The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-21
BOY ESCAPES FROM
JAIL At GADSDEN
Was Held on Charge of Steal
ing Brasses
BAR ASSOCIATION MEETS
Gadsden Attorneys Decline to Endorse
Any One of the Local Applicants
for the New Federal
Judgeship.
BAR ASSOCIATION MEETS

Gadsden, February 20.-(Special) Rob-
ert Cox, a 14-year-old white boy made his
escape from the county jail today and up
to late hour had not been caught
Young Cox had been placed in Jail for
stealing brasses from the different foun-
dries and was being held until he could be
placed in a reformatory.
The sheriff had orders not to confine
him closely with the other criminals, and
he was sent out into the back yard, which
is enclosed with a high board fence, to
get a bucket of coal. Remaining longer
than usual, search was instituted, but
he could not be found. The boy has been
convicted twice for stealing.
Judge j. II. Disque announced this aft
ernoon that he would not under any cir
cumstances be an applicant for the new
federal judgeship which has recently been
created for the northern division of Ala
bama. Judge Dsque's name and that of
two other Gadsden gentlemen have been
favorably mentioned for the position.
Judge Disque has just recently been APP
pointed judge of the city court of Gads-
den for the second time.
Bar Association.
The Etowah Bar association met this
morning to consider the advisability of in.
dorsing one of the local applicants for the
new federal judgeship to be created in the
northern district of Alabama. Much dis
cussion was INDUCED in ana the member.
differed widely in their views of the mat
ter, and the meeting adjourned without
arriving at any definite conclusion and
left the question as it was before the
meeting.
o. r. Hood introduced a resolution sug-
gesting that the association indorse all of
the gentlemen whose names had been
mentioned in connection with the appoint
ment from this city, but the resolution
was lost in the animated discussion which
followed.
motion was then made to adjourn,
which was done. A gentleman who is
we'll posted said that the trouble seemed
to be that the association did not wish
to single out any one of the applicants
for fear of offending the others. Those
whose names have been mentioned in this
connection are: Judge j. II. Dlsque,
Judge J. A. Bilbro and Hon. A. e. Good
hue.
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the city late yesterday evening and at
tracted a great deal of attention. They
We're flying in a southeasterly direction.
This action of the birds at this season of
the year is most unusual as they are gen.
orally flying north at this time.
An old sign, according to the weather
prophets, is that there will be colder
weather. and 1t came true. as the weather
is several degrees colder tooay.
Machine Shop Moves.
The equipment and machinery for the
Weller machine shop is being removed
from the old shops on Third and Chestnut
streets to the new buildings on Second
street. The new location will afford
larger quarters and many improvements
and additions will be made to the plant.
The Harding syndicate, who own the
property where the old plant was locat-
ed. have already commenced to remove
them in order to prepare the site for new
buildings.
Prof. William C. Mitchell entertained