The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
SHERIFF PEELED ID FLOOR W|THHAMMER Howard Painfully Wounded
 at Catherine by Negro NUMEROUS ROBBERIES
Papers Adjudicating Waller & Paisley of Selma, Bankrupt, Received in Selma-Habeas Corpus Pro-
 ceedings Are Heard

Selma, March 22.-(Special) )-Deputy Sheriff Howard of Wilcox county was painfully wounded at Catherine yester- day afternoon by a negro, Lee Smith alias Lee Bates, who had been arrested for burglary and robbery.
 Information received from Catherine today was to the effect that the injury which Mr. Howard received was not ot a serious natuee and that he will soon recover.
 For some days past there had been a number of burglaries committed around Catherine and the officers of Wilcox coun- ty have been making an investigation. Wednesday night negro store at Cath crime was entered, the burglar leaving a clew in the way of an empty match box
 This match box was given Deputy Sher- if Howard and he began working on the case. He went to all of the stores in Catherine and inquiry revealed that they did not sell the kind of matches that were put up in that kind of a box.
 It was finally learned that the depot agent at Catherine had given the box of matches to Lee smith alias Lee Bates. The negro was afterwards arrested, with several others in connection with the robberies of the past few days.
 Believing that some of the stolen property could be located Deputy How ard took Bates to his house where a serch was made To open the trunk which belonged to the negro the deputy sheriff secured d hammer and knocked of the top. As he was stopping down over the trunk inspecting it's contents the negro picked the hammer from the floor and hit MT. Howard over the head several times. Several blows about the body was. also administered with the hammer The negro then took MT. Towards pistol from him and made his escape.
 Bankruptcy Papers Received
 The papers adjudcating Waller & Paisley bankrupt, and which were Toumlin of the United States district court in Mobile were received here this morning by Referee in Bank ruptcy W. K. Campbell.
 MT. Campbell this morning appointed MT. Robert Blair the receiver of the distressed firm. The petitioners throw ing the firm into involuntary bank ruptcy as set forth in the papers are Selma Stationery company, A. H. But Ter and L. Erlenbach.
 Habeas Corpus Proceedings
 Before Judge J. w. Mabry of the city court of Selma today was heard the habeas corpus proceedings instituted by Messrs. Craig & Craig in behalf of MT. M. R. Jones, who was indicted by the recent grand jury of that court for murder
 As soon as Mr. Jones heard he had been indicted last Saturday he went to the office of Sheriff Randall and gave himself up Messrs. Craig < Craig immediately instituted habeas corpus proceedings, but on account of the press of business fol- lowing the adjournment of the grand jury Judge Mabry set the trial for last Mon- day.
 Before the case could be called last Monday MT. Bruce Craig, the court ste nographer, was called to Marion on an important case which he had in the circuit court of Perry county. MT. Craig returned to Selma this morning and the habeas corpus proceedings began shortly after il o'clock and continued to 80 o'clock.
 The same sordid evidence which was introducedfat the preliminary hearing be- fore Justice Berry few weeks ago was introduced before Judge Mabry in the habeas corpus proceedings today
 At the conclusion of the evidence Judge Mabry after reviewing the case allowed MT. Jones bond in the amount of s1OOO. Immediately after Judge Mabry an- nounced he would allow bond, County So licitor Mangum appealed from the de- cision and MT. Jones was returned to the county jail to await further developments.
 It was understood this afternoon that a the attorneys for MT. Jones would take the case to the supreme court.