The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-29
WOMAN DEFENDS HUSBAND IN COURT Says Trouble Was Only Little
 Family Pleasantly RUBE SPERLIN RELEASED Is Given One More Chance to Support Ills Wife-Wife Asks for Re.
 lease-New Woodwork
 ing Plant.
RUBE SPERLIN RELEASED

Gadsden, August 2S.-(special. )-The in yesterdays cutting scrape at the home of Beverlys, as the innocent bystander," and is resting in the hospital today as a result of his injuries, Is in direct con | flict with that of his sister, Mrs. Beverly the other victim of her husbands cutting escapade.
 l MT. Sllgh says that he was awakened by his wife, and immediately heard his sister. Mrs. Beverly. cry: "Murdef, brother" etc. He rushed into the room and saw Beverly holding his wife on the floor in a struggle. He says he grabbed hold of Beverly and threw him down, and who on getting up stabbed him, and then jumping out of the window made his escape. Finding that his sister was also cut, they both went out to have their wounds dressed. Sligh says that his brother-in-law had been drink ing.
 All these statements are natly contra dicted by both Beverly and his wife, who insist that the whole affair was only little family pleasantly. which would not have amounted to anything but for Sligh's interference.
 | G. Gipson of Alabama City was taken 1 into custody today charged with an as- sault on G. W. Thacker, and lodged in 1 jail.
 Babe Edwards, a negro, charged with an assault and burglary, committed Tn i DeKalb county, was arrested today by l Deputy Sheriff Jarrard at the plant of the Southern Steel company and placed in jail here awaiting advices from the De- 1 I<alb county officials.
 In the county court yesterday, Nathan Bradford, negro was fined $25 for scala l ing his wife because she was receiving too bany attentions from another gentleman | of color. The pair live at Altoona.
 Judge Psnn yesterday dismissed the case against f.ube Spurlin, wno Was 1 charged wili do. Il amC1 T.. on tonditicn that he go bdcA To hs wife ana supp61 her as he sho lid His wife was in court begging for Iei hLsanni release. and after securing q good stiG promise iron the recreant k be, tn judG allowed he two to depart, with the m1tIstan6l g that unlss the husband made good" the case could be reIhsta.si and called m at any time.
 It is reported Ol good authority that l South Alabama 9aIt.es arc about to el ect | a mammoth wood working plant here for the manufacture on large scale of sash, l doors and blinds and other finishing ma terial. The Southern Manufacturing | company, engaged here in the same line of business, has ben such a signal sue- cess that the proposition looks good to l others. The parties interested have ample capital, and if the plant is located here ] 1t will of such magnitude as to add very materially to our industrial ac- | tivity
 The hearing in the Watson preliminary, | charging the defendant with the murder of Charles Ellenberg, was concluded to- day at noon. The judge has reserved his decision, and will announce the same in few days.
 Harry Bellenger gave a cotillon at the Printup hotel last night in honor of a number of visiting young ladies, Miss Sproull of Anniston, Miss Clabaugh of Birmingham and Miss Boyd of Atlanta. The dance was led by Kyle Elliott and Miss Mary Boyd.