The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-14
SEVERAL INDICTED ]. BY ANN|STON JURY Judge Willett Talks of Un- derwood-College Boys
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wss announced Wednesday that Nlii NC Guffin. the drink-crazed man who 9hot and fatally wounded Officer John L. cum ningham,. seriously wounded Chief of Po- lice Glosson and attacked others in nitcbed battle in west Anniston on Juno 2s. was among those who had been in dicted in the partial report of the ';lty court grand jury Tuesday afternoon. The case of McGuffin will come up for trial at this term of court and it is con sidered probable that he will plead in- sanity in the effort to escape the gal lows. Chief Glosson was the principal witness against him before the grand jury. s. C. Zaner, the special officer who shot him down and prevented turta- CT fa talities, having been killed by Ross Chatham.
 Ii Is also known that Jim Hyatt the young white man who is said to shot to death Tom Wood, a prosperous White Plains farmer, while the latter lay se- tiously i'll on his bed, was indicted by the jury. His case will also come up at this term of court, and it is understood that he will plead Justification.
 Willie Gray, alias Jewell Williams. the young white man who is charged with having criminally assaulted well known Anniston lady, is also mentioned, as is Ernest Dickinson, charged with shooting Tom Taylor, his brother-in-law, whom he charges with having stolen his chick ems. which prompted the shooting.
 Dickinson is out on bond, but the nth- CTS who were indicted are confined in the Calhoun county jail, pending action by the court in their cases. Several other indictments were returned, but the jury Is still in session, and it is not expected to finish the work in hand before the end of the present week.
 Examinations have been under way at the Alabama Presbyterian college here during the past two days, and a large number of students have already arrived to attend the school during the ensuing session. Classroom work will begin on Thursday morning and it is expected that by the end of the week, the largest en- rolment in the schools history VIII be shown, judging from present indications.
 Judge J. J. Wilett of this city, who has been a notable factor in state and .ia-
 
 record in an interview here Tuesday aft ernoon as being in favor of Congressman Oscar w Underwood for the democratic presidential nomination in 1912, giving req sons why he believes the Alabamian would make strong race for the nation highest honor in the event he is nomi- mated. He dsparaged the idea, however, of making MT. Underwood vice president, stating that he is too big man to thus bury his talents.
 Whether or not a southern man can be nominated, Judge Willett does not undertake to express an opinion. He says, however, that just as the repub- licans chose Mckinley when he was chairman of the ways and means com mittee over Reed, the Ohioan winning out on a platform of protection, even so is there chance that history will repeat itself by the democrats choosing Underwood from the same position to win out on the tariff policies of which he is the protagonist.
 Congressman Fred L. Blackmon of Anniston Is also boosting MT. Under wood for the presidency.
 The Southern railway trestle which was burned near Piedmont Wednesday morning, causing a delay of Southern passenger No. 23, en route from Rome, Ga, to Selma, and otherwise demoraliz- ing traffic has been rebuilt with rails and lumber sent from this city and the regular schedule resumed.
 Because he insinuated that their wo- men folk were encouraging their chill dren to lie to the billpusher when he comes around, J. W. Williams, negro open air preacher. is said to have been given the lie and attacked by three members of his audience. Ray Walker M C. Gardner and Mack Carter, Mon day afternoon, as result of which the three accused negroes were placed under arrest. It is charged that the umbrageous negroes not only resented the preachers remarks, but that they tore down the stand on which he stood to expound the principles of his re- ligion.
 Deputy Revenue Collectors Bush and McClurlxin have returned from Cleburne county, where they have been on a moonshine expedition, a result of which they destroyed a 60 gallon ca pacity still at Shoals creek, six miles out from Edwardsville, securing evil dence which will likely lead to an arr rest by a deputy marshal.
 George Jebeles, proprietor of res taurant and soft drink stand on West Tenth street, was arrested and placed under a bond of $500 by police officers Wednesday charge of violating the prohibition law. Jebeles has been arrested for this offense before, the first arrest resulting in an attack on the constitutionality of the Fuller li- Qucr law. under the provisions of which