The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
SUPREME COURT
 SESSION ENDED Long List of Opinions is Handed Down SPECIAL TERM THIS WEEK The Death Penalty Is Fixed for Three Men Who Are Soon to Die on
 the Gallows-FulI List
 of Decisions.
SPECIAL TERM THIS WEEK

Montgomery, June 3O.-(Special. )-The supreme court term which began last November ended this evening by statu- tory law, but actual adjournment was not taken special term being called for Monday and from day to day thereafter until several cases of importance not yet reached are disposed of It is pretty certain that final adjournment until next November will be taken by Friday or Saturday of next week.
 The court handed down decisions today fin 6S rehearings and 67 cases, making a mass of work for the clerk and all the offices forces. Another batch will be handed down next week before the end of the special term.
 In refusing again to take up their cases on rehearing the supreme court fixes the death penalty for three men soon to die on the galIows In the order they come on the list the first is Robert L.. Dix. for the killing of a street car con ductor in Birmingham. The date of exc cution is August g. Will Gaines of Mont gomery is affirmed in life sentence.
 Murderer of Hipp.
 John Williams, the murdered of Rob- ert l.. Hipp, state senator in Cullman county, must die on July 27 as fixed by the court several days ago. An earn7 est effort was made to have this case reopened by Erie Pettus, counsel for Williams but the court found no real req son to do so.
 Si m a n will have to provide a disagreeable job for the sheriff on August 3, the day set for his execution some time since by the court. His is one of the most blood cudling cases in the history of the state. He came in one night and found the child of his wife in the bed. Becoming enraged. he took the little fellow, one and half years old, by the heels and smashed it's brains out against the floor. He ran away and was gone several years.
 William Kline, who had sentence of twenty-five years for killing John Phil lips in Calhoun county, will have new trial An ugly case is that of John Dixon. charged with incest, his own daughter being the other party. it is charged who Is sent to the penitentiary for six years.
 Keith Must Serve.
 Bob Keith was indicted in Talladega county, along with Rose Cleggett, for the murder of Anderson Cleggett. A sentence of fifteen years is affirmed.
 The city of Selma tried to get a case before the supreme court on appeal. but as there was no security for costs the . appeal was dismissed
 Tom Neville a boy of 10 years, was fined S5 in the Morgan county court and Ip6 a " a was charged with the larceny of watch Mack Knight goes up for life in Conecuh county for killing Leander Feagin.
 Abb Hammond Marshal of Floralla went to arrest a man who drew knife on him, at least made a motion as if he would He was killed. The lower court sent Hammond to the penitentiary for life on a charge of murder in the first degree. It was charged that he did not go to arrest the man for offense but to get revenge upon him. His case is reversed on account of improper rulings by the lower court judge.
 Heflin Wins Out.
 The application for write of prohbi- ton filed by Bud Owens was denied, and thereby hangs some more of the tale of the court house troubles in Cleburne coun- ty In it also is an important ruling to the effect that the constitution does not demand an absolutely secret ballot. It is also held that the special act provid- ing for voting on the question of remov ing court houses in the counties of the state, is constitutional, and in this de- cision the last play of the Edwardsville people on the fight between that town and Hefiin for the court house is defeated. Heflin has the court house by an election that the supreme court now says is valid. Failing in every other way to keep the court house at Edwardsville. the Ed wardsville people, led by former Probate Judge A. A. Hurst, undertook to break down the law by which the election was held. It was charged that the ballot was not secret and an argument made that the constitution specified that the ballot should be secret. w. P. Acker of Annis- ton and C., c. Whitson of Talladega ap- peared before the supreme court on this