The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-28
SPECIAL TERM OF
 COURT CONFINES Two Noted Capital Cases on
 Trial HOLLAND MURDER CASE Robert Hanes and. Wife Are Charged With Burning Home of Luther Lowry Last ApriI-Dam-
 aging Evidence.
HOLLAND MURDER CASE

Cullman, July 27.--(Special)-TA special term of circuit court convened this morning. Judge Speake presiding, to try two capital cases, Robert Hanes and his wife, charged with arson, and John Holland, charged with the kill ing of H. D. Putnam at Hanceville re- gently. The Hanes case was called this morning and a jury was secured from the regular panel and special venire. The defendants are attended in court by four little children. The offense charged Is the burning of the dwelling house of Luther Lowery, about four miles west of Cullman. on April of this year.
 The states testimony showed that Lowery and his wife left their home about o'clock to attend a school en- tertainment some three miles away, and when they returned at II D. m. the house was burned down. Hanes. who lived near, invited MT. and Mrs. Lowery to spend the night with them, whi .h they did. Some time later, Mrs. Lowery saw one of her dresses on Mrs. Hanes which aroused suspicion. The Lowerys asked Mrs. Hanes to be allowed to go through the Hanes' trunks, threaten ing to get search warrant if they refused. The request was granted and number of articles of clothing be- longing to the Lowerys were discovered in the possession of Hanes, some of tn em being particularly identified as being in the house when the Lowerys left it at o'clock on the night of the burn ing. The case will be concluded to- morrow.
 John Hollands case Is set for Wednesday and on account of the prominence of the man he killed and the sensational developments expected, will attract great crowds of spectators. Holland, who was marshal of Hancs. vile, went to Putnam's home with warrant sworn out by himself charging Putnam with disorderly conduct, an,. shot him down. It was claimed that Putnam had mistreated his wife, but Mrs. Putnam, it is understood, denies .this. There are rumors of other mat ters of a sensational nature, which the
 
 The many friends of J. s. Fuller were shocked by the news of his sudden death in Birmingham Saturday nignc. He was raised in this county and had large acquaintance over the county He was for years prominent contractor here, some of his more recent build- ings being the D. T. Tn ompson brick store and the Esther opera house. He ] moved with his family to Birmingh atn last winter The funeral took place at 2:30 this afternoon from the residence of Judge s. L. Fuller his brother, ua. der the auspices of the Masons ana Knights of Pythias, Rev. W. Y. Adams of Hanceville conducting the service. Attorney J. T. Lowery of Ensley is attending court here, being employed in the prosecution of the Hanes' arsur case. MT. Lowery read law here and was admitted to the bar in Cullman. Attorney P. M. Mathews of Bessemer a former Cullman county man, wal here today boosting for Bessemers new county amendment.
 A county fair meeting will be he'd i Wednesday at the court house. Gull. ] man had splendid county fair la f year, and an effort will be made to make it an annual event.