The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14
IRA CARTER EXECUTED
SLAYER OF CONDUCTOR AsKEw
 PAYS DEATH PENALTY.
First Legal Hanging Which has Taken Place in Washington County in
 Sixty Years-CO1d Wave on.
Advertiser Bureau.
 Mahiln Ian IA


 
 Advertiser Bureau.
 Mobile. Jan. 13.
 The first legal hanging in Wash ington County in upward of sixty years tsok place at St. Stephens this morn- ing at 10 o'clock. Ira Carter was the culprit and his crime was murder.
 May 24. 1904. about 9:30 p. m., at Yellow Pine, Ala, s. W. Askew, a con ductor on an excursion train, going north from Mobile. to Meridian, on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. was shot to death in the train. with load of buck shot and several passengers were slightly injured. Askew was walking through a crowded coach at the time he was shot. The gun was fired from the car platform through the door. MT. Askew was struck in the back Of the head with several buckshot, his brains oozing out of the wound. He died shortly afterwards.
 At the preliminary hearing Carter testified that he did not shoot the gun. but that another negro got the gun from him and fired it. There was sufficient evidence, however, to warrant the holding of Carter without ball. A grand jury later indicted Carter for murder and, at great expense, the Mobile and Ohio Railroad secured suf- ficient witnesses from stations along the road in Mississippi to appear at the final hearing. When Carter was brought to trial before the jury he testified that he fired the short, but did not intend to kill MT. Askew and that he did not see the conductor when he pulled the trigger. He said that some person shot from the car platform into the ground at his feet and then ran into the coach. He (Carter) then step ped on the platform of the car and fired at random into the crowded coach, in- tending to shoot the man who shot in front of him. His testimony was re- futed by other witnesses as regarded any other shooting and as to the man. ner of the shot which caused Conduc- tor Askew's death
 The jury was out only a few minutes and returned a verdict of guilty aof murder in the first degree, with the death penalty.
 Weather Man Ashenberger this morn- ing stated that the total rainfall for the year 1904. in Mobile was only S9.5o inches This. he ascertained from the records, was the lowest in thirty-three years. The normal rain fall for the previous thirty-two years was 62.04 inches per annum From 7:45 q. m.. Wednesday, until a. m., today the rainfall was BIT inches. At a. m. the rain ceased and the wind began blowing cold from the north, with indi- cations of a decided fall in temperature by tomorrow morning.
 H. L. Mcconnell, President of the American Banana Company, announced today that his company has asked S2,- 21O.OO0 damages from the Costa Rican Government for damages sustained to | their Improvements near Gadocan, Panama, caused by Costa Rican troops The company is building a railroad and improving banana plantations near Gadocan and aside from the above dam ages. has asked the American Govern ment for protection in the prosecution of its work.
 Judge H. Austil. President of the Mo bile and West Alabama, after confer | ence with the construction contractors ] today. said the acquiring of rights of way would be prosecuted with vigor in order to begin actual construction not less than three months hence.
 John Ii. Kelly, aged 46, a ..----- Whistler. died at an infrmary here at noon. He is survived by his wife and child and five step-chlldren.
 The Board of Directors of the City Bank and Trust Company this afternoon reelected all officers for the ensuing year.
 Mobile Society News.
 Mrs. Harry Donald's card party yes- terday deserves more than the casual mention given yesterday. Every de- tail showed the hostess's well known artistic taste vlolets being chosen for the flower of the occasion. Mrs. Don aids gown was a pale bluee crepe de chine with which she wore a large bunch of violets. Luncheon was served at two large tables. The centre piece of one was a large basket of vlolets, tied with huge bows of violet ribbon. and small basket of violets for place cards. At the other table, violets and white hyacihths mingled their per- fume. Candied violets were the bon bons. Instead of the usual progress sive bridge. pivot bridge was played and there was prize for the highest score made at each table The win ners were Mrs. Brewster, Mrs N. R. Clarke. Mrs. l.. r. Broadwood, Mrs. R Moore. Mrs Henry Hall, Jr., and Miss Lula Le Baron.
 The attendants at the Haverman- l yesterday were Messrs Arthur Feiber Solomon Newbril1, Jake Weiss, Julius Levy. Harry Haverman and Theodore , Kayser of New Orleans, ushers; Mir Alexis Meyer, best man: Miss Beulah Hirsher of Montgomery, brides maid and Miss Ollie Haverman, maid Of hon. or.
 The bride wore a pretty gown oi 5 white silk over taffeta, trimmed ir r heavy lace She wore a wreath oi orange blossoms and carried brides roses. Miss Hirsher was in white em. broidered net over taffeta and Miss l Haverman in pink Japanese silk. Mrs Simon. Mrs. Cohen and Miss Lilliar Frenkel sang the wedding march from l Lohengrin, to which the bridal party entered the room.
 , 1905 brings among its blessings, tnS resuming of the Atehlsta ngermans which were each delight last year The first of series of four was danced tonight. led by Mir Lyman Dorgan D without whom no german is complete God music, good upper, good part. = ners. pretty favort and pretty girls