The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02
MRS. BRIDGES RELEASED.
Woman Accused of Shooting Crews
 Makes Bond.

Gadsden June 1--tSpecial. )--Mrs. Maggie Bridges, the woman who shot Henry Crews one day last week at Ala bama City. was released from the coun. ty jail Thursday morning on s30e bond
 Mrs Bridges waived a preliminary hearing and will await the action of the grand jury. A. e. Crews. the fa- ther of the man who was shot. is still in jail. He Is being held for a plain assault, while Mrs. Bridges is held with assault with intent to murder Crews and his son Henry were involved in a difficulty when the father called the woman to shoot the son, which she did. Young Crews was painfully injured, but has recovered sufficiently to work
 The trouble over the grade on Fifth street has been settled and the old and original grade established years ago will stand. The street car com pany, which under instructions from the city engineer, has placed it's track nine inches below the old street level has already begun to raise the track, and the damage suits will not be en- tered. The grade given the street car company was nine inches lower than the street and the property owners rais- ed a kick and several law suits were entered. An investigation into the old grade was made and the city decided to let 1t stand and the law suits were withdrawn.
 The Dwight Inn at Alabama City had q narrow escape from destruction from fire Wednesday afternoon. The fire was caused from defective fIue but the prompt arrival of the fire comnany pre- vented it's spread to the main build ing. The damage was small, amount ing to perhaps SIS or s10o
 It has been stated that the Weller Rolling Mill deal was closed this moru- ing and 1t is supposed that all obstacles have been removed and that actual con- struction will begin within a weeks time. large lot of machinery is on the cars In the Gadsden yard now and as soon Nas the Louisville and Nash vile can lay the tracks 1t will be tin . loaded, The location Is an ideal one and one of the most choice ones In Ala bama City with plenty of water. as 1t Is on the banks of Black Creek. It can easily be reached by five railroads. Messrs Weller and Harden will reach Gadsden this afternoon. It Is under stood that the deal was closed by Ion1 distance telephone this morning
 Police courts In Gadsden have been lively the past few days and several raids have been made. Frank Lewis, a we'll known character, was sentenced to sixty days on the streets and a $50 fine. on the charge of stealing a watch snd razor and for being disorderiy. Lewis was charged with stealing from q room over the Daisy saloon on Chest nut street. After his arrest yesterday afternoon .a discussion of It was brought up in the saloon in which sev- erai men engaged in fight In the sa- toon One man was knocked down and his yells of help and murder were heard a block.
 Alto v. Lee and A. M. Douglass ar rived home this morning from Tus- caloosa where they attended the com mencement at the University. MT, Lee hAprened to painful accident while at tending the ball game. He was hit by bat which slipped from the hands Of q olaytr. The force of the blow knock ed Mir Lee down. and for while 1t was thought his injuries might prove fatal Mir Lee was struck just above the eye No bones were broken and he Is getting along nicely. 6
 It is stated that part of the cotton mill at Alabama City has been shut down on account of the inability of the operate the mill Labor Is so scarce in Gadsden that the larger industries are securing foreign labor. The mines at Crudup are working a large number of Italians and the steel plant company are working Poles and Italians The officials state that they give entiFs satisfaction and that they intend to I'm port more foreign labor.
 T J. Johnson. J. M Scott and charle: | Scott all of Dekalb county took the examination before the Supreme Court at Montgomery Wednesday and were admitted to the practice Of law,
 The paper hangers quit work Thurs day morning on strike and demanded higher wages and less hours. Most oi them went back to work the contrac- tors refusing to meet the demand
 The Sunday School pupils of the Episcopal Church and their teachers enjoyed a picnic at Ewing's Mill Thurs day The party left the city at 7:9C o'clock in wagons and spent the day fishing and other amusements.
 The second quarterly conference oi the conference year was held in the First Methodist Church Wednesday night Presiding Elder Ira r. Hawkins presided There was a large attend ance and the reports were most en- couraging
 A series of revival meetings will be- gin at the First Baptist Church next sunday. The pastor Rev. J. C. Dick nison will be assisted by pr. H. M Wharton the great evangelist, who has conducted so many meetings so successfully.
 United states Senator Benjamin F. '-N--"""--