The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-21

United States government. He mailed the
document this afternoon and forwarded
it TO Washington, and it now becomes the
sole property of the government.
j. j. FLYNN, general foreman of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad shops in
this city, has been promoted TO the posi-
ton of master mechanic of the company
shops at Nashville lie will be transferred
to his new station about March /. He
was on Monday afternoon presented with
a handsome silver table set of flfty-seven
pieces by employees of the shops here,
as a mark of their esteem
The presentation speech was made by
Alderman Emile Tacon, i'm the employ Of
the company at their shops. Mr.. Flynn
has been here for thirteen months past
and is a native of Louisville lie is we'll
known in railroad circles throughout the
entire south
G.. L. and H. r Smith, attorneys for
Hieronymus Bros, well known mill men
Of this city, have been advised that the
United States supreme court had affirmed
the Judgment of the lower court in the
suit of their client against the BfenVille
Water Supply company, which has been IN
the courts for ten years. The judgments
amount To $4,000 5000 in each case, and
are for damages and loss to their prop
erty occasioned by the water company
cutting off their water supply and their
plant shortly afterwards being destroyed
by fire The Bienville Water Supply COM
pany has lately been absorbed or pur-
chased by the city of Mobile, and the
oeustion arises will the city of Mobile
be liable for the amount. 1t Is thought,
however, that the amount will be paid out
of the supersedeas bond which the COM
pany is more than likely to have filed to
protect the city in suits pending.
Charles Williams, aged % years, of Me
ridian, and Il. L. McDuffy of the same
age, both white men, the latter from
tIattiesburg are held by the police here
pending the arrival of Mississippi author
tiles. The men are said to have escaped
from the convict farm near Hatthsburg,
Miss, where they were serving terms for
selling liquor In a prohibition district.
Duffy was serving two years in default
of a fine of $500; Williams was serving
ninety days In default of payment OF
500 A few days ago the local authorities
were informed some one was passing
bogus drafts in circulation, made payable
to the Union Naval Stores company III
| favor of j. e. Thorne, purportns TO nave
been drawn by Latonia Turpentine COM
many. Two victims suffered to the amount
| of $40. Duffy has been identified as the
| one who passed the drafts. After they nm
| ish terms in Mississippi they VIII be
| brought here for trial
! r. +, NeDuffy and A. NJ. Dearman
| two white men, arrested n few Jays ago
J on vagrancy charges and held pending an
! Investigation by the local police, nave
turned out TO be much wanted men. -Four
! charges of forgery were entered against
| McDuffy this morning by as many mer-
| chants here who cashed for him checks
alleged to have been forged and II also
developed that both men are escaped con-
victs from the Perry county. Miss. work
house farm near Hattiesburg, Miss. John
| Dossett a constable in charge of the farm
came to this city and identified both men.
lie saws they escaped with five others by
/ ulnneling under the stockade floor.
McDuffy was serving two years sem
| fence on several charges OF selling liquor
While Dearman was in for petit larceny.
| constable Dossett will probably be al
lowed to take Dearman back, but Nc
| Dnny will be held here for trial ON four
charges OF forgery.
The annual meetlns OIL tre poi :,
Of the Mobile and Ohio railroad was helu
| today at the general OFFICES Oh 'ii'' io' ~,
| in this city. The only chanBe hlaae III
| the election of directors Tor the ensuing
wear was the substitution OF w. w. nm
| ley for Samuel Spencer, deceased,
| J. Il. Martin. better known as scrap
ny" Martin. has signed a CONTRACT 10
| play bal with the Alexandra La team
of the Gulf Coast league.
Mrs Sophie Poetz. aged 50 years. ana
for fifty-th years resident OF Mo
bile died at the family nome TINS Hioi"-
| tive of Germany and menloer ol tne
| German Lutheran church' one Is SUI
vlved by two sons. George, OF ths Guy
and William J., of New YORK, anu Nv
daughters Mrs. John Douglas ana MISS
Nina Poets, both of this city
Phillip Joseph. creole, Tor many YEAR,
a familiar figure on the streets ol NJ ~
bile. and one time very prominent III
republican councils in reconstruc.ioh va >
died at the city hospital thls hornlns
after a long Illness. lie held many puphc
offices in his day ana was man vi
education. In ante-peilulh uass ne anu
his family owned many slaves, ne was
! a member of the national repupilS@n eoii-
Il.