The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-15
JUDGE JACKSON IS PLEASED WITH JURY TranSaCtS Business With PromptneSs and Discretion JONES HAS CERTIFICATE Principal of coIored Public Schools of Bessemer Sets Himself Straight
 With the Board of
 Education.
JONES HAS CERTIFICATE

] Bessemer. September 14-(Special )-The i grand jury which has been in session In this city for the past ten days, ad- i journed on Thursday afternoon at 9 ] o'clock and will take a recess until the 1 first of October. A great deal of work was accomplished. Several indictments were returned and a large number of witnesses were examined. This term of the city court will be one of the largest it has ever experienced, and much work l will be accomplished before the term is | ended.
 Judge Jackson took occasion to re- mark in dsmissing the jury that he felt that each and every man had done his best to render fair decisions in all cases, and he was more than pleased that they should have finished their work with so ] much promptness and discretion.
 Jones Has Certificate.
 The argument regarding the validity of the certificate to teach by Principal J. c. Jones, who was elected principal of the colored schools, seems to be in fair way to be closed for once and all. Jones has turned over to Secretary Lewis of the board of education a certified cer- tificate. signed by the authorities at Montgomery, and there can be no doubt now as to it's correctness.
 The question of Jones' fitness to have charge of the schools came up some time ago, when q citizen of Bessemer received letter from State Superintendent Gun nells of Montgomery in which he stated that there was no record on file in his office showing that Jones had ever been granted certificate
 This closes a much discussed matter, as it would have caused d great deal of in-y convenience, had Jones not been in posi- ton to vindicate himself.
 Business Is Good.
 While there were no especially large paydays in this city or the surrounding district today, the merchants in all lines have and are enjoying one of the larg- est trades that they have had for sev- eral months
 Sloss mines Dolomite, the Pipe shops and Rogers brick yard paid off today and while there are some pay days that are larger everyone seems to be in tho notion to do some trading.
 Reed Fulton of the Rush Drug com- pany stated that he was sure the drug business done for today was one of the finest any of the druggist had en- joyed for some time.
 The morning train on the Louisville and Nashville brought great crowds. both white and black, into the city, and every one seemed to having the trading spirit Virginia mines also paid off, as did the Louisville and Nashville and these two pay days helped to swell business materially.
 b. l.. Huey, of the E. l.. Huey Furniture A..1 1. fine and his clerks had been busy ever since the store was first opened this morning.
 Fire at Mine.
 The Tennessee company had quite a bad fire at mine No. ' late last evening" The boiler house and coal bins were destroyed and had 1t not been for the quick work on the part of the miners and employees at the mines the loss would have been much larger
 Hand Is Mashed.
 Roy Horton, white man employed In the yards of the Louisville and Nashville railroad in this city, had his head badly mashed this morning about o'clock It seems that he was in the act of getting off the engine, when his foot slipped and he was struck by the step. He was taken to Robinsons inhrmary in Vermillon's
 
 quite painful 1t is not believed that they will terminate seriously.
 Negro Is Arrested.
 It is believed that Detectives Patton and Parsons made quite an important arrest this morning, when they got ". r. John son, colored man, whom they are sure was the man that tried to rob a box car on the tracks of the Louisville and Nash vile railroad late last evening"
 The man works in the freight depart ment, and 1t appears that the officers were given a tip that he was entering cars and carrying stuff off. They went down to the yards last even ing and lay In wait for him. It was not l long before he came along and before en terng the car he looked through every place to see that there was no one around. The officers had themselves well concealed, and he did not discover them until he had entered the car When they walked out on him he had a large box of sardines under his arm, but immediately dropped 1t and took to the woods lie got away all right as 1t was quite dark, and they could not follow him. How ever. they had recognized him as being q negro that was employed around the yards, and he had no more than started to work this morning when Detective Patton walked up to him and told him he wanted lew words with him. He was taken to Jail and will have a chance to tell Mayor Rush on Monday morning just how much he knows about that box car service.
 It is believed that this man Is one of gang of thieves that have been operat- ing pretty extensively for same time, and his conviction will no doubt have a de- pressing effect upon his pals
 Personal and General. Miss Mabel Coniff of Tunnel Hill, Ky, is in the city as the guest of Mrs. J. F. Gallagher.
 Mrs. Andrew D. Maddox and Mrs. Charles q. Pritchard have returned to the city after a tendays' visit to Capt. and Mrs. John Hanby of Pocahonsas Springs.
 Miss Annie Laurie Dunnam and Miss Lillie Britt of eMridian, Miss, who have