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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
DR. CAMERON IN JAIL
ALLEGED swINDLER OF MONTGoM-
 ERIANS BROUGHT HERE.
Reputed Owner of Alabama Gold Mines Captured in Savannah and Re- turned Here by His
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pr. H. John Cameron, reputed owner | of Tallapoosa County gold mines, the locality of which has never been dis covered, and wanted in Montgomery County for nearly two years to answer | charge of embezzlement. was last night brought back to this city by R L. Johnson and G. R. Shaffer of Dade- vile. He is in the county jail. Mir. Johnson is 0 deputy sheriff of Tallapoosa County. Mir, Shaffer and Mir. Johnson were compelled by judg- | ment of the City Court of Montgomery to pay $550 for the non appearance of pr. H. John Cameron in the City Court, l they having been on his bond. Messrs. Johnson and shaffer have been looking for Dr. H. John Cameron ever since he failed to appear here for trial.
 Saturday Cameron was located in Savannah, Ga. where. 1t is said, he was preparing to sell stock in his gold mining company. He was there arr rested and last night was brought back to Alabama.
 pr. H. John Cameron Is we'll re- membered in Montgomery. Two years ago he came to this city. He secured suite of rooms at the Exchange Ho- tel. He told various people of his distinction as a mining engineer. lie claimed to be a graduate of a dis tinguished institution and also claimed to have been awarded the degree of Ph. D. He told Montgomerians of his wide experience in Mexican mining enterprises. He told how he had made much money there. But he said that Mexican mines were as nothing com pared with the gold fields of Tallapoosa County. He had photographs of his mines and he also had photographs of an immense amount of machinery in those mines.
 pr. Cameron became we'll acquainted with prominent citizens of Montgom- cry In about a week these Montgom- eTians missed pr. Cameron. They also found that Dr. Cameron had secured various amount of money from them. l Among these Montgomerians were J. p. Worswick, Alex Rice and Charles P. Jones.
 . Dr. Cameron was later arrested and brought to Montgomery on a charge of embesSlement. His bond was made by Messrs. Johnson and Shaffer Messrs. Johnson and Shaffer heard nothing of Dr. Cameron and when his case was called in the City Court oi Montgomery they became convinced that they had been unfairly dealt with They began searching for pr. Cameron, He was located in Rome, Ga, on last Christmas day, but the requisition pa. pers miscarriei and Dr. Cameron es- capped. He was next heard of in Win. terville, Ga, where he went under the name of Adams. At Woodville, Ga. he was MT. Lambert" From Wood vile he was traced to Union Point, thence to Augusta. and then to savan. nah. '''
 Mir. shafter says that in Savannah pr. Cameron had induced a man of means to purchase his mining stock: that he made mistake by going to s lawyer, who had known him in other days and when he signed the transfer other than III. John Cameron" The lawyer was suspicious and called the deal or.
 Saturday Cameron was arrested and last night he slept in the Monteouterv County jail.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

for violations of rules of the Postoface Department.
 ,- The Fowlev-Personett Lumber Com. pany filed articles of tncorporation ir the probate oftics today, capital stock Sse.ovv: North Birmfngham Is the domictie of the new company. W. M Fowler Is preisdedt: J. D. Case, vice. prssl0ent; George M. Parsonstte. sec retary- treasurer. M M, Erb. of Chat 'anooss IS one of the stcckholders.
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 Pleas Milton has nied suit against the Robinson Mining Company for S1O,. QUO. He claims that while at work m mine of the defendant company a TOOK fell on him and injured his knee permanently crtppling him.
 The coal mines of the Tennesse Coal Iron and Railrbad Company at Belle Sumter, in the Blue Creek region in the lower portion of Jefferson County caught fire last night and a report from that place states that the coal IS burning hercely. The wood work in the mines has caught and much damage Is apprehended. Fire fight tng apparatus has been sent to the scene and the mines will be flooded Fortunately there has been no loss of iite, no one being at work in the mines at the time the fire started.
 In the bankruptcy court this morn ing J. D. Moore, of Ensley, filed a peti- ton of voluntary bankruptcy, declar- ing his liabilities to be SS,7s5 and his assets $s.00O.
 Mrs. Willim Parsons and Randolph BAEHnnG n1 Rosa Herring charged with the murder of her husband. George Herring, vis- tied the imprisoned woman at the county Jail this morning. The meeting between the three was pathetic scene. The gray haired woman who was SS years1old on her last birthday took her daughter in her arms and both wept together. The mother assured the daughter of her belief in the innocence of the latter The love and affection which mother has for a child was demonstrated in the cell in which Is imprisoned the woman who Is charged with murder.
 No matter what Is said, I'll always believe your innocence of the crime of which you are accused" said the gray haired mother to the daughter who has been indicted for murder in the first degree.
 The brother of Mrs. Herring was just as steadfast in his belief concerning the Innocence of his sister as is their mother.
 The accused has come to a realiza- ton of the seriousness of the crime of which she Is charged and has employed counsel. This morning she complained of feeling unwell, saying that she had contracted cold during the past two nights, which has given her consider able trouble.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
Traina peIaxed By Wreck.

