The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-18
STRIKE PRISONERS
 ARE REMINDED
Supreme Court Rules Against
 Judge LOngshore
NO INDICTMENT NEEDED
Court Holds That Man Can Order Liquor For Himself and Friend Together-Rowe Room At
 Soldiers Home.

Montgomery, June 17.-(Special )-Hold- ing that there Is nothing to show why the accused should not be held, in ac- cordance with the commitment of the jus tice of the peace, the supreme court has decided that General Lee and half a dozen others, charged with dynamiting during the strike in the mineral district about year ago, shall be remanded to the custody of the sheriff. Probate Judge Longshore of Shelby county before whom habeas corpus proceedings were brought for release ordered the release, but ap- peal was taken by the then solicitor Borden Burr, and now it is ordered that the prisoners be retained in the custody of the sheriff.
 The case is one of the old ones from | the time of the strike and has been hang Ing fire for some time. It was contend ed that the evidence was not sufficient to hold the accused, a view so strongly
 taken by the judge that he ordered them 1 released. Besides Lee the following are accused: Ed Jackson, Ed Harrington, Charles Holllns, Henry Cuthburt, Henry Ross, Jim Jones, Frank Mcintosh, John | ~AAS0OncAig Green, Elisha Patton and Will Mathews.
 No Indictments Needed. once again the supreme court has said I that there need not be indictments when l man charged with violating the uouor laws demands jury. The holding Is that on such demand in lower court the case is set for trial in the regular l circuit or city court without going to l grand al In | 0. J. Semmes of Mobile struck from the docket the case of the state against NJ 1 V. Pearson, it being argued that his ap- l plication for a jury had the effect of re-
 ferring to the grand jury. This is not 1 the case, it is held the course being
 Rsference to the regular trial court for settlement.
 Can Get Liquor For Friend.
 An important ruling of the supreme court is that in the case of Tom Vernon, from the Anniston city court. He was l convicted of violation of the liquor laws in that he took his own money and the i money of a friend and put it together 1 and ordered liquor for both, giving him his two quarts when the package came 1 back. This is held not to be a violation, | in that 1t was the joint property of the 1 two and the accused had no part in the trade that would render him any sort of profit. The ruling is on a practice that l is said to be very common and therefore l quite important.
 More Room Needed.
 At meeting of the board of control | of the old soldiers home, held in the
 office of Gov. B. 5. Conner on Thursday l It was determined in some way to make
 needed additions to the hospital, now too small to accommodate the rapidly failing l faq uUb bn nd har fo on their feet. Just how the money is to 1 be raised it was not decided, but 1t may l be that the work will be done and depend 1 upon the legislature to provide the extra account for the pay.
 In the main features of the work at Mountain creek, all goes well. There are S6 inmates, who are well cared for by what the state gives. Capt. J. M Simp- son, commandant, was reelected and complimented on his work. The following were present with the governor: c. l.. Ruth, B. NJ. Washburne, Montgomery; w. c. Ward, Birmingham s. T. Frazier, Union Springs, and Capt. J. M Simp- son.
 Minor Alabama News. Dr. c. F. Bush, state mill and jail in- spector, is i'll in the hospital here, though not seriously so Chief Clerk John Adams is keeping the office in ship shape J. H. McAndrew of Mobile was here Wednesday to ask Governor Conner to in- clude oyster protection in the call for a special session of the legislature. While the executive was interested he would not promise. MT. MeAndrew came with me morials of meetings held at Mobile and Coden in this behalf.
 George bowman is given a new trial on a 10-year sentence In Jackson county be- cause the court allowed the state to challenge a juror whose wife was a cousin of the defendants mother-in-law.