The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-31
BOTH MEN ARE SENT BACK ID THE JAIL Charged With Killing Negro
 Barber on Train MAN HAS EYEBALL SPLIT Three Stitches Are Taken in the Eye ball of Henry Lsfoy-other
 News of Gadsden and Eto-
 wah County.
MAN HAS EYEBALL SPLIT

Gadsden. July -(Specal.)-Justlce C' n Clarke. before whom the preliminary trial of l.. H. Pinkerton and Oscar Brown charged with the murder of Bill Smith, the negro barber, in this city on the l6tn has been in progress for the past Tour days, rendered his decision denying either one of them ball and remanding them back to the care of the jailer. There was no new evidence brought out In the trlal except to more fully fasten the crime upon L. H. Pinkerton. the man whom Tour witnesses swear fired the shot that sent Bill Smith to his grave. Pinkerton dld not take the stand In the preliminary trial but in the coroners inquest ne swore that Oscar Brown did the shooting The case is very complicated one. The pistol with which the negro was killed belonged to G. w. Ensley, while Pinker- ton is said to have shot the negro and Brown is alleged to have had motive for killing him.
 Has Forty Daily Trains.
 Ten passenger trains now come and go from Gadsden while the electric car line makes thirty round trips to and rom Attalla, which gives us forty passenger trains each day thus making 1t an easy matter to get into Gadsden or even to leave it. The passenger trains are crowd ed each way while the electric cars do a splendid business.
 Rev. Nicholson Is Dead Rev p. E. Nicholson, one of the oldest citizens of Etowah county, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. F. Mcconnell, in Attalla. from complica- tion of diseases, due principally from the nirmities of old age He was one of the best known men in the county as well one of the best. His remains were taken to Steele where they were inferred in the family burying ground.
 EyehaIl Badly Cut.
 While Henry Lafoy was at work in the mines near the city yesterday he was struck in the eye with a flying stone, which cut the eyeball and otherwise bruised up his face. It took three stitches in his eyeball to close up the cut and it is feared that he will lose the eye sight entirely of this eye, but all that can be done is being done to save the sight. He is a young man and stands well in his community.
 Commercial Club Elects Officers.
 The Commercial club held an enthusi- astic meeting at the city hall last night in which officers were reelected as fol- lows for the ensuing year: President, K.
 
 and B. R. Pegram; secretary, J. R. Me Mullen; treasurer, Joseph Balfour; direc- tors. M w. Bush, T. s. Kyle, A. D. Simp son, E. H. Cross. J. M. Elliott, IT, A. T. Stocks and R. A. Mitchell A resolution was passed requesting the city council to pass an ordinance requiring all parties who build to first secure from the city clerk a permit stating the cost and the location one-half the fees to go to the city and the other half to the Commercial club.
 Makes Attack on Officer.
 Jack Cornwall made murderous but unsuccessful attempt to disembowel J. H. Singleton, captain of police, Saturday afternoon Jack filled up on whisky and started home, but before he got out of town he pulled his gun and fired it several times. Officer Singleton went in pursuit and soon caught up with his man. but when he went to place him under arrest Cornwall made a savage stroke with his knife and narrowly missed his stomach, the point of the knife entering his shirt the officer jumping back in time to save himself but his thumb was split open Cornwall was overpowered and brought back to town and locked up.