The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-16
JOSH AND TOM NOW LANGUISH IN JAIL Had Ridden Sixty Miles in a
 Mule Wagon LIVE IN CHlLT0N COUNTY With Less Than ss Between Them, They Start Out to Make Rlrmlns-
 ham Howl-"5Illy Rryan,"
 the Mule, to the Rescue.
LIVE IN CHlLT0N COUNTY

Because they didn't have s5 apiece, Tom Martin and Josh Smith. two young white men of Chiffon county spent yes- terday afternoon and last night in the city jail.
 They hope to communicate with their friends today, and when they do com municate, they say. they are going to pay their fines, hitch Billy Bryan, the mule, to the wagon and drive back to their homes in the good oh county of Chiffon.
 Tom and Josh live on adjoining farms. When asked yesterday by Judge Feagin what they did to make a living down in Chiffon county they said something to the effect that most people down that-a- way picked huekleberries in the summer time and raised h. in the winter Each of them admitted that he belonged to that class of the population. They said, however that they raised chickens on the side. The winter season had come on, said Josh, and he and Tom had de- cided that instead of raising h" in Chiffon county this year they'd pool their assets and come on and do their winter business in Birmingham. Tom furnished the mule and Josh sup piled the wagon, and both of them chip ped in the chickens-about dozen crates of em. The roads weren't any too good, | but Billy Bryan," the mule, was sound and kind and they got into Birmingham Monday night. They rode up to the free wagon yard, unhitched Billy Bryan" and stored away their chickens Then armed with a Smith and Wesson apiece and $2.7S between them Josh and Tom set out to make Birmingham howl | They hadn't gone far before they landed in wild joint and landed hard. The first thing they knew the people in the joint were yelling police Just to quiet them Josh and Tom emptied their Smith and Wessons into the ceiling. At that, cries of fire" and murder" brought the police up on the double-quick.
 Tom ran out of back door and got away. Josh jumped out of a second story | window and landed at the bottom of a twenty foot airshaft. The police had to throw him a rope to get him out. After | awhile Tom came around to inquire about him chum. He got "bagged' by the po' lice for his pains They rode down te see Mack Rittenberry in a wagon tha had a bell on It." as Josh explained.
 Yesterday morning Tom and Josh were looking through the cage in the police court. They told Judge Feagin a plain unvarnished tale. They seemed to think that all they had to do was to take
 he would see to 1t that they were let out at once. The court fined them just $2S each.
 Gee whiz, judger' said Josh. q ain't got no twenty-five dollars"
 How much have you got?" asked the court
 Josh emptied his trousers pockets.
 "Twenty-three cents" said Josh
 "Oh, that won't do. Reckon I'll have to send you to jail for fifty days"
 "Lord-a-mussy, judge! You aint at eoin to treat q poor feller that-a-way air you?"
 How much have you got?' said the court, addressing Tom.
 Ten cents" said Tom.
 'Have to send you to jail, too.'
 Now. judge, please don'tr' pleaded Tom. q ain't ever been in jail befo'. If you'll let me go I won't ever trouble you agin."
 The court was merciful. Gradually Judge Feagin reduced the fine to $5 each. Tom and Josh kept on cajoling the court. but there was nothing doing.
 If you'll let me out judge" said Tom ''I'll go up to the free wagon yard and sell the chickens and pay you. We'll sell Billy Bryan and the wagon If we have to-
 The court said all right and let Tom out to sell the chickens. A policeman went along to keep Tom company.
 The chicken market was evidently choked. In an hour Tom was backed He had no money. There was nothing to do then but for both the boys to g to jail
 This morning. they will be let out t try their luck again with the chickens If need be- Tom and Josh both swea they'll put Billy Bryan" up for collat eral