The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-08
HIPP'S SLAYER IS DOOMED BY COURT July 27 is Set as the Day for
 the Execution SUPREME COURT DECISIONS S. w. John Wins Fee In Case Against saIIie Pickett-other Opinions
 Handed Down Yes
 terday.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

Montgomery, June tSpecial0-fhe su- preme court has affirmed the death sen- tence imposed upon John Williams, the slayer of State Senator R. l.. Hipp and fixed Friday, July 27 as the day of ex- ecutlon. He was first sentenced 10 hang Friday, July Il. 1905. so that he will live a little over one year more than the lower court of Cullman county antiei- pated that he would.
 The story of the killing of Robert l.. Hipp is yet fresh in the minds of the people of the state On May II, 1905, he went with an officer to serve a writ on Williams several miles in the country. Williams resisted and shot Hipp dead. He escaped and was later captured in Madi- son county. The judge of the circuit at once called an extra session of the court and he was convicted and given the death sentence within a week after the assembling of the tribunal. Since that
 time the case has been pending be- fore the supreme court.
 Another case in which the late Chief Justice Mcclellan had written an opin-
 ion was handed down today It was that
 of S. w. John against Sallie Pickett submitted April B, 1903. John was admin
 istrator of an estate. A joint fee was
 claimed as attorneys, and the lower court
 denied it, holding that Johns partner was
 the only one entitled to a fee, and al
 lowing him s69 50. The supreme court
 holds that John is entitled to a fee and
 that instead of $62 90 the firm is entitled
 to SIG Justice Tyson, dissenting, holding
 with the lower court.
 A. H. Spira resisted the payment of
 both corporation tax ana privilege license in Mobile. The supreme court held that
 he must pay both.
 The judgment of $4000 secured against
 the Birmingham Railway, Light and
 Power company by Peter Clarke, was re versed. Suit was brought in this case
 for the killing of West Flint at Avenue
 G and Twentieth street The refusal of the criminal court oi Birmingham to grant a revocation o1 the contract with the county of Mobile
 and the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iror company, tried on habeas corpus pro
 ceedngs in Birmingham, was brought tC the supreme court today. John P. Till
 man for the Sloss-Sheffield company re- sisted the submission and the court passed
 it to next Thursday. List of Decisions. The supreme court handed down opin ions in the following cases today: Tyson J.-Samuel Will John, admr. vs | Sallie Pickett, ct al appeal from prob
 ate court of Jefferson county; reversed | T | Samuel Will John, admr. vs. Harriet | Sharpe. ct al, appeal from Jefferson probate court; reversed and rendered | Tyson, J. dissenting.
 1 Ida H. Pryer vs. Long Distance Tele phone and Telegraph company appea | from Limestone chancery court affirmed Tyson and Denson, dissenting. | McCleskey x Whitman vs. Howell Cot | ton company. appeal from Marshall cir
 cult court: affirmed.
 1 Rufus Nichols. ct al. vs. John T. Rags
 dale. appeal from Jackson circuit court | affirmed
 Nashville. Chattanooga and St Loui. | Railway vs John W. Allen. appeal iron
 Jackson circuit court; affirmed J, H. Bradford vs the state of Ala
 bama. appeal from Montgomery city 1 court: affirmed.
 | John Williams vs. the state of Alabama appeal from Cullman circuit court; af | frmed. Friday, July 27 1906 is fixed bA
 this court as the day for the execution | of the sentence.
 | Simpson, J.-Commissioners court o | Chiffon county vs. the state of Alabama | ex rel Mobile and ohio Railroad com pany, appeal from Chiffon circuit court reversed and rendered. | T. M. Smiley vs. A. R. Hooper ct al. | appeal from Marshall circuit court; re Versed and remanded. A. H. Spira ct al vs the state of Ala | bama ct al. appeal from Mobile chan 1 cery court affirmed.
 Edmond Johnson vs. Fannie Johnson | appeal from Clarke chancery court; re | versed and remanded
 | Birmingham Railway. Light and Powel | company vs. Peter Clark admr.. appea. | from Birmingham city court; reversed | and remanded.
 | Ethridge Brothers. ct al. vs. Swann