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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04
SANFORD OUT OF JAIL
SLAYER OF J. A. ACHORS ADMIT
TED TO BAIL.
His Bond Was Fixed at $500 by JUS
tise Jones After Hearing Evidence
OF witnesses for and Against.

| w. C. Sanford, who shot and killed
James A. Achors, a locomotive engineer
| in Vesuvius on the evening of May "a,
was admitted to bail yesterday by Jus
| tice r. H. Jones after a preliminary
hearing V 800 consumed several hours
| Justice JUn~s e.e~-Ged shat Sanford
was guilty of manslaughter and fixed
his bend at $500. At 8 o'clock last
L. ght the slayer of Achors made bend
and was released from the county jail.
The bond was signed by Jesse Wads-
| worth, N. j. Greil, George PRESS and
| w, r. Venable.
The preliminary hearing was set for
10 o'clock yesterday morning and at
that hour a large crowd of witnesses
/ and spectators filled the Office of Jus
tice Jones on Washington Street John
| Achors of Gulfport, Miss, brother of
the dead engineer, was an interested
spectator in the court room.
The witnesses examined were two
surgeons who attended Achors, and the
undertaken. Jim Albright, a negro
| fireman who worked on the engine with
gro fireman, w. l.. Allen, General
Yardmaster for the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company, Walter
Davis, a negro employee of a lumber
company. Patrolmen p. l.. Carrigan
and E. w. Graham and Police Ser
geant Miles Smith. who arrested San
ford, w. r. Venable, Vesuvius mer-
chant Maggie Hickman. the woman
who is said to have been the cause of
the difficulty between the two men, and
Sanford himself. A number of other
witnesses who had been summoned
were not called to the stand
Maggie Hickman testified that Ach-
ors had assaulted her and that Sanford
interfered. She said she was bruised
about the arms and her eye was black
ened. She could not testify as to the
shooting. as she ran from the room
when the men began fighting
Sanford testified that Achors and
the woman came into his place and he
demonstrated with Achors for striking
the woman. Achors, he swore. assault
ed him and was beating him when
he drew a pistol and fired. The men
struggled with the pistol and Sanford
said he did not know how many shots
ne fired. He thought he fired four
times. Achors was struck twice
1t Will be remembered that Achors
was removed to a hospital where he
died before his wife reached Montgom-
cry from Birmingham.
The taking of evidence was complet-
ed by Justice Jones at . o'clock and
the court recessed for dinner. When
the court reconvened the case was ar
gued by three lawyers. Solicitor Dent
argued that Sanford should be remand :
ed to jail without bail. The lawyer for
Sanford urged that the case against
him be dismissed, as he acted in self
defense
At the conclusion of the argument
justice Jones announced that he would
noId Sanford to answer to the grand
Jury for manslaughter and would fix
his bond at $500
Mrs. Sanford. who came to Montgom-
cry from Battle Creek, Mich, to see
her husband, has returned to her home
sanford Is said to own considerable
property in Michigan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04
IS UP TO JUDGE SAYRE
CONTROVERSY BETWEEN LIGHT
COMPANIES is ARGUED.
Decision as to DissOIving Injunction
May BE Announced TO-day--City
Electrician BIakey Talks of
Trouble.

