The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16
BeSSener News


Bessemer. November 15.-(Special.)-
stevens alias Joe Stevens, and VIII
Davis, alias VIII Allen. alias Snow. both
negroes, We're bound over to the grand
Jury under $1,000 bond each this MORN
ing in the police court by Judge George
L. Rutledge on a charge of burglary
and grand larceny
Ihe negroes, it is alleged, entered the
Erlick Dry Goods company on First ave-
nue. Wednesday night and stole $500 worth
OF clothing and furnishings. They were
arrested yesterday afternoon in Ensley as
they We're trying to sell some of the
| stolen goods. Mr.. Erlick was notified and
he in company with Detective Bob Chill
dress went to Ensley and identified the
goods.
The negroes We're brought back To
Bessemer by Mr.. Childress, where thew
confessed to committing the theft. The
remