The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-05
MAN FINED ONE CENT
WHITE MAN GIVEN LOWEST FINE
 BY JURY.
Judge Thomas Had some Remarks to Make on VerdIct-Standard Club Case to Come Up
 Today.

i William J. Foster, white man. who formerly conducted a store on
 North Decatur Street, was convicted or
 receiving stolen property by a jury l yesterday in the criminal division or 1 the City Court. The jury was out
 about forty-five minutes and returned
 verdict, finding the defendant guilty { and fixing his fine at 1 cent friend
 of Fosters confessed judgment to se- cure the fine and costs and he was re- l leased.
 Foster Is apparently about 40 years old. The case brought out against 1 him by the State, which convinced the jury, was the purchase by the defend- ant of a buzz electric fan last summer. , from a young negro for nominal price The fan had been stolen from the residence of Isaac H. DeWees on Jefferson Street. It was worth $12.
 This theft occurred during period in Montgomery when numbers of resi-
 dences in the city were being burglar
 ized nightly.
 In receiving the confession of judg- ment Judge Thomas commented upon the lightness of the fine, saying that 1T the jury thought Foster guilty they should have imposed a fine, and if they believed him innocent they should have acquitted him.
 Felix o'Brlen, a negro. charged with grand larceny. pleaded a misnomer. which was admitted by the State and O'Brien was held under $200 bond to await a new indictment.
 Frank Moore, charged with assault
 to murder, pleaded guilty to assault | and battery and was fined $10 He also pleaded guilty to carrying a con cealed pistol and was fined $50. Mandy Dickson. charged with assault to murder, was found guilty of assault and battery and fined $50.
 Dan Avenger, charged with assault and battery and unlawfully riding on
 train. pleaded guilty and was fined cent in each case.
 Dock Arlington pleaded guilty to violating a contract and was fined cent. He was tried on a charge of embezzlement and acquitted. A forfeiture and capias was ordered in the case of William Butter charged
 with shooting across the public road. The cases against Fleming Lewis and Ed Moore, charged with violating
 the prohibition law. were continued
 The Standard Club, one of Mont gomery's leading social organizations, is defendant in a case that is set for
 trial today in the criminal court The Club is charged with selling liquor on
 Sunday, under an indictment returned
 by the grand jury last summer slmuI- taneously with a similar case against the Beauvoir Club. Both cases came
 on for trial at the last term of this court. Only the one against the Beau voir Club was tried, the organization being found guilty and fined $50. The
 Standard Club case was continued to this term to await the results of the appeal of the Beauvoir case to the Su- preme Court, which was argued and submitted to that tribunal Monday
 When the Standard Club case is called today. 1t will probably be con tinued pending the Supreme Courts
 decision.
 Included in today's call are num-
 Der of cases charging violation of the
 prohibition law and among the de- fendants is J. c. Guy, a white man. The other defendants in these cases
 are Anderson Webster, VIII Holloway,
 John Pierce, Joe s@1lsberry, Tom Me
 Cloud, Nick SiRlSad Henry Vinson.
 Other casedg Rt for trial today
 as follows 2s lepaapg, attempt
 at carnal RiiN R&HA @Sbrge Carrol,
 carrying concealed~4e 0l; Dock Har- ris, carrying concealed pistol; Will Ellis. manslaughter in the first degree; {;
 Mack Jackson, assault to murder.