In the language of the street, the le-
| gal controversy between the Citizens
| Light, Heat and Power Company and
| the Montgomery Light and Water Pow
| err Company is up to Judge A. d. Sayre
of the City Court of Montgomery.
The motion of the Citizens Company
| to dissolve the temporary injunction
by which 1t is restrained from string
ing it's wires on Dexter avenue and
to dismiss the bill filed by the Mont
gomery company was argued at great
length before Judge Sayre in the equi-
ty division of the court yesterday
morning. At the conclusion of the ar
gument the judge announced that the
matter would be taken under consid-
Grafton. 1t is probable Judge Sayrc
will announce his decision to-day.
Before entering into the argument
counsel for the Montgomery company
amended it's bill of complaint against
the Citizens company. The amendment
AYERS that the resolution of the City
Council authorizing the Citizens COM
pany to string it's wires on Dexter ave-
nue. was invalid and illegal because II
was passed at a special meeting of the
Council and that all of the Aldermen
were not notified that such special
meeting was to be held. The amend
ment also sets forth that the resolu-
tion was adopted by the Council with
out that body conforming to Its rules
in that the rules were not suspended
for its passage.
Four lawyers appeared in court,
three for the Citizens company and
one for the Montgomery company
At the conclusion of the argument
Judge Sayre announced that 1t ap-
peared that the principal question in
volved was whether the new company
was infringing on the rights of the
old company so as to damage the lat
ter. He reserved his decision.
The difference between the two COM
panies Is a question of the right of the
new company to string its wires on
the same poles of the old company as
provided by an ordinance and what po-
sitlon the new wires are to occupy on
the poles
The Montgomery company claims
that the stringing of the new wires on
it's poles would hamper II In supply
ing the public with light and power
and would put it to needless expense.
| The Citizens Company claims to have
| opinions from electrical experts that
the stringing of wires under the plan
contemplated would not interfere with
the old company and that 1t would not
be dangerous as has been contended.
| B. A. Blakey, city electrician, differs
with these electrical experts and has
advised the Council Committee on
Electrical Control that the Montgom-
cry company is correct in its conten-
| ton.
| This decision of the city electrician
has caused him to be criticised by
friends of the new company and the
controversy between the companies
has reached an interesting stage.
| Lawyers representing both compan-
les declined yesterday to discuss the
controversy while the matter is pend
| ing in court.
City Electrician Blakey declined to
! be interviewed on the subject, saying
that he doubted the propriery OF dis
cussing the matter at this time.
Questioned concerning repeated and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04

In one OF the new school districts. as
arranged by the Redistricting Board A
number of patrons In the district claim
that the law has not been complied
with and that they have been unjustly
and unfairly treated. The patrons DO
not criticise the County Superinten-
dent of Education for the new district
as established.
Crawl. Saxon. who lives between
opelika and Auburn. had his barn with
it's contents of corn and fodder and a
buggy and wagon DESTROYED by fire a
few days ago.
Rev. e. p Davis. Captain J.. B..
Greene and Misses Mary T.. Smith. Min
ME Kennedy. Kate Smith and Minnie
Watson of Opelika will attend the
State Sunday School Convention In An
niston June s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04
Summer Session at Brsnau Conservatory

The first summer session, held last year 1t Brenau
was very much larger than anticipated and nearly
every Southern state represented In the list Of
students.
The second summer session opens on June 2zd next,
and will continue six weeks Thorough preparations for
the very best instruction and pleasant Accommodations fot
students have been made and such attractive advantages
for teachers and pupils desiring special
in music and oratoFy have before been oered IN
the South.
The following faculty the success Of the 1904
summer session: MesSrs. A. W. Van Hose and II. j.
Pearce associate presidenS) Mr.. Otto PfeferkoFn,
(pano), Mr. August Gieger musical pedagogy, ete)
Miss Huida KTeher (violinl, Mr.. J. W. MaFshbanks
(voice culture) Mr.. J. p Stowe (oratgEy). Miss Rosa
Allen (oratoFy) and Mrs. Irene Tisnger Englishl.
A very handsome brochure will be mailed to any one
interested who will write 10 either A. W. Van Hose
". J. Pearee, Gainesville, Ga.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04

persistent statements about the
streets that he had shown favor to
the Montgomery company Mr.. Blakey
showed some irritation.
"Onicers OF the Citizens company.
he said, have made damaging state
rnents about my character. statements
that I would not tolerate were it not
that am a public off1cial. / have not
shown partially to the Montgomery
company. The fact is, l have recon-
nended that che ordinances, as they
now are. be enforced. Instead of sid
ing with the Montgomery company. the
Montgomery company has sided with
me-"
Although Mr.. Blakey protested that
he would not make a statement for the
public, he said that the trouble was
due to the fact that the Citizens COM
pany wanted 20 string its wires OUT
side the zones provided for high and
low tension wires by city ordinances,
and he had recommended that 1t be
not permitted. Naturally, he said. the
Montgomery company agreed with him.
do you regard the proposition of
the Citizens company as dangerous to
public safety?' Mr.. Blakey was asked
Yes do" he replied after some
hesitation. And II is opposed TO the
with enforcing"
els it not fact" Mr.. Blakey was
asked. that expert electricians have
advised that the plan of the Citizens
company is without danger and that
the wires may be strung without In
terfering with the old company"
Yes" replied Mr.. Blakey Mr.. A.
ST. C. Dunstan. of the college at Au-
burn, l believe, advised the committee
to that fact. 1t Is simply a case whore
electricians disagree. am charged
with a duty to the city and / shall per-
form my duty"
do you think all wires should be
underground" MFR. Blakey was asked.
Il do" he replied. The time will
come when all wires in Montgomery
will go underground. We are not quite
ready for underground trolley wires.
but we will come to that in time. 9he
underground system is the only one
that ensures absolute safety"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04
LIVED IN HUNTSVILLE.
Herman Pettibone who Committed
Suicide I'm Washington.

