The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31
WATTS DISCHARGED
TELLS A CLEAN-CUT STORY IN PO-
LICE COURT.
Was No Evidence of Attempt to De-
fraud Jeweler-Other Court
News-Todd Not In Court.

Charged with false pre.ense, A. q.
Watts, jewelry travelling man, yes
terday afternoon made such clear
cut statement In police court, that he
was enabled to gain his liberty. Jesse
Davidson. the Commerce street jew
eler charged Watts with having secur-
ed $50 from him, under q pretense OF
being in the employ of the Electro
letic Art and Medals Company of
Trenton, N. j.. and 1t. subsequently
proved that Watts was not at that
time working for the company in
question.
Watts explained the transaction as
follows: He needed a sum of $50 when
he reached Montgomery, and having
had business dealings with Davidson
before, he asked him for the money.
He says that he did not state that he
was working for the Electrolectic COM
pany. as he had left their employ
several weeks before. but he did show
Mr.. Davidson one or two old sam
Piles from that company. He says that
upon his arrival at Nashville he learn
ed that the money he expected to be
placed to his account In the bank, on
which he had drawn, had not been
deposited, SO he Immediately wrote to
Mr.. Davidson and asked him to draw
on him at Nashville.
He says that he left Nashville be-
fore Mr.. Davidson had taken any such
steps and notified him that he had not
received the draft. Hard times. Watts
stated, made 1t impossible for him to
meet the bill until about two weeks
ago, and as he was coming through
this section with line Of goods, he
calculated on fixing up the matter up
on his arrival. He says that he met
Mr.. Davidson at night time and not
having sufficient money with him to
meet the check, he said that he would
be around in the morning. but this
was not satisfactory to the jeweler.
and he was arrested.
Todd still Disabled.
When the name of George Todd was
called in the police court yesterday,
Judge Baber stated that he under
stood that he was in bed. from the
pistol wound received at the hands
Of a policeman In a recent difiiculty.
and that the bullet had not been found
Saturday.
His Fee Was Spurned.
E. w. Bennett handed one to the
special railroad officers during the po-
lice court. Hailing from Mobile. he
said that when he was found asleep
by Special Officer Hammond of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad In
a car Of lumber. he Immediately offer
ed that gentleman a sum Of 81 for his
freedom, saying that 81 was the usual
fee offered these officers. The money
was spurned Bennett finding Hammond
little more expensive and he was
turned over to the police. He said
that he was not experienced in train
beating, or else he would not have
gone to sleep and come into the Louis
Vile and Nashville yards.
Judge Baber decided that a fine Of
IS and costs would recompense the
city for the trouble taken in the mat
ter.
Negro Has Costly Ride.
Bob Louden went to Haygood's
stable last week and telling a pitiful
tale, in reference to the death OF his
sister. tears flowing copiously from
one of his eyes secured horse and
buggy to go after the body.
Later in the day Mr.. Haygood learn
ed that his rig was doing pleasure
duty. being driven in different parts
of the city, and he finally learned that
Bob had not been bereaved at all, so
he swore out warrant for the ne
gro's arrest.
Judge Baber in sentencing Louden
| said that he considered him guilty Of
| one of the meanest crimes man
| could commit, that of fraudulently
working on a PERSONS sympathiea
$25 and costs seemed to be sufficient
punishment, and this was handed to
Bob.
Negroes Heavily Fined.
Tom Mitchell and Tom Lightning
were drunk and had a very high i'm
preston as to their worldly goods
last Sunday and according to wit
nesses, were using several cuss words
to describe the abundance of change
they could scrape together in case 1t
necessary to pay a fine. In hack
these negroes rode about Highland
Park and their language was plainly
heard by white women living in that
vicinity. Inasmuch as the negroes had
boasted OF hordes Of money they could
muster to pay fines, Judge Baber de-
cided to let each off with a sum Of
SIS and costs, thus separating them
from a certain mart of their treasury.