The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-31
NEGRO COOK LEAVES B0NDSMEN IN LURCH Damaging Testimony When Woman Appears on Stand INVESTIGATE POLICE CHIEF Chattanooga Has Its Troubles With "Prima Facie Evidence of Guilt"
 and Test Liquor Case Is
 Started.
INVESTIGATE POLICE CHIEF

Chattanooga, January Special )- Horace Cook. the negro accused of at tempted assault upon Mrs. Matte satch- CT of Atlanta about three months ago. has disappeared, and his bondsmen are having visions of having to pay s2oOO as result of the negro's failure to
 appear at the courthouse Wednesday afternoon.
 COOK was present at the morning ses- sion' as were his bondsmen It was thought that the Atlanta woman would not appear to press the charge, and that the case would. as consequence, be dismissed. When she appeared promptly
 on time and swore to such damaging
 testimony Horace began to grow uneasy, and his bondsmen experienced decided
 change of heart. They went to the sher- iffs office in body when court adjourned
 at noon and unanimously declared thelr
 wish to surrender Horace to the county officials
 The bondsmen were informed that when they brought Horace to the jail and odi itiibSitd nliH lile DOnu would De re-
 lease. Search failed to locate the ne- gro, he having apparently vanished. The bondsmen are Thomas Cook. R. F. Whit aker, B. F. Whiteside and J. C. Cook. all negroes
 Colonel Parker, commanding the Elev- enth cavalry, who has been away on d visit for several weeks will return to Fort Oglethorpe next Thursday Major lor ho n1xfx, enth, who has been in command during Colonel ParkeTs absence. has been pro- noted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, To take effect February 1. He will leave on that date to assume his new rank in the Fifth cavalry stationed at Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands.
 No time was lost by the board of public safety in considering the communication of Mayor Thompson. asking for punish ment of the chief of police for the part he took in the judicial convention of January 20. After a short session they decided to investigate the charges in full and take such action as the nature of the disclosures justified The board answered the mayors communication with the following letter: T. c. Thompson. Mayor, City
 Dear Sir: Your letter of January 2s re- ceived today, charging the chief of po- lice with using the police force at the courthouse at the judicial convention held January 20, unfairly
 At a special meeting of the board of safety. held today, the chairman of the board was authorized to inform you that the matter would be investigated at once Respectfully, T. S. WILCOX
 Chairman Board of Public Safety
 Carl Rigdon of Columbus O.. has been appointed superintendent of the Chatta-
 nooga Railway and Lighting company to succeed E. w Lawrence. MT Rigdon has i already assumed his duties. MT Rigdon has been with the Columbus system of the company for several years. The application of the tuberculin test. a new thing among the Hamilton county dairies. is being made by a large number of milk dealers around the city The test Is incorporated in the new score card system now in use under the d.
 rection of the city food inspector, and
 while not essential, adds five points to the credit of any dairy that goes to the l trouble Of using 1t.
 Food Inspector Brown has just made a trip over large territory in the sub urbs, visiting daires. and reports that | the new score cards are being used as basis for much improvement in sanitary conditions around the milk houses The indications are that few or none of the
 milkmen will be found wanting when the first "score" is taken, on April l.
 +. ". Catlett, proprietor of the Man 1 haitian club. which was closed by the police several weeks ago, was found guilty of selling liquor and sentenced by Judge McReynolds to pay fine of $50 and costs and sent to the workhouse for 90 days. His attorneys made motion for a new trial, and as soon as this Is denied he
 will appeal the case to the supreme court. The case was submitted to the jury without argument after the evidence had been submitted and the court instructed that 6 verdict of guilty be returned. This instruction, the court said was in accord ance with the code. wherein 1t was pro- vided that the holding of a federal license to sell liquor was prima facis evidence of guilt. The holding of such license. the court said, threw the burden of proof on the defendant. and in this case he 1 had submitted none.
 The old time camp meetings with their good old hymns and their genuine relig ious enthusiasm are brought to mind by the revival services being held at Centenary Methodist church. south. Reg ular church formality Is being thrown dSlut, anu tHo inUhAb0iS ot thr oib S'i- gregation present act as if they were at home at their own fresides.
 When the good old-fashioned hymn, "I Am Bound for the Promised Land.' was sung an old man stood up at his seat and said that was the first time he had heard the song in 50 years. The spirit of religious happiness took such hold on those present that they were loath to leave the church at the end of the serv- ice. and had to be literally turned out These are the most encouraging meet ,ngs that have been held since the re- vivai started.
 The contract to erect the new Central | of Georgia freight depot has been award l ed to T. g. Moudy. contractor Of this ! city The contract price was $20,O0o. Work on the new depot will be started Mon 1 day. The Central of Georgia recently appropriated $50 900 for this purpose. 1 The remains of Walter c. Lee, the tele. 1 graph operator who committed suicide l in this city on Thursday. were taken | care of by friends and shipped to his 1 home at Manchester. Va.
 -----.s.------------ National Assembly Called. Athens, January 30-After various con | ferences with the political leaders, the King has consented to the convocation o | the national assembly and has charged