The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-10
IMPORTANT CASES
SET FOR HEARING
Capital Docket Term Begins on
September 29
JURlES HAVE BEEN DRAWN
Criminal Court VIII Devote Three
Weeks Time to Criminal Cases.
Two Judges VIII Preside Al
ternateIy in First Division.

Three weeks will be devoted to the trial
of defendants charged and indicted for
capital offeDses, in the criminal court of
Jefferson county, commencing Monday,
September 49, A majority Of the cases set
for trial charge highway robbery. There
are, however, a large number of cases
charging murder set for trial during the
period.
All of the capital cases viii be tried
in the first division Of the criminal court.
Judge Dan A. Greene will preside the
first and third week and Judge Samuel
E. Greene. the second week.
The first case set for trial is that OF
Will Tidwell. charging murder. He is in
dicted taking the life of his brotner-
in-law at Pinckney City some time ago.
He and his father Albert Tidwell wers
arrested shortly after the tragedy. The
elder Tidwell was found guilty of MUIR
der in the first degree at his trial last
spring and was given a life sentence in
the penitcntiary. He is now serving his
term but will be brought to Birmlng
ham as a witness for the defendant.
George Tolbert charged with murder, and
Evaline Smith, charged with robbery.
also have their cases set for trial on
Monday, September 49,
Tuesday, September 20 has been named
as the date for the trial of viii Brown,
VIII Henry and George Mckinney,
charged with robbery and Charley Jack
son and Albert Roden charged with MUIR
der.
The trial of John Greer is set for We'd
nesday, September 21. Greer is a white
man and he is charged with assaulting
white woman at Virginia Mines sew
eral months ago. The cases against Will
liam Flllnen, charged with robbery. and
Ben Whitmore charged with murder are
also set for trial on that day.
Richard johnson charged with MURDER
Is the last case set for trial at the first
week of the capital docket term
Glenn Tetherow.
Several important cases are set for trial
on Monday, September 26. On that day
the first case. to be called will be that
of Glenn Tetherow, who is charged with
killing Hardy White at Ensley last win
ter. The case against Dave Laws charged
with killing Neil MuIlens at Ensley is also
set for trial on that day. Other, cases
set for hearing then are Albert Hender-
son and Dave Jones, both charged with
murder:
The cases against Sky Wright and Dick
Bell, charging murder Bell Jones, Rob-
ert Spivey, Charles Donaldson, Jim john
son, Gideon Shannon and William Tur-
ner are set for trial on September 81
Jim Sims, George Self and Lawson
Sims charged with train wrecking. and
Dock Galloway and Jim Rogers charged
with murder will probably be tried on
September 2S.
During the third week, commencing Oc-
tober 6, all capital cases continued over
from the two weeks before will be tried
Capital Jures.
Capital Juries have been drawn as fol-
lows:
For week of September 49,
w j., Thomasson of Precinct No II,
A. D. DeShazo of Precinct No q, w. G.
Thomas of Precinct No. 81; w. A. Major
of Precinct No. 81, j. w. Hawkins of
Precinct No. AZ, u. o. McAnally of Pre-
cinct No. AZ, s. H. King Of Precinct No.
30, Joseph G. Turner of Precinct No. q,
J. 7. Smith of Precinct No. q, w. M.
f'rail of Precinct No. AZ, N. II. Sayers of
rreclnct NO. y, George Graham of Pre-
cinct No. 80, George Frederick of Pre-
cinct No. 81, d. A. Brown of Precinct
No. 40, Charles S. Leeper of Precinct No.
81, Q. L. Culpepper of Precinct No. 20.
e. c. Huffman of Precinct No. SO. G. r.
Cralupton of Precinct No. 21, o. Fl.
Schmidt of Precinct No. AZ, j. A. Price
of Precinct No. "a. II. j. Price Of Pre-
cinct No. 10, e. s. Moore Of Precinct No.
q, w. b. Fulton of Precinct No. 30.
Mayer Israel of Precinct No. 2i, r. M.
Goodall of Precinct No 81
For the week of September 26:
5. e. tones of precinct No. 80, r. III. Car
ter of precinct No. 81, d. j. Martin of pre-
cinct No. 3, B. n. Cooper of precinct
No q. w. w. DuEcse of precinct No. 81,
w. p. McEver Of precinct No. 46, C. M
.Burkhalter of precinct No. q, w. w
Hogan of precinct No. a. f. C. Mitchell
of precinct No. 49, A. A. Smith of pre-
cinct No 81, r. d. Riley Of precinct No.
s. N. c. Dean of precinct No. q, T. b.
Richey OF precinct No. 46. James O'Hear
of precinct NO. 9, ]. T.. Dusenberry of pre-
cinct No. 81, II. w. Finn of precinct No.
g. J. S. Livingston of precinct No. 49, J.
3. Marshall of precinct No q. A. ].
Hogan of precinct No. 2, ]. A. Bower of
precinct No 81, j. C. Scott Of precinct No
Il. r. F. Kinds of precinct No. 81. Andrew
G. Lusk of precinct No. 49, j. NJ. Young
of precinct NO Z, A. d. Cecil of precinct
No. 81.