The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-14
BOWLING CASE
 IS AFFIRMED West End Carpenter to
 Serve His Time. SENTENCED TO FIFTY YEARS Breaks Down and Weeps on Being Told of Decision. Supreme Court Renders Opinion in Montgomery Incest Case, Toseth- CT With Large Number of 9th CTS, Many Being Im-

d down and wept yesterday afternoon when he was told that the Supreme Court had affirmed the verdict of the Montgomery City Court by which he was tried.
 In its detailed horrors the Bowling case Is without doubt the most revolt ing that has been tried in Montgomery, perhaps in the State. At the time of the trial the victim was but 16 years | old. She said she had been maltreated since she was 12 years old. Her sister | was a witness and neighbors to whom the girl appealed for aid and by whom she was succored and harbored told of their knowledge of the case. Bowling piled the trade of a carpen- ter in West End. He Is about 50 years old. For defense he set up, In part. that Daisy and her sister were very i wayward. and that his attempts to re- strain them to right living were so galllng to them that they were will ing to sacrifice his liberty or his life, even, to come from under his control. He set up a general denial of the charges made against him. The Supreme Court handed down It's decision early yesterday afternoon and shortly afterwards the news was borne to Bowling, who has been in the Mont gomery County jail pending a decision of the appeal, by Jailer Pettus. Dowl- ing wept like a child It is hardly pos sible that he can live through the fifty years of his sentence. even when the short time" granted for good be- havior, which would be nearly twenty seven years, is regarded as the actual sentence.
 Traction Company License.
 The Montgomery Traction Company won it's case against the State of Ala bama on appeal from the Montgomery City Court. whose judgment was re- versed and rendered. The case invol- we'd question of license. Subdivisions "A amending Section 2242 of the Code of 1896. imposes a privilege tax upon all corporations (not otherwise speci- fied) which shall pay a privilege tax graduated to the amounts of their capital. Subdivision 34 imposes a tax. on each street railway, vhe tnx grad uated in accordance to the population of the city in which 1t Is operated.
 The Traction Company was indict- ed and fined. for not having license as required under subdivision 24, but the Companys plea that its proper license had been paid under Subdivision 34. whereunder 1t paid S200. was sustain A decision affecting the stokes-Dim- mick litigation only as regards the appeal in the case, was handed down!
 
 etc. whereby 1t was sought to deny the right of appeal,s was overruled
 That an adult may be adopted the same as child was decided by the Supreme Court in the case of Elijah Sheffield, ct al. R. B. Franklin. man twenty six years old had been ad- opted by a woman wLo wished him to inherit her property. At her death some of her relatives attacked the val- idity of the will on the ground that the beneficiary was an adult and not a child and therefore could not be adopted. The Supreme Court held that he could properly be adopted A case was found where in Massachusetts a man had adopted his three uncles.
 The case of Fred Falkner. appealed from the Montgomery City Court, was affirmed. Falkner was accused with Mary Gillunn, of the murder of Asaria Simmons alias Dummy. A severance was taken and in his case Falkner. was convicted and sentenced to a term of eight years
 Bob Andrews, convicted in Wilcox County for the murder of Bama Ed wards and sentenced to the peniten- tiary for life, received a reversal and remanding and will have a new trial
 List of Many Decisions.
 The following decisions were hand ed down by the Supreme Court yester- day:
 Tyson, c. J.
 Walter Mitchell. vs. State of Ala bama, appeal from Covington Circuit court, affirmed.
 Mary Cogbill as Administratrix. vs. L. and N. R. R. O., appeal from Bir- mingham City Court. affirmed
 Wiley T. Johnson vs. state of Ala bama, appeal from Shelby Circuit Court affirmed.
 Smith Brothers and Co.. vs. J. M. Mill Ter, appeal from Marshall Circuit Court reversed and remanded
 Per Curiam-
 John D. Mcqueen as Guardian. etc. ". Annie Grigsby. ct al, appeal from Geneva Probate Court motions to strike and dismiss overruled.
 T. c. Stokes vs. J. W. Dimmick, ap peal from Montgomery Court; motion for mandamus. prohibition. etc. de- nied.
 John c. Pugh as Guardian. etc. vs. James IT. Hardman ct al, appeal from Jefferson Chancery Court, affirmed.
 Haralson, J.--J. D. Compton vs state of Alabama. appeal from judgment and order of Judge of City Court of Mont gomery, denying discharge on habeas corpus proceedings; affirmed.
 J. P. Reynolds ct al. vs. R. E. Will Hams. appeal from Conecuh Circuit Court. affirmed
 Town of Elba vs. Annie E. Bullard. appeal from Coffee Circuit Court. at- firmed
 N L. Sellers. and Company vs. Ma lone Pitcher Company. appeal from Houston Circuit Court. affirmed.
 Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company vs Greenberry Vines appeal from Birmingham City Court affirmed.
 John F. Leonard vs. Lurena Roe buck ct al, appeal from Jefferson Chan cerv Court affirmed
 Addie Solomon vs. American Guild appeal from Birmingham City Court. affirmed
 Sam Lefkovits vs. First National Bank of GadsdeD. appeal from Besse- mer City Court. reversed and remand ed.
 Corona Coal and Iron Company vs Dennis Swindle. appeal from Walker Chancery Court, appeal dismissed
 George Miller vs. Mayor and Alder men of Birmingham, appeal from lief ferson Criminal Court, affirmed
 Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company vs. Thomas Franklin, appeal from DeKalb Circuit Court. reversed and remanded.
 Bud Sykes vs State of Alabama. an pead from Lawrence County Court. reversed and remanded
 Dowdeil. J.-John Snodgrass ys. W J. Jackson, ct al, appeal from Jack son Chancery Court. affirmed J. T. Wilson vs. NJ J. Bpstick. an peal from TaI1apoosa probate court. sF-