The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-15
FEDERAL DOCKET
ABOUT DISPOSED OF.
Many Convictions at Hunts
vile Term
HAWKINS QUALITIES
DR.. |. N. Wyatt Formally Announces
Himself as Applicant for the
United States Marshalship
of Northern District


Huntsville, November 14.-(Special.)
The docket of The fall term of the
United States court has been almost
entirely disposed of and the term is
nearing the end The following con-
victions have been made;
Jacob 2. Levens of Cullman county,
violation of the bankrupt laws, jury
and verdict guilty, 10 months in the
federal penitentiary in Atlanta; N. B.
Lindsey, Illicit distilling, jury and YER
dict guilty, six months sentence sus-
pended; James H. Sartain, former post
master of an office in Franklin coun-
ty, making false returns of cancella-
lions, so days and $50 fine. Prison SEN
lence was suspended on condition that
the fine be paid before December l.
This case has been on the dockets
eight years.
Among the civil cases disposed of
was that of Cora Bayne vs. the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad in which
the plaintiff secured judgment for
$4,000 damages and that of John Bog
enshott VS.. the Phoenix Fire Insurance
company for $4,000, alleged to be due on
policy, in which verdict was rem
dered for the defendant.
Clothes for the Poor
The year just closed has been the
most successful in the career of the
Huntsville Needlework Guild, which
undertakes to supply destitute people
with clothing during the frosty sea-
sons. Nearly 500 new garments were
turned in by the directors at the annual
rneeting yesterday. The same staff of
officers was reelected for another year
as follows: Mrs. Oscar Goldsmith, pres
ident; Mrs. Glen Wells, secretary, ana
Mrs. Adele Cramer. treasurer.
Delegates Named
The following gentlemen have been
named by the city commissioners TO
represent Huntsville at the annual
meeting of the Tennessee River I'm
provement association at South Pitts
burg. Tenn, Friday: Tracy w. Pratt,
Joseph J. Bradley, Roy Lyle. w. L. Hal
sey. E. c. Dillon, w. /. Wellman, S. o.
Holmes, Ben P. Hunt, r. e. Pettus. A.
w Newson and Edward Belts.
Allen Explains Absence
Being severely censured by the re-
cent grand jury for being absent FROM
his office when the grand jury want
ed him as a witness. Shep Allen, buyer
for the city dispensary, has submitted
10 the city commission an explanat ton
OF his absence from the city at that
lime. He produced affidavits to prove
that he had been summoned to the bed
side Of relative in another city Mr..
Allen was REQUESTED TO keep the com
nussfoners Informed OF his movements
In future
DIR. Wyatt a Candidate
DR.. liner b. wyatt of Huntsville, who
has been active in politics here during
the last several years, has formally
announced himself as an applicant for
the United States marshalship of the
Northern district of Alabama. DR..
Wyatt is Princeton man and has been
a Jealous supporter of Woodrow Will
son. He has been unanimously Endorsed
for the marshalship by the Hunts
Vile bar and most of the public Off
cials.
Judge Hawkins Qualities
Judge T. w. B. Hawkins qualified and
assumed the duties of judge of the in
ferior criminal court of Huntsville to-
DAY, succeeding Judge Archie McDon-
NELL who has held the position since
it was established by the last legisla-
ture.