The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-21

Birningham, Dec. 39.-tSpeciaL l-- Robert Mccain, a telegraph operator, has sworn out warrants against his wife, Mrs. Mabel Mccain, a handsome young woman, and his mother-in-law. Mrs Nathan Goldstein, charging them with assault and battery on Mrs. Amanda Mccain, his mother.
 This was the sequeal to real meio- drama in life enacted at Smithfeld,, suburb of Birmingham. It seems that Mccain married some years ago in St. by a sweet little daughter who has grown to be very pretty. There was a separation and the father took the daughter. bringing her to Birmingham to his mother, who had grown to love the child as her own.
 There appeared suddenly at the Mo- Cain home the mother of the child and it's grandmother on the maternal side and the child was bodily picked up. The mother of the father of the child resisted the efforts to kidnap and quite a struggle followed in which the elder Mrs. Mccain was overcome. After To- gaining consciousness she discovered that the child had been carried away. MT. Mccain was notified and he secured the warrants and has had trains care- fully watched In order to recover the child If possible. it being feared that the mother will return to St. Louis with her.
 Mrs. Mccain, mother of the father of the child, is still in a most excited condition over the struggle she had with the two women. A deputy sheriff and members of the police department have been assisting the father in a search for the wife and grandmother with the child.
 Captain woodliR Dead.
 Captain A. L. woodliff, aged IT, died this afternoon at 2:10 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. M. Rus sell, from chronic stomach troubles. He is survived by nine children, Mrs. K. M. Russell, of Birmingham; Messrs Gus and Guy, Woodliff. merchants of Gads- den; Jeff woodliff. merchant of Gads- ton: George and J. F. woodlff, of Law. toni Oklahoma: Mrs Joe ". WoodffH, Aline. Oklahoma: Mrs. Ida Lowe and Mrs. Bessie Clear. of Fl Reno, Okla homa. Captain Woodlin was a brave captain in the Confederate army. He was a State Senator from Cherokee County some years ago and took a prominent part in politics in this State up to a short time since. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity and was highly respected. His remains will be carried to Gadsden tomorrow afternoon for interment.
 CoYnweIi's Trial.
 In the Bessemer City Court this morning in the trial of T. J. Cornwell. charged with embezzlement, whose manipulation of funds caused the fail ure of the Bessemer Savings Bank over a year ago, a deposition was introduce ed from Dr. Frank F. Young, of Abbe- vile, La, who states that he attended Captain Cornwe1l, after his leaving Bessemer in June, 1903, and that the indications were that the defendant at that time was not in his right mind. The deposition asserted that Captain Cornwell was addicted to the use of morphine and treatment was given for the habit. The attorneys Tor the State objected to the introduction of the deposition. which was practically 8 plea of temporary insanity, but the court overruled the objection and then exceptions were taken to certain por- tions of the deposition. There was much trouble experienced in getting a jury for this trial, 80 many having fixed opinions or were depositors in the bank which failed. It Is not be- lieved that the trial will be concluded before the end of the week, if by then. Captain CoruwelIs wife and some of his children are attending the sessions of the court.
 A special from Jasper states that Mrs Ada Julian, wife of Monro Julian. was burned to death late last night by her clothing catching fire from an open grate fire. When she dis covered her clothing fire she screamed for help. but before the flames were extinguished she had re- ceived burns which caused her death. Her remains were carried to Berry, Ala, for interment.
 Reward for Assassins.
 SheriH Andrew W. Burgin, has of- fered a reward of l,500 for the party or parties who shot and painfully wounded Deputy Sheriff R. s. Borough, on Saturday night last near Blossburg. in the western part of the county, their arrest and conviction being stipulated. Deputy Sheriff Borough was shot while riding a mule through the woods near Blossburg, squirrel shot being used. AaIr fY, -FN