The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
CITY COURT MEETS
 MONDAY MORNING I. J, CofnweII Will Again be
 Tried at Bessemer PLEA OF THE DEFENDANT Former Jeopardy Will Again Be Plead as Before When Jury Made Mis-
 triaI-The City Council
 Meets Tuesday.
PLEA OF THE DEFENDANT

Bessemer, January 13.-(Special.) )-Besse- mer city court will convene Monday morning and will take up the case of the state again T. J. Cornwell, charged with the embezzlement of funds from the defunet Bessemer Trust and Savings bank
 There are fourteen indictments pend- ing against Cornwell all charging em- bezzlement of various sums, aggregating about s2470OO. There were originally if teen indictments but on the trial of the first one a little more than a year ago the defendant was found not guilty About two months ago the second case was called and the defendants attor- neys entered a plea of former jeopardy setting up the claim that the defendant had already been tried on all the evi- denee involving the entire transaction of the alleged shortage on the books of the Bessemer Trust and Savings bank
 The plea was argued before a jury and voluminous testimony was adduced to support the argument that the defendant had already been made to answer all the evidence that could be produced in the trial of any of the separate indictments.
 After having been out several days the jury failed to agree on a verdict as to the former jeopardy plea and a mistrial was declared by James Weatherly, who was acting judge in the trial of the case.
 It is understood that this same plea will be entered by the defendants at torneys Monday morning and the same ground will have to be thrashed over as in the former trial and it is probable that the entire week will be consumed as
 before.
 The case is the most important that has ever come up for trial in the Besse- mer city court and the result Is watched with great interest, not only by the people of this city but the entire state.
 James Weatherly of Birmingham, will preside in the hearing of the case, he
 having been appointed by Clerk E. A.
 Dudley Judge William Jackson being in- competent on account of this having been a deposltor of the Bessemer Trust and | l MT. Cornwell will be represented by
 Lawyer w. K. Smith of this city and
 Capt. Frank s. White of Birmingham,
 while State Solicitor L, D. Godfrey will be assisted in the prosecution by Lawyer Pinkney Scott of Bessemer.
 Following is the jury venire that has been drawn for the trial of the case:
 A. H. Woodward. furnace superintend- ent; R. J. Tilman, unknown; D. w. Scales, farmer; Mitchell Howton, farmer; l w. c. Curl, farmer; T. ". Howton. | farmer; G. H. Parsons miner; w. P Gum, newspaper man. G. w Bates. un- known; P. J. Gillim. contractor; David l Humphries, miner; J. W. Crowder. few eler; J.. A. Lane, newspaper man; W. A. Green miner; Ezra Hych, farmer; J. F.
 Reeves, farmer and justice of the peace; P. A. Simmons, merchant; ". S. Blue.
 clerk; Chapel Cooley, farmer; W. J. Reeves, farmer; M. c. Burton farmer.
 John Barnett, miner; John McDanlel.
 farmer; John Mahan. farmer F. w.. Wines, farmer; E. s. Payne, farmer; E.
 H. Blackwell, truck farmer D. A. Read. merchant; l.. D. Baines, farmer; c, B, Edwards, moulder; John Feagin, farmer;
 Clay Caldwell, farmer: P. J. Rockett.
 farmer; E. A. Hendricks, miner; T. A. | Gates, contractor; Sam Moone, farmer. | Oity OOuuCti tO FUccI. An important meeting of the city coun- | ell of Bessemer will be held next Tuesday night
 | Besides the regular routine of business 1t is thought that the ordinance granting | a franchise to the Birmingham Railway, | Light and Power company for a new line
 to Jonesboro will be reconsidered, it be- ing understood that the terms of the fran chise are, in some respects, unsatisfactory | to the railway company.
 It is said that the company will not | build the road under the terms as set out in the franchise and since a large | number of people in this city and Jones | boro are very desirous that the road he
 constructed 1t is very likely that the | franchise will be altered in accordance with the wishes of the company
 It is also understood that complaints
 will be made as to two or three items in
 the new license schedule and that the council will be asked to change them. One
 item that it is said is objectionable to l some people is that which requires fur l niture dealers to pay separate license | for selling sewing machines. The furni- l ture dealers claim that sewing machine | is as much piece of furniture as a bed stead or other article of the kind and should be allowed to sell machines under | a regular furniture license.
 | Several matters of street and sidewalk improvement will come up for considera- | ton and 1t Is expected that the next meeting of the council will be one of the \ busiest ever held.
 | Notes and Personals. | The Jonesboro public school will open Monday morning after having been va cated for about a month. Prof J. O. Morris, who was elected principal to suc- ceed Prof. J. B. Harrison, who resigned few days ago, will be in charge and the other teachers who have been in charge of the classes since the opening of the school term will be on hand | Ths young society set of the city will givefa german at Beavers hall next Mon- | day night.
 The Bessemer Woodmen of the World will install the following new officers next Wednesday night: Dr. J. M. Tubb, con- sul-commander; George w. Jones, vice | consul-commander; Jake Rosenbaum, banker; Will Vermillon, clerk; George w. Jones, manager for three years. London Strap Hangers in Revolt. I