The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-05

JUDGE ORDERS EXTRAORDINARY
SESSION OF COURT.
Man who Was Fined for Illuminating
witness Thrashcd the In.
formant and Was Given
4 Jail Sentence.
Advertiser Bureau.
Selma. Oct. 4.

Advertiser Bureau.
Selma, Oct. 4.
session extraordinary Of the CIT.
cult Court of Dallas County was neic
at the Court House last night. Inc
court was called by Judge Miller and
the extraordinary session grew out of
an incident which transpfred IN the
court rooms yesterday morning before
the court adjourned.
In the court yesterday morning Judge
Miller fined w. r. Miree. white man,
$40 for tampering with witness. he
also fined a negro, Walker King, $2.oo
for carrying a message from Miree to
the witness. The witness who was
tempered with. negro. VIII Andrews,
was a witness in the case OF ALI Wal
lace. who was charged with selling
whiskey without a license. The case
against Wallace was tried during the
week and the negro was acquitted Of
the offense.
Word reached Judge Miller yesterday
afternoon that in going TO his home
near huntsville yesterday that Miree
overlook Andrews and thrashed him
severely. The negro returned to the
city and told some one of what had
occurred, and Judge Miller issued an
attachment for Miree and turned it over
to Sheriff Blackwell. The paper was
served upon him yesterday afternoon
and hlTee WIS brought TO Selhd
After he had been brought to Selma
Judge Miller convened his court in a
term extraordinary and summoned Act
ing Solicitor II. F. Reese. and the TAX
ing of the testimony in the case against
Miree was gone into. But few wit
nesses We're examined and they told a
straight story Of what had occurred
near Huntsville.
Miree was represented during part of
hio fria nj Nv rdo tai Do ri sxn hut
without making any statement Judge
Partridge left the Court House before
the case was concluded. This left Mi
rec without an attorney but the taking &
of evidence continued and the case was
finally concluded. Then Judge Miller
called upon Acting Solicitor Reese for
his argument for the State.
Mr.. Reese arose and told the court
| that he was unarmed. He did not feel
disposed to prosecute the defendant as
he was not represented by any attorney.
He had known Miree for a number OF
years. that he knew his wife and chill
dren and that he was poor man but
a deserving one and that he knew that
he was penitent for what he had done
and that when he did commit the act
with which he was charged that he
did not think that he was invading the
sanctity Of the court.
his own defense but he afterwards stat
ed to the court that he was sorry for
what he had done. He told the court
| that he would not commit such an act
| again. Judge Miller put a number OF
questions to him which the defendant
answered
Judge Miller then told Miree that
the hihgest penalty he could impose up
| on him for the offense which he had
committed would be that of assessing
a fine against him of $50 and sending
him to Jail for five days. But that by
| imposing a fine that the defendants
wife and children would suffer as much
| or probably more from the punishment
| than the defendant would himself I'm
| der such circumstances he did no,
think that he would be acting justly
IN assessing fine which had to be
| paid with money! but that instead he
would sentence Miree to Jail for ne
| riod of twentyfour hours
Sheriff Blackwell than took the pris.
oner in charge and he was sent to the
county Jail and began to serve out his
| sentence.