The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-18
P|NKERTON GIVEN ID YEARS SENTENCE Convicted of Killing Bill Smith, a Gadsden Negro Barber EXAMINING MILL SITE J. H. Hardin, Secretary of WiIler Roll ing Mill Company, Arranging for
 Removal of the Plant to
 Gadsden.
EXAMINING MILL SITE

Gadsden. December 1T.-(Special )-The trial of l.. H. Pinkerton, the white man charged with the murder of Bill Smith, the well known negro barber, which took place on the Louisville and Nashville passenger train on Locust street in this city July IT, occupied nearly all the time of the city court the past week. Col Alto V. Lee was able to get his clients punished placed at ten years in the state penitentiary. The killing of Smith occurred the day following the murder and assault of Mrs. Jane Smith by three negroes. Ensley and Oscar Brown, both white men, swore that Pinkerton did the killing, while Pinkerton said that Brown did the work. An appeal will be taken to young man only 9 years of age, and his young wife, with her babe. were with him all during the trial.
 Gadsden secures the Weller rolling mill of Anniston, which will work 15O men and pay off every two weeks in cash, with a montly pay roll of s1O,Ooo and no commits sary. This plant was recently destroyed by fire while in full operation in Annis- ton, and Gadsden at once made an offer to the company for the removal of the plant to Gadsden, and now this offer has been accepted. The city gives the site, consisting of twenty acres of land and s9C0O in cash. w. H. Weller, the presi- dent of the company and formerly a cit izen of Gadsden, accompanied by J. H. Hardin the secretary were in the city Saturday and examined the land in the Thornton addition on the Chattanooga Southern road where the plant will be To- cated. had the ground staked off and the actual work of removing the machinery. erecting the buildings and other work necessary in the erection of this large in- dustry will be commenced Immediately af- ter the Christmas holidays The loca- ton of this industry is the direct re- suit of the Commercial club and several of the city's most prominent business men, who subscribed most literally to the fund This is the first donation Gads- den has made to secure a plant since $36,- GOO was paid for the site for the steel mill. which recently incorporated as the South ern Steel company of Gadsden with $16,- 900 600 capital
 The recent term of the city court of Gadsden expired last Friday night by statue of limitation and 1t closed one Of the hardest terms in the history or tho court. There were four weeks and all of the time was given up to the trial of the criminal docket. There were eight mur- der cases besides many for larceny and forgery The death penalty was given in the case of three negroes for murder or a white woman, one got twenty years TOT l.; ,ln,-x- ono tara der, one two years for manslaughter, one six years for forgery, while one murder case was mol pressed and three went over for want of witnesses on the part of the state The court will take a recess until the 18th of January, when the civil docket will be taken up. This docket Is very heavy and seven cases a day will be set and the court will rush business in order to clear the docket if possible
 The bazaar to be given by the ladies of the Y. D. c. will begin Monday and will continue for three or four days. The pro- ceeds of the bazaar will go towards the fund for the erection of monument to the memory of Emma Sansom. the girl heroine. The vacant store room where the bazaar is to be held has been beauti- fully decorated and several booths made where all manner of fancy articles. dolls and candies will be sold or raffed. Din ner and supper will be served through out the bazar. The business men have been very liberal and nearly everything asked for by the ladies has been donated. Guy Slack has been appointed as regu- lar mail clerk at the local postoffice here by Postmaster Stephens The business grew so rapidly that the department al- lowed an additional clerk and MT. Slack was named.