The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-27
CASES ARE CONTINUED
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF ANTI
 POOL SELLING LAWS.
A. J. Quinn and John Slack Will Will Be Tried in Mobile Be- fore the Recorder
 Next Thursday.
Advertiser Bureau.


 The cases against A. J. Quinn and John Slack, charged with violating Sec ton 4s10 of the Code of Alabama, in con- nection with the alleged pool rooms in this city, were called In the Recorders Court this morning and on motion ot Alt torneys for Quinn, were continued until next Thursday. A large number of wit nesses had been summoned by she city, who were supposed to have sent money through the telegraph or telephone com panies the defendants claim to be mana gers for. City Attorney Boone appeared for the State. Solicitor Webb was to have been present and assist in the prosecution. but did not arrive in time. Other arrests were made this morning of attaches of the two places. the de- fendants giving bond for their appearance on the same date as the trials of Quinn and Slack are set down. These cases have already attracted considerable att tention and two of the papers of the city have taken a stand against the operation of the offices.
 Miss Murphy, e young woman former ly employed as teacher in one of the city schools, was the victim of a high wayman this morning about o'clock, as she was coming into the city. The report as sent to the sheriff's office was
  on Government Street at the Mobile and Bay Shore crossing when negro met her and with a club, forced her to give up her pocketbook, which contained some small change. He then asked her If she had other vaiuables and being told no she was ordered to move on. The negro then left. Sheriff Powers was given description of the negro and with three of his deputies at once went to the neigh AH he ha1d and now securing the woods for the scoundrel This is the third hold up reported from that vicinity in thirty days. The per- petrator of the other acts has been ap- prehended and identified and is awaiting trial,
 Sheriff Powers returned to the city and reported having captured Jessie Car ter, a negro who was seen, but few minutes before the hold-up with negro who fully answered the description. He | was also seen running along the Mobile and Bay Shore track behind his compan- ] ion by others a short time after the rob- l bery. Deputies are still on the hunt for the other negro.
 The City Bank and Trust Company, fomerly the City National Bank. has &C., | cepted plans for a new and more com modious building to replace the one now occupied. The new structure will ex- tend from Royai't to St. Joseph Streets. a 1 distance of 230 feet, and on Royal will have front of A feet and on St. Joseph of 4s 1-2 feet. The building will be six stories high and thoroughly modern in construction. The upper floors will be built for offices. President Buck stated this morning that the contract for erect ing the building would be let within ten days.
 | R. T. Ricards a merchant doing busi- ness in the north part of the city, died this morning as result of knife wounds received Mardi Gras eve at his store. ! Nat Tannehill, a negro, inflicted the wounds during an affray with Rickard, the negro being shot by Rickard Rick | ard was a married man, but his family does not reside here. Tannehill has been in custody since the shooting and will | have a preliminary hearing on the charge of murder, March sth.
 Colonel E. L. Russell. general counsel of the Mobile and Ohio. returned today l from Jackson. Miss, where he had been | to apear before the House Committee of the General Assembly on Corporations He was accompanied to Jackson by Hon. | T. c. Catchings, counsel for the South | ern. Their purpose was to speak to the committee aginst Foster resolution which seeks to prevent the Mobile and Ohio and | Southern merger.
 | Hon. F. o. Hoffman is at work in the matter of a better passenger station for Mobile. He is In receipt of letter from l President John V. Smith in which the latter states that the Railroad Commis- sion will be in Mobile after March to investigate conditions.
 Judge T. s. Woods of Birmingham is | registered at Klosky's.
 B. B. Smith of Montgomery Is in Mobile today.
 L. P. Cooper of Anniston Is in the city.