The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-14
.ETOWAH COUNTY MAN |S PARDONED Peculiar Case Comes Up from
 Chiffon BLIND NEGRO IS DANGEROUS Was Pardoned Some Time Ago Be- cause He Was Blind and Now Citizens Want Him Back
 In Jail.
BLIND NEGRO IS DANGEROUS

Matthews married glrl ln dSoi 6id' 1io lived with her only short time and game back to Alabama, for some reason leaY- ing her in Georgia. After a few years or maybe months, he married an Alabama girl, and the proceedings for bigamy re- suited
 The plea was made that he married the first wife when under 1T. which Is illegal in Georgia, and the marriage was, there fore, invalid. The jury evidently took different view of the case. Several lead ing people of the county have interested themselves in his behalf, including the family of the second wife, who, 1t is re- ported, put up the money to pay lawyer fees to work for a pardon. The board of pardons recommended that the govef- nor parole the accused on the condition that he get a divorce from the first wom- an married. The court officials asked his release also. The governor did not feel that he had any right to make demand that he get a divorce, but did. on what he considered the merits of the case, grant a pardon.
 Peculiar Case.
 A peculiar case has come up in the office of the governor from Chiffon coun- ty. in the neighborhood of Marbery. John Ray, an old negro, nearly blind, was paroled from the penitentiary three years ago by Governor Jelks. Many of the best people asked it and the negro was in bad shape. Now comes a petition signed by practically all the people in the immediate neighborhood asking that he be locked ft, tba protInd that he Is a Dslu character and dangerous man. and a men ace to the safety of the community. IL IS said that if he Is not locked up by the governor those who signed the petition will be in fear of their lives.
 It seems very strange that an old negro so blind that he cannot see anything so small as a man can be so dangerous. It is not believed that any false representa- lions have been made, but the fact thai a man in his condition can be so danger. ous is a puzzle. The negro was brought to the capitol few days ago to allow the governor to see him, thisSn the inter- est of the accused himself. and to snow that he is practically helpless. One man tells the governor that he is not sur prised that he was led to sympathize with the fellow, as he is good at arousing It.
 The governor has the matter of locking him up again still under consideration.
 Governor Will Sec Committee.
 The governor today notified the Greater Birmingham committee that it might come down any day to see him, Saturday If the members saw fit. He thought at first when they asked to come Saturday that he would not be in the city but learned this morning that he would and wired the chairman, Eli P. Smith, to that effect. Il was suggested by the committee at hrsi that 1t come down Saturday or Wednes' day, and it Is presumed here that Satur- day will be the day
 This committee is seeking to have the governor put in a call for an extra ses' sion of the legislature, provision allow. ing the city to vote for an expansion o1 the municipal limits to take in much outlying territory.
 Bolt Still at Large.
 Alexander Bolt, companion in escape from the camp of the Henderson Lumber company at Sanford, Ala, to James La tham, who was taken back last night has not been captured When Latham stopped at Union Springs and tried to ge' a train Bolt kept on walking, and is doing so yet no doubt.
 Bolt is wanted for assault with intent to murder in Clay county. He is white man, 23 years of age and was sent uI July, 1904, for four years.
 Pay for Soldiers.
 The governor this morning approved the pay roll of the members of Company K First regiment, Alabama National Guard at Evergreen, for service rendered ir guarding the jail at Evergreen last week They had out twenty men and nine offl- cers, under command of Capt. b. M. Bru- ner, Jr., and receive for two days ser vice, $64.S9.
 sr1,. ao,,,,o,,,, ,,,ae oo liad out hv Sharff1 Prigden to protect l. M. Thompson, who shot and killed his wife and father-in- law, and for whom it was said mob wal looking. They responded promptly ana were complimented by the sheriff.
 Senator Acree Still Weak.
 Halter Acree, state senator from Dale county, was in the city today, having some business with the governor. He has just recovered from serious illness and . looking a little thin. The senator says that he finds much interest in the propo, sition to give money to the public schools and thinks that there is quite a senti' ment in his section for an extra sessior of the legislature.
 To ordaln Montgomery Man. . On Friday morning at o'clock Rt. Rev E. R. Allen, bishop of the Catholic dio cese of Mobile, which includes Mont gomery, will confer the Sacrament ol Holy Orders on Mr Patrick T. Costello a resident of this city.
 Mr. Costello is well known in Mont gomery. He Is young man of excep tional attachments and the preparator, stages of whose ordination will be glad ly witnessed by his many friends. Th' long course of arduous study required O her priests by the Catholic church wa, brilliantly pursued by MT. Costello a cullman College, Ala, and Mount Sain Mary's Seminary, Maryland, one of tn oldest and most famous of the educa tional centers in America. Mir. Costell, will be raised to the sub-deaeonate Frida, and on Saturday to the deaconate. Hi elevation to the priesthood will take plac' later on.
 Can Not Have Open cisterns.
 Acting Mayor Mcintyre this morning put his signature to the ordinance fix ing a minimum fine of $i00 on any prop erty owner who keeps on his premises al unused well or cistern.
 In approving the ordinance, the acting mayor said that he regarded this as 6 body.
 These old cisterns and wells are ths breeding places of mosquitoes.
 The sanitary department has more thar 250 such places located Inside the city limits, and the department will at once notify the property owners that the wells and cisterns must be filled.
 No delay need be expected in the rigid enforcement of this ordinance and occu- pants of premises who fail to comply with the law can look out for squalls in the next few days.
 In order that there can be no misun- derstaudfug of the law 1t is given in fnll
 Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the city