The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
ROONEY ACQUITTED
FAMOUS PRISONER IS GIVEN HIS
 FREEDOM.
He Was Chnrwed With Being Member of Duncan -sIiIler Gang of Safe BIowers--Other Birmfng-
 ham News.

BIewerr--Other Birming-
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 Birmingham. Sept 27.--1Special.)- James Rooney alias New York liar rvn was acouitted today of the charge of robberv. He was accused Of being a member of the Duncan Miller gang which blew up safes and killed police oficers. The jury was out all night.
 Rooney was arrested In Connecticut and some of the largest detective agencies in the world reported him as being member of a safe-oiowing 1anr Rooney, however. denied the &C., cuaaticr and maintained that his name was Rooney. He was in jail here for eighteen months and was model pris- oner.
 Several witnesses were on the stand including two members of the Duncan Miller gang, who are now serving sen tences in the penitentiaries near here and Myrtle Haas of Chattanooga, wle of Duncan, who was executed. These and other witnesses testified that New York Harry. who was a member or the safe blowing gang. had hair hp. Rooney has no hair lip.
 Another case of a serious nature against the defendant was mol pressed and the now famous prisoner was re- leased. Departments throughout the country will be advised of the acquit- fal of Rooney, several having asked that they be notified as to the result or the case.
 when the jury read the verdict, Rooney showed no surprise. He arose from his seat and approached each member of the jury and thanked them for what they had done for him, He announced that he would seek employ unent here until he could get some money and then would return to his home in Connecticut.
 Clash at New Terminal.
 4 claah ia on between the Birming- ham Terminal Company, the company cornpoaed of the several railroads using tha new station in this city, and the Oliver Collitt Construction Company which is doing the construction work On the 18th inst the Termlnal IUlu. ,,1l. many served notice on the Oliver-5olhtt Conpany that the contract would ter yninate fnasmuch as the work had made such slow progress and that certain materiaI used in the building was or noor quality The notice would not pc acoepted and this morning attorneys or the Terminal Company were at the place to serve trespass warnns @ on ! tices. Four deputy sherins were on inc scene to prevent any personal oit- faculties. .va ryarninr this morning that for every warrant issued and every arrest naue' thera would be a damage suit. Ine construction work Is just year nehlnd inc contract time. much towards com Ie.,on ,,at to he done. The contract Of nIiver-Sollitt Company calls for worK to Inc amount of $300,0Op and more srhe terminal when completed VII cost oo the Terminal company about $2.ooV'o"V' . FairbanIxs Invited.
 His attention being called to tne rrarniss made year ago that he would he present at the convention or the international League of Press Clubs to he held in Birmingham in October, vioa-P President Charles W. Fairbanks has written a letter to the chairman of the general arrangements commit fee to the effect that he Is not cer- tain that he can be here.
 E. |. to deliver an address in Dal- las Texas, on the 72nd of October. He has been requested to make an ef- fort to get here for the evening ot the 29rd, and deliver an address tc the newspaper people who will pc hers on the 29th. and then go to Kentucky where he has dates to deliver aoqresS' ",' es from the 18th on. The Vice-Presi' dent was in Birmingham last year and received much attention here.
 ErauduIent Use of BTails.
 Morgan McNutt a young store keep. CT of Winston County, was convicted in the Federal Court here today on a charge of ustnR the mails for fraud uIant purposes. It was alleged thai McNutt would write letters ordering = eooda and that hg would dispose oi the goods at half cost and never pay for them. It was brought out in the evidence that he ordered $7O nuEgS and that he sold 1t afterwaros Iol $40 Judge Hundley will pass sentenc' later.
 RaHlrOad Case on Trial.
 The case against the Central O. Georgia Railroad was taken up Tn tn' Federal Court here today, the charg' being that safety appliances ordered b! inc Government were not put on tt cars. -Oficials from Washington arr here to participate in the trial II case of conviction a fine of $1OO O. more for each car found not equipped with the required appliances can p imposed. Other railroads in this dis trict have similar cases pending ant the first trial Is being watched close ly.
 Prohibition Campaign.
 Active preparations are already un der way for holding the prohibitio election ordered by Judge samuel E Greene for Monday, October 2Sth. Tn campaign committees on the two side have been asked to send the names O four ualihed voters for each preeinc so that the same can be named
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