The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Tas hecoNered.-The many friends of Hugh w. Hill, the prominent young sign painter, will be glad to know that he has recovered sufficiently from his recent fall to be able to go to his par ents in Montgomery.
 Fined for Assault.-John Griggs, the | negro who attempted to cut his wife Saturday night was fined $10 by Judge Feagin at Mondays session of the in- ferior criminal court. 1ne fine was not paid and GriGgs was put back in Jail. Men Had Fight.-Earl Tomlin and J. L. Brown, white men, were arraigned in the inferior criminal court Monday for fighting. The evidence brought out the fact that Tomlin was the aggressor and he was fined $5. Brown was re- leased. The arrests were made by Po- liceman Byars. Thompson Leaves.-J. F. Thompson, who has filled the position of estimat- ing man in the city engineers office for number of years, will leave today for Portland, Ore, where he expects to locate. During his stay in Birmingham MT. Thompson has made many friends, who regret to see him go.
 Warning Issued.-Hackmen must re- main within ten feet of their vehicles. This warning was made by Judge Fea- gin yesterday, when l.. Baker, negro, was arraigned for getting too far away from his team. Baker was dismissed with the warning Another negro hack man, John Wilkinson, was fined $1 for leaving his vehicle unattended. Chased Negro.-Augustus Jebelis, a Creek was fined $5 by Judge Feagin yesterday on a charge of chasing Al bert Smith, a negro, with a pick handle or banana stalk. The case against the negro was dismissed. Jeb- ellis claimed that Smith cursed him, but the magistrate did not think this sufficient cause for street fight l Negro Bound Over.-Andrew Bibb a negro, was bound over by Judge Fea- gin of the inferior criminal court Mon- day for burglary and grand larceny
 his bond was fixed at $200. Failing to | give it, he was placed in the Jefferson
 county jail pending an investigation by
 the grand jury. The arrest was made
 by Policeman Joe Nix.
 Two Men Arrested.-Oliver Rivers, a negro, and Thomas McGrady, white man, were arrested yesterday for va
 grancy. McGrady will have to answer | al,a x1FI 1fa,-1x
 conduct when the cases are called in
 the inferior criminal court today. The
 negro must also answer charge of
 assault and battery. He was placed
 under arrest by Policemen Stokes and l Vietch.
 l Could Not Attend.-John W. Tomlin-
 son, the well-lxnown attorney, was in-
 vited to attend the farewell banquet to ], be given tonight to William Jennings
 Bryan by the Jefferson club of Chicago. l MT. Tomlinson was asked to speak on
 any subject he chose, but business en- agreements prevented his accepting the l invitation. MT. Bryan sails in the near 1 future on a trip around the world. 1 Many prominent men are on the pro
 gramme to make addresses at the fare
 well banquet.
 | Pockets Robbed.-While asleep yes | terday in a restaurant at Twenty-sixth | street and Twelfth avenue William Angely was robbed of a watch and $13 | in money. When he reported the loss | to Policemen Given and Todd they ar rested Alex Strother and William Beell | -ft I claimed they saw man go into An gely's pockets and failed to make an | alarm The police think the three were l partners, and have telephoned to
 Brookside for the capture of the third
 man.
 | Tried to Bribe.-Quite a stir was cre- ated at yesterdays session of the in- ferior criminal court when Policeman | Oldham took the stand and declared l taat he had been offered bribe by Al bert Anderson, a negro. Anderson had absolutely no defense to make and he was fined $iJ by Judge Feagin. After concluding the bribery charge the ne | gro was placed on the stand to answer the charge of selling bogus jewelry, the ori~inal offense for which he was ar | rested. The judge made quick work of the case, holding that the attempt of the negro to bribe the officer with | s2 was evidence of his guilt. An addi- | tional fine of s5 was imposed. The man
 is in jail.
 Students Leave.-Several Birming- ham students will leave this morning for Washington and Lee university in
 Virginia. Among the number will be G. J. Dominick, who was awarded scholarship of one year by the Bir- mingham alumni of the historic insti-
 tuition Others in the party will be
 Frank Keiser. Smith Cullman. MT. Bell
 and Mir. Dunn. The trip will be made
 via Cincinnati. MT. Dominick has just returned from Poundsville, where he ,nas been conducting summer school. His friends predict for him a brilliant
 record while continuing his studies. Two of the other young men in the party have been similarly honored with scholarships by the local alumni
 of Washington and Lee.
 Social dance tonight, g to F o'clock at Turn Verin hall, 202lia First avenue; gen
 tlemen 5Oc, ladies free. Prof w. c. Me Connell. professional dancing master.
 To the Ladies'.