The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-31
HELM EMPLOYS
LEGAL COUNSEL
Congressman'S Case viii Come
Up Some Time Next Week
M'CREARY TO ENTER SUIT
Horseman Shot BY Heflin Will Sue For
Damages-BiIl Is introduced To
Give Pension To Former
Gov. Rufus Cobb.

Wash ington, March 30.-(Special.)-
Henry e. Davis, former destrict attor-
ney of the District of Columbia, and
one of the most prominent attorneys
of this city, was tonight retained as
counsel for Representative Heflin.
Assistant District Attorney Ralph
Given said today that the case of Rep
resentative j. Thomas Hefin, who shot
and slightly injured Louis Lundy, u
negro, on a Pennsylvania avenue ca"
Friday night, would probably be set for
a hearing in the police court some
time next week. Mr.. Given wishes &c
dispose of the case as early as possi-
BILE, and Mr.. Hefiin is desirous of hay-
ing a speedy trial. The assistant dis
trict attorney had Lundy in the office
several hours this morning and gave
careful consideration to the negros side
of the case. Lundy has been dis
charged from the Emergency hospita,.
The doctors say the slight wound will
not give him any further trouble. He
has three other bullet wounds given
hirn by others in the past few years
which he managed to survive without
must inconvenience.
Mr.. Hefiin's interests are being taken
care of by his colleague, Representative
Clayton. When the case is called for
trial Mr.. Hefiin will be represented by
local counsel, but as yet no attorneys
have been consulted. Thomas Nc
Creary, the horseman, who was shot
in the calf of the right leg by a stray
bullet from Mr.. Hefiin's revolver, was
taken to the George Washington uni
versity hospital. Dr. j. J. Wharton,
who is attending him, said today that
while McCreary was suffering consider
able pain his injury is not likely TO
prove serious. He will be confined to
his room for about week.
McCreary may institute suit to re-
cover damages as he is losing consider
able money by not being able to at
tend the races now going on here. In
the Lundy case it is expected Mr.. Hefli.,
will plead self defense. Fortunately
for Mr.. Hefin Lundy has a very bad
police record.
Appalachian Park Bill.
Representative Brartley or Georgia,
a member of the judiciary committee.
sitter giving careful consideration to
the Appalachian park BILL declares 1t
10 be constitutional. The bill appro-
PIRATES $5,00O,000 for the purchase of
land in Kentucky, Alabama, Tennesse;.
the Virginias and Carolnas. The ques-
ton of it's constitutionality was recent
" raised by Representative Martlett of
Georgia, who introduced a resolution
esking that the matter be referred to
the judiciary committee of the House
to determine 'by what power and au-
tn hority the federal government has by
legislation to acquire for the purpose
of forest reserves lands within a state
wherein the government of the United
States has no public domain"
Pension For Cobb.
The house committee on pensions today
favorably reported a bill pensioning for-l
mer Governor Rufus Cobb of Alabama
at the rate of $40 a month. The gov
ernor is now in his 18th year, is nearly
blind and in poor circumstances. He was
a gallant soldier in the Mexican war and
on account of this it is expected that the
house and senate will act favorably upon
the measure. The case was recently
brought to the attention Of Representa-