The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-01
GADSDEN NEGRO
 IS IN OHIO JAIL WaterworkS Situation is Badly
 Mixed Up MADE COUNTERFEIT COINS Man NameI Tucker In AttaIIa Works a Smooth Game on Slot Ma
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MADE COUNTERFEIT COINS

Gadsden, July s1.-(special. .)-Morris Mayo, colored, who escaped from the county jail here over a year ago, has been captured at Lockland O., and Is in jail there awaiting an officer. Mayo was the ringieader of a crowd of negroes who made a habit of breaking into the Southern depot at night and stealing therefrom trunks of passengers left over night.
 He was caught and worked out fine on the streets and was placed in the jail to await trial in the city court. He made his escape one night when Joel Chandler opened the cell door to put in supper throwing a blanket over his head and nearly smothering the jallor Every eff fort was made to capture him and at last he Is in the tolls.
 Bad Waterworks Situation.
 The water works case Is bad mix up and is becoming more complicated every day. The city has filed an application in the supreme court praying for rehear- ing and a decision by the entire court on the merits of the case.
 Both sides have joined in this applica- ton. as 1t is desired to get the matter settled one way or the other as soon as possible. The decision of Chancellor Kel- ly in which he holds that the election for the issue of $10O,000 wor.-- of city bonds for the erection of municipal water works was illegal, has further complicated mat ters and the average citizen does not know where he is. Only one thing is certain and that Is that the city has only the old water plant to fall back on which has no pressure.
 Bond Election Carries.
 An election was held here yesterday for the purpose of deciding whether they would issue S15.OO0 worth of city per cent bonds for the purpose of erecting a city hall and bonds carried by vote of 146 for bonds to 7S against bonds. Very little interest was taken in the election by eith- CT side, and as a result hardly one-fourth of the voters went to lne polls. Plans are ready and just as soon as the bonds can be sold work will be commenced on the city hall, which Is to be occupied as city market, fire department offices for city officials. stables and opera house.
 Made Counterfeit NickeIs.
 A white man named tucker was arrest ed in Attalla last night by 10. F. Me Adams, secret service officer, for passing counterfeit nickels. Tucker made nickels and played the slot machines at Attalla and won good coin of the realm. He was caught In the act, after working the machines for several ,yeeks He was ar rested and the moulds found. He was tried before United States Commissioner Pickard and bound over to the grand jury in bond of $500 which he could not make and he is in jail.
 Log HauIer is Injured.
 Ben Head happened to, perhaps, fatal accident at Hall Landing, on the Coosa river, yesterday while hauling logs. Head was on the wagon when, in some unac- countable manner, the logs began to roll off and carried him with them, a log roll ing completely over his body, mashing his face, injuring him internally and breaking his collar bone, and 1t Is feared he can not live.
 John Yarbrough, who operates saw mill four miles above Ashville, came near losing his life Friday while filing saw. He was seated on bencn and in moving around the plank slipped and he fell through an opening and was precipita- ted into the creek some twenty feet be- low. He struck a mud sill in falling and WrencneQ ms DdCh ana was TenQeTeu uI- conscious, while his head was beneath the water. Fortunately his son happen ed along about this time and saw the plight in which his father was placed and summoning help he was soon res cued. He was badly hurt but not seri- ously.
 Car Service Report.
 The Alabama Car service report for June is just in, being two weeks late. It shows that for Gadsden the Louisville and Nashville handled 975 cars, Alabama Great Southern sos, Nashville, Chatta- nooga and St. Louis 165, Southern 163, Chattanooga Southern fl, making a total of 2252 but decrease from last month For Alabama City the Alabama Great Southern handled 497, Louisville and Nashville 373, Southern 293, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis S6, a total of 119S.
 For Attalla the Alabama Great South ern handled PAP, Louisville and Nashville 16, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis 5. total of 263, making a total for the three towns for June of S6f5 cars. Ala bama City is rapidly catching up with Gadsden in the number of cars handled each month, as the steel plant is getting large amount of raw material and ship