Herman Pettibone Who Committed
Suicide I'm washington.
Huntsville, June 3.-(Special Ma
ior A. H. Pettibone. received a tele-
gram last night from the Superinten-
dent of Police at Washington stating
that his son, Herman Petibone, had
been found dead in his room. Major
Pettibone departed for Washington this
morning to take charge of the body.
Young Pettibone was a gifted and
fluent writer and had held high salar-
led positions on various newspapers
over the country. He had also been a
Washington correspondent. Until a
few months ago he resided In Hunts
VILE with his father and he had gone to
Washington to try to get back into
active newspaper work.
without any religious service being
said and with scarcely half a dozen
mourners present, the body of Frank
Hornbuckle who shot his parahnour In
Admission and then killed himself, was
buried in Maple Hill Cemetery. Mrs.
Hornbuckle spent her last dollar to
pay the expense of bringing the body
to Huntsville. Hornbuckle was a
member of two fraternal orders but
they did not assemble at the funeral
and no preacher was present.
In the appeal of the case of Minerva
walker, COnNlCIeu Oh fHuTucT anu SUN
fenced to life Imprisonment, test will
be made of the legality of the Lusk
bill which created new judicial dis
tricts In Alabama. The attorney for
the defense has filed a bill of excep-
lions in the case containing $50 type
written pages of Iegalcap in which he
reviews the proceedings of the last
Legislature and takes the position that
the Lusk bill was irregularly enacted
and that the trial of his client by a
court created by this bill was irregu-
lar.
The question. Resolved that United
States Senators should. be elected by
direct vote OF the people" was debated
here yesterday afternoon by Marcus
Proctor and VIM. Reed of the Hunts
VILE high school and Russell Walker
and Presley Cochran of the New Mar
ket high school. The judges decided
in favor of the negative represented by
the New Market debaters. Judge r.
w. Walker of this city. Judge Higgins
of Fayetteville and Hon. Erie Pettus of
Limestone County, acted as judges.
The Village Improvement Society
met Yesterday for the first time In sew
eral years and decided not to disband.
nor to dispose of the money in hand.
The society will probably be reorga-
nized soon to take UP the work where
II left off.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04
THE SUICIDE OF STEVEN BrLEs.
Sons waywardness the Cause of His
Taking His Life.

Athens, June Especial. Steven
Biles. a prosperous and prominent
farmer living three miles north of
Athens. committed suicide yesterday
morning by hanging himself with a
pillow line in his barn. He went out to
see about his affairs and was gone I'M
til noon. When he did not come to his
dinned his family sought him and
found him In his barn dead. He had
tied the rope to a rafter and then
around his neck and kicked a box from
under him and was soon dead.
He was a native of Giles County.
Tennessee. where he had lived for fifty
years, coming to this County a few
years ago. He leaves a widow and n
number of children. 1t is presumed
that his act was caused by a hayward
son, who recently fed this section be-
ing charged with burglary. His son
was a rural route carrier and was soon
to have been married but got into the
serious trouble that caused him to flee.
This bore heavily on his fathers mind
and had largely to do with his trouble
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04
nhurlnss Held for Murder.

Joe Washington. the negro who was
shot two days ago by Richard Doug
lass. died from the effects of the
wounds during the night and the
coroner's jury. which was empaneled
Immediately upon the death of Wash
ington. found that the killing had been
accomplished without provocation by
Douglass and ordered that he be held
for murder. Douglass was informed
at the county jail of the death, but he
made no outward sign that it effected
him a great deal. He had asked the
TALLER to get him few articles, and
when that official came to his cell to
tell him of Washington's death, he
asked If the jailer had brought him
the articles he had requested.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04
THE BODIES OF INFANTS
oREwsOME DISCOVERY Is MADE
IN PENSACOLA.


