The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-06

and only twenty-one true bills were re-
first-class condition in all its departments.
The treasurer shows a balance in his
hands of s1O,S7760
The case of Dan Stallings. charged with
the killing of Buckhaults, will be up next
Monday. when Stalling's attorneys will
ask for a change of venue. A number
of petitions have been circulated for sig
natures saying that he could not get a
fair trial. while other petitions are per
contra. The case of John Johnson,
charged with killing George Bryant is
set for Tuesday and there is but little
doubt that it will go to trial The plea
of insanity will be his defense.
Miss Sarah Benson, who was born in
this county eighty years ago, when it was
wilderness, and principally inhabited
by Indians, died within a few miles of
where she was born in the western part
of the county near Forest Home, on the
End inst. Her father moved here with
party who We're among the first set
tiers, of whom Mr. Watts, the father of
Governor Watts. The latter was also a
native of this county. Miss Benson was
a woman of fine character, a sister of
Hon. j. p Benson, and Mrs. NJ. j. Lazen-
by of Forest Home.
Last Saturday a young man came to
Greenville and registered at one of the
hotels under the name of Paul S. March
mont. Sunday he called on Rev. j. P.
Hamilton and told him he ran away from
q school in
an orphan. He asked help to get stu
alton. He saw several of our citizens
and to all with whom he talked he told
different story. Yesterday his father.
j. F. Kimberline of Bueyrus, o., came in
search of his son. showing a letter from
the young man, who wrote his father
That he was here and asked that he
come for him as he was without means
and home sick. The father telegraphed
that he would be here yesterday, but the
boy disappeared, and 1t was presumed
that he left ON the train on which his
father arrived, as he was seen just before
the train pulled in at noon. The boy left
d note in his room at the hotel, directed
to his father, saying that he was going
ON a long journey, and he would prob
ably never see him again, that he loved
him and his mother very dearly, but un-
der the circumstances he thought 1t best
to CO.
The father is in great distress. He
said he was sure that his son was men,
tally unbalanced. He was attending
school at Cleveland, o., and had run
away not until the letter came from
Greenville did the parents know where
he was. Mr.. Kimberline, who is auditor
of his county, said that the boys moth
er is an invalid and he was afraid that
the news of the boys conduct will kill
her kilograms have been sent in every
direction trying to catch the boy.
News was received here this morning
of the sudden Geath in Luverene of Mrs.
J. A. Black. which sad event occurred
yesterday evening. Mrs. Black was Miss
Bessie Taylor. a native of Greenville,
where she has many relatives. Capt. d.
B. Taylor, her father. moved to Georgana
some years ago. and the body was carried
there this morning for interment
Work on the new Methodist church be-
gan Monday, and the congregation will
worship until the new church Is complet-
ed I'm the Presbyterian church. The men,
bership of that denomination are with
out a pastor now, and kindly rendered
their house.