The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-12
HOLT ASKS DAMAGES
MOBILE MAN BRINGS TWO SUITS
 FOR sI0,000 EACH.
Complaints Grow Out of Recent Arrest of the PlaintiH on Charge of Receiving and C0nceaIing
 Stolen Property.
Advertiser Bureau,
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| AQVertlSer Bureau, | Mobile, Jan. II. 1 Tn the Circuit Court this morning l two suits were filed by Leonidas D. Holt, the amount sued for in each case being $10,000. These suits grew out of the recent arrest of MT. Holt on warrant sworn out of the Inferior Criminal Court and was in connection with an alleged theft by negroes of logs from boons in the river. " | The first suit is against B. L. Stafford, and alleges that the defendant malici- l ously and without probable cause therefor, caused the plaintiff to be arr rested on a warrant issued from the I Inferior Criminal Court, December 24th, ! charging plaintiff with buying, receiv- l ing, concealing or aiding in concealing personal property, knowing same to have been stolen and not having intent to restore same to the owners thereof.
 The second suit is against the Cres- cent Lumber Company, making specifi- cally the same charges, alleging that B. L. Stafford was an officer or employe of the firm.
 After a brief illness, John Walsh died last night at the family home, No. S90 | Dauphin Street. Mir Walsh was 53 years of age and was a native of In- dia. When a boy he came to America and made New York City his home for a time. About fifteen years ago he came to Mobile and entered into the furniture business with MT. Curtis, the firm name being Curtis & Walsh. Mir Walsh was well known in Mobile and his wife, nee Miss Lilly Osborne, and | one son, have the sympathy of a large circle of friends in the city. Hon. Jules E. Afford, Judge of the Inferior Criminal Court, is confined to his home through illness. There was quence.
 | Abe Well, a prominent Montgome- rian, spent yesterday and last night in Mobile. Mir. Well Is Past Grand Presi- dent of District No. 2. Independent Or der B'Nai Brith, and last night attend ed meeting of Beth Zud Lodge. No. S4. He assisted in the initiation of a candidate, and later made an able ad- dress to the members of the lodge on | ''The Good of the Order" He left at midnight for Montgomery.
 l At meeting of the stockholders of l the City Bank and Trust Company. l the entice personnel of the former di- Irectorate was renamed. The election of officers will take place later, and It is understood the entire present per- sonneI will be reelected.
 At meeting of stockholders of the l Bank of Mobile, N. B. A. an election of a Board of Directors was held with the | following results: John J. Blacksher. President Blacksher Lumber Company; Henry w. French, President Stonewall Ice Compaiy; A. G. Levy, capitalist; Sidney Lowenstein, Vice-President Bank of Mobile and capitalist; Joseph H. Lyons of Stevens & Lyons, attor- neys; Richard Mellett, hardware mer- chant; Michael J. McDermott, President Bank of Mobile and capitalist; Thomas J. Potter of Yeend & Potter, merchants; Andrew Van Antwerp of c. Van Ant werp & Sons wholesale druggists Michael J. Vickers, wholesale grocer and capitalist. Mir. Mellett Is the only
 new member of the directorate, taking
 the place of the lamented Edwin Ma cartney, one of the organizers of the bank.
 The election of officers will take place next Tuesday at noon, and it is l. understood the present officers will be reelected.
 George Lucius of Montgomery was a
 visitor to Mobile last evening.
 Cad Erwin of Selma Is visiting in the
 city.
 MT. and Mrs. o. S. Brown, c. H. Moor
 man, H. J. Bardin and N. H. Burt of
 Birmingham, are in Mobile today.
 Mir. and Mrs. T. R. Miller and chill | 1raV nf Ern Fn In