The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-23
CORE FOUND GUILTY
mARENGo COUNTY MAN GIVEN SIX
 YEARS.
John Gore, . Former Express Agent At Faunsdale, Was Charged With Both EmbeEEIement And
 Grand Larceny.

Selma, Nov. 22-(SpeciaD--T jury in the Circuit Court of Marengo sCoun- ty in the case against John Gore, re- turned a verdict of guilty about 2 o'clock Saturday night sentencing the young man to term of six years i'm prisonment
 The case against Gore went to trial In the Circuit Court of Marengo Coun- ty at Linden on Friday morning and was given to the jury for a decision on Saturday night short after o'clock
 The case is said to have beeni one of the most interesting that has ever been heard in the court. The verdict which the jury returned against young Gore is said to have caused no sur prise as 1t was generally believed that the young man would be convicted of the charge of embezzlement on which he was arrested.
 John B. Gore was arrested in Rich mond, Va, on June 24, 1907 on the charge of embezzlement On June l, 1907, the City National Bank of Selma shipped by the Southern Express Company. a package containing $1,- 900 to the Watkins Banking comnAny at Faunsdale. At the time Gore was agent of the Southern Express Com pany at Faunsdale and he and the package of money disappeared and when a detective arrested him in Richmond, he made a confession of the theft.
 Later at a preliminary hearing. the young man repudiated this confession saying that he had told the detective nothing and claiming that he did not take the package containing S1.o00. After being arrested in Richmond, Gore was taken to Linden during the early part of July and where he had a preliminary hearing at which his bond was fixed at s1.0oo Not being able to make this bond. 1t was re- duced to $500 and later to $500. which he made.
 He was indicted by the grand jury of the Circuit Court of Marengo Coun- ty at the term of the court on Novem- Der 5. 1907 and his case was set to be heard on November 18,1907. Gore did not show up on the day set for his trial and did not show until after the court had adjourned He made new bond for his appearance before the court at the spring term, the case having been continued until May 5. 1908.
 On May when the case was called Gore again did not make his appear ance and later he was located at Con way, s. C., where he was arrested and during September he was carried back to Linden and placed in the county jaH. Having missed two trials his bond was placed at $1.00o again and which he did not make and was com peIIed to stay in jail until the pres ent term of the court
 There were two charges against Gore, one for embezziement and the other for grand larceny. He was found guilty on the charge of em- bezzlement and the charge of grand larceny was noIle pressed.
 For M0rgan-Fettus Monument.
 At a recent meeting of the Morgan Pettus Memorial Association Commit tee, it was determined to complete this tribute of Selmians and Alabam- ians to the memory of the two great Senators who have gone to their re- ward. At this meeting the report of the treasurer and auditor showed that the committee has in sight for the erection of a suitable monument to the two Senators, something like s5,00O. While but a small portion of this amount has been paid in all of it can be secured upon short notice when the work begins.
 The committee has figured that 1t will not take less than 410.000 to erect a suitable monument to the memory of Senators Morgan and Pettus and the