The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-16
WEAKLEY ENDS WORKON BENCH Chief Justice Retires from
 Court. HE WRITES LAST OPINION Justice Tyson to Be Elevated Next
 Monday. Judge Weaver Files Answer In John Williams Matter Hut ArEument
 ia ros.poned--Feurtsen
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The Supreme Court of Alabama yes terday comDleted its first week ol the winter term and adjourned until next Monday. when the court VIII pc re organized with John R. Tyson, or Mont gomery. as Chief Justice.
 Yesterday afternoon Chief Justice Samuel D. Wealsloy completed his last opinion. bade farewell to his assoct- ates and the court attaches and went to his home in Birmingham on an evening train.
 The expected argument on the John Williams matter did not take place be- fore the court yesterday. Williams IS the slayer of State Senator R. Ii :. Hipp. of Cullman. who was sentenced to be hanged and whose legal hanging was stayed by an order from Judge $. L. Weaver of. Birmingham. Judge Weaver was directed by the Supreme Court to answer yesterday why ited m from further interference with the sentence Of the court This was the matter that was to have been argued before the court.
 George H. Parker of cullman and John A. Lusk of GunterRville appeared for the State and Erie Pettus and Zell Gaston of Birmingham represented Williams or the answer of Judge Weaver. The court drew attention to the fact that the papers were not on transcript paper and postponed the hearing until today. Later an agree ment was made betw counsel that the matter should be postponed until November %. when the eases from the Sixth Division are before the court. To this agreement the court assented and the visiting lawyers returned to their homes on eyenin gtraAns.
 Opinions and Rehearimgs.
 The court handed down fourteen opinions and overruled three applica- tions for rehearings in cases from North Alabama courts. The opinions handed down by the court were as follows:
 Weakley, c. J.
 J. W. borough vs G. M. Harrington & Son. appeal from Elmore Circuit Court; affirmed.
 J. M. Smith, ct al. vs. Bank of Enter prise, appeal from Coffee Circuit Court; affirmed.
 Tom Johnson vs. Town of Fayette, appeal from Fayette Circuit Court. af- firmed.
 M. Curry. Admr.. vs. Southern Rail- way Company, appeal from Hale Circuit Court; reversed and Temanded.
 Southern Railway Company vs. David M. Taylor, appeal from Colbert Circuit Court; affirmed.
 P. c. Hannah vs. Joseph Espalla. Jr., appeal from Mobile Circuit Court; re- versed and remanaed.
 F. M Couch ct al. " Sheffield Couch. ct al, appeal from Marshall Chan cery' Court, reversed and remanded.
 Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company, v. J. B. Martin, ad- ministrator appeal from Bessemer City Court, affirmed.
 Haralson, J.,
 W. W. Pippin V. Kate P. Topia. ad- ministratrix, appeal from Greene Chan cery Court. affirmed.
 J. E. Adair V. J. c. Stovall, appeal from Walker Law and Equity Court, affirmed.
 R. May Griffin v. Working Woman's Home Association, appeal from Mont gomery Probate Court. reversed and re- handed ...
 Dowdell. J.
 Ella Daniels as administratrix, V. Louisa Carney, appeal from Mobile Circuit Court affirmed.
 Denson, J.
 ]. A. Thomas v. Daniel Brothers. ap- peal from Cherokee Circuit Court ap- peal dismissed.
 George c. Reason, ct al. V Jesse M Shaw. appeal from St. Clair Probate Court, affirmed.
 Applications for re-hearinRs were acted upon as follows:
 First National Bank of Decatur, Y. A. G Henry, appeal from Morgan Cir cult Court, application for re-hearing overruled. Tyson, Simpson and DensoD JJ... dissenting.
 Birmingham Railway. Light and Power Company V. Ella P Moore ap- peal from Birmingham City Court, ap- plication overruIed. Weakiey. C. .., and penson, J., dissenting.
 K. E. Alley V. Jesse French Piano and Organ Company, appeal from Jack son Circuit Court opinion modified and application for re-hsarlng oyeFFuled.
 Two Of these decisions are eqniya- lent to final Judgments against the Birmingham Railway, Light and Pow Ter Company. In the case of J. B. Martin, as administrator for the es- tate of C. W. Taylor, the lower court awarded a judgment against the rail way company for S3,736.Ss, and the opinion by Chief Justice Weakley af- firms the judgment The Taylor es- tate sued to recover damages for houses destroyed by fire due to sparks from an engine of the defendant com