The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-11
ETOWAH NEGRO IS
 GRANT TED PARDON Treasurer Calls for Condition
 of State Banks DATE SET IS OCTOBER 7 Programme Is Practically Completed for Entertainment of the Presi-
 dent During His Stay In
 Montgomery.

EtOWah county 1n Aprll, 15Vo, lOI dh de- tempt to assault a young girl, and sen- fenced to twenty years in the penten- tiary Some of the best people in the county join in the appeal for clemency.
 The case has attracted a great deal of attention at the capitol and has been reviewed two or three time by the par doning board. The young man was only twenty years of age at the time of the alleged crime and it has been shown to those In authority that the circumstances were very much in favor of the young fellow.
 Most of the bar and practically all the county officers, with innumerable private citizens sent petitions to the governor to release the man on the ground that he had much In his favor.
 The endorsement of the governor on the papers was as follows:
 This young man was convicted Of as sault with intent to ravish. in April 1905. Ills lawyers explain that they were ap- pointed by the court, and that they had nc time to get up the evidence Wnlcn has since come to their hands. About every member of the bar of Gadsden, and possibly every county officer. some or the jurors and large petition of good cit izens. ask for his release besides there are or file as a oasis of these petitions a number of affidavits by people proven to be reputable. testifying to .ae rad character of the girl, on whose .esii- mony alone Lanthripp was convicted. carrot escape the conviction thac tse sentence was excessive, and the trial juuse under the facts as set tor'h in the affdavits, thinks that clemency might be reasonably exercised. The ooa'd of pardons recommends clemency. Iet par don issue"
 Call on Banks.
 State Treasurer J. Craig Smith today made a call for the condition of the banks of the state at the close of bus mess October 2.
 The Merchants and Farmers bank has been organized at Gordo, with a capital of $25, 900. A. H. and M. A. DobbS ar } interested.
 These officers have been appointed by the governor Justice of the peace' w. D. Reid, Woodlawn MT. Reid resigned some days ago, but later changed his mlnd' Notary public and justice of the peace. T. A. Jones, Fiddler.
 Frank V. Evans, assistant commls@ soner of the Alabama Immigration and Industrial association, is in the city.
 For Receiving President.
 The full committee on arranging pro- gramme for the entertainment of Pres | lUenl hODSeNtlt party ihSN ot hooi' today at the rooms of the Commercial and Industrial association and completed it's work.
 Secretary l.. l.. Gilbert, who Is serving the committed, gives the substance of the programme, which follows:
 The President will be met at the union depot at noon Tuesday, october "A, by Governor William D. Jelks and his staff in full uniform.
 Mayor w. M. Teague, the city coun- cil, the officers and directors of the Com mercial and Industrial association and a number of prominent citizens to fill the number to fifty.
 A national salute will be fired by a de- tachment of the Montgomery field ar tilery as the Presidents train pulls into the union station.
 A line of march will then be taken up Commerce street to Dexter avenue to the state capitol.
 The parade will be both civic and military one headed by the Montgomery city band. A
 At the Capitol.
 A large platform will be erected out from the portico of the capitol on which the exercises will be held. Arriving at the capitol, and address of welcome in behalf of the city of Mont gomery will be made by Mayor William M. Teague, or such representative as ne may selecte.
 Governor William Jelks will then intro duce the President and his address will follow.
 After the President has concluded his address the national anthem, '"The Star Spangled Banner will be played by the band, with possibly a chorus of trained voices. This latter feature is, however, tentative.
 The committee on arrangements, com- posed of John B. Gaston, chairman; Jacques Loeb Gaston Gunter, N. Lob man, J. K. Jackson, Phares Coleman and F. P. Chaffee will then take the Pres ident in charge and return to the depot. This programme will fill the two hours that the President has assigned to Mont gomery.
 Money Is Appropriated.
 The Presidents special train leaves the union depot at o'clock, reaching Bir- mingham at 445 the same afternoon.
 The resolution of Alderman Gunter au- propriating s250 towards the entertain- ment of President Roosevelt was passed at the council meeting last night with three dissenting votes Each of these votes were explained by the three alder men, all saying that they voted mo" be- cause they thought 1t a bad precedent to vote away public funds for public enter
 
 against the resolution were President Pro Tenn Forbes, Aldermen Maddox and Sul- livan.
 Why They Got Loose.
 In the recorders court yesterday Mike Moses, Selina Farris, Josephine Paris Mary Moses and Annie Eunice were dis charged on the charge of fighting Id disturbing the peace. None of the Syrians could talk plainly enough to be under stood by Judge Arlington and as the evi- dence was a perfect jargon he could do nothing but discharge them all with n- structions to behave and a warning what they might expect next time.
 Tribute to Mayor Carr.
 The city council by rising vote adopt ed resolutions last night expressive of that bodys sorrow at the death of Mayor Thomas H. Carr.
 Alderman Gunter waid tribute to the dead in few wei chosen words.
 The text of the resolutions adopted is as follows:
 "Whereas. an All-wise and Divine Prov idence has removed from our midst our lionored and respected mayor, Thomas Fl Carr, at the zenith of his usefulness as a citizen and as an official of the city of Montgomery; now, therefore, be 1t
 Resolved by the city council of Mont gomery. That by the death of Thomas H. Carr the city of Montgomery has lost one of It's most distinguished. honored and patriotic citizens. .ufN- --.rkl IL .~s