. Essinger, Cur ley; L. O. Westmoreland, Athens; W. b. Cotton, South Carolina; E. c. Campbell, Alabama Edward Rose, Chattanooga; II. F. Wheeler, Jackson; K. W. Rawls, Athens; w. w. Moore, North Carolina; J. R. Hopkins. Atlanta c. NJ. Green, Corinth: W. E. Smith. Chicago; W. s. Maguire, New York; Miss zeilia Milling ham, Cooks Springs; F. H. Manning and son, Talladega; A. II. Feagin. Murray; Henry Mccalley, T. H. Bell. Alabama; ; D. F. Fairclotte, Pratt City; I. M. Stay man, Virginia; E. c. Ightcap, Talla- dega; c. Wharton, Gadsden W. w.. Johnston, Anniston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
CLAIMS GEORGE STOOD
 OUTSIDE AND WATCHED
Rlbb Placed In Jail Yesterday After noon on Warrant Charging Bur glary and Grand Larceny, and
 George Follows Him Soon.

John Blob was placed in the city jail yesterday afternoon at 4:35 o'clock on a warrant sworn out for him by Detective 8. II. Hamilton. charging burglary and grand larceny.
 Bond was set at s1OO0o and in default of 1t he will be kept in jail.
 A short time afterwards W. S. George was placed in jail on a warrant sworn out by Carter P. Bibb, brother of John Bibb, and charging burglary and grand larceny
 Both men were arrested in connection with the robbery of the safe at the union ticket office of s7OOO on the morning or May 16. They have both made state ments which duplicate the other, and it is stated that Bibb has confessed that he did the job and that George stayed on the outside and watched for him.
 John Bibb was brought back to Bir- mingham yesterday morning on the Lou isville and Nashville train No. 1 from Nashville, where he was caught by De- tective Lee Saunders. He was hand cuffed to Saunders. They were accompa- nied by A J. Barthell, special agent for the Louisville and Nashville at Nash vile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
GEORGE HAS BEEN
 CLOSELY WATCHED.

Since o'clock yesterday afternoon George has been carefully watched by w. A. Disheroon. He was told when the watch was placed over him that he was merely wanted a witness, and as such he would have still been held had the warrant not been sworn out for him. George laughed less yesterday than usual, although when the warrant was served on him he laughed heartily.
 Blob had smile on his face yesterdav V afternoon until his father left him. Then there were traces of tears In his eyes and he was very quiet. Before his father came Bibb was laughing and cracking jokes all the time. He seemed on very familiar terms with the detectives who had brought him from Nashville and with several local men. He asked about every one who came into the room and had pleasant word for them.
 He spoke of some trouble he had with a. newspaper reporter in Nashville. He 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
SAYS HE GAVE
 GEORGE $to0o.

In the morning Bbb went to his room, so 1t is said. and then disposed of the snoney He says he gave George 5000 ot the money. The checks and papers he tore up and placed in the lavatory of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
LADIES! $500 REWARDgsss.. ss.,;sss. ease

suppression. any cause in pathology. my monthly regulator fails to relieve; safe: harmless; mail; how long suppressed. pr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12

Frisco house when they were washed into the sewer.
 After that he spent two nights in the Metropolitan hotel, where his name ap- pears on the register On the morning of the 27th he met a friend as he was com ing from a cafe and was told that the detectives had arrested Bennett Bibb and Lige Williamson. He then left the city on a passenger train for Nashville.
 The above was the substance of his statement concerning what occurred from midnight of the day of the robbery until he reached Nashville. with the exception of what he did with the money This he has not told, although he is said to have stated that he still had $4000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY.
hysIcIan and Surqeot1,

Three-fourths of the persons who come to me to get cured of Syphilis. Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Structure. Lost Manhood and other private diseases have tried to get we'll by using oth-
 CT means. Why not come as soon as you find that you are afflicted? It
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12

only $1O00 seems to indicate that the po- lice do not believe he was the man who actually went into the room and opened the safe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
WAS PLACED IN
 CLOSED CARRIAGE.

Instead of bringing the boy to the un- ion passenger station and taking him off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
tcointlnued on Eighth Paee.)

Alabama Brewing Co.
 "Boheaian Beer. |"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
CLIMBED ON ROOF
 TO ENTER ATTIC.

To enter the room above the ticket of- flee Bibb explained that he would climb to the second story of the depot building near one end and walk to the center, where he would climb into a window that led into the attic. He would then walk across the rafters until he was directly over the office of Captain Johnson. where he had the plank and the quilt. He would there watch the combination locked by Captain Johnson. He also learned that two of the windows leading into the of flee could not be opened, but that the center one had different sort of catch and could be opened from the outside. It is said that on this night the window was open, or had not been properly latched
 Bibb was placed in a separate cell at the city jail although the warden was told to allow him to have anything he wanted. He asked first for a bath and to be allowed to change clothing
 Bbb was asked to make a statement yesterday afternoon while in the office of Chief Wier, but he refused to do So. He said that he did not wish to make any. He had admitted that he wrote the let ter to the Age-Herald.
 When a reporter for The Age-Herald asked Bibb if he wrote the letter he nodded his head and refused to say any thing further about 1t. as his father and B. M. Starks were coming in the room at the time to have talk with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
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 Bohemian Beer"

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-12
GEORGE SMILED
 WHEN ARRESTED.

The warrant was served on w. s. George in the office of Chief of Police w. E. Wier, and was delivered to w. "A. Disheroon, who has had George in GUS tody for the past thirty-six hours. George smiled when the paper was handed him and stated that he had nothing to say in regard to 1t.
 The warrant reads:
 Personally appeared before me Car ter k. Bibb who being duly sworn,
 says that he has reason to believe and
 does believe that w. 5. George whose
 name is otherwise unknown, with in-
 tent to steal, broke into and entered
 the ticket office of the Union depot
 and felonously took and carried away
 seven thousand dollars, the personal
 property of the Louisville and Nash
 vile Railroad company, a corporation,
 against the peace of the state of Ala bama. CARTER K. BlBB.
 Later Bibb was asked on what grounds he based the assertions in the warrant that he thought George was guilty He said:
 q swore out the warrant on informa- tion furnished by my brother and l be- lieve that 1t Is correct. I think George knows too much about the affair to be entirely innocent. My brother has never told me whether he robbed the safe or not. and I don't want him to tell me would rather not know.
 .sWhether or not my brother had any thing to do with the burglary or not, think that George is guilty
 The fact that the warrant on which George was arrested calls for bond of