The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-21
WALKER LAWYERS
ARE INTERESTED
CASE DECIDED BY THE SUPREME
COURT WAS HARD FOUGHT.
HIGGINS WILL NOT MAKE RACE
FOR LEGISLATURE,

Jasper December 20-(Special)-
decision of the supreme court of Alabama
in which the case Of the West Pratt Coal
company VS. Richard Andrews was af-
fnmed appeal having been taken from
the Walker county law aud equity court,
is being discussed by members of the To-
cal bar The trial of the Gaze in the
lower court was one of the hardest bat
ties ever fought in the legal arena. There
We're fourteen of the best attorneys in the
state interested in the case, there being
SIX of these actively engaged in the trial,
namely, George r. Harsh and John I.
Shugart OF Birmingham and ". c. Davis
of Jasper for the plaintiff, and Bankhead
K Bankhead of Jasper and Grubb of BIZ
mingham for the defense. The case was
tried before Judge r l.. Sowell and re-
suited in a verdict of $3.50 for the plain
tiff as damages for personal injury to
plaintiff while employed in the defend
ants mine at Dora, Ala From the iudg-
ment on this verdict the defendant COM
pany appealed to the supreme court.
The grand Jury organized for the fall
term of the Walker county law and
equity court adjourned yesterday after
recess taken from November to Decem-
Der g. A report of the work done shows
that 246 cases were investigated, 446 Wit
nesses examined and 1879 indictments re-
turned. The report shows that crime IN
the county is increasing in proportion 10
the increase of population and states that
four-ffths of the crimes in the county
are tracable to the use of liquor 1t also
states that the Illicit retailing of whisky
in the county seems to be on the increase,
but that it is hard to get an indictment
for the evil
The question of the corruption of the
electorate of the county was treated at
some length and the proposition to have
n county auditor was favored 1t IS estl-
mated that the cost of the grand jury
has been in the neighborhood of $500
J. A. Higgins, former candidate for
sheriff of Walker county, will not make
the race for representative in the gen
eral assembly before the election to be
held on January >. was announced
few days ago. Mr.. Higgins has stated to
his friends that he will not make the race
and the field Is now left open to j. IL.
Crawford. the regular democratic nomi-
nee and w II. Brassfield. who was named
by the Crumpton faction of the republican
party. 1t is not thought Brasstield Will
receive the full vote OF his party and
Cranford's election will be by big ma
jority.
Tuesday evening Miles Tubb was shot
in the arm and painfully wounded by Gin
Propst at Oakman. The trouble is said
to have come up over the municipal cleo
ton which was held at Oakman on Mon
day The election was held for mayor
and board of aldermen for the town. and
was hot contest. r.. W. jackson. a
hardware merchant of the town being
candidate for mayor against ID. Crown
over. CrownoVer was elected by a good
ma iority as was the full ticket lead by
him Although painfully hurt Tubb is not
seriously wounded. Both men are we'll
known in Oakman and surrounding ter
ritory.
The ladies of the Christian church are
holding a bazaar at the office of the Jas
per Water. Light and Power company
and the affair is one of the most sue
cessful undertakings ever known in Jas
per. The first days business, although
the weather was unfaVorable, was about
s65 and for the remainder of the week the
outlook is promising for equally good re-
suits The proceeds will be applied on the
purchase of a carpet for the new CHRIS
tian church The bazaar is being given I'M
der the management of the local auxiliary
of the Womna's Christian Board of Mis-
sions, of which Mrs. j. ID. Acun is pres
idpnt.