The branches of the Southern Rail. road from Selma to Mobile, Meridian York and other Southern and Western points. had trouble galore this morn, ing.
 An opera troupe en route to Hatties. burg. Miss. from Birmingham wanted through tickets to their destination and when the manager was informed that tickets to Meridian only could bt issued them he threatened to take out wr1ts of garnishment against the ticket agent Ihat matter was compromis Sd
 A little later. as a switch engine was going by the bridge about a mile from the union passenger station, it was de. railed and it was several hours befor, the waiting trains could leave for thC points south.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
Advertiser Bureau,

0ellndV EGO. Aos
 n detail the States witnesses told fhis afternoon the circumstances sue eeeding the fatal wounding of Ii. Bel man. which occurred Jan. 8, repeti- tion of the testimony introduced at the preliminary hearing. The prosecution nearly completed it's case in the two hours after court reconvened. Being the testimony of the witnesses on the aide of the prosecution it was all de- rDGatory to Walter S. Lawrence, the defendant. who is being tried Tor the murder of the Selma merchant. The only hand that the defence attempted to show today was in the technical con- tsst of evidence that is the foundation of the States case. In this the de- fence succeeded admirably. Every point in the testimony that involves law was contested and the majority Of the objections were sustained
 The dying declaration of Beiman was allowed as evidence and if the jury finds Lawrence innocent of the charge it will have to declare that Beiman in his state of mind at that time was in capable of accusing any man of mur- der. as he Indirectly accused Law renee. The defence entered a strenu- our objection to every sentence and to every line of the deposition. arguing that 1t was illegal, irrelevant and in- competent testimony, inasmuch as it was the mere opinion, conclusion, sus- picion and imagination of the dying man. and when the court admitted the statement as evidence counsel for the defense entered an exception. Neither the defendant nor the man for whose death the defendant Is held responsible could ktestlfy on the stand to what is contained in the declaration, main tained the defense, and every line was therefore Illegal. The court decided that the declaration was a part of the evidence and admitted it.
 Tn declaration was made public in the preliminary hearing. 1t Is in sub stance that Lawrence shot Beiman as he went in the rear door of the latter's
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

This has been one of the ooldest and most disagreeable days Selma has seen m several years From IS degrees aooVe zero early this morning. the thermometer has gon down to about ii where 1t is tonight. It Is getting cold CT and 1t Is predicted that tomorrow morning 1t will be only about i've above. Reports from various parts of the city say that on the banks of the river the mercury has been as low as 10 today This morning sleet fell for two hours. Practically everything is frozen. Only one accident has been ra- ported, Green 8. Butler, a machinist at the Southern Railway shops, slipped down the steps at his residence in East Selma as he started for his working place and dislocated his hip. He will probably be confined for some time
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
Cbe CbeatreS
Paxron sIstaru at RIiou.

