The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-01
LAST INSPECTION ID BE AT TUSKEGEE Brandon Pleased With Results
 of Trips FINED AFTER 30 YEARS Louis sankey Has Been a Fugitive From Justice for That Length of
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FINED AFTER 30 YEARS

WtIll tO IuSktBGe IOQAy lO l1Ahe an IT, spection of the company of the Second regiment there, which will finish up the inspections for the year. He is accom- panied by Capt. l.. L. Durfee of the reg ular army, stationed in Atlanta, who has been with him for a couple of weeks Both are highly pleased with the show ings made by the state guard so far and speak in complimentary terms of the men and officers all the way through Captain Durfee was especially gratlhed with the conditions of the Montgomery companies, the Blues and the Grays The men of both had a fine showing in ev- cry way
 Captain Durfee and General Brandon are very much pleased to note the fact that the Alabama soldiers are in earnest and seem to feel that their connection with the service is one that results from a patriotic desire to do something for the general welfare of the state There is a larger per cent of mature men in the companies and not few are expert military men, taking an interest in the duties to be performed
 Long a Fugitive.
 After being a fugitive from justice for thirty years, under an indictment for murder. Louis sankey, negro of 67 win ters, plead guilty this morning, in the city court to assault and battery and got off with a fine of $l0.
 Away back in 1876 Sankey struck an- other negro man with a stick in a per sonal difficulty and thinking him dead, fled instanter and successfully from the officers, and hid in Butler county, un- til last spring. when he was arrested and lodged in the Montgomery county jail.
 The grand jury. which indicted Sankey, of which the late A. S. Gerald was fore man, seemed to have been misled by false evidence for they found a true bill against Sankey for murder in the first degree. But since Sankey was jailed this year, it was ascertained that he did not kill, but severely wounded the man he struck with his big stick. For the latter as was satisfactorily shown to the solicitor, died a natural death in the southern part of this county about three years ago, at a ripe old age.
 But Sankey still thought that he had killed him, and the indictment for mur- Qtt WAS ollli OH He III the ndndS or Sheriff Waller for execution
 Upon a thorough Interrogation of three aged colored witnesses of the fight, which occurred thirty years ago, which still survive, Solicitor Dent concluded that the ends of justice would be attained by per hitting Sankey to plead guilty to as- sault and battery, which he did this morn ing, his present employer, w. s. Watson, a section boss on the Louisville and Nash vile railroad, at Greenville, paying the fine and costs for him.
 So after shirkng a trial and dodging sheriffs for thirty years Louis Sankey, on account of crime of murder, which he did not commit, finds himself free man, and has reassumed his real name.
 To Work Up Stock.
 At hearing in chambers today in the case of the Montgomery Cooperage works in bankruptcy, Judge Thomas G. Jones issued an order authorizing the present receiver to continue to manufacture the stock of raw material now on hand. It was shown that there was S12,500 worth of raw material belonging to the Mont gomery Cooperage company, and that 26,000 barrels could be made from the same, at a net profit of at least 5000, which would go to the benefit of the creditors.
  dered, the Jacksonville Cooperage com pany, one of the largest creditors of the plant, offered to pay s17,500, and take charge of the works. This offer is now under consideration by the attorneys for the Montgomery Cooperage company.
 Montgomery Fire Losses.
 Below is printed the official report of fires and insurance adjustments for the month of January, 1906 It was accurately prepared by Capt. E. J. Griffith, assistant chief of the Montgomery fire depart ment:
 Number of alarms, 25; by fire alarm system, 3; by telephone. 22.
 Buildings at risk:
 Three three-story bricks, six two-story frames, two two-story bricks, thirteen one-story frames, one one-story brick
 Value of buildings. s55.77O; value of con tents, $51 400; loss on buildings, s4,S63. 20.
 Insurance on buildings, s32, 1850; insur- ance paid on buildings, $4.35S. 20.
 Loss on contents. $27oi0; insurance paid on contents, $11, ,515 1T; loss over insurance paid, s505.
 Old Negro Dead.
 ElZie Mitchell, q negro. 105 years old. died in this city and was buried yester- day afternoon. She was one of the good old time darkies and was liked by every one that knew her. She was a faithful member of the church and was ever present except when kept at him by ill., ness.
 She said she originally belonged to "Marse" Ali Barton of Fillmore county, and that she had lived there all her life. She came to Montgomery about five days