The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-20
MONEY IS ORDERED
 RESTORED ID YOUNG
Sensational Mobile Case De-
 cided By Court
MORE OF THE BIG CITY
Supreme Court Holds That Annexation of North Birmingham Was Legal But Decision Is Now With
 out Interest
Ia That Annexation

Montgomery, April 19.-(Special)--Mr Lille Lester and her husband, Fleetwood Lester, do not get possession of the money they secured from President Young of the Southern Hardware and Supply com pany of Mobile, of which city all parties are residents This money was taken in hand by the sheriff, on papers sued out by Young. The incident was one of the most sensational in the history of the state, Mrs. Lester securing the presence of Young at their home, where, at the point of a pistol, he was made to give up the cash.
 The story goes that Lester put $5620 into the firm on certain promises of Young, which they did not think he had carried out. Mrs. Lester telephoned Young to come out to the house and talk it over. He found Lester there, and at the point of @ pistol in his hand, Young was forced to write an order on the cashier for the money. Lester held Young while his wife went and had the check cashed. After Young was released he swore out found and taken over by the sheriff. Since that time it has been in litigation, the supreme court on Monday holding that the manner of securing it was unlawful and the money must be restored to Young.
 While decision is not rendered to the above effect. this will be the result. as the higher court interprets the law in such way that there will be nothing else to do on a new hearing but to give back the amount. Indicating the feeling for the Lesters in Mobile. it is noted that neither of them was punished. The court rules that the act of securing the money from Young was an unlawful one and no matter if Young had not been acting just ly it could not be kept. Lester has right, in the law. to go after his money, if there was violation of the original contract, and this he will no doubt take advantage of in the second hearing.
 Caleb Campbell of Colbert county, wanted in Texas for alleged disposal of mortgaged property, must go back. He has succeeded in fighting off the extra dition for some time, but the supreme court has held that the warrant of the governor of Texas, approved by the ac-
 
 is legal and must be carried out. The action of certain parts of North Birmingham being taken into Birming- ham is held to be legal, in the case of the state, ex rel Sugsbee of Birmingham. However with the adoption of the Great | CT Birmingham bill the litigation is with out interest, the territory being now a part of the city.
 These cases were banded down by the supreme court today: | ., Dowdell, c. J.-Caleb Campbell vs. State of Alabama, appeal from Colbert pro | bato court; affirmed.
 Simpson, 1.-The State of Alabama, ex rel Sigsbee ct al vs. the City of Bir- mingham, ct al. appeal from Jefferson circuit court; affirmed.
 | Mcclellan, J.-Southern Hardware and Supply Company vs. Lilie B. Lester, ap- peal from Mobile law and equity court: reversed and remanded
 | Mayfield, J.-Frank Sanders vs. the State of Alabama, appeal from Greene circuit court; reversed and remanded.