The PaytOn Sisters Company made their first appearance last night at the Bijou Theatre in Utah" before a good sized audience.
 Polygamy is one of the themes of l this comedy-drama but the wives are unseen and as Utah" was presented l last evening 1t was as heartily en- l dorsed as has been the work of any stock company that has visited Mont- 4-gomery this season. In fact. as a whole, including the specialties, the company should meet with perhaps more success than has any other conn pany in several weeks, barring one or 1 two.
 The specialties were clever that sep arated the acts of "Utah'' and they are due an early mention on account of the enthusiastic laughter which they evoked. First of all Tn the fun fac- i tory was Dan s. Holt, who will be re- membered as a star member of Fields Minstrels. Mfr. Holt has musical act that Is full of skits. done behind his same old burnt cork face. MT. Holt has a number of friends in Montgomery who are glad to see him return and be in the city for the week. His home IS in Macon, Ga. As the Georgia Cotton Blossom" he won un- usual applause. 1t ls noteworthy that he is the manager of this company. 1 As for the Payton Sisters and two male members of the company, they made a pleasing combination and played a variety of parts with much credit.
 The only serious defect in the play ] as last night presented was the forget ting of lines by more than one member of the company.
 In the comic features of the drama. Senter Payton, Is the real star of the | family of that name. In one act, the first, MT. Payton was applauded at the 1 end of nearly every line. We do not know what characters MT. Payton will | portray the rest of the week. The in- depreciation. however. of the part of 'Pa" Caldwell in Utah was just as and 1t met the appreciation of the en- tire house, if the mirth he provoked is a way of determining 1t. Albert Russell and q. W. Thompson as Daniel Strong and Frank Barnum respectively, both young men, exhibit ed some ability. MT. Russell plays a very serious part, that of an ex-con- vict who was falsely accused and throughout the story Is bent upon clearing his name and qualifying for | the hand of Miss Farnum. The climax l to his long thread of vicisSitudes is in the last act when John Farnum, who is not John Farnum, unveils his scan dalous past and confesses in a post humous document to the legitimacy of l Strong.
 MT. Thompson gives creditable reedering of the part of Frank Bur mum which Is more difficult ono than | that of MP. Russell
 Meritorious work was done by lola Payton as Mrs. Caldwell but she luck lessly forgot her lines, too.
 The bill for matinee today will he The Fatal Rose of Red" and tonight My Partner"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

At the call of State Agricultural copn. missioner Poole, Dallas County pIant. CTS and cotton growers from many sec. tions of the Black Belt will meet in general convention In this city Thurs day to mature plans for cotton produc- tion this year
 Preliminary to the Selma convention mass meetings were held Saturday in nearly all the beats in this county and ln the main were largely attended. Al each of the meetings 1t was agreed that great reduction in the acreage of cot- ton this year would be the only rerne6v to conditions. and 1t was the sense os the meetings to advocate a reduction st the Selma convention 1t waa alsr agreed to hold what cotton the planters have on hand unless 1t is decided dif- ferently when they meet in this city,
 In Pleasant Hill. Old Tyler and Kings beats. the meetings excited A great deal of interest Delegates to the Selma convention were named at each meeting. N''
 Next Thursday the planters will meet In this city, probably in the county court house. All arrangements for inc convention have not been completed. but 1t Is believed that Commissioner Poole will be here to preside over the meeting. It is expected that a great many cotton growers will attend the convention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

Electric lighted dining ears are on traIns 1 and { between Birmingham and New or i.sns Lebanon and Cincnnab SIso on trsins to between Montgomery ana Nashville. Service Ia carte.
 New and handsome chair ears tSsAs" ,,so, operated on trains l and ( bstwssa Cincinnati and New OrIsaus. Hlgh 0aeH
 a. coaches and chair cars are also run on all through trains between Cincinnati outsyille, St. Louis, Evansville, AemDnia Nashville and New oTieans.
 Train No l carries through Pullman from Chicago, Cincinnati and New York to New Orleans. Also through day coach ann sieeper between St. Louis and MontEomerS
 Train No. carries through Pullmans from Cincinnati and New York to New Orleans and St. Louis to Jacksonville; alGn through tourist Sl8Opsrs to San FTanetso0
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

leaving Montgomery at a:ae D. n. ruaadn. Wednesday aAd Saturday wis Now OTIS@ Ss, and Southern Pacific. ~S@s
 Tran No 2 carries through PuilU,sn. from New oTlsana to New York anJ t.iucta nau and Jacksonville to s. Louia ,sSS.. CT to Chicago. ~'SSps
 Train No. { carries through Pullmasl elespsTs from New Orleans TO New YOrI Cincinnati, Chicago and through day ooa.,Sl and slseper Montgomery to s. Louis wITn. out change.
 at Cincinnati. Evansville, St. aIpIs Sn+ New Orleans fOr all points NoFIh. sOVth-l
 East and Wsst For fwtheT information psvtainIne Ia, rates. routes and schedules consult tiek kst agents L. N. R. R. or write or call oAl IWM BEASLEYs Pass. AEt.. union atatiaA'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
RELIGIOUS MELANCHoLIA.
New Variety of Crank Arrested b!
 New York Police.

