The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-18
The News of Mobile
Advertiser Bureau.

Mobile, May IT..
 About two months ago the plumb ing firm of Myers and Mooney dis solved partnership. the senior member. Wm. c. Myers, retaining the business. A few days after the dissolution My CTS filed in the United States District Court a petition in voluntary bank ruptcy. Pursuant to legal procedure Judge H. T. Toulmin referred the pe- tition to Referee R. T. Erwin. Myers petition showed the the, following isdl figures; Unsecured creditors .. s21 ,96l. .6S Preferred creditors .... 334I3 Liable on discounted paper .. s24oo Total ;. .......s2s. .2so.41 Personal property <. ...... ..$2.S7s.oo Debts due him. .... 2,oTl.zS rota1 ..s5, ,4Os. .2s
 Myers made a claim of personal ex- emptiOns to the amount of s100. After filing the petition Myers disappeared with the board of school commissioners for plumbing in, the new school build ing in course of erection in Barton Academy Square.
 ferred. Ahren and Ott, of New Orleans and Louisville, swore out a warrant here against Myers charging that he had fraudulentiy procured from them SI5.000 worth of goods. The warrant was placed in the hands of Sheriff Powers Last Saturday the sheriff was informed that Myers was in Toledo, Ohio. and he on Sunday last. sent his Myers Win. Powers first went to Co., luunbus, O. where he obtained requisi- ton papers. Yesterday he went to Toledo and last night arrested Myers. This morning he wired sheriff Powers that he would leave for Mobile today with Myers
 A short time ago white man. Oscar Sims, s5 years old. was arrested for stealing brass from R. P. Leahy's mill on One Mile Creek. He was tried ia Judge Affords court and convicted of grand larceny The mans Iss nnts neaith s,nas was was ordered to jail pending sentence
 Four days ago the County Physician informed sims his time time , was short short, and begged to be allowed to go to his home in Jackson, Tenn, where hA has mother, in order that he might die there. Judge Afford, being informed o1 slms's condition by the County Physi. the unfortunate. He applied to Colonel Mobile and Ohio Railroad. for trans portatfon to Jackson, Tenn, for the man. This morning Judge Afford re- ceived a letter from from Colonel Russell
 In the meantime, however. Sims had been removed from the county 1all 10 the city n0SplIdl. AS JuuBe AAlOTu W as reading Colonel Russells reply he learned that Sims had gone on jour ney which required no transportation. He had just died. Judge Afford will endeavor to haNe the mans body sent Go his mother.
 Dr. O. F. Cawthon, one of Mobiles wealthiest and best known citizens, has q broken arm, an ugly wound in the face and is short fine gold watch and some money. The aged gentleman. on Monday night, while on his way home, and when near his home, was sand-bagged by some person unknown. He was dealt terrific blow in the face. He fell, striking on his left arm against a stone curbing, breaking the arm just below the shoulder. While he was in a dazed condition his watch and other valuables. including money, were taken.
 Chief of Police Rondeau, when asked about the assault and robbery tonight, knew nothing of 1t. The Advertiser representative obtained the informa- ton from relative of Dr. Cawthon, who said the aged gentleman was get ting along tonight as we'll as could be expected.
 A large number of Mobilians left here this morning over the Mobile and Ohio Railroad for Brotherhood Park 5ust north of Buckatunna, Miss, where they went to participate in the annual outing of the members of J. C. Clarke Division, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The train left at o'clock