The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

Detectives Wren ana Burge claim that I they have a clear case against the negro,
 and that he will get the limit of the law.
 McGrady has recovered sufficiently to be
 out. When he was first taken to the hos
 pital he remained in state of coma for
 several days, and fears were entertained
 that he would never recover. The negro | fractured the boys skull by hitting him
 over the head ,Sith a heavy piece of lead
 gas pipe.
 -----------------~-~--- -----~~---~-~-~---~---~-~ scented by Waterman. It was also | brought to light that several spurious bills of lading are held upon wh cotton was supposed to have been rout- ed via the lines represented by Wat | terman.
 Identifies Documents
 | MT Nesbitt identified several drafts | and other documents which were said to have been signed by Knight. The witness said if the bills or drafts had been presented to him as having been signed by Knight. he would accept them as genuine. MT. Nesbitt declined to be more positive in his Identification of the checks and other papers.
 MT. Nesbitt's testimony closed the | hearing yesterday and after heated remarks by several attorneys repre-
 senting Knight, the creditors and oth- CTS, Referee Murphy passed the hearing until next Wednesday morning at 10.3t o'clock
 | Attorney Callahan objected to the hear | ing next Wednesday, as court would at | that time be in session at Deca tur Other attorneys stated that it would be | impossible to set date upon which no attorneys were engaged to try cases.
 Referee Murphy stated in his ruling that
 if the attorneys for Knight would prom
 ise to have him in court today he would | pass the hearing until that time. The at-
 torneys said they did not carry Knight | around in their pockets With this re- | mark the referee ruled by saying that he did not feel like regarding the convent ence Of Knight or his representatives. At Morning Session
 J. L. Morrow, agent for Knight, Yancey
 & Co. at Mobile, was the first witness
 examined at the morning session. MT Morrow testified as to the method of | cashing drafts and paying for cotton by
 the outside agents of the bankrupt firm
 He stated that he knew nothing of the
 condition of the firm and even upon tn, | day of the failure he bought some cottor | or paid for some in the usual manner
 He detailed an agreement between bank: | and bankers which was technical in ma | ture and which failed to shed any new
 light upon the investigation.
 | MT. Morrow was followed by c. A. Pat | terson, agent for the firm at Selma. MT Patterson stated that in some instances | he would buy cotton. pay for 1t with
 checks and then borrow money at the banks to cover the amount called for by | the purchases He said he possessed ab- | solutely no knowledge as to the alleged l spurious bills of lading
 The witness affirmed that he was under
 the impression that everything was reg
 ular until called to the bank Monday aft | ernoon The witness stated that he was | then informed that everything was not | exactly correct. MT. Patterson stated that he was a director in bank al | Selma, but borrowed very small amount | from the bank he was Interested in for Knight, Yancey & Go.
 ! During the examination of MT. Patter-
 son Attorney Callahan of Athens asked l the witness question. His question wae
 objected to by MT. Benners. A lively till
 followed Referee Murphy heatedly stat ed that he aid not recognize MT. Gala | hans right to ask questions of the wit ness, inasmuch as Callahan did not repre- sent a creditor. MT. Callahan then said he would secure his information and re-
 quested Attorney Godsby to ask the ques.
 ton. Mir. Godsby was recognized by req son of the fact that he represented a creditor. Stenographer Ia Heard
 | c. A. Atkins. a stenographer in the em-
 ploy of the Knight. Yancey & Co.,. was
 next called He testified that he did al
 the typewriting for the firm. Witness
 was asked If he filled In the bills of lad
 ing on the typewriter which are said tc
 be forged. He replied in the negative l The witness was reminded of his oatl
 and the question again asked. The wit | ness volunteered the information tha'
 several typewriters were used in the of
 fees of Knight, Yancey & Co. and that | any one of them could have been us6e | for filling in the bills of lading. The wit
 ness was shown some drafts attached tc
 bills of lading alleged to have beer | forged. He said in answer to questions
 that he believed the signature Oh the | drafts to be in the handwriting of MT
 Knight. The witness was asked to de tail the personnel of the office force o
 Knight, Yancey & Co. which he did
 Every effort was made by the examinin.
 attorneys to fix the origin of the bills O. lading typewritten, but their efforts faile
 insofar as the stenographer was con. cerned. M
 Creditors Return to Decatur
 Decatur, May 27.-(Special.) )-Severa creditors of the Knight. Yancey & Go
 spot cotton firm that failed some weeks ago for about $e.OOo,oo0 have returned from l Iutrv,ic~hor, whera they attended thf