The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-24
COURTS BUSY DAY
PULLMAN CASE BEFORE STATE sU-
 PREME TRIBUNAL.
Arguments in LiguOr Cases Heard by Jnstiees--DecisiOns in Nine
 teen Appeals
 Made.

The Alabama Supreme Court yester- day decided nineteen cases and spent all of the morning on the bench list ening to the oral arguments of coun. sel on both sides of the Cullman liquor cases. The fate of Al Richter, and, therefore, of 200 and more others who are under indictment for alleged vio- lation of the prohibition law in Gull man County, Is now with the highest tribunal in the State.
 In the lot of decisions handed down by the Supreme Court. were few criminal cases which have gained a degree of hotoriety in the localities from which they were appealed. Frank Grimm, a negro who resides in Dallas County and was convicted several months ago for alleged rape of a mem Der of his race, Is given a new trial by the terms of an opinion written by Justice N D. Denson. Griffin had been found guilty by a jury of the Dallas Circuit Court and was under a sent ence of fifteen years in the peniten- tiary.
 Jack Stallworth, who was under life sentence for the alleged murder of negro man in Covington County, near F'lorala. did not fare so well as others who had appealed their cases to ,tne Supreme Court. In an opinion of Jus tice J. T. Simpson, the judgment of the Covington Circuit Court sentencing StalIworth to the penitentiary for life was affirmed.
 In the argument of the case of Al Richter vs State of Alabama, appealed from the Cullman County Circuit Court. Col J Bascomb Brown of Cullman, appeared for the Satte, and Judge Rich- ard w Walker. and former Congress- man Sidney J. Bowie, spoke for the ap-
 rt attended hV a score of lawyers who are in attend ance on this call of the Supreme Court.
 Chief Justice John R. Tyson and As sociate,- Justices J. T. Simpson. Jon- athan ,Haralson and N. D. Denson sat on the bench at the hearing. The arguments were of very comprehen- sive character. General attacks were made on the prohibition law as well as the local option laws of the last extra and regular session of the Leg islature. The address of Colonel Brown was concerned to a large extent in es- tablishlng tue validity of the indict- ment secured against Richter. a. Gull man saloon proprietor, 'and reference for his authority was made often to the opinion of Justice Thos. c. Mc- Clellan of a few days ago upholding the general prohibition statute
 Attacks were made on the local op- tion act of the last Legislature. be- cause. as alleged, the title to the bill when nassed was not clear and em- braced more than a single subject; The prohibition law was attacked on the allegation that the proviso there in putting prohibition into effect in all countes voting liquor out prior to December 12 1901 made 1t local act. Therefore. 1t was contended that it was unconstitutional in that the regular notice of thirty days before the pass age of the same was not given.
 plea for the exculpation of the ap- pellant was also made on the ground that he was operating underea license regularly procured from the Probate Judee of Cullman County It Is not known when the case will be decided bv the Supreme Court though an opin- ion is expected at an early date.
 Following Is the entire list of de- cisions handed down by the Court yes terday:
 James Nelms, ct al. vs. Joe Rogers, appeal from Jefferson Chancery Court; affirmed
 HARALSON, J.
 The state of Alabama vs P. Y. AL bright. appeal from Judgment and or der of Judge of Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, on habeas corpus. discharging defendant reversed and rendered.
 John Campbell vs. State of Alabama appeal from Wilcox County Court; re- versed and remanded.
 SIMPSON, J.- Frank B. Merrill vs. Chas. NJ. Worth ington. appeal from Mobile City Court; affirmed.
 T. W. Sims. ct al. vs. Mobile, Jack son and Kansas City Railroad Com pany appeal from Mobile Circuit Court affirmed.
 George Logan vs. State of Alabama appeal from Hale County Court; af- hrmed.
 A. B. Hall vs. Elizabeth McKellar as Admx.. etc. appeal from Lowndes Chancery Court: affirmed.
 The Black Laird CO. Ltd, ct al. vs w F. Vandiver & Co., appeal from Montgomery City Court; a1nrmed.