The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22
BURGLARS STILL BUSY IN DESSEMER Freght Cars Found Open and
 Contents Gone. BL00DHOUNDS LOST TRAIL Camp McAdory Held Interesting Meet. Ing and Elected Officers for the Ensuing Year-city Court Con-
 venes Today.
BL0ODHOUNDS LOST TRAIL

Bessemer. October 2l. (SpeciaI)- Thieves broke into four freight cars early this morning and carried away property of considerable value. When a clerk of the Frisco railroad opened the depot al o'clock he noticed several cars standing open and immediately made an investigation. The depot is small, and 1t is the habit to unload shipments direct from the car to the wagons, and these had not been reached Saturday night. Several trunks, groceries, crates Of canned goods and other property is miss Ing
 Mr. Dyle was notified this morning and he put his pack Of bloodhounds on the trail, but to no advantage The thieves were traced to a negro shack, but the scent was afterwards lost
 This is the second depot burglary in the last two weeks, the Louisville and Nashville safe having been opened not long ago.
 The town seems to be alive with vag- rants of a desperate character. and no efforts of the police have been effective in clearing them out Houses have been
 
 have been captured and convicted, but the atrocities still continue. Chief Christlieb is determined to catch the recent crlmn- als. and the force Is working on several important clews. Vagrants will be kept on the move or locked in the city jail.
 Veterans Meet.
 Camp McAdory of the United Confed- crate Veterans held an interesting meet no Sa al f4. LII The members have for some time lost in- terest in the organization, and the call yesterday was for the purpose of reor- ganfzing and arousing enthusiasm. Those present. were few in number. but each one pledged himself to bring out large attendance on Saturday. November 3, when the camp will meet in the city hall.
 Capt J. M. Crook was elected marshal of the day; Col. l.. D. Godfrey, com mander; C. l.. Hadaway, lieutenant com mander; John NJ. Parson, third lieuten- ant; Capt. J, NJ Crook, adjutant, and Captain Hanby. fag-bearer. The following delegates to the state convention were appointed; Captain Hanby, J. F. Par sons, Mr. Travis and several aiternates They will be expected to report In Mo- bile on November 20.
 Notes and Personals.
 The city court will convene tomorrow morning with two juries to try several important cases on the criminal docket. After the juries are empanelled the eyi- denee in the trial of Raleigh Jones for murder will probably be taken. There are three murder cases docketed for this week, but 1t Is doubted whether all will be reached
 There will be meeting of the Stiles club in Rebie hall tomorrow nj ght at o'clock.
 Alex Houston was brought home yes terday from school at Auburn seriously i'll. MT. Houston has been sick for sev- eral weeks, and his parents thought it would be better to take him away from his studies until he has recuperated.
 Mrs w. T. Kennedy, who has been Ill for the past week at hospital in BIr- minsham. is recovering rapidly, and will probably return to her home in Bessemer in few days
 The Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company was busy all day remoy ing the exhibits, horses and live stock. from the State Fair grounds to the rail roads in Bessemer.
 The attendance from this city to the fair Saturday was phenomenal Interest had been aroused by the continual post- ponement of the Dan Patch race. and many were determined to see the famous horse. Spectators were highly pleased with the exhibition
 The postponed meetings of the Board or Aldermen and the police commission will take place Tuesday night
 The two typhoid fever patients at tha Hanby hospital are doing as well as could possibly be expected. Mir Jim Davis is recovering rapidly, but hiy wire Is in a very serious condition.