The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
GADSDEN COURT
HAS ADJOURNED
NEW FEDERAL COURT HAS FIN
IsHED BUSINESS FOR TIME BE-
ING-AcCIDENT ON RIVER BRIDGE
NARROWLY AyERTED.

| Gadsden, February 4.--(Special 1.-The
first term of the federal court ever held
in Gadsden came to close yesterday
when Judge Grub dismissed the court
at noon because there was no more bust
ness to be transacted at this time. The
grand jury reported and returned II true
bills out of % cases investigated. None
of these was. ready for trial. All those
indicted are out on bond. There were
only four cases disposed of at this term
of the court. Sam Wicks, charged with
Illicit distilling, pleaded guilty yesterday
and was fined 500 and given 80 days in
Jail George Stay pleaded guilty to a
charge of illicit dstilling and was fined
sl00 and given 30 days in jill Charles
Cunningham, chrged with counterfeiting,
was tried, found guilty and sentenced to
Is years in the federal prison and given a
fine of s10e. Frank Hester, charged with
retailing liquor, was tried, found not
guilty and discharged. The next term
of court will be held in July.
Because of the alleged failure on the
part of the engineer on the evening pas
senger train running through this city
from Birmingham to Admission to obey
orders serious accident was narrowly
averted on the new river bridge that the
Louisville and Nashville railroad has just
| completed over the Coosa river. All
trains are supposed to get the signal
from the Waterman on the BRUCE that
the way is clear, or come to stop 1t
| is claimed by the watchman that this
| the engineer failed to do yesterday even
| ing and ran onto the bridge when there
were pedestrians and vehicles on the
structure. AS result the train ran into
Ia mule and buggy and came near catch
| ing the driver, Robert Afford of East
| Gadsden, who hastily left the convey
| ance and found safety on the railing of
| the bridge. The buggy was badly wreck
ed and the mule somewhat injured. The
| train was quickly stopped and further
damage averted.
| The rail bender that has been the cause
of the delay in the laying of the rails on
| the car line preparatory to the street
paving arrived today and the company
announces that it is now in a position to
push the work with all haste. The COM
papy, has been anxious to lay its new
| rails for the past several weeks. but be-
cause of the delay in receiving the bend
er 1t was unable to proceed with the
work of bending the rails for the loop In
| the business section. 1t Is understood
| that as soon as the rails can be changed
| in the business section for the paving
the company will proceed with the con-
struction of the line to North Gadsden.
| At the present time only the Louisville
and Nashville and the Nashville, Chat
tanooga and St. Louis railroads are en-
| tering the new passenger station. A
movement Is on foot among the business
men to secure the consent of other roads
coming to the city to bring their trains
to the new depota The Southern and the
Chattanooga Southern have both declared
| to the railroad commission that the bust
ness done by them would not justify
them in mourning the expense of enter
ing the new station, but 1t is believed
THAT with the proper pressure the roads
will yield and all trains at one station
would be a big convenience to the travel
ling public.