The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-16
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 gy2!:'S;s IiA CONTEMPT /o.s 1.o sss Interesting DeveIopmentsin in Fa-
 nous Caffey Case CONVICT BOARD SESSION
Will Promote Tobacco Culture In Bald win County-Representative Jen- kins Confers With Governor and
 Commissioner Wilkinson.

Montgomery, October 15,--(Special.) )-The conviction of George Shreve and his brother. Jesse Shreve, for contempt of the criminal court, today, is develop ment of the now famous Caffey case, which is pending in the city court George Shreve is an attorney and his sentence to jail will no doubt be followed by d movement to disbar him from practice. Jesse is a real estate man who will have no greater punishment than is involved in the Jail sentence and its consequent hp- uiliat,on.
 Afte, ns hearing of two days.A blowing anothts of the same kind several days ago, Judge William H. Thomas, of the city court, held both the young men to be in contempt and ordered that they be sent to jail until 10 o'clock Friday morning, making the term four days in all. In addition the judge ordered that copies of the proceedings be sent to the state bar association to be used in case of motion for disbarment brought against George Shreve.
 The charge against the two men was that they aided two witnesses In the case against Dr. Frank Caffey, negro, to get out of the state and tried to prevent them from being returned from Dallas,
 
 them or had part in sending them Calf fey is indicted for murder as result of malpractices on white women.
 Convict Board Session.
 At the regular Tuesday meeting of the state board of convict inspectors all were present. including President Smith, and Associates Wilson and Burns. The work of the month and the records of the vsri- ous camps were gone over and good re- ports were the rule In every way. There is good health everywhere. convicts are contented and the maximum of results are being obtained There is nothing but good news from all the camps. said President Smith, while Mr. Wilson sad that the health of the wards of the state is satisfactory, being less than five to the 1000 to die.
 Freight men of the rail lines which have put in the reduced rates of the state are working with the rate expert, Patterson. in an effort to get all rates uniform so that there will be no discrepancies or ef- TOTS. These are the rates included in Senate bill No. IS. The following are here: Wilcox of the Frisco. Collier of the Atlantic Coast Line Everly of the Seaboard, Chadwick of the Alabama Great Southern. Jones of the Southern. All matters are being checked so there will be no confusion.
 Tobacco In Baldwin.
 Representative s. c. Jenkins has been in the city to have talk with Governor Conner and Commissioner of Agriculture Wilkinson with regard to the culture of tobacco in Baldwin and the promo ton of the industry. The state has just begun soil survey In that county, and the idea of working out better study of the adaptabiity of the lands for tobacco has taken firm hold of the business men of the section. As result of the visit of MT. Jenkins 1t has been determined to ask the government to send tobacco expert there to remain long as he is needed. not only to discover the adapta- biity of the soils but to teach the farm CTS to raise it.
 l.. c. Hudgings, probate judge Of Dick ems county, and B. G. Robinson have been here to see the members of the High School Board with a view to in teresting them in locating the school fer the county at that point. Carrollton. Re- form, Gordo and Ellisville are the appli- cants for the school.
 Ben Fant, 30-year convict from 1'alil- poosa county. has been paroled by Gov ernor Conner He wa. convicted in 1901 It was shown that the man killed-the charge being murder--was stabbed in a general row at a cornshucking and that no reconciliation was entertained.
 Coneressmen In City.
 Congressman Champ Clark of Missouri, Henry D. Clayton of the Third Alabama district and William Richardson of the Eighth were in the city today and met many friends. MT. Clark came to deliver a lecture in the lyceum course. and MT. Clayton to give him the glad hand. Judge Richardson was on his way to Savannah to consult the government engineers about river work at Muscle Shoals
 Judge Richardson is working plan to get deep water above Florence on the Tennessee by the erection of Liz dams at or near Muscle Shoals. where tho river is very wide. He will be able to say to the government officers thas private parties will join in and help in the work so that it may be done in the most economical way.
 The following new corporations were reported to the secretary of state: Bark of Gaylesvllle; capital, S1.v,l. Blrniing- ham Garage company. capital sseoo; In terstate Grocery company, Emaula: capi- tai. sl5.0oo.