The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
SMOOTH COUPLE
 IN ROUGH PLACE
Bank SwindIing Game Stopped
 By Police
WOMAN MAY ESCAPE JAIL
Acquisition Papers Will Be Sent to Nashville for Man Wanted In Mo- bile--Bie Damage Suit Filed
 By Dry Docks Company.

Mobile, August 26-(SpeciaI )-The pre-
 liminary hearing of J. T. Adams, alias w. T. Allen, alias Fred Seibe Jr, and
 Mrs. William Mcleod, alias Mrs. Alice
 Flair, alias Mrs. W. T. Allen, arrested
 here Saturday afternoon after having
 successfully swindled the Merchants bank out of $1210 on a bogus check purporting
 to have been signed by one Hugh C.
 Price, whom the woman claimed was a
 wealthy broker of St. Louis. was post poned till this morning by Acting Record CT Hale, when the parties were arraigned in the recorders court yesterday morn- ing.
 The names of the two prisoners were the first on the docket, Attorney MeAI-
 pine of McAlpne & Robinson appearing 1 for the prisoners After reading the war
 rants under which they were held, he
 asked for a continuance in the cases till charge against the two prisoners was changed by the acting recorder from for gerry to that of obtaining money under false pretenses, just before the court con Nened. After conference it was agreed that Adams should be held on the charge
 
 warrant charging the woman with similar offense was also drawn and both
 warrants were signed by Ernest Ladd,
 cashier of the Merchants bank.
 1t was the opinion O. Acting Recorder
 Hale that there is little proof on which the woman can be held. The burden of the proof is on the state and if the wom-
 an keeps her mouth shut there is little chance of connecting her directly with the defrauding of the bank. On the other hand Deible for the man under arrest has practically admitted that this is his name, Is. in the opinion of the police. up against it. Deibel is lawyer
 b, profession and he displayed much in
 terest in the warrants that had been sworn out against him and the woman. H : stepped to the side of his attorney
 and read them over his shoulder. He was apparently pleased with the action taken by his attorney, but made no com ment.
 Must Have the Papers. Sheriff Cazalas received a wire today from Deputy Sheriff Cherry in Nash ville Tenn, saying that II. D. Morrison, under arrest there on request of the Mo- bile authorities and wanted here for for gery, refused to come to Mobile without requisition papers Sheriff Cazalas com
 municated with the governors office at Montgomery and was assured the papers would be mailed tonight.
 Big Damage Suit. The Ollinger & Bruce Dry Docks com- pany filed a suit for $15,000 damages in the circuit court today against Peyton R. Tunstall, Jr., alleging breach of con tract. The amount claimed is said to be due for repairs made on the steamboat
 City of Camden twelve months ago.
 New School to Open. Dr. J. A B. Lovett, president Of the newly established Daphne State Normal school was in the city today, and sail that many applications were being re- ceived from prospective pupils from all over Alabama and from Iowa and Geor- sia. The school will open October l, and the prospects are for large number of pupils.
 Steamboatman Dead. Capt Dennis Dent. a well known steam boat man, died this afternoon at the home of his sister. He was a native of Mcintosh Bluff. mad has resided here about five years. He is survived by brother and four sisters. all living in this city.
 Detention Home. The Board of Revenue and road corr missoners to whom petition was made several days ago for the building and maintenance for two years of juvenile home of detention, have decided they will erect the home provided the city of Mo bile will stand for half the cost of the building and maintenance
 New Abbattoir. corporation having for it's purpose the building and conducting of a modern ab battoir is in process of formation here, with Henry T. Hartwell. a prominent young business man, at the head of the undertaking. A large part of the finances necessary to perfecting the undertaking has been subscribed, site selected and other arrangements completed.
 Escapes From Stockade. Shriff Cazales has been notified by the
 Henderson- Boyd Lumber company of
 Richburg, of the escape from the stockade
 there of Will Simmons, colored. sent up
 from Mobile county under three-year
 sentence for assault to murder He has been there about two months. Murdered and Chopped Up. Dallas, Tex, August 26.-D. B. Her
 ring killed Dr. B. SRerrin early today
 at his home in Arlington, fifteen miles
 west of Dallas. Herring used an axe