The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-30
CORNELL TRIAL
 COMES UP MONDAY
Some Interesting Developments
 are Expected
WEATHERLY TO PRESIDE
Plea of Former Jeopardy Will Again Be Argued and Must Be Disposed of Before the Actual
 Trial Begins.

Bessemer, May 9.-(Special )-The case of the state against T. J. Cornwell, who is charged with the embezzlement of funds from the defunct Bessemer Savings hank, will be taken up in the Bessemer city court next Monday morning and it is expected that the trial will be even more interesting than the two already held.
 At the last trial the jury disagreed on the plea of former jeopardy and a mistrial was declared
 It is expected that the same plea will be taken up when the case is called nex. Monday morning and will have to be dis posed of before the case proper Is en- tered into. It is understood that addition al witnesses have been summoned and some interesting developments are ex- pected.
 James Weatherly of Birmingham will against preside in the trial on account Of the incompetency of Judge William Jack son, who is incompetent from the fact that he was an interested depositor in the defunct bank at the time it failed MT. Weatherly was appointed by Clerk A. F, Dudley for the former trial and is re- talned for the trial next week.
 W. K. Smith of Bessemer and Capt. Frank s. White of Birmingham are rep resenting the defendant, and Solicitor L. l. GOuIrey IS aSSlSle0 III me pfOSecullOn ey Attorney Pinkney Scott.
 The First Trial.
 Last December a year ago Cornwell was put on trial for the first time and was acquitted, and while there were four teen indictments in all against the de- fendant the state claims that he was ac quilted on only one of them, while the defense claims that he was put in jeopardy on all in that evidence covering the charges in all the indictments was al lowed to be presented in court and was considered by the jury in making up the verdict
 In the trial of the plea of former jeo- pardy at the last trial some of the mem bers of the former jury testified on the stand that they understood that they had considered all the evidence of all fourteen indictments at the first trial Others tes- tified exactly opposite or that they had only been asked to consider evidence of the other indictments tending to show the criminal intent of the accused
 The point was bitterly contested by the attorneys on both sides and for several days the jury were kept closeted finally announcing that they could not agree. It is understood that the jury stood six and six on the plea.
 Notes and Personals.
 Work on the new electric railway line from this city to Jonesboro is progressing well and the indications are that the line will be ready for operation within few more weeks. It Is announced by the of ficials that as soon the line is done car service will immediately be inaugurated from Jonesboro to the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company's plant The line out Nineteenth street to the pipe plant has been completed but service has not yet been inaugurated and will not un- til the entire line is completed to Jones' boro
 The Sunday schools of the Methodist and Baptist churches at Jonesboro will give a union picnic at North Birmingham park next Thursday
 The Alabama railroad commission was in Bessemer for a short time today and inspected some of the local conditions.
 Joseph Hines of Shreveport is visiting friends in Bessemer. He was at one time citizen of this city.
 Work on the extension of the water mains from the Bessemer water works system to Brighton is being pushed rapid ly and within few weeks that place will have an adequate supply of pure wa ter for all purposes
 A large number of new residences have been erected and are in course of con- struction in Robertstown between Besse- mer and Brighton. These houses are be- ing occupied by employees in the plants In ba x-ip