The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-09
ROBBERS BREAK UP
 SAFE WITH SLEDGE
Get $93 from Southern Rail-
 way at Browns Station
LITTLE DOING IN U. s. COURT
Big Suits Have Gone Over Until Plead ings Gan Be Settled In July. Whisky Case Comes
 Forward.

Selma, May s.-(special)-At Browns twenty miles from Selma. last night rob bers broke open the Southern depot. and after carrying the safe out of the build- ing. smashed it to peices with a sledge hammer. A blacksmith shop near the depot was first broken open by the rob Der and the sledge and other tools se- cured. with which to take off a plank of the depot. The safe, which was tho property of the Southern Express com- pany, and in which the agent kept the funds. was thrown out of the window. The sledge hammer was then welded until 1t was smashed to pieces.
 This morning the agent found the safe on the ground and the papers and en- yelopes in which the money had been left strewn about in every direction. Thei e was about S93 in the safe last night when the agent closed up for the night and it was all gone this morning. None of the papers were touched the robbers evident ly desiring only cash. Up to this time there is no clue as to the perpetrators of the deed.
 Little Doing In Court.
 There is little doing in the United States court, which Is in session in this city In fact, Judge Toulmn is complaining of having nothing to do, the attorneys either compromising the suits brought (the judge doesn't object to this, however, or post poning pleadings until some time in July. when they will be made sitting in cham bers. The big cases in which the South q Greensboro for SS00o0, and the contra suit for $17,00O, and also the suit of the Alabama Portland Cement company against the North Carolina Cement com pany have gone over until the pleadings can be settled in July. Judge Toulmin remarked this morning that if the law yers would discharge their stenographers and break up their typewriters, he felt very sure that the lengthy pleadings and demurrers and chaneery bills, now an every day occurrence, would be few and far between.
 The only case settled in court today was that of Will Hope, arrested in Wilcox county for selling whisky without license. He entered a plea of guilty and was fined $100 and one month In jail. The man declared he never sold much whisky either as he allowed only selected per- sons to have 1t.
 Local and Personal.
 Capt John c. Webb of Demopolis passed through Selma today en route to Montgomery, where he was called by an accident which befell Mrs. Webb. who is visiting her daughter. Mrs. J. P. Ferall. Mrs. Webb received a fall which resulted la, f,t1 ft,3tt Captain Webb has just returned from Panama and talks Interestingly of the work on the canal. He alighted from the train at Gatun dam, and with his coat off, shoyeled dirt for five or six minutes. Now he is bragging that he helped build the canal.
 Miss Anna Carpenter of New York reached Selma today to attend the we'd ding of Miss Mary Howard to MT. Fraz- fer Titus Raiford, which occurs at the home of the brides parents Tuesday May 21, at S;30. Immediately Following the wedding ceremony a reception will be given, which will be attended by several hundred friends
 Hon. W. M Fowllkes of Marion was visitor to Selma today.
 MT. Hal Taylor of Uniontown, q mem- Der of the Board of Revenue of Perry county, was in the city today.
 In the Mayors court this morning, Ed Stanford, white man. possessing but one leg, who has given the authorities much trouble, was arraigned on the charge of dsorderly conduct. He was fined s45. and it is hoped some way will be devised to get him out of the city and into some in- stitution.
 w. w. Berry of this county was in the city today and reports that the farmers are exceedingly blue over the prospects,. The continued rains are interfering with replanting. and soon the grass will over run everything.