The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09
IS CHARGED WITH
MISUSE OF MAILS
Ensley Man Threatens Life of
Former Partner
ACTS IN QUEER MANNER
j. II. stewart Sells Interest In Ensies
Real Estate and Investment Com
pany-Many People Attend
Revival

Serious charges have been made agains
Cecil Mccullough, formerly a draughts
man employed by the Tennessee company
that of sending threatening letter
through the United States mails ant
threatening the life of G. l.. Houser,
former business partner and fellow EN-
ploye for the Tennessee company.
The two had embarked in the CHECKER
business near Shows Springs, below Ems
ley but they disagreed and severed thei
relationship about a month ago. McCul
Tough claims that Houser acted unfairl,
in the deal, and he planned to get re
venge. He is said to have sent Letter
to Houser saying that he was going tt
blow up his house and kill him, and later
when Houser paid no attention TO the
threat, he sent a second letter, saying
that he was going to kill Houser on Sun
day, August Z, Little was thought of thi
threat until yesterday when Mccullough
was seen with a pistol crawling toward
the residence of Houser. He was inter
cepted by friends of Houser and a hurry
up message sent for Constable Lee White
who hurried to the place and placed Nc
Cullough under arrest. He spent the night
In the city jail and this morning was
bound over by Judge Camp on the charge
of carrying concealed weapons He was
later taken to Birmingham and turned
over to the government authorities. Nc
Cullough did not deny the charges against
him, but admitted TO Mr.. White that il
was a silly thing to do to send the let
tiers through the mails He appears
about 25 years old and says he is from
PENNSYLVANIA. The authorities believe
that the young man is of unsound mind
His actions were of the queerest kind be-
fore and after his arrest:
Mccullough employed D. G. Ewing tc
represent him. When in Judge Camp
court he appeared morose and Respondent
and had little to say.
J. H. Stewart. president of the Ensley
Real Estate and Investment company
has sold his interest to w. R. Stewart
yice-president and general manager. ]. II.
Stewart will leave in a few days for trip
to Texas. At a meeting of the company
w. R. Stewart was elected president and
manager; c. W. Cole, treasurer. and ].
s. Falkner, secretary. This company
was organized about five years ago by
r. s. Hickman and Ben Barbour of Bir-
mingham. Later the Stewards purchased
their interests and since that time they
have built many scores of houses in Ems
lev and surrounding localities. 1t is un-
derstood that the capital stock will be
increased under the new management and
that the upbuilding of the company will
be continued.
Much success is attending the re-
vival meetings in progress at the
Methodist tabernacle and In the tent Of
the Christian church. at Avenue Ill anc
Nineteenth street. Good congregation:
are seen at both places. The singing
led by Rev E. r. Smoot and Rev. o. J
Marks, respectively. Is a feature OF The
meetings, and the choir at both places
numbers many people The leaders ex-
tend invita- tons to the people of Ensie5
to attend the meetings.
A large dock faced Recorder Suge
this morning. the total number of de-
PENDANTS being 80, with some left over
from last week added. Nine sons o.
Ham were arrested Sunday afternoon
in Averytown by Lieutenant Jordan
and officer Hartsfield for Sunday gam
ing. lney all piedu Unity anu were
fined.
Rev I. A. Rea gor left today for Gas
tonburg, where he will spend his vaca-
ton.
Mrs. F. L. Ellis and children arc IL
St Clair Springs, where they will spend
the summer.
John Hannigan, former mine boss
at Pratt City, who has been in Texas
has returned and will remain in this
city.
Miss Nellie Balm of Decatur. ILL.,. Il
visiting friends and relatives in wy
lam.
Miss Camilla l,organ of Rockmart
Ga. is the guest of her sister, Mrs. /. o
Hunt, on Avenue G.
The ladies of the Hunter street Bap.
list church will have an ice cream
supper in front of the church tomorrow
evening
The lawn fete which was scheduled
for August 10 at Mrs. Delaney's. a.
Pratt City, has been postponed unit
August II.