The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-11
Advertiser Bureau,


 Mobile, March 10.
 In the City Court this morning. Hon. 0. J. Semmes presiding, Walter Ned, alias Spring Frog" was placed on trial for his life having been indicted by the grand jury for murder. Ned was alleged to have killed another negro on the night of the Battle House fire. named Richard Pugh. in the 'Oil Row in the northern part of this city, by shooting him with a pistol. J. H. Webb appeared for the State and Ned was represented by Attorneys Boyles x Kohn. By II o'clock the following jury from the regular and special venire qualified and was sworn in: Cyrus A. Sibley, Jacob Shook, Michael J. Vick- CTS, John P. Watson, Charles T. Peter son, Louis J. Korniker. Charles l.. Sigler, Douglass G. Merritt. Edward J. Yeend, Forest Kimball, James N. Clark, Josiah Bancroft.
 The case was given to the jury at 1880 this afternoon. They brought in . verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree with a fifteen year sent ence.
 inferred in the Catholic Cemetery this afternoon. Deceased was a native of New York State, 53 years of age and had resided in Mobile six years. He was an exemplary man.
 George Strange filed his bond in the Probate Court today as a Justice of the Peace for Precinct No. Il, Mobile Coun- ty.
 After an illness of only four days Capt George R. Cook passed away last night at his home, No. 313 St. Emanuel Street. surrounded by his sorrowing family. In the death of Captain Cook Mobile loses a most estimable man and citizen, his family loving and dutiful father and husband and the Mobile Bay Pilots Association it's oldest member in point of continuous service. He had stood at the helm and piloted vessels of all kinds up to the city and down to the outer bar for forty-five years.
 Capt. George R. Cook was a native of Baltimore, Md, 69 years of age and had been resident of Mobile half century. In early manhood he married Miss Celeste Ladnier of this city, who. with two sons. Messrs. Thomas and Jo- seph Cook, and six daughters. Mes danes Edard Wilson, Ida Donoghue, Bell Morrison, Stella Steber and Misses Lena and Della Cook, all of Mobile. survive and mourn his demise. The bereaved family have the sympathy of a large circle of friends.
 
 of Captain Cook, the flags on the har- bcrmaaster's office and on all the craft in the river are at half mast today.
 City Engineer A g. Towle has just completed and issued a handsomely ar ranged map of the city of Mobile and environments The map is 5x5 feet, and includes all the territory from Three Mile Creek on the north to the Mobile Pay ha south, Owens Lane on the west and the eastern shore of Mobile River on the east All the public buildings and parks, schools. churches, cemeteries. steam and electric railroads and the river front are marked. together with all new streets and additions to the city.
 The present building occupied by the Peoples Bank Is to be entirely remod- eIed Plans have been accepted and bids asked for the work. The build ing is to be greatly enlarged and a granite front entrance erected.
 Hon. O. J. semmes in the City Court this afternoon ordered fine of $50 re- corded against Charles Labusan, Jr.. Robert Page, Eugene Mckee. Charles Sartori and Sabine Rivers for contempt of court. The five men named failed to answer summons in court as special Jurors Judge Semmes announced that all persons served to appear must do so, give valid excuses or suffer the pen alty of fine for contempt.
 The delegates from the several camps of Woodmen of the World who will leave Mobile Sunday for Savannah to attend the convention Of that order will bear an invitation from the Com mercia lClub to hold the next conven- tion in Mobile The delegates will be:
 Forest Camp. No. 1--B. B. Boone, E. l.. CahalI, James H. Kopf, J. E. Kane, J. R. Ogorman, F. J. Grove and John l.. Fincher.
 Maple Camp. No. 5-Dr. Ira w. Por- ter Fred w. Kearns, Charles Del homme, James Garrity.
 Coronation Camp. No. 9S-H. L. Fox, Frank A. Armitage.
 A rumor is on the street to the ef- feet that the presence of Charles Wal Ter and Wiley C. Tunstall portends the