The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-17
IGNORANCE OF TIE LAW IS NO EXCUSE Judge LackIand Administers Severe Lesson at Linden SELMA'S MAYOR IS SEVERE Two Negroes Are Given Ninety Days Each for Conduct In Restaur-
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SELMA'S MAYOR IS SEVERE

Selma, November 16.-(special)-At the Linden court house yesterday was en- acted a scene that no doubt will have wholesome effect in the interest of law and order in that community
 The sheriff, upon the order of Judge Lackland, brought before the bar of the court MT. Chester, bookkeeper for the Meyers Lumber company at Gates. the little station between Linden and Myrtle wood The judge asked MT. Chester if he had stated to a member of the grand jury that he had told 8 negro who had been summoned before that body if he told the jury anything and they didn't kill him that when he returned to Gates they would send him up a tree, or words to that effect"
 Mir Chester replied to the judge that he had said such words, but that he was only joking and did not think he was violating any law; that he was entirely ignorant of court procedure and had never before been summoned before a court
 ''The ignorance of the law excuses no one" said Judge Lackland. You have been guilty of ntimidating a witness be- fore this court, and MT. Sheriff you will take this defendant to jail and keep him there for five days, and in addition will collect from him a fine of $50.'
 The sheriff took the prisoner by the arm and was starting leisurely out of the court room with him when the judge called out:
 MT. Sheriff, l want you to understand that the prisoner is sentenced to five days confinement in the county jail; that he is not to be kept in your parlors or office at the jail and decorated with boquets, but is to be put in a cell and treated as any other prisoner under your care and, MT. Sheriff. don't forget to collect the fine of s5o
 The incident caused considerable com ment around the court house from all that can be learned in Selma today.
 Will Be Tried Monday.
 The negro Glass, charged with the mur- der of young MT. Allen at Thomaston several weeks ago, the young man who died in an infirmary in this city, will be tried before the circuit court of Marengo county on Monday next. Judge William Cunningham has been appointed by the court to defend the negro.
 Judge Partridge Mentioned. Today at 1 o'clock there was held a meeting of the Dallas Bar association, and Judge Daniel Partridge, Jr., of this city was enthusiastically and unanimously in- dorsed for the position of reporter of the supreme court vacancy occurring thrc\ h the resignation of Phares Coleman. Il. $. D. Mallory. president of the association, was instructed to telegraph the supreme court of the action of the association. Judge Partridge is peculiarly fitted for the position. He is a student, is indus trous and is of an analytical mind. Be- sides his Selma admirers petitions will be presented from members of the bar from all over this section. and particularly from the Fourth judicial circuit. where Judge Partridge while serving out the unex- pired term of Judge John Mooore made l such a splendid impression. The vacancy made by Mir. Coleman's resignation could not be filled with more capable and competent man than Judge Partridge. Senator McCreary in Selma. United States Senator J. B. McCreary of Kentucky was a visitor to Selma yester- day. He remained here but short while, his visit being purely of business na- | ture. Senator McCreary owns several thousand acres of land about nine miles from Selma which he purchased when land was low, and for which he could get many times the purchase price now. He has number of friends here who regret that he did not make his stay longer. In Mayors Court. This morning in mayors court Steve Jackson charged with disorderly conduct was discharged, not sufficient evidence to convict being produced before the mayor Richard White, who secured fish and a piece of steak from the cook at Rosen- dorfs resta urant and ate the same, the cook thinking it was an order for a customer, was fined S45 or ninety days by the mayor The fish was valued at 90 cents, and Chief Walters thinks the mayor made the fine ninety days so as to keep up the conformity of ideas. Bob Smith was disordery in Alex Wal CTS restaurant a few nights ago. He ordered 5-cent piece of fish and the service not being at fast as he thought was due his princely order. he began to curse out the establishment. The mayor made his fine s45 or ninety days.
 Maggie Wallis, a negro woman, was up charged with vagrancy, but proved thai she had more than one bale of cotton at Erhart's warehouse and the mayor gave her "A hours to leave the city
 William Johnson, charged with the theft of a roll of mating from Emile Hertz, had his guilt unmistakbly fastened upon him. He tried to sell it to a negro woman The mayor fined him s45 or niney days and in addition bound him over to await the action of the grand jury in the sum of s200 bond.
 Married Last Night.