New Variety of Crank Arrested by
 New York Police.
 New York. Feb. 13.--Havihg in his possession a bill made out against America and the Young Mems Chris tian Association for $5.000. 100000 for creating a new heaven and a new earth. Albert E. Leighton of 41 South 18th Street, Philadelphia, was arrested today technically charged with carry Ing concealed weapons. A loaded re- volver was found in his pocket and also letter to Miss Helen M. Gould. The police say he has been sending letters to Miss Gould proposing mar riage. The ambulance surgeon report ed that Leighton was suffering from religious melafcholia.
 The paper was found in his pocket which read as follows;
 America and the Y. M. c. A. in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
The News of Selma.

l store before the latter said word to the former. The deposition was before Notary Public Bishop. signed by Bei- man several hours before his death. 1t was when Mir. Bishop on the stand this afternoon identified the declarA- ton that 1t was introduced as evil dence.
 the stand Mir. Mangum, prosecuting the case as Solicitor Thompson's rep- resentative, put the question: "wnat did Beiman sayr Before the witt nesses could reply each time Colonel Quarles interposed with objections, holding that the solicitor was calling for illegal testimony and on the same grounds practically that he objected to the introduction as evidence of the dying declaration, the evidence, said Colonel Quarles. showed that the de- ceased was shot from behind and neither he nor the defendant could have testified positively who fired the shot. The defense. however. Is plead ing that Beiman met his death by &C., cident. ....sss -.si.
 While the defense claimed that not everything in the dying declaration could be legal testimony, the prosecu- tion argued that a dying declaration could be clothed in q question or in conversation and when In answer to the question of the solieitor Witness Bishop. said that Beiman said that Lawrence shot him and that 1t was not an accident, those two points were brought. out. The defense's objection was sustained
 s. Eagle testified that Beiman sai,i 10 him that Lawrence had been having illicit relations with his wife three years and that Lawrence shot him. The part about Lawrence's relations with Mrs. Beiman was excluded on ob- l lection by the counsel for the de- Tense. Counsel rigidly cross~exauained Eagle and he admitted that he had sought immediately after the death of Beiman to be appointed adnlinistrator or the estate of the deceased.
 The cream of Joe Rosenburg's tea- timony was the same as that of Eagle and again the part about the relations or Lawrence with Mrs. Beiman was | excluded.
 The two physicians. Drs. Gay and Harper. were on the stand longer than any of the witnesses this aftern oon. put their testimony was little more than a repetition of that given before the magistrate in the preliminary trial pr. Harper said that he heard, Bei- man say to Lawrence: You shot me- adding word sounding to him like
 extrs' as a newsboy would yell it on the streets. He did not know whether
 II was foreign word or its meaning. ne said; neither did he know that If was an inaudible word in English. If IS believed that the defense will hoId that the=word was accident" muttered | inaudibly. eN Ihe prosecution will complete it's case probably Tuesday morning and If IS possible that tomorrow night all the evidence will be in. Then the arsn- ments will consume several hours The court room was cold this aftar- noon and on account of that and of the absence or material State witness o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
CIancey's Hotel, Cor. bibb & Commerce StS.
 rlOntgOmery. Ala.
ARRIVALS YESTERDAY:

John Patterson, Pittsburg. Pa; F. A Anderson, Jacksonville. Fla; L. M Lynch, New York; A. S. Lynch, New York; J. J. Jones, Geneva, Ga.; W. c. Lee, Union Springs; R. B. Chalker. Att c. w Bowling, Ozark, Ala; Nj, F. Wooter, Atlanta c. P. Williams, Nash. vile, Tenn: H. H. Garner, Dothan. Ala; c. W. Bond. Dothan, Ala: J. A. Scale, Jernigan, Ala; R. P. Taylor. faula; L. H. Russ, Birmingham Age Herald Louis Purdy, Savannah; F. A Gulledge, Verbena. Ala; W. c. Bailey. Columbus, Ga; Ella Brennan. Eufaura; R. A. Haden, Shorters; J. B. Willis, Att lanta; W. Fl. Loftin, Waycross; W. O.. Ticks, Savannah, Ga,: Rnh Hi'ii'"" Knoxville. Ky; J. T. Buchanan. Louis- vile. Ky.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
Minor seImn nrnttern.

