Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-21
ALABAMA NEWS

CUssETTA. Ala, Sept. I7.-Charles
Floyd, an old Confederate veteran, drop
PED dead on the streets at $3.50 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon. He was rs years
old.
ADMISSION. Ala. Sept. 16.-The state
conference OF the Congregational Meth
odist church will convene at Golden
Springs church. three miles east OF An
niston. embracing the first Sunday in
October.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 17.-with a
ticket in his pocket from Philadelphia to
Los Angeles, II. II. Lukens stepped from
train in the railway station here last
night, fell under the wheels. and died two
hours later in a hospital without regain
ing consciousness.
Lukens appeared to be about 50 years
old
He was well dressed. Late last night
the railroad oficials located his family In
West Philadelphia, but secured no further
details.
MONTGOMERY. Ala. Sept, 1S.-Wil-
liam Stevenson, young man OF promi-
nent family. who shot and killed his
wife and his step daughter, Miss Ger
trude vann. at Grady. Is miles from
Montgomery, on the morning OF Septem-'
Der 3, was convicted at Iuverne tonight
and sentenced to hang on October q.
Stevenson was Is years younger than
his wife, who. as Mrs. vann. was pros
perous when she married him a year ago.
He had served a term in the penitentia-
~ for assaulting a kinsman at Jackson
vile, Ala.
BIRMINGHAM Ala. Sept. ls.-The
first hearings as to ownership Of large
amount OF beer and liquor seized by dep
uty sheriffs under search warrents since
the adoption Of the Fuller bill in the leg
islature, said to be the strongest prohi-
bition law ever enacted in the United
States took place today before Judge
Fort In the criminal court.
There was one defendant present to
lay claim TO liquor and the case was
passed Absence OF others caused orders
to be issued to the sheriff after testimo-
nv was taken to destroy the contraband
stuff The beer and liquor will go into
the sewers.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Sept. ia Flor
ence, Ala, dispatch says that Mat Hol-
den. a veteran wild-catter and lawbreaker,
with seven warrants against him, has
been arrested at a crossroads church.
He was attending the services for the
purpose OF selling 'moonshine" whisky.
He has several bullet wounds on his per-
son inflicted by revenue officers last Sun
day in a raid on Jackson Haddock's still.
He is the oldest wild-catter in the section
of the country bordering Tennessee and
Alabama. ..-.-
MONTGOMERY. Ala, Sept. IA spe-
cial to the Advertiser from Gainesville,
Ala, says: -'.
A dozen business houses were destroyed
by fire at an early hour this morning,
causing loss estimated at $4,000. There
is little insurance.
This was practically all Of the busi-
ness part OF the town. Gainesville was
one of the most important cities Of the
state before the civil war. Fifty years
ago it had a population OF 10000 WOW
the population is about 500.
COLUMBUS, Ca, Sept 1s-The plant
OF the Phenix-Girard Journal was closed
by Wiley Rusk under a mortgage Of $500
today Later Sheriff Daniel. OF Russell
county. placed a lock on the building
pending the payment of $1,000 libel
Judgment. recently awarded by Judge Of
Probate Benton.
The supplement TO the weekly issue Is
out tonight under the caption:
Russell county. Ala. doomed and
threatened by perils Of reconstruction
days"
II charges fraud, robbery and corrup-
ton and announces the appearance of the
last issue of the Phenix-Girard Journal
MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 1s.-Sherin John
S. Drago, who has recently displayed
much activity toward prohibition violat-
ors caused the arrest today OF Louis
Early. driver Of an express wagon. and
ropRseafad four barreis Of beer Early
is charged with accepting prohibited
liquors for delivery.
An injunction was served on John
willsmore. an alleged illegal whisky sell
er and his counter. ice boxes and other
fixtures carried away. l. is conserva-
lively estimated that there is $4,000
worth % seized liquors in the cellar Of
the county jail.