The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
GRAY'S INJUNCTION GREATLY MODIFIED Stops Agitation In Long Stand
 ing Suit RUSE DOES NOT WORK Bottle of Rye" Captured By Police In Raid Is Found to Contain
 Nothing of an ntoxicat-
 ing Nature.
RUSE DOES NOT WORK

Montgomery April 15.-(Special. )-By af- firming in part. reversing and rendering and greatly modifying the injunction which brought to the supreme court or Alabama the case of the South and North Alabama Railroad company vs Henry B. Gray" MT. Justice Anderson puts stop to agitation that has been pending in Alabama for years of very interesting nature. Since the granting of the injunction in the Montgomery city court, the Louisville and Nashville rail- road directors, despite the fact that they controlled 90 per centum of the South and North stock, have been totally unable to vote their stock at directors meetings. As a result of this the minority stockhold- CTS have been controlling the affairs of the railroad.
 In modifying the injunction, MT. Jus tice Anderson rules through the supreme court that the directors in question should have been restrained from voting for a sale of the stock of the South and North, but should not have been enjoined from the other voting privileges.
 Henry B. Gray, minority stockholder of the railroad, filed the original bill of complaint in the Montgomery city court several years ago, declaring at the time that the Louisville and Nashville rail- erty of the South and North, upon named terms that such a sale would be disad- vantageous to the minority stockholders. On these grounds he secured from Judge A. D. Sayre, at that time judge of the local court, an injunction against the Louisville and Nashville directors which restrained them from any kind of voting. Further complaint in the original bill was that the Louisville and Nashville railroad, by virtue of its majority stock, had dominated and controlled the affairs of the smaller railroad, and that this dictatorial action had been a detriment to the South and North.
 In addition to the application for an in- junction, the bill of complaint included a request for an account of the earnings of the South and North railroad, which were alleged to have accrued to the Louisville and Nashville; for the proceeds of certain lands of the South and North, alleged to have been appropriated by the Louisville and Nashville; for the value of certain rolling stock of the South and North. which the Louisville and Nashville is alleged to have taken possession of.
 Master Plumbers to Meet.
 The state convention of master plumbers will meet in Montgomery Mon day and Tuesday, April 19 and 20 The emf tai 1Anf xxyin fe4 af la.z at Yungs restaurant Monday night and barbecue at Jackson Lake Tuesday.
 Murderer Held.
 McDuffy Hardy, negro, is being held by the Montgomery police for Mobile officers. He shot a negro in the Gulf City last week over a craps game When Hardy was arrested by Officers Jordan and Duke he confessed to Chief Taylor that he was wanted in Mobile for mur- der.
 CuIlman Must Not Buy.
 Because of mistake as to the venue of the trial, Cullman county must not as yet pay half of the costs involved in construction of a steel bridge spanning the Mulberry river between the counties of Cullman and Blount By ruling of the Blount circuit court the expenditure was ordered and appeal was taken
 
 gether in Blount county, the steel bridge was built. By an act the legislature, however. changed the boundaries of the counties, so that the bridge reached into both. Legislative provision also was that Cullman county should bear half of the expense of construction, $S370
 Chief Justice Dowdell handed down the reversing decision.
 Ruse Did Not Work.
 In view of the liquor law violations throughout Alabama, with respect to Montgomery, in particular, the case of Isaac Capilanto, a Turkish. merchant of this city. holds much interest. Capilanto was arrested on a charge of violating the Carmichael act.
 In their efforts to catch up with certain violators of the law police of this city employed a negro to purchase from Cap ilanto what purported to be whisky The negro asked the vender' for bottle of whisky and bottle labeled "Old Bilbrook Rye" was produced. As soon as 1t was procured Capilanto was arrested. and he was held by the police until the bottle could be analysed.
 Decision reached by the city chemist after an inspection of the contents of the bottle was that the liquor contained nothing of an intoxicating nature Can ilanto is now free, and the laugh is on the police.
 Refuses Trial Judges Request.
 Mrs. Mattie Pope, who is held in the Montgomery county jail on a charge of murdering her mother, recently refused conversation with Probate Judge Key holds of Chiffon county, who was in this city. Mrs. Pope has been persistent in her refusal to speak to anyone, and continues to maintain silence in regard to the deed of which she is accused. It is not know whether or not Judge Reynolds wanted to see her in regard to her trial, which is docketed for May
 Mrs. Harrison's Funeral.
 Eufaula, April 15.-(Special. 1.-The re- mains of Mrs. William Harrison of