The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
THEALABAMAG AR.
w. M. CAMPBELL ELECTED COM
 WANDER OF STATE.
Visitors to Birmingham are Given . BanQuet-GOveruor Gray VIII Resign from City
 Council.

birmfngham, April 10.--fSpeciaI.)- The nineteenth annual encampment of the Department of Alabama, Grand Army of the Republic. was held here this afternoon with Commander A. N. Ballard of Birmingham in the chair and Assistant Adjutant General Ed Bacon at the desk.
 t The attendance was not very large but much interest was shown. Reso- iutions of respect were adopted on the death of several members of the or ganization during the past year. the death of c. W. Buckley of Montgom- cry. Past Department Commander, ana Past Junior Vice-Commander-in Chief, and of Ed Birchenough, Assistant Quartermaster General being among the number.
 The membership of the department shows losses. according to the report of the Assistant Adjutant General.
 w. M. Campbell of Florence. was elected department commander A banquet was given tonight a number of short talks being made around the festive board.
 The department will have several representatives at the national en- campment which meets this year in Saratoga Springs. N. Y.
 Alderman Gray to Resign.
 Lieutenant-Governor Henry B. Gray. who Is member of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen in Birmingham, representing the Eighth Ward. Is pre- pairing his resignation to that body. He does not care to occupy both posi- tions of Lieutenant- Governor of the State and Alderman in the city of Bir- mingham at the same time.
 petition Is being circulated asking the Mayor and Board of Aldermen to elect Harry Jones to the vacancy when Alderman Gray resigns. Mir. Jones's term as Alderman expires next month.
 MT. Gray Is now serving his third term of four years each, being on his tenth year. Messrs. Gray and Jones are two of the most popular members of the Birmingham City Council. 4~ I Investigating Gambling.
 The grand jury today investigated, 1t Is understood, with view of go- ing after those persons. against whom complaint has been lodged. It was said that large number of witnesses were before the inquisitors for the purpose of telling what they knew about gambling houses and the per- sons operating them.
 It was generally Understood that the grand jury took up considerable time in Investigating one particular house. From what could be learned. man lost a large sum Of money and made complaint. The facts were placed be- fore the grand jury and a number of witnesses were summoned It was said that the man who lost gave the names of a number of persons who were in tho room at the time
 Police Judge Busy.
 Of the 906 cases brought for trial before Judge Feagin of the Police l> ~f r1h were found guilty, ninety not guilty. and njnety-one. nolle pressed for va rious causes. Eleven of the cases were continued into April and forfeiture and alias were taken on six.
 This information Is contained in the report of Judge Feagin for tho month of March. which was submitted the Mayor this morning
 Of those found not guilty the me- groes were more numerous, the figures showing that thirty-four white men were acquitted, four white females. l forty y-four colored men. and eight col ored females. Of those found guilty 29s were white and 40 colorAd
 As usual, more casesl were presented on tue charge of drunkenness. and of the 167 cases. 156 were found guilty. Of these found guilty on this charge thhero were 101 white men, three white women, fortN-fve colorcd men and seven colored women
 On the charge of vagrancy during the month 101 cases were tried Oi this number cighty-three were found guilty, thirteen white men, twenty-siX | white women, twenty-three coiored men, and twenty colored women. The white women lead in the number of convictions during the month.
 Twenty -four cases of violating the Sunday law were tried, twenty-one of which resulted in a verdict of guilty. Seventy five cases of gaming were tried, resulting in fifty-one convictions.
 total of fifty one casos charging living in prostitution were given trial and forty-three resulted in convictions Of these cases twenty-four involved white people, while nineteen were ne