The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-08
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On Thursday.
melton to Be
led Monday.
led Monday.


re criminal court will begin Monday
,1iorning In the first division, presided
over by Judge Daniel A. Greene.
Decidedly the most interesting trial
of the week will be that of John Black
stock. the alleged young highwayman.
Blaokstock, It will be remembered, Is &C
cused of having operated with J. F. Lath-
am and Jim Blackstock, both of whom
were convicted and sentenced to terms
In the penitentiary last June for holding
up and robbing e. l. Simon and B. M.
Brazeal. John Biaokstock was tried on
similar charge, but the jury in his case
failed to reach an agreement and the
court declared a mstrial.
Additional interest attaches to the trial
just escaped from the penitentiary and is
still at large. All of the three men are
thought to be desperate criminals, but
more doubt Is expressed concerning the
guilt of young John Blackstock than of
any of the other three.
Jail Blackstock has had several quarrels
and difficulties. The most serious of
them was when he struck Jim Raper, an
alleged highwayman, over the head with
a cuspidor, INJECTING severe wound
Shelton Trial.
The trial of Andrew Shelton, alias An
drew Hall, negro, is also awaited with
interest owing to the popularity of Ed
Almon, the white man he is accused of
killing. Wesley Hale, negro Is now
under sentence of death for the same Of
Tense, and Ed johnson. negro, Is sery-
ing a life sentence in the penitentiary.
Hale was sentenced to hang last August
but respite was granted in order to al
low him to testify at the trial of Shelton
next week. He will be hanged in Ccto-
Der.
The following is the docket for next
week in the first division:
Monday-Charles Jackson, murder; Nose
Boldly robbery; Ann Hinter, murder;
Eliza johnson, murder; Andrew Shelton,
alias Andrew Hall, murder.
MISREPRESENTATION Armour. murder; Al
bert Jones, murder; Jim Kirby murder;
Harry Brown, murder.
Wednesday-Vance Blair. murder; Rich
Greene, murder; Will Ivey, murder; Will
Terry, murder.
Thursday-John Blackstock, highway
robbery.
Friday and Saturday will be given over
to the trial of cases not finished accord
ing to the docket.
The jury venire summoned for the week
is composed of sixty-one men. The fol-
lowing are the names of the men from
whom the jures will be selected, togeth-
er with the precinct in which they live
and their occupation
Jury venire.
Bill Melton, 20, farmer; William l.. Bur-
ford, 9, dairyman; e. N. Cullom, 81,
banker; N. M 4rickland. II, farmer; ].
L. Little, p, bartender; w, H. Crawford,
81, furnaeeman C. P. Howton, "a, farmer;
Howard Lane TO- merchant; r. W. Sow
ell, 81 travelling salesman; A. NJ Wright,
II, farmer: d. q. Hartman, l. sawmill
man; Nj. P. Davis, 81, unknown; j. W,
Ash, a. drummer; B. Davis, g. miner;
w. T. Crawford, 20,y railroad agent;
George II. Preston, 45, moulder; Ed
Keenon, 40, engineer; George Potts. 81,
machinist; w. A. Gibson, 20, cattleman;
]. II. Grahl 81, contractor; H. S. Thomp-
son, 30, farmer; g. H. Chester, As, assis-
tant superintendent G. V. Underwood,
81, engineer; A. A. Rand1e, 80, merchant;
S. E. Perkins, 81, insurance agent; James
E. Cox, 2, farmer; Charles A. Moffett, 81.
mouIder; J. II. Milstead, Al, farmer; ].
Steaks Ferguson, 49, superintendent ma
chinist; t. Y, Huffman 2, farmer; ]. t.
Rowan, ~, farmer: A. w. Haskell 81.
mining engineer; ALI Campbell. %. miner;
T. j. Batson, Z, merchant; Marion Allen,
., carpenter G. T. Blaylock, II, farmer,
John W. James, 49, farmer; w. T. Hull,
is, farmer; B. F.. Smithson, 2. railroad
millman; Marx House. Il. carpenter; L.
A. Thompson, 81, unknown; John Cough
lin, g. water dealer; A. C. Linn, As, farm
err; James Donovan, q, blacksmith; J. c.
Lamb, 81, machinist; ]. j. Honeycutt, "a,
farmer; John w. Ray, carpenter; A. 8.
McIver 81, printer; w. j. Cameron, 81,
city salesman Emil Lesser, 81, hotelkeep-
er; w. N. Kicker. %, clerk; ]. d. Wood,
g. farmer; II. S. Roper, 40. miner; Robert
Coker, u, farmer; s. F. Avery, g. miner;
L. r. Thompson 81. real estate; Tom
Trammell. II, farmer; Il. s. Miles, 30.
farmer; Mack jones' 10, bookkeeper;
James ]. Weems, IA. farmer; w. II. Free
man. Z, farmer.