The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
SPECIAL GRAND
 JURY CONVENED Judge Speake Makes An Able
 Charge At Decatur BROADUS AT HOME AGAIN After a Journey Through Europe De- catur Banker Declares America Is Greatest Country In World.
 Daniel Gets Verdict.
BROADUS AT HOME AGAIN

Decatur, April 2-(Special.) )-A speciaf grand jury of the circuit court was sworn in yesterday by Judge D. w. Speake of Decatur, the presiding judge of this judicial circuit Judge Speake's charge to the grand jury was u strong one and touched on all violations of the criminal laws of the state. He charged the grand Jury especially on the alleged violations Of the prohibition laws in this county, say ing that it was time that such violations cease If they do exist.
 Only a few weeks ago there was spe- cial session of the grand jury of the Morgan county law and equity court pre- sided over by Judge Thomas w. Vert That grand Jury found 80 true bills Tor various offenses, among the number being a few indictments for the alleged viola tions of the prohibition laws. Those ln- dictments were found on the evidence or paid detectives employed by the Law and Order league and on the trial of one or the indictments the defendant was als- charged by the jury.
 This is the regular spring term of the circuit court and there will be two weeks of criminal court.
 Confederate Memorial Day was observed in the Decaturs yesterday only by the closing of the banks of the city. Ihere were no services of any kind in commem- oration of the day. Memorial Day Is ob- served in the Decaturs by Horace King camp. United Confederate Veterans, on Jefferson Davis birthday each year, this being a rule adopted by the camp a few years ago.
 & S. Broadus of Decatur, president or the Tennessee valley chain of banks, ana his family returned yesterday afternoon from a trip of several weeks to the Brit ish Isles and continental Europe. Whllv absent they visited London, Paris, Rome and many other cities of the old world Mr Broadus says the trip was most enioyable one, but after all, he is Of the | opinion that there is no place like the 1 limited States. MT. Broadus and the eth | CT members of his family returned in tho best of health.
 The Tennessee valley chain of banks O. which MT. Broadus is the president i' one of the largest banking institutions II | Alabama. This chain operates a bank II 1 almost every town of any size in Alabams
  | about IL The Decatur bank is one ol ] the state depositary banks.
 | A jury of the circuit court here has | given Clarence Daniel verdict for $lON against the North Alabama Traction com | pany of the Decaturs for alleged dam | ages Mir. Daniel claims that he wa carried by his stopping point some dis | trance on one of the companys electric street cars when he told the conductor where he wanted to get off lie claims that he was sick at the time and that the walk he was compelled to take on account of the negligence of the conductor made him worse.
 Some months ago this case was tried in the circuit court here and Jury on that trial gave MT. Daniel $l75O damages The supreme court a few months ago re- versed the case and the case has just beer tried again here. The case will probably go to the supreme court again.