The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12
ANNOUNCE DEGREES OF SUPREME COURT Death Sentence on Travis Is
 Upheld .GOOCH CASE REVERSED
  Richardson Wins Fight to Have the Supreme Court Hear His Appeal. Lamkin Vs. Lowell Is Re-
 versed and Remanded
GOOCH CASE REVERSED

| supreme court of Alabama, In a decision handed down today. sustained the iudg- ment of the circuit court of Perry county in sentencing Phillip Travis, negro to be hanged for the murder of Clifford Fox hall, another negro. in the fall of 1911. The higher court fixed the date of the execution for May Sl.
 A decision affirming the judgment of the Marengo law and equity court in the case of John Jones vs. the state was also handed down. Jones was sentenced to serve 25 years for the killing of Rufus Hcward.
 passed upon by the supreme court is en- titled ex parte Frank Richardson. which was a petition for mandamus. Richard son, a negro. was indicted for the killing of two deputy sheriffs in Tuscaloosa county and was sentenced to be hanged Attorneys for Richardson sought an ap- peal, and the lower court refused to sus- pend sentence. Counsel then petidoned the higher court for a mandamus asking that the cause be heard before that tribu- nal. The decision of the supreme court awarded the rule nisi and the cause will come before that tribunal for hearing.
 Damage Suit 1 In decision handed down by the hich. CT court the judgment of the Birmingham city court in the case of Mary E. Gooeh as administratrix. vs. the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company wa. reversed and remanded. The action ir this case was brought by Mary E. Gooch as appellant, for S50,O0O damages caused 1 by shot fired by one who had been 2 | passengers after an alteration with | street car conductor and motorman. The | husband of the appellant died as result Of the shot and the wife asked damages in the sum of $50000, which the lower court | denied.
 The case of Irene W. Lamlsin vs. w. S | Lowell, as trustee of Knight, Yancey X Co.,, appealed from the Jefferson enan- Cery court, was reversed and remanded by the supreme court. In this case the appellant sought to be relieved from the incubus of a note and mortgage on the ground that they had been given to se- cure the debt of her husband who had been speculating in cotton futures for Knight Yancey X Co. The note and mortgage amounted to $3500, and the low CT court refused her application.
 Other cases handed down by the sli- preme court are as follows:
 Other Decisions
 simpson J.-Ethel stenhart ct al vs B. F. Gregory ct all, appeal from Ma rengo law and equity court. affirmed.
 Mary F. Brooks vs. Grei Bros. & Co.,. appeal from Montgomery circuit court reversed and remanded Anderson. May field and Sommerville, J. J., dissenting. w. H. Gainer ct al vs. Henry Jones, ap- peal from Geneva chancery court: af- frmed.
 Anderson, J Samuel E. McCreary ct al. vs. Mollie Billing ct al, appeal from Mo- bile law and equity court: reversed, rcn- dered and remanded. Mcclellan and May field, ]. J., not sitting.
 C. T. McGraw ct al. as guardians, etc., vs. $. J. Tilery as administrator, etc, ct al. appeal from Lee law and equity court; affirmed in part and in part re- Versed and remanded.
 Clay Swope ct al vs Edgar C. Swope, as administrator, etc, ct al, appeal from Lawrence chancery court affirmed in part and in part reversed, rendered and remanded.
 J. r. Bieker vs. City of Cullman. appeal from Cullman circuit court reversed and remanded. Somerville, J.. dissenting
 Calvin R. Mower ys. J. S. Shannon. ap- peal Iif1l DlflnlHEtidIl Nlly IE- Versed and remanded
 II. O. Sparks vs. w, H.. Weatherly, as trustee. etc, appeal from Calhoun chan cery court; reversed and remanded. An derson, Mcclellan and Mayfield, J. J.. dissenting.
 sayre. J.-James NJ Elliott. Jr.. ct all, vs. T. s. Kyle. appeal from Gadsden city court affirmed.
 F. B. Gurley ct al. vs. R. W. Robertson ct al. as administrators, etc, appeal from Madison chancery court: affirmed.
 Somervil1e, J.-Louisvile and Nashville Railroad company vs Julia A. Bogue. as administratrix. etc, appeal from Cullman circuit court: reversed and remanded
 John H. Minge ys. F. B. Green, appeal from Birmingham city court; reversed and rendered. Mayfield, J., dissenting
 Decatur Light, Power and Fuel com pany vs. G. B. Newson, as administrator, etc. appeal from Morgan law and equity cOllrt affirmed