The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-06
FOR THEFT OF RING
LION TAMER APPEARS BEFORE MAYOR.
After Being Placed Under Bond For Larceny, Woman Returns Jew el to Its Owner-News
 of Central City.

Advertiser Burfeau, Selma, Nov. 5. Martha Millie Florine, the lion tanner of the Street Fair aggregation. was before the Mayor this morning. charged with the theft of a diamond ring from Dr. Charles F. Waller.
 She was bound over for the action of the grand jury in $500 bond, but later returned the ring to Dr. Waller and the case was dismissed. In her testimony before the Mayor this morning the lion tanner claimed that Dr. Waller gave her the ring. and she refused to give 1t up. On the other hand, the doctor claimed that he handed her the ring to look at and she refused to return 1t to him. result ing in his swearing out a warrant, charging her with grand larceny. Af- ter the Mayor had placed her under $500 bond she handed the diamond to its owner and went back to the busi- ness of tanning lions.
 This is the closing day of the Street Fair. and notwithstanding the rainy weather that has prevailed for three days this week, the fair will prove a success. Today has been fair. and large crowds were in attendance. a number of visitors coming in over the QlmefenI rallrOaQB.
 In Justice Lloyds court this morn ing President Hardy, colored. had a hearing on the charge of having stolen box of dry goods and clothing from a car in the Southern Railway yards.
 The goods were found at the home of Hardy's mother, near Faunsdale. Judge Lloyd reserved his judgment and will render A decision later. Hardy was switchman for the Southern at this point
 Sheriff Blackwell placed John Ar thur colored, in jail yesterday charged with killing another negro by the name of Brown, at Cahaba last spring. At the time of the killing Arthur es- caped, and has been in hiding since until few days ago, when he returned to Cahaba.
 There was considerable excitement around police headquarters this morn ing when 1t became rumored that Chief of Police Walters had arrested the slayer of MT Davenport, of Naples vile. John Calhoun. colored, had been arrested on a charge of vagrancy and fined $10 by the Mayor. and the chief, after looking at him, decided that he filled the description of MT. Daven ports murderer. Two citizens of Ma plesville, who were in the city were called In and after seeing the negro declared that he was not the one who killed MT. Davenport. Calhoun seemed very much relieved. 4
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 The Selma Street Railway put on closed cars tonight The open cars have been kept on to accommodate the Street Fair visitors, and numerous kicks have been registered during the rainy, cold weather of the past few days
 / James O'Bryan, an attache of the Street Fair, became disorderly last night and was fined $10 in Mayors Court this morning.
 The preliminary hearing of the case against Alice Moultree, the negress charged with killing her husband Thursday night. has been postponed. awaiting the securing of important witnesses.
 Spot cotton was quiet today at o-e' Receipts. Ss7 bales; shipped, 5SS bales; stock. 17.724 bales. Total receipts since September 1st. 56,651.
 Roy s. Peace, planager of the Postal