The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-21
DEFENSE FIGHTS
 ID KILL TIE TIME Peculiar Tactics Taken In Huck-
 abee Trial GORE CASE CONTINUED Express Agent at Faunsdale Charged With Taking Package Containing $1ooo-Boy Charged With
 Stealing Whisky.

Selma, November 20.-(SpeciaI.)-In- formation reaches Selma of a desperate fight being made in the circuit oourt of Marengo county to save the neck of Wiley Huckabee, the white man charged with the murder of Luke Brad ford, the eccentric old man who was killed and robbed at his cabin a few miles out from Linden.
 The reports that have reached here are to the effect that the greatest hone the defense has is in prolonging the trial until after court adjourns by linn itations of law on Saturday night. Two days and half of the time of court was consumed yesterday with only five or six witnesses examined and when 1t is remembered that there are over 50 witnesses on the list it is not cer- tain but that the plan of the defense will succeed
 John Gore. the agent for five days at Faunsdale, who, while being check ed out by the Southern Express com pany's route agent, secreted a package containing 5000 sent by the City National bank of Selma to the Fauns- dale bank, was to have been tried in Linden yesterday, but the Huckabee trial forced the continuance of the case, Gore was arrested in Richmond after about a months search by secret serv- ice agents of the express company. He acknowledged his crime to the off, cers in Virginia, but has since set up a plea oS not guilty. The lowest pen atty for his crime, including the costs, will be about three years, which he is likely to get if he pleads guilty.
 Boy Steals Whisky.
 Luke Day, a white boy about 16 years old, was fined s25 in mayors court this morning growing out of a charge of the larceny of two bottles of whisky. The boy, according to the evidence, took two quart bottles of whisky from an old Confederate veteran and his son returning from the reunion In Mont gomery. The pair had gotten off the Montgomery train at night and were in the waiting room at the union pas senger station. The son went out to the lunch stand and whenahe returned the bottles were gone. There was an effort on the part of the defense to show that the whisky had been pur- chased after hours from 8 local saloon
 
 given the fine stated above.
 Mayors Son Shot.
 Last night Harrison Atkins, the IA year-old son of Mayor and Mrs. V. B. Atkins. was brought to local sani- tarium, suffering from a gunshot wound received during the afternoon from the accidental discharge of a companions gun. The boy with sev- eral others went to the Blackwell place hunting yesterday morning. In the afternoon Henry Blackwell, son of ex-Sheriff Blackwell, and Harrison At kins flushed a covey of birds. In load ing his gun the shell exploded in young BlackwelPs fowling piece and the load tore an ugly wound through the rear of the thigh of young Atkins. While the wound was a painful one. it is not thought the results will be serious.
 Personal and General.
 Mrs. Ella Meyer of Demopolis passed through Selma today en route to Mont gomery.
 Col Norman Winn of Demopolis was a visitor to Selma today.
 Mr M. Levy of Demopolis was among the out-of- town #vsitors in the city today.
 Mrs Rap c. Jones has invitations to a card function for Tuesday. November 26. In honor of Mrs. F. l.. Davidson.
 The Harmony club will give it's open ing ball on the night of Tuesday, No- vember 26, and lavish preparations are being made for the event