The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
I. M. SMART WRITES
 AN EXPLANATION Describes Charge for Which
 He Was Fined REVIVAL COMES TO CLOSE Sam Mcdonald, Retiring General Man aser of Steel Plant, Is Presented
 With Silver Set By His
 Old Employees.
REVIVAL COMES TO CLOSE

Ensley, September 29-(Speclai )-T, M. smart who was fined $25 yesterday by Mayor N. w. Scott in police court on a charge of disorderly conduct, has writ ten the following explanation of his case which is published by request: l applied at Agerton's stable to rent horse and buggy to take my wife driv- ing. The negro said he would have to telephone MT. Agerton first, which he did. as admitted by MT. Agerton on witness stand and MT. Agerton told his said agent to rent 1t to him, which he did until o'clock. l had gone about two blocks when the horse shied at an electric car. A stranger came up and led the horse by the car for me, which gentlemen, l after wards found out was said Agerton, the stable man. Said Agerton followed me three blocks and demanded the horse and buggy saying that 1t was his. l refused to give 1t up, saying that l had rented 1t until o'clock. He then got in the buggy with me and said that he would drive back to the stable and get me an- other horse more gentle and upon arrival at the stable he first took the horse out of the buggy, and refused to give me an- other, and ordered me out of the buggy which I refused to do as l had rented 1t until o'clock. He then went after the police, they came and refused to dis possess iie ol lne puBBy dlter nearing my statement. had three or four bottles of beer in the buggy that intended to carry to some friends at the steel plant. l did not drink over a jill of beer from 10 until 6 o'clock in the evening. Many peo- pie and friends came to see me sitting in the buggy during the day. I stated to all of them that I had hired the buggy until o'clock in the evening and intended to sit in 1t until then My wife heard of the circumstances and came about half past o'clock and asked me to get out and let the man have it. I told her that I was going to use 1t until o'clock. Tn the meantime crowd gathered around and advised my wife to get horse and take me home, they were afraid that would have trouble. The man refused to hire g. horse. She said she would pull me home fin the buggy I told her not to do so, and not to put her hands on the buggy and she so swore In the court. She did so any way and got permission from the stable man to do so. I did all that l could to prevent her from doing so. could not have resisted her further and have fuss with her. To have gotten out of the buggy would have been a surrender of my rights, I was not drunk and was in nowlse dis orderly as hundreds of citizens will testify and quite a number did testify in court. Hundreds will corroborate thls statement.
 have been a citizen of this county for twenty-two years and have never been found guilty of crime. Many citizens have told me that l was right. Quite number of citizens swore that I was per fectly sober. Only one or two police said that I was drinking. I rendered good bond. but 1t was refused saying that no bond would be accepted While l was in jail they told my wife that If she would give them the buggy they would allow me bond. She gave it to them, and then they accepted the bond.
 Agerton has had several citizens Of Ems ley arrested on this same charge during this year T. M sMAHI'
 Avenue c and Twenty third street, Ems ley Ala.
 Revival Comes to Close.
 The greatest revival in the history of Ensley came to a close tonight at the mammoth tent at the Cumberland Presby- terian church.
 The meetings have been In progress for two weeks and great congregations have attended every service Nearly two hundred people have confessed conversion and 110 new members have been re- ceived into the various protestant churches of the city.
 The Rev E. D. Hendricks, who has been conducting the services. has made a profound impression on the people of Ensley and all classes have been ben efitted by the meetings.
 The closing service tonight was 1ub- lee meeting and great interest was mani- fested by all those present. The various pastors of the city were present and tes- tifed earnestly to the great good that the meeting has done
 The various pastors of the city have assisted in all the services and the church workers of all denominations have been very active in helping to make success of the meeting.
 The large choir. led by A. L. Carter, and made up of the leading singers from all the denominations of the city, has been feature of the revival
 The Rev. MT. Hendricks preached to- night on Rejoicing in the Gospel"
 There will be no service tomorrow, but Sunday afternoon at 3:s0 o'clock the Rev. Mir Hendricks will preach to men only at the tent. His subject will be Saul, the Sinner" The singing will be by large male choir led by Mir Carter It is expected that the attendance at this service will be very large.
 Sunday morning the Rev Mir. Hendrick