The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-26
HUNG JURY RESULTS
 IN DECATUR CASE Merchant Sued for $2O,OOO
 by Lady
 vEsTRYMEN ELECTED
Highwaymen Rob Farmer Near Som- erville-Buildings Being Rebuilt at Tannery-Memorial Eerv-
 ices to Be Held Today

Decatur, April 25.-(Speeial. IA hung jury resulted in the trial of the $20,000 damage case of Miss Reba Powers against Gorge D. Williamson. we'll known merchant for alleged injuries sustained by being thrown from MT. Williamsons automobile while out rid ing with party of friends
 Some time ago Miss Powers, in com pany with will skeggs and some other young men and young ladies were talk ing ride in Mir Williamson's car when the caf turned over throwing all of them out and breaking one of Miss Powers legs. MT. Williamson was not with the party. Will Skeggs was driv- ing the car and the whole case hinged on the question of whether or not MT. Skeggs was acting as MT. Williams agent
 Vestrymen Elected
 St Johns Episcopal church, New De- catur. has elected the following vestry- men for the year: H. B. Beard, c. A. Hoff. W. F. Bixby, H. k. Hildreth, w. A. Bibb, R. c. Horton. T. H. Mattocks, J. D. McNabb, E. D. Graves, G. B. Moore, w. H. Jervis.
 lllSIiW dy ittlt INOD T di tttcI As he was on his way home from lodge at Somerville M. c. Lee, we'll known farmer living near Somerville. was held up by three unknown men and robbed of $57 in cash. MT. Lee was driving home in a buggy when he was held up by the men. MT Lee says he did not give up the money until after hard fight with the robbers in which his clothing was badly cut by the rob- bers.
 The night was very dark and he says he could not see the faces of the men, but he believes they were negroes. Sev- eral negroes were placed under arrest and taken before Justice J. r. Hender- son at Somerville. All of the suspects were turned loose, however, on account of the lack of evidence against them.
 Building Being Rebuilt The large buildings of the American Oak Tanning company's plant, which were burned some time ago, are now being rebuilt, and a force of something like 200 are employed at the work. The burned boiler house Is being re- placed with brick and steel one and the building will contain eight new boilers of the very latest make. The burned bleach house will be replaced with larger one but after the same design as the one burned. The building has been delayed on ac- count of the rains and some delay in receiving material, but the work is be- ing pushed now. It will require about four months to complete the buildings.
 Memorial Day Confederate Memorial Day will be ob- served in the Decaturs tomorrow. Dur ing the day all of the banks will be closed. The graves of the Confederate dead in the cemetery here will be dec- orated during the day.
 Ball Game Tomorrow The Boy Scouts of New Decatur will play game of baseball here Saturday with the Boy Scouts of Trinity. There will be a large crowd of Trinity rooters present. No admission will be charged to the game.
 Trinity on Boom Trinity, one of the oldest towns in the county, is being plated for the first time. The plat is being made by Mont gomery Greenendyke of New Decatur. The plat contains about 600dots Trinity expects to have trolly line from De- catur in the near future and to get on boom.