The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-23
CORONER INDICTED


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The grand jury today returned true
bill against Coroner w D. Paris.
charging violation of section b,los
Of the Criminal Code of Alabama, whicn
has reference to extortion BY state or
county officials.
It provides that any county official
who collects fees not due him, whie
duties. or who collects fees In excess
Of what Is due him, may be fined.
The indictment alleges that the sec
tion In question was violated In the
case Of Gray HEAD KID, the sum OF
$1,000 being the amount specified as
claimed to be illegally COLLECTED
The Coroner made BOND readliy -
states that he has nothing TO FEAR from
an official investigation
He says that an old negro was found
dead In the vicinity Of Palos the lat
ter part Of last summer. He says tnat
he was autographed to make an tnvesei-
cation but that the trains had gone
The following day the Coroner says ne
went to Palos and found that Justice
of the Peace Crocker had held the I'M
A bill of about sal was presented
which the coroner said the Board OF
Revenue would not allow. The Coro-
ner says that he cut the bill down to
SIS and collected It, informing the
u
ing to divide the same but that the
justices never came after it.
Took Booze Money.
Birmingham, Ala. Jan, 22-tSpeciai)
,-Cliff Calioon ana Walter Bishop
were fined $50. each In the police court
this morning on q charge OF obtaining
money under false pretenses. 1t Is
charged that q complaint was made
that the two men had been given
money on Sunday before prohibition
went into effect with which liquor was
to have been purchased The men will
appeal.
Another Reprfeve For Traxton.
A telegram from Attorney Macarthur
who went to see the Governor In be-
half OF Henry Thaxton. the negro under
sentence to hang Saturday, Is to the
effect that another reprieye has been
granted. the negro to be given fifteen
days more during which time effort
viii be made to secure addi-
tional evidence In the negro's favor.
This makes the third reprieve for the
negro, the hanging having been origin
ally ses for Decenber ~
Yeungbleod Locking Around. |
Birmingham, Jan, 22--(SpecfaD---
Colonel WiifIannA Youngblo6d. OF WASH
ington. formerly Alabama member OF
the National Republican COMMITTEES. Is
in Birmingham on visit having just
come from Washington.
In an interview he says that Secre-
tary Taft will get tire punctured be-
fore election day or before the National
Republican Convention. He says also
that II Mr.. Bryan sticks TO his posi-
tion. a. reported by the press, to the
effect that he viii not accept the
Democratic nomination, II even one
third OF the delegates are uufavorable
TO him. then he will not be nominated.
Mr.. Youngblood. who has heard much
discussion on future politics in the
large centers, expresses the opinion
that Hon. hudson Harmon, OF Ohio. Is
the logical candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination and can make the
best race.
10 Meet en- AttaIEa.
A cali was issued today for q meeting
Of the executive committee OF the RE-
publican party in the seventh district
To meet at Alfalfa on Friday. January
81. for the purpose OF transacting such
business as win come before IL.
o. D. STREET., United States District
Attorney for the Northern District of
Alabama. is chairman OF the commit
tee.
In addition to making provision Tor
the selection of delegates to the
National Convention. steps VIII be
taken Ia the direction Of nominating a
candidate for Congress TO oppose the
Democratic candidate. who will be J.
L. Burnett, the present representative
from that district.