The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-06
BIC OIL COMPANY
WAS ORGANIZED
Well Known Meridian \ e e
Interested
LADY COMMITS SUICIDE
DR.. Wilson Jones, Survivor of the Re-
cent Pistol and Knife Battle Near
Philadelphia, Is Admit
ted to Ball.
LADY COMMITS SUICIDE

Meridian, Miss, April 5.-(special 1.-THE
Meridian Oil company was organized here
TINS morning with a paid-up capital of
$1,000 The headquarters of the company
Will be in this city, but the active oper-
ations OF the company will be at Batson,
Tex Twelve stockholders form the com
pany, each of whom has paid $1,000 for his
interest In the property concerned.
The officers elected at this morning $
meeting were: w. D. Cameron, president;
A. D. McRoven. secretary; II. G. Meyer,
treasurer; c. f. Woods of this city was
made manager and ]. M. McBeath detail
ed to take a trip to Texas to look up the
land and property titles.
The oil company owns a tract of land
at the famous Batson field bix35 feet on
which Is one well and three tanks. The
well was put into operation about March
81 and is stated to have a daily output of
1000 barrels.
Jones Admitted to Ball.
DR.. Wilson Jones, the survivor of the
terrible pistol and knife battle that o.
Cured on Stature day, March 70, near Phil
adelphia, Neshoba county, was in the city
today almost entirely recovered from his
severe wounds. The doctor bears a fear
full scar on the right side of his face and
neck, having in all three knife wounds
and thsN bullet wounds, one bullet hav-
ing Freed his chest near the left shout
dor
DIR. Jones stated that he had a prellm-
mary trial at Philadelphia last Tuesday
and was admitted to bail in $500 In each
of two cases, for killing Roy Eshe and
Frank Burnett. He stated also that Eu-
gene Burnett, who shot him In the shout
der and was himself unhurt, will have a
preliminary trial at Philadelphia next
Monday. DR.. Jones gave graphic de.
scription of the fight and said that a
horse trade was the cause of the diff
Guilty. He said that several witnesses
were present at the time and feels con-
fldent that he can establish the fact that
he acted in self-defense.
Speculation as to Motive.
The confession lately made by James
Paris, the murderer of John T.. Stockton,
did not give the motive for the crime
which has been the subject of speculation
since the deed was committed but devel-
opments lately have thrown light upon
an attorney at Selma had written to
Paris before he committed the crime,
telling him that 500 would be needed to
secure the release from custody of
woman who is claimed to be a particular
friend of Paris.
The murderer has denied knowing this
woman but the fact that he purchased
the revolver at Hattiesburg several days
before the killing takes away the force
IF CT al
into his mind suddenly, The county board
of supervisors have not yet decided
whether the execution of Paris Is to be
public or private but the prevailing sem
tlment at present appears to favor a pri-
vate hanging so 1t is believed the super
vlsors will so decide.
Mrs. Land Commits Suicide.
Information reached here today of the
suicide of the wife of Dr. Alonzo Land of
Pea Ridge, Kemper county. The inform
ant stated that Mrs. Land was found
dead In bed last Wednesday morning with
her handkerchief and the bed quilts sat
urated with chloroform and an uncorked
chloroform bottle under the bed.
No cause is known for the deed but 1t
was said that the lady was a user of
morphine. DIR. Land is a prominent ply
stefan of the county and a good citizen.
Mrs. Land left no children.
VIII Make improvements.
President A. j. Patterson of the Merid-
ian Street Railway and Power company.
arrived here from Mobile this morning
and is looking after the extensive inn
provements to be made in the local SER
vice and to arrange the system to con-
form to the Jim Crow car law which
goes into effect about June l.
A number of new cars have been order
ed and will be put into service, having
arrangements for separating the races
similar to those of the Birmingham rail-
way company.