The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-29
THE LETCHER CASE
BILL OF EXCEPTIONS WAS ESTAB-
 LISHED YESTERDAY.
Accused Man is a Prominent Citixen of Macon COunty-Decisi0ns Rem
 dered Fly Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court of Alabama yes terday established the bill of excep- tions in the case of Metcalf Letcher which was appealed from the Macon county circuit court by which he was tried for killing a man named Lyons, near Shorters several months ago. Letcher received a sentence of ten years in the penftentiary after being found guilty of manslaughter.
 The Supreme Court also established a bill of exceptions in the case of Jonn Hanby vs. J. A. Folsom appealed from ty, and handed down four decisions of no particular prominent interest. In an opinion of Justice J. c. Anderson the Supreme Court reversed the Judgment of the Birmingham City Court for s2.50O for alleged damages in the death of an intestate in whom the plaintin is interested. The case was remanded to the lower court. The second party is said to have been killed by a collision between a street car of the defendant corporation and a railroad car near Birmingham some time ago.
 The decisions of yesterday were as follows:
 Tyson, |
 Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.,. v. Oliver Quinn, appeal from Bibb Cir cult court, reversed and remanded
 Simpson. J.
 Ex-Parte L. Nj. Jordan, appeal from Covington Probate court. reversed and remanded.
 Anderson, J.
 Birmin gham Railway. Light & Power Company V. Mary Bennett, appeal from Birmingham city court, reversed and renanded. : .~."*s..s~
 Denson. |
 Dollie Mccoy Administratrix V. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Com pany. appeal from Birmingham city court, affirmed.
 The case of Metcalf Letcher will at tract more attention now that 1t Is before the Supreme Court for decision. He is a prominent citizen Of Macon county. A man named Lyons was found dead one morning at Shorters some time ago. his head having been shot into with a pistol, it was alleged. It was charged that Letcher did the shooting because of intimate relationship be- tween Lyons and a member of the for mer's family.
 Hon. Felix F. Blackburn. of Birming- ham, was before the Supreme Court yesterday to argue an appeal from a quo warranto case that was tried in the Birmingham City Court which was | brought to get another interpretation of the what is known as the old Con- l solidation act of Jefferson county. l This measure was declared unconsti- | tutional last year by the Supreme court as the result of friendly suit origi- mated in Birmingham and at the in stance of the Birmingham bar. It pur- ported to do away with the justices of | the peace of the county and consolidate 1 them all into inferior criminal courts | The new test of the law as sought by Mir. Blackburn is quo warranto pro | ceeding in which he wants the court l to inquire why Judge H. B. Abernathy | of one of the Birmingham beats, is | holding that office and not the office oi judge of the inferior court which. 1t is | alleged, has never been knocked out.
 The following lawyers are in atten-
 dance on the Supreme Court: Judge H. A. Sharpe, Judge J. c. Carmichael. A c. Smith. Jno. P. Tillman. A. c. Howze
 Jno W. Tomlinson. Jno. w. A. Smith
 G. R. Harsh. c. P. Beddow, A. Latady | F. E. Blackburn. Wml Walker J. H
 Miller. J. A Mitchell. w. T. Ward R. B | Kelly. W. A. Denson. c. S. A. Amerson of Birmingham: J. Manley Foster
 Henry Jones. Henry Fitts, D. Collier, ot
 TTuscaloosa: J. H. Bankhead. Jr., M. H
 Smith. J. J. Ray. Judge Peyton Norvill 1 of Jasper.