The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-09
HANDLE GETS
 BIG DAMAGES Supreme Court Affirnls Birmingham Judgment sf3.OOO IS INVOLVED IN IT White Man of Russell County Will
 Not Be Hanged. Numerous Decisions of importance Handed Down by the Justices
 --Inferior Courts of JeKer-
 son County are Upheld.
 

A NeTQlcI TOT %l9sUbV ing from the killing of John Randle. a white man of Jefferson County. was affirmed by the Supreme Court of Ala bama yesterday, number Of sentences of criminals to the penitentiary were affirmed and twenty-five decisions in all were handed down.
 The Court did not formally adjourn for the November term but, without sitting any more until April will hold consultations and probably put out some more opinions in . few days.
 The heavy verdict for Handles death was against the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company and In ia vor of the administrator, w J. Randie. d relative of the deceased. The acci- dent occurred April s7, 1902, just out side the city limits of Birmingham to the north The man was run over and instantly crushed to death. It was near a crossing and the evidence seem ed to point to the negligence of the motorman to ring the gong, such tes timony having been given by a green n1otornan on board the car in practice to take a position with the company.
 The failure of counsel for the de- fendant company to get the bill of ex- captions signed within sixty days of the end of the trial resulted in the bill being stricken and the affirmanee of the verdict
 Martin Gets New Trial
 Because of a technical error in the drawing of thu jury in his case, Ben Martin white man. of Russell Coun- ty, convicted of murdering Willis Fort, another white citizen of the same county, will get new trial. His sent- ence was that of death and the date of his execution had been set for last November. Martin shot the man with a pistol, according to the indictment on which he was tried
 For killing Alex Patterson, a negro, in the fall of 1904, on the farm of Tim Harris in this county, Tobe Williams, another negro. will have to serve out his sentence of twelve years, for the Judgment of the Montgomery City Court was affirmed by the Supreme Court. Williams is the negro who, it was testified, slipped up behind his vfc- tim while he was picking peas in a field and knocked him in the head with a heavy stick. Patterson dropped to the ground and never again spoke. The trouble was between the families of the two negroes.
 A sentence of eight years for shoot in, and seriously wounding Elijah Thompson was reversed in favor of Alfred Hatch of Mobile County. This crime was committed last July.
 Supreme Court Decisions.
 The list of decisions handed down yesterday iollows
 Haralson. J.:
 The State of Alabama vs Jim Thom- as, appeal from Montgomery City Court; reversed and remanded.
 Jesse B. Bolton vs. the State of Ala ba ma, appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court; reversed and remanded.
 Tyson, J.:
 Do Ex Dem. Anniston City Land Co.,, vs. W. J. Edmondson, appeal from An niston City Court; reversed and re- manded.
 State ex rel A. B. Perdue, ct al, vs. H. B. Abernathy, appeal from .Birm- ingham City Court; reversed and re- manded.
 Richard Murray. ct al, vs. Julia s. Barnes, ct al. appeal from Mobile Chancery Court; affirmed
 Jane Everett ct al vs. IT. c. Jordan, ct al, appeal from Houston Circuit Court, affirmed.
 J. D. Holman vs. w. M. Calhoun, ap- peal from Houston Circuit Court, rever- sed and remanded. H
 Birmingham Railway. Light and Power Company Vs. w. J. Randle ad- appeal from Birmingham City Court, affirmed.
 Hilton and Bentley vs. J. W. Taylor. appeal from Houston Circuit court, reversed and remand ed.
 John Glover vs. The State of Ala bama. appeal from Autauga Circuit Court. affirmed.
 Mary Foley, administrator vs. Pion- CT Mining and Manufacturing Com pany, appeal from Birmingham City Court, reversed and remanded
 Anderson, J. .
 Jim Hill vs. the State of Alabama, appeal from Anniston City Court, af- hrmed.
 G Ober and Sons Company vs. Phil lips Buttorf Manufacturing Company, appeal from Marshall Circuit Court, affirmed.
 w P. Davis vs. Lourania Denham, appeal from Marshall Chancery Court, reversed and remanded.
 William Redd. ct al vs. John H. Wal