A meeting of the Commercial and Industrial Association has been called by President J. F. Hooper for next Tuesday night The most importa 1t matter to be discussed will bs the ad- visibility of holding a county fair In this city and of organizing a regular county fair association.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
Fire at pr. Hornn,s .

The Montgomery fire department was called out at 11:3o o'clock last night to the residence of pr. s. M. Hogan, 1l5 Sayre Street, where the wall over the mante { zee of an upstairs bed room was on fire. Babcocks proved sum cient to quench the flames.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
Nnomn i'm c;hcstnncorn. i.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Feb. 1s.--Al- bert E. Leighton has a brpther, Arthur W. Leighton. residing ih this city. The latter stated tonight that his brother had been a deep student of the Bible for some years and that his mind had become unbalanced on religious topics. He has had several attacks of insanity during the past ten years. Leighton left Chattanooga about eigh- teen months ago. He is 3S years old and single. Arthur W. Leighton Is President of the Southern Steel Works nf this city. He controls a secret pro- cess for the manufacture of steel which was discovered by himself and is said to be very valuable. He is considered to be wealthy. The Leigh tons are natives of England, the fam fly having immigrated directly to Chattanooga about fifteen years ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
seaboard Air Line Ky.

1.eaSs Arrive Daily, Montgomery, Ala. Daily. 7:3Uam HI UT Zs or o, CoIumhuS,I tGichland, Albany, Amerl. Gus Cordele, JRckSonsille,I Iacon (via Cordele), Sal
 Vannah and points East 7:5Bpm (Via Western Railway
 and AtlantR.) s:A5ami iFor Raleigh, Norfolk, OIdI S:aOam Point Comfort PetersburE,l IRlcnmond, WasnIngtOn, Baltimore, New York andI iall points East. Pullman Sleeper Atlanta to NSr- folk and New fork. DIninR fear service on noon tFaInl 1:SODm from Atlanta. s:aOpm G:3Opm Union Springs Ala, andl points on Seaboard bel tween Montgomery and Ft Davis Solid train for Union Springs O change
 of cara 7:lsam
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

account with Albert E. Leighton, to one mountain discovered, $5,09o. .00o. 900: to one new heaven and earth credited. S5,0s0, ,000. 900. Total, $10.000, 900, 900 '. Please remit. Long past due"
 The paper also contained many Bib- Heal references.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
LeiwhtOn Very Relfgious.

Leighton Very Religious.
 Philadelphia, Feb. 13.-Albert E.. Leighton has occupied a room in an apartment house at No. fl South 18th Street, this city. for almost a year .. He is a chemist. His home is in Chat tauooga, Tenn, and he has a cousin re- siding in Newark, N. J. At his board ing house it was said that he was very religious ard was a member of the Young Mems Christian Association. He left the house last Saturday night wightout mentioning his intention to go to New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

Delightful rail and water trip to the Eas, via Norfolk or favannah. Apply to Chas c, Hicks. C. A., s. T, sdratt, U. T. A., Mont Romery Ala. for uli information, or Charles P. Stewart A. G.. F. A.. Savannah.
 pally except Sunday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

Councilmen R. D. Berry, M. J. Meyer and John c. Norris hav@ announced their candidacy for reelection to the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

Tonight the Alabama River is about i6 feet high and is still rising. At noon it was reported over 70 feet hIgh.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PuES.
 Itching. Bleeding. Blind or ProtrudInR Piles. Your druggiat will refund money 1T PAZo OINTMENT fails to cure you in { to lN days Soc. tu-thu-sat-tt tt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

A happy marriage Is the usual result when love is adulterated with a little common sense.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

GROVES TASTELESS CHILH, TONtt Has stood the test Twenty-Five years. The sirst ana original taSteless ehili tonie co eont1 ao4
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

T have worn rubbers 60 long. owing % the snow" said a man today, "that feel like Gum Shoe BllI.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

No matter how cold a girls nose is on sleigh ride, it is curious how warm her lips keep.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
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