The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-27
THANKS OFFERED
 FOR DONATIONS
SISTERS, IN CHARGE OF ORPHANS HOME AT EAST LAKE EXTENDS THANKS TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AND FIRMS.

rHNNo V 0ENEhAE fEOrIG AND FIRMS.
 The Sisters in charge of the East Lake
 Ohphans home were able to provide joy
 and pleasure for the fatherless and moth
 erless little ones Christmas. This was
 made possible by liberal donations made by organizations and citizens of Brming-
 ham.
 The orphans and Sisters have expressed their appreciation and thanks for cour-
 tesies extended them during Christmas.
 Those who assisted in making the orphans
 happy, and to whom thanks were returned are: Birmingham Lodge No. 79, Benevo-
 lent and Protective Order of Elks, for
 Christmas tree remembrances; ladies'
 auxiliary Ohphans' Home association, for
 turkeys, ice cream and other edibles; T.
 p. West. candies; Jacob M. Milzin, toys; J. w. ONeill, toys; H. Drennen, toys;
 Thomas Bowling, box of oranges; M. Me Ardle meat; Costello Bros, fruits and mixed nuts; Hood & Wheeler, wicker
 chair; H. McGeever. rocking chair; P.
 Linnehan, clock.
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 nto her rooms shortly before noon and
 told her that Allie (meaning Cocran), was in his room drunk again and she was mad about It. When asked to tell what she knew of the murder, Mrs. Fuger said:
 Mrs. Fulger Talks. "I was at work in my room, which is several doors from those occupied by Mrs. Johnson, when she called. l asked her to come in but she declined the in- vitation, and I thought perhaps that she ! was i'll. I inquired if that was the case but she said no, and replied that she was | mad because Allie was drunk again. She 1 went back into her room and l paid no l attention to the matter. When l wanted some thread and a needle I knocked at | her door. I received no answer and after | waiting a minute or so l peeped into the room to see if she was asleep l was mortified at what l saw there and was so | frightened that I hardly know what | did afterwards. I remember running from | the house and sending for my hus- | band to come at once. I knew that Mrs
 
 | ing on the floor and heard him groaning pitifully. I was not away from the house after she came to my room, but 1 did not hear any report of pistol, but this was probably because there had been SC much noise around the house by the dis | charging of frecrackers all the morning She said nothing to me about having any | trouble with the man and I never sus- pected that such a tragedy was about to happen in the house. l have had rooms | in the house with my husband only a | short time and did not know much about | the woman, but she told me that she | had been married and had a husband live | ing. they having been separated about | two years I knew that Cocran had been | rooming in the house. as he was there | so much I did not see any one else around the house in the forenoon and do not think that either she or he went out"
 | Had Been Drinking | Clement Fulger said that he was con nected with the operating department of the Southern Bell Telephone and Tele- graph company in this city and had moved | to the home of Mrs. Johnson only short time ago, and was preparing to leave | in A few days. In discussing the affair he said that he had heard the man and woman auarrellng before. Continuing he | said:
 ~rhe two had a big fuss last Saturday night. and I knew by the mans actions | that he had been drinking very heavily | for several days. He returned to the house last night and I heard him using l inc telephone in the hall about o'clock am positive he was drunk this morning and was disagreeable The two have o,arreled before, and when I first learned that trouble was likely to result some time I made my preparations to leave The man rented a room at the house and staid there all the time he was in Bir-
 mingham. He stated that he was brake man on the Southern railroad and had told some one that he had been married When my wife sent for me l immediately
 notified the proper authorities of what
 had occurred and other than what
 saw in the room I know nothing about
 how the killing happened"
 Mrs. Alice Johnson. | The dead woman had resided in the
 house where she was killed for some time
 and was employed as maid at the Hotel | Hillman. She worked there as usual
 Monday night and said nothing to the
 hotel people when leaving the place for
 home yesterday morning. She has been | separated from her husband for some
 
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