Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-07

MOBILE, Ala Dec. s.-The Monroe
/ county peonage cases were late yester-
day afternoon in the United States district
| court set for trial on December 9, after
| the three defendants had made their for
| NAL appearance and entered pleas OF not
/ guilty. The defendants are B. r. Brad
ford, o. B. Deason and Julius p Parish.
COLUMBIA, s. c.. Dec. al TRACER.
OF Cincinnati, liquor manufacturer, has
agreed to pay South Carolina 5000 in
restitution Of graft which he is alleged
to have received from the old state dis
pensary. The negotiation resulting in the
payment of this conscience money has
been going on for some time, but has
not been made public.
TRACER sold the state dispensary liquor
made by his house at a price averag-
ing nearly So a case more than was paid
by barkeepers in Augusta.
Some time ago the Bernheim Distilling
company, Of Louisville, paid the state of
South Carolina $4,000 in restitution for
graft. -+t.
| NASHVILLE. Tenn. Dec "A Deca-
tur. Ala. dispatch says: t-t
News reached here today Of the kill
ing OF Judge NJ. z. Matthews late yester-
day afternoon at Somerville, Ala, by g
man he was suing before magistrate.
who struck him in the head with
stick of wood, killing him instantly
Some years ago Matthews was a prom
inent lawyer and judge in Kansas.
ALMOND. Ala. Dee. 4-The cotton gin
of Henry Smedley was completely de-
stroyed by fire here, the loss being fully
IS 900. with no insurance on either the
gin or cotton that was on hand to be
ginned. The cause Of the fire is supposed
to have been caused by matches in the
cotton that were ignited during the pro-
cess of ginning.
Mr. Smedey. was injured while jump
ing from the building to escape the
flames, though not seriously. Outside of
Smedley's loss, there were six bales of
cotton and 20 bales Of unginned cotton
consumed.
| HUNTSVILLE. Ala, Dec. 4.-For the
purpose OF continuing the fight for tenn
perance in this locality the ladies have
reorganlzed the Huntsville branch of the
w. c. T. L. and they have mernorialized
Bishop H. A. Morrison, OF the Methodist
conference to send Rev. s. K. WATSON
back to this city as pastor Of the First
Methodist church. Mr.. WATSON has been
a leader In the fight for the amendment
and the w. c. T. u. expresses the opin-
ion that he can do the cause more good
than any other man. Mrs. NJ. c. Hoskins
is president of the newly-organized So
ciety.
MOBILE, Ala. Dec. 4.-WarTants were
sworn out here today for B. F. Harde-
man, L. F. Meyers and Alexander Gro
zier, short loan men, charging them with
bribery in connection with the case of
SalHe Williams VS.. B. F. Hardeman, who
was suing the defendant for 5000 for
personal injuries.
The Jury today. returned a verdict for
81. 400 and in a note to the court stated
that the three men mentioned approached
a part of the jury and offered them cigars
and remarked that the plaintiff should
have been killed to save the jury the
| trouble of trying the case. The court
ordered the three men brought into court
or. the additional charge of contempt.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Dec. As. ]. May
hew. the venerable chairman of the col
Iege commission of the Agricultural and
; Mechanical college at Normal, addressed
the students and faculty on Wednesday
might and gave them some excellent ad-
vice culled from mis- experience of some
so years. He told the students that this
is an age when experts are required, and
no man who is only fairly fitted for his
duties is wanted. He told the students
that they have exceptional opportunities
for benefting themselves and others of
their race, and he urged them to take
advantage of them.
MOBILE. Ala, Dec. 4.-Believed to be
the man who has victimized banks in va
rious cities of the south and west, and
! who succeeded In securing from the City
Bank and Trust company and the Central
: Trust company Of this city today 5000 on
, two alleged forged checks of $500 each,
r. Richter. alias NJ. Muller. was taken
; into custody by the police this afternoon