The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-21
As Shown By Pig Iron Production

| | erted for political purposes during the Jefferson county local option fight ''I have never heard any promises made to a would-be purchaser, and never heard of an agreement between certain gentle men to sell stock to prospective saloon proprietors.
 q am stockholder in the Alamo Gas | and Oil company"
 Bowman Criticizes Metts A feature of the days proceedings was the effort of Col. P. G. Bowman to dis credit the testimony of V. l.. Metts by endeavoring to make part of the rec ord brief filed by J. D. Evans against | the bondsmen of Metts for the recovery of 5000 alleged to have been misappro- priated or embezzled by Metts Col Bowman, claiming that the testimony of Metts alone breathed suspicion against the defendants, urged the acceptance of the brief as part of the record, MT Evins ruled however, that the effort of Col. Bowman to present the brief attacking the character of Metts would be made a part of the record, but that the brief itself would not be made part. Metts. as is remembered, is the man who testified Thursday that Leon ! McCord told him if you scratch my back 1 will scratch yours" Metts on the witness stand Friday reluctantly replying to questions of Col. Bowman, stated that he had had bus mess agreement with Evans. We were in, 4 ,I- lac I made a bond.'
 Mir Bowman then asked the question: 'Is it true that MT. Evans is suing your bondsmen at the present time for the recovery of 5000 which you are al- legged to have embezzled?'
 MT. Metts replied: My bondsmen are not being sued for $2O0O."
 Several Witnesses Absent
 There were a number of other wit nesscs wlio did not report when their names were called. among them being Tom E.llard, Will Wrenn. Fred Monjot Charles Mays and others Strenuous ef- forts to procure the testimony of these men resulted in failure. Col. Bowman suggested taking an automobile and go- ing to them. pr. Seay offered to furnish the, automobile. But this was not con- Sl0ered 1eaSlDlc DN MT. ENlnS. MT Evins stated that he did not know to what these men would testify. and he did not know whether or not they would testify to anything. Col. Bowman urged Thim to continue the proceedings all the summer if such a length, of time were necessary to get these witnesses to ap- pear. Mr. Evins then asked if either of the absentees was desired by the defense. The defense replied in the nega- tive. Immediately thereafter the investi- gation came to it's end, everyone pro- claiming the fact that mo hard feelings eNisted."s
 Concerning the absent witnesses each of the principals declared that he had never spoken to either of the missing men.
 Throughout the day the counsel for the defense intmated very strongly that there would be no objection to the ey- animation of the members of the city and excise commissions.
 Dr. Fields Testimony
 Dr. E. T. Fields, in reply to ques. tions, answered in effect as follows "I am a director in the Alamo Gas x Oil Co.,, but am not stockholder l know nothing of an alleged offer being made that buyers of stock would receive license to operate a saloon. For the purpose of selling stock rDr Seay, MT. McCord and I discussed the proposition of going to the liberal element pr. Scay asked McCord in my presence if