The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-30
BOWLING ON TRIAL
WEST END CARPENTER ACCUSED
 BY HIS DAUGHTERS.
Considerable Trouble Experienced in Securing a Jury--Other Cases Disposed Of ny City
 Court.

Eugene Rowling, the West End car- penter. accused of unnaturally nlis treating his daughters, Eaisy DowliuR and Dora Bowling, is on trial in the criminal division of the Montgomery City Court and the trial will pfobA- bly consume all of today, as there arc a great many witnesses.
 The case was called late yesterday afternoon and considerable trouble was experienced In securing jury. The names of each of the 100 talesmen of the special venIre had heen called when the twelfth juror was agreed upon. A large number of the tales men swore that they had fixed opin. ion as to the guilt or innocence oe the carpenter The men who will hear the law and the evidence in the case are: D. B. Stephens. W C. Frizzie, T.. IT. Turnipseed, C.. B. Howard. John Ingram, [ s. Broadway, J, w. Aida J s. Perry. D H SnGth, c. B Da- wis and J. D. Cantey. "A majority 0r the jurors are farmerG
 As Bowling is on trial for h's life much care was exercised In drawing the jury. Bowling sat with his coun sei throughout the proceedings His two young children. q boy and girl. were with him. The two daughters who preferred the charges agains1 their father remained in the ofice of Solicitor Dent. They were accompa- nied by several ladies and an office~ of the Salvation Army,
 When the jury had been selected at 7;sO o'clock the court adjourned unLli o'clock this morning. Judge William Fl. Thomas cautioned the jurors against discussing the case and allow ed them to separate for the night.
 Lewis Jordan, the negro whose trial for murder began Wednesday after noon, was found not guilty yesterday morning. The jury was out about an houf When the verdict was read there was a murmur of approval from the large number of negro spectators and Judge Thomas threatened to cieae the court room.
 Jordan shot and Killed Howard Webb, a negro boy, near Sellers, about three months ago. The boys were re- turning from church when they had ] fight about a negro girl The testi- mony showed that Webb was advanc- ing on Jordan with long knife when he fired the fatal shot
 W. B. Davidson was foreman of the fury that acquitted Jordan.
 Three other negroes were convicted yesterday and their punishment was fixed at ten years. each. They are Ed Prads and Deyampert Jeter and Lueius Jeter.
 FFauc pASAuSQ HutAty tO IoDuSENs kAN was indicted for taking pair of shoes valued at $3 from another negro. Force was used to commit the rob- bery.
 The jury which fixed the punish ment of Prade at ten years consisted of Thomas Byers. !. A. Gibson. Fl. B Chambers, W. T. Turnipseed. ]. O. Williamson, J. D. Carney. c. B Da- vis, Joe Letter, L. B Fleming. J A. Murphy. ". q. Clark and ". E. Speig- ner. Mir. williamson was foreman of the jury.
 The trial of the Jetsr negroes. who are brothers, consumed the best part nf the day. They pleaded guilty to an indictment which accused them of snatching a purse containing si0 from A negro woman. The jury which fix- ed the punishment of the negroes at fen years Imprisonment each consis- tetd of W. D. Speigner, T. I. Hew lett. B. IT. Matthews. ]. D. McKeithen. R. l.. Myrick. J. W. Thompson, P. M. stubbs J. B. Upchurch, J. A. Lyon. B. F. spratlin. w. B. Surton and M. Fl. Jones. MT. Hewlett was foreman of the jury.
 The case against Mary Powell, the negro woman. indicted jointly with Fred Faulkner for the murder Of Aza~ rfah Simmons. deaf and dumb ne- gro, was continued until next term FauIkner was convicted "wednesday cf in the first degree and bia punishment was fixed at eighf years in the penitentlary.