Pensacola, Fla, June 3.-(SpeciaLb
The bodies of eight infants and va
rious particles of human bodies have
been discovered in a trash pile In the
extreme western part of the city. Fhe
find was made by a white man named
Saurez, who hurried TO the city nan
and notified the chief of police.
With Coroner Landrum. CHER Scnad
procured a buggy and drove 10 the
spot indicated by Saurez and fouho,
not only what Suarez had represented
as being true in every particular OUT
the sight was even more grewsome.
Suarez reported the bodies or TOUR IN
fants. but when the officers reached
the spot there were found eight bodies
and other portions of the human anal
omy.
An investigation revealed the fact
that the grewsome objects had peen
carted from a hospital which mad iate-
,v heen closed in this city. but as there
was no direct evidence of criminality,
there were no arrests made, and By
vond the fact that a search Will be
made for the draymen WHO deposited
the matter in, a spot other than that
indicated by the city health oncer,
there will be no official action taken.
The bodies of infants were consign-
ed to boxes, and this morning werein-
tered among the graves of unknown
unfortunates in the Potters field.
The discovery at first excit%d 1ndig-
nation of persons who thought before
learning the particulars that an Illegal
traffic in infants was being carried on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04

Hon. Napoleon B. Broward, candidate
for Governor in the primary of next
Tuesday, addressed an immense assem-
blage in Seville Square last night, leav-
Ing at o'clock this morning for Tai
lahassee. Mr.. Broward Is basing his
campaign greatly on the matter of tn"
indiscriminate giving away of State
lands, and he pledges that he will pro-
tect the States interests In this regard
IL he is favored with the nomination
His opponent is the Hon. Robert Davis
retiring Congressman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04
Building Mt Barrancas,

Contractor II. Monk of this city has
been successful in getting the contract
for the erection of buildings and i'm
provements generally to cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000 at the army
posts in this section. The buildings
will include a gymnasium to cost about
100000, and other buildings necessa-
ry to make up a first class headquart-
ers for this district. This immense lot
of improvements will be commenced
right away. Mr. Monk says, and there
will be lots of work for the carpenter
through the hot weather.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04

Chicago capitalist, contemplates put
ting a large hotel. The house. accord
ing to the best information obtainabie.
will consist of two hundred rooms ana
VIII be something that has long been
needed in this city as the hotel accom-
modations have been deficient. The
Chicago man wishes that his name be
not used at present. but he is man
OF great experience in the operation OF
hotels
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04
Eludetl Arrest is Years.

What might be regarded as FORUM
ate arrest was made here yesterday by
Special Officer Ray. The prisoner car
ried a gun and the officer, knowing
not who the negro was and having a
description of n gun of like pattern
which had been stolen, placed him in
Jail. Now it develops that the negro.
who gave his name as viii Smith,
is none other than Hayward Carr,
who killed girl named Nelson iii this
city eighteen years ago. Carr has been
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04
Omcers Resign.

The officers of the Escambia Rifles.
local military company. have tender
ed their designations with the request
that same be accepted right away The
reason is not given, but It is under
stood that the local soldiers have en-
tered objections to the appointment of
superior officer who is not a resident
of this city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04
Gone to Europe.

Hon. ]. J. Sullivan and son. James
w. Sullivan. left yesterday afternoon
for Europe. They will spend the next
FIVE months in England and Ireland
Mr.. Sullivan is a native of Ireland. and
rejoices in the fact that he will view
the scenes of his boyhood soon. He
has many friends In Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04

The police force is keeping a lookout
for number of watches which were
stolen few days ago from a bargain
store in this city. Special Officer Ray
picked up one of the time pieces this
morning and will soon have the alleged
guilty person in custody.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04
wrighton-Largue.

Miss Amelie Largue and Arthur
Wrighton were welded last night at
the residence of the lady's father on
West Garden Street. The couple win
reside on Seventh Avenue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04
Young Man Hurt.

Last afternoon Wallace Purdy,
young machihist. was badly hurt in
Hughes's machine shop. The calf of
his leg was ripped open by the set
screw of a rapidly revolving shaft. He
was taken home and number of
stitches were required to draw the
wound together.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04
Used buggy whip ON Wife.

George Bighum, negro. was fined
$40 this morning for assaulting his
wife with a buggy whip and threaten
ing the woman's father with a pistol.
The negro started to kill the old man
when he sought to protect his daugh-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04

YOU CAN GO
To st. Louis and retuFn at our expense,
Ask at store about II.
Bullock & Fleming,
The Leading Shoe House.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-04
Plan n Big Hotel.

A valuable piece of property has been
acquired in a central portion of the
city and on this the new owner, a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
National Theater.

1t was a great relief from the ayera ge
comic opera, with its .pointless plot, it's rag
time music and it's show girls, to listen last
night to the comedy opera of THE Two
Roses" at the National Theater. This work
is the joint production Of Stanislaus STANCE
and Ludwig Englander. The book is said
to be founded oh5Dr. Goidsmiths delight
full comedy, '-She Stops to Conquer" but
it is more than founded it is an operati-
zation of that play, changing the names
of the characters and eliminating some of
them so to compress the five acts into
two. Mr.. STANCE has done his work we'll
and Mr.. Englander has provided some
pleasing music. The piece was written to
exploit FRITZ Scheff, erstwhile a member
of the Metropolitan Opera Company, and it
SHOWS her to much better advantage than
she was ever seen in the more pretentious
organization. Her voice is clear and fexi-
BILE and Is not taxed too greatly in the score
and she has developed an acting ability
that entities her to high rank as come
dienne. Just to show that even IL she was
in comic opera her voice had not deterio-
rated, she introduced Arditi's waltz song
'Parla," In the second act and sang 1t de-
liciously, and in response to the emphatic
encore gave dainty lullaby by Reiss
Louis Harrison won nearly as much favor
as the star in the part of Ferdinand Day.
the Tony Lumpkin of Goldsmith's play 1t
was refreshing to see a comedian using ie-
gttimate methods and not horseplay, and his
laugh was positively infectious. Others in
the company deserving mention were Ida
Hawley, Louise LIE Baron, Josephine Bart
lett, M. w. Whitney, jr., Clarence Handy
side and Roland Cunningham. Mr.. Chas
Il. Dillingham; gave the opera a splendid
production and Miss Scheff will probably
Roses than she did of "Babette which
was her vehicle last year.
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Lafayette Theater.

Harry Beresford. as Truman Toots,
ASS" In our Our New Man." at the
Lafayette last night, displayed unusual
ability as a comedian and won hearty ap-
plause. The play, which is the work of
Charles T. Vincent, is of no particular in
terest in plot, but the author has given an
excellent opportunity to the principal char
acter to make great deal of fun out of his
-mindedness, and Mr. Beresford lost
not a single line that would achieve that
end.
Surrounded by company of exceptional
merit, the mjddle-aged scient st is enabled
his entrance to the fall of the curtain and
his plaintive last appeal for "a bowl of
mush."
The plot revolveS around the loss of a
diamond necklace and the schemes of a pair
of crooks to obtain possession of it. A
regular comedy of errors follows the I'M
winding of the story, in which two hand
bags play important parts. The action is
rapid and the points somewhat reminiscent
of other old-tme comedies.
A. Burt Wesner, as Peter Morrison"
played we'll, and Lyster Chambers, as
Forrest Haynes" an artist, was good in
that juvenile part.
The feminine parts were played by Miss
Julia Batchelder as Dolly Charters, -
ward of Morrison" Gwho was vivac.ous
and clever; Miss Nan Elliot, as Mabel
Morrison" who did as well as could be ex-
pected with a weak part; Miss Kate Bruce,
as Mrs. Judith Bolter,'' physical cui-
turist who was vigorous and effective in
the role, and Miss Edith Hartman, as
Dutch Jane"
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Chase's Theater.

The Orpheum Show, with the well-known
b,ack-flce comedians, Mcintyre and Heath,
and Spessardy's trained bears and ponies at
the head. furnished an enjoyable program
Of vaudeville for two5 large audiences at
Chase Theater yesterday Afternoon and
evening. The customary enthusiastic well
come which is annually extended to Nc
Intyre and Heath by the patrons of vaude-
Vile here greeted the original Georgia
Minstrels'' last evening and for more than
thirty minutes the two comedians kept the
audience heartily laughing at the rapid fire
of tests gathered under the title "On
Guard Many of the quips undoubtedly
were familiar to everyone in the audience,
but they were presented in such character
istic manner that the audience accepted
them as fresh from the joke shop The per-
Torrance of Spessardys trained bears fur
nished not only amusement. but excited the
enthusiastic admiration of the audience.
The animals are trained to a high degree
and some of their feats were little short of
marvellous
The musical numbers presented by Frank
and Jen Latona were decidedly pleasing
They played on variety OF Instruments
and the lady member of the team exhibited
unusual skill as pianist, besides display
ing voice OF good quality. Clarice Vance
sang q number Of ras.time songs to the Cd