The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-25
PULLMAN COMPANY
 SUED FOR $6O,OOO
GADSDEN WOMAN ASKS FOR DAM- AGES FOR THE LOSS OF HER HAND sATcHE- CONTAINING A HEART REMEDY.

I A suit for s50o00 has been filed in the federal court against the Pullman Pal ace Car company by Willie c. Bacon of Gadsden, who asks for damages for the loss of a hand satehel which contained medicine prescribed for her heart, it be- ing contended that by the loss the plain tiff suffered greatly both mentally and physically.
 It is contended in the suit that the plaintiff was a passenger on Pullman car en route from Cincinnati to Chatta- nooga last March and that the porter on the sleeping car saw her take dose of medicine from a bottle which was in hand satchel containing jewelry and sffverware to the value of S700 She con- tends further that when sne went to take the next dose of medicine that the satchel had disappeared, hence the suit in my opinion 1t was a short gun with two barrels
 cross-Examined.
 Cross examination:
 q have lived in Birmingham about eleven years, coming here from Mssiss- ippi were 1 was born. Was employed with Loveman, Joseph and Loeb for eight years. After the shooting 1 went back to the barroom. I was in the asylum at Tuscaloosa for about eight months, and was also In a private sanitarium for about a month"
 Redirect examiantion
 q placed a lot of responsibility upon my own shoulders and was temporarily deranged but was never a lunatic."
 Rich Recalled.
 A. P Rich was placed on the stand and he testified again with reference to the weight of lead bullets. After a bullet strikes an object, he said, 1t loses prob ably grains in weights.
 Harry Russell of Broookside was next called by the defense. He was sworn and testified:
 Am in business in Brookside, and have lived there for about eight years 1 was in Birmingham on the night Mr. Banholzer was shot. Was in the barroom, at the time the shooting took place. There were several people in the barroom at the time. l know the defendant. When heard the first shot fired l looked out and saw three or four men engaged in a scuffle. Think that three shots were fired. McPherson, the bartender, was just in
 
 that they intended to kill anyone. l staid near the whisky case while the fight was in progress
 "The first time I saw the defendant he seemed to be struggling with some man. and was staggering up against the whisky case. After the first shot was fired the defendant appeared to be trying to get something out of his pocket. The defend- ant walked past me, and went out of the ciIpdnnr did Pa that night. He has been wearing them for long time, in fact ever since I have been acquainted with him.
 "I was preparing to go to Brookside that night at 1920 o'clock, and I left some parcels at the barroom."
 Cross examinations:
 CT am In the saloon business. Before moving to Brookside I resided at Coal burg. Have lived in this county for twen- ty years. I reached the barroom on the night of the shooting about 9:45 o'clock.
 J. s. Worsham.
 J. c. Worsham was called. He testified:
 "I was in the barroom after the shoot ing. I saw a man in there with a derringer. Saw the barkeeper. Mr. Me pherson, hand derringer over the coun- ter to a gentleman, suppose this was an hour after the shooting. The man who took the derringer was James Worrell.
 Several days after the shooting Nose Levy stated to me in substance that Shu- gart did not shoot at Banhozer, but z shoot at three men who followed him = the barroom. had several talks win MT. Levy about the shooting. I talked to him about the case in his place of bus mess. He also told me that he did not see the first two shots fred
 At 6:10 o'clock court adjourned until 9:30 o'clock this morning.