The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
Bessen1er News

Bessemer, October 20.-(Special)- )-The
Bessemer city court took up another
long jury civil docket this morning being
engaged all day with the hearing of the
case of N. T. Mehurg VS.. the Jefferson
Fertilizer company. for alleged damage
to property by fumes from the acids
and chemicals used at the plant The
plaintiff is represented by Attorneys r.
4. Huey and Hugh McEniry, while the
defendant company is represented by
Estes, Jones &c Welsh and Goodwin 81
Ross. The other cases set for the week
are as follows Mrs. Mammie Davis VS.
Charles and l.. Davis for damages; o.
L. and M A Roper VS.. the Jefferson
Fertilizer company, damages; Ida Nc
Mickens VS.. l.. M Crawford and r. r.
Minis, damages; Martin Terry vs. L. M.
Crawford and r. #. Minis. damages; A.
l.. Arundall & Co. Va. Central Foundry
company, assumpsit; Bill Gregsby ct al
VS. the Sloss sheffield Steel and Iron
company, damages; Aaron Earle VS..
tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad com
pany. damages; Roosevelt Burns pro ami
VS.. the Jefferson Fertilizer company.
damages.
Louis Brostron, while doing electrical
work at the Woodward ore mine was
struck by a piece of falling ore. break
ing his leg. The injured man was i'm
mediately removed to the Elizabeth Dun
can hospital. 1t is thought that ampu-
tation will not be necessary.
The following suits have been filed in
the Bessemer city court: Robert Logan
vs.. j. l.. Mattingly as constable of beat
81 and I. A. Lewis, w. ID. TAYLOR and
T.. A SrpT nc
ages for failing to serve garnishment
r.. d. Goggins VS.. the Southern Rail-
way company for 800 damages for al
legged killing of cow by the defendant
company. anaal iss 2aiFuAa
Mayor George E. Rutledge disposed of
docket of 40 cases in the police court
this morning. Thad Micken. a negro
was given a fine of StOO and 60 DAYS
extra on charge OF carrying con-
cealed weapon Roland Sanders. also
colored, was fined 800 and 60 days for
carrying concealed weapon. IIy Moore
a negro, was bound over to the grand
jury under $1,000 bond on a charge of
assault and attempt TO murder Two
weeks ago Hy was riding in an automo-
bile with several other negroes as is
alleged to have shot one of the negroes
in the leg with a shotgun He sue
ceeded In making his escape until yes-
terday, when he was arrested by Chief
McCabe and Officer Patton. He claims
that the shooting was an accident. The
negro VIII be taken to Birmingham
Tuesday anh lodged In the county jail
A negro whose name is thought to be
l. @. Irving, but who was known as
mississippi was killed this morning
at 1:30 O'Clock by a dynamite explosion
at the Stag pile at the Little Bell FUR
mace of the Tennessee company. 1t Is
not known just how the accident oc-
CURED, but the mans head was blown
to pieces. His body was removed to the
undertaking establishment of Jacobs q
Son and an investigation will be held
by Deputy Coroner Arthur Jacobs.
The remains of T. o. Grangher. Jr..
the two months old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Grangher, Sr., who was smothered
to death. We're shipped over the Louis
Vile and Nashville Railroad company 20
Nashville by Jacobs & Son, where inter
ment will be made
Julia Ann Wilson, an old negro wom-
an, 30 years old, who Is well known
at Rafmund mines, where she lived. died
today at her home. The remains were
sent to Sayervile today on the Alabama
Great Southern railroad. where inter-
ment will be made.
Secretary G. II. Stevenson has called
meeting of the board of trade for
Tuesday afternoon at O'clock, In his
offices. There are several matters of i'm
portance to be brought before the body
and Il number of letters read as to
what is good for Bessemer. Owing to
the fact that 1t has been some time
since the body met, there will be much
business attended to.