The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-12
STAR MILITARY
 COMPANY IN STATE Company of Oxford Has the
 Largest Enrolment
ESCAPE GOES TO SLEEP
Negro Breaks Jail and Goes Home. He Is Found There By Officers. Judge Newman Represents
 Red Men in Council.

Red Men In Council.
 Anniston, April 11.-(special) Mai. A. ". Thurston, who inspected Com pany at Oxford Friday night, stated that that company has the largest en- rollment of any company in the state. and both he and Adjt. Bibb Graves were loud in their praises of the general eff ficiency of the body and of the discip- line exercised by Capt. John Fitzgerald. There were 90 men in the company. and besides the inspecting officers Col. W. H. McKleroy, Capt. w. F. Johnston. Capt s. c. Pelham Capt c. M. Wood ruff and others were present.
 Major Thurston will inspect Company D of Anniston next Wednesday, at which time he will also inspect the regimental headquarters, his itinerary for the week being: Albertville, Mon day; Gadsden, Tuesday; Anniston, Wednesday,; Sylacauga, Thursday; Alex ander City, Friday.
 Harry L. Talk, president of the An niston City Land company, was in the city, Friday, MT. William A. Davis, general manager, stating that he was on his annual tour south from New York. He will also visit Birmingham and Atlanta.
 Will Ash, the negro convict who es- capped from the city jail early last night and short while after was cap- tured while asleep in bed as his home in the alley between Quintard and Leighton avenues, was fined $1O4.2O and sentenced to 180 days at the first session of the recorders court under the new rsgme today.
 Had he tried further to evade the of ficers his escape might have been more permanent His love for his family though seemed to have overcome all fear, and he immediately repaired to his home when he gained his liberty.
 Ash and another negro, Joe Thomas, fought in the cell where they were con- fined. Ash was removed by the warden and placed in the womens cell, from which he made his escape.
 q, but 1t Is thought that he removed the radiator and escaped through the steam pipe to the furnace room and then walked out upon the street.
 The escape was soon discovered and Chief Jirels and Patrolman Dill went to his home and effected his capture.
 Fred Walker, charged with being &C., cessory before the fact to the killing of Alonzo Johnston, a Jacksonville man, was to have been given a prelim- mary trial before Judge Crook Friday afternoon, but the case was continued till next Friday, April 16. Fred Walker. Jr., and Charles Walker are still at large.
 Herschel West, charged with assault and battery and using abusive language, was acquitted after a hear ing.
 George Carter waived an investiga- tion of the charges of gaming and sell ing liquor, and was sent back to jail in default of $500 bond.
 Eugene Allen pleaded guilty to car rying a concealed pistol and to gam ing and was fined s9S.5O and $s765, re- spectively.
 Judge W. D. Newman has been elected by Coosa tribe of Anniston to represent the Red Men of this city at the great council of Alabama, which assemblies in Birmingham early in May.
 MT. Newman was instructed by the local tribe to put forth every effort to secure the next meeting of the great council for Anniston in 1910. The city has never been honored with a meet ing of the great council of the Red Men, and 1t is hoped that the represen- tative of the Coosa tribe will be able to induce the great chiefs to kindle their council fires in these hunting grounds next year.
 The county commissioners court ad- journed Friday after completing the business of the April term, which was chiefly of a routine character.
 The board on Thursday afternoon contracted with the Evening Star to do the county advertising, making this paper the official organ of the commis- sioners in the future.
 Friday a petition was sent to the court for the reopening of a part of
 
 ton place which was closed last Oc- tober by the commissioners. No ac- ton was taken on the petition, how ever, and the matter will go over until May.
 John Williams, negro charged with killing another negro named Charlie Williams in the north ern part of this city few months ago, was sent up for 20 years. yesterday
 Luther Edge and Will Dennis charged with burglary and grand lar ceny, in that they are said to have broken into the railroad depot at OK ford and stolen a lot of whisky, were given a second trial yesterday and found guilty by the jury as charged in the indictment
 Will Carson of Jack sonville was tried on an indictment for selling whisky and acquitted.
 Seab Eason. left off the police force by the new council, was yesterday ap- pointed by Sheriff LeGrand as special deputy sheriff. The sheriff did this in recognition of the splendid service MT. Eason has rendered the city, as it is well known that he has been one of the force.
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 Cow Stops Horse Race.
 Decatur, April n.-(Special.) ).-Whle rid ing in a horse race yesterday afternoon, Hugh Boggs met with a peculiar acci- sIt Il. L