The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-01
IS KNOCKED OUT
DECISION OF CHANCELLOR SMITH
 OF GREAT IMPORTANCE,
0yerrules Demurrerp ip Case Br0uEht Against Judge Jules Afford By
 Natbeaiel Hicks, . Justice of
 the Peace of Mebtle.
Advertiser Bureau, Mobile, November 30.

I ul0plEp ANoNEmbSA w It appears from the decision of Chan ceilor smith. handed down late yester- day afternoon, that the Inferior Ciyil Court act is unconstitutional. From | the Register in Chancery the follow ing information was obtained this | morning:
 Tn the case of Hicks vs. Afford. in the Mobile Chancery Court. which is
 suit filed by Nathaniel M. Hicks. 2
 Justice of the Peace, In Mobile County,
 against Judge Jules Afford and others, ality of the law creating the Inferior Civil Court. in Mobile County. in lieu of Justices of the Peace, Hon. Thomas H. Smith, Chancellor, handed down his decision everything the demurrers 70
 the bill of complaint. : | '"This decision Is In effect a ruling that the bill of complaint of MT. Hicks states a good and sufficient cause of
 action and if proved, will have the ef- | feet of declaring the act creating the | Inferior Civil Court unconstttntionas and void."
 Hon. Jules E. Afford said to The Ad- vertiser correspondent this morning :: | ''The Inferior Civil Court will suspend operations pending a determipatipn Of the validity of the act creating thaf
 tribunal. While not agreeing with the Chancellor In overruling the demurrers' and, therefore, appealing from the de-
 cision, thought the question IS an entirely new one, never having peen passed upon by the Supreme Court, and l 1t would be a wise and safe policy to pursue the above course.
 | Judge Afford said that the question | of the validity of the act creating the ! Inferior Civil Court of Mobile was of great importance to the people of Mo. | bile since the magistrates would not | be justified In resuming operations nn. der the present conditions, Ills court | has suspended operations and every et- l fort will be made to get the Supreme Court to take up the question at its l earliest convenience
 The Mobile Cooperase and BOX Man- ufacturing Company. with capital or sS0, ,ooo, has been organized. The fac tory is to be located on Three-Mile Creek. near its mouth. The incorpera- | tors of the company are A. 5. Lyons | E. D. Ledyard, c. E. Aunspaugh, F. ID. pattus J.B Webster, James F. Mo, Donnei. Lebaron Lyons and r. B. Mar- rili. A. $. Lyons, E. D. Ledyard, 0. H Aunspaugh, P D. Pettus and James F. McDonnei constitute the Board of pi- rectors. A. s. Lyons Is President; MT. I,edvard. Vice President; MT. Auns-
 naue7 Secretary and Treasurer, and MT. Pettus, General Manager. The body of Mrs. A. c, Graham ar rived here this morning from spokane, | Ok where she died while on 2, visit to her daughter, Mrs. Alice Daniel De- ceased was 7s years of age and q life resident of Portersville, this county. She was a relict of Thomas l.. Graham She Is survived by a sister, Mrs. Clau- dine Helcombe, of this county. and leaves sons as follows: Wm. H. Gra- ham of Birmingham. C. E- Graham of Coden. Walter L. Graham of Shawnee. She was an aunt of President w. H.
 Hoicombe of the Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners Of Mooite county. President G. w. Jones of the Gen. tral Trades Council is in Birmingham. His mission there is to confer with the Executive Board of the Alabama Federation of Labor as to the mode of l an ntertainment of the delegates to the convention of the State organization. which is to be held here in April next. Roy Slaughter, who shot and killed Gus Hinton, early in the morning or November 25. was given preliminary hearing In the Recorders Court this morning, OSlONC ~N SNA@NNf- Slaughter was held in the sum of $1,0OO
 for manslaughter in the first degree. The remains of Mrs. Annie R. Murphy were brought here from Scranton,
 Miss, and inferred in Magnolia Cem- etery. The funeral took place from the residence of Mrs. Pendola. l56 St.
 Louis Street. Rev. E, H. Moungsr of
 Scranton, conducted the services Wednesday next, in Selma, the South Alabama Methodist Conference will as- sembIe. Mobilians are much interested in this conference as 1t Is understood the local Methodist ministers will be changed from this city to other sta tions.
 Special Officer Roy Hoyle this after noon arrested Jonas Davis and turned 1 him over to the police department Da- wis is alleged to have crtminally as- | sauIted a 10-year-old girl, three months ago in this city.
 This afternoon. while pointing an
 electric light pole. on Lafayette Street
 and St. stephens Road, Robert Baker lost his balance and fell to the ground.
 a considerable distance, An ambulance
 was sunmonsd and the man vas nlaeed
 therein. En route to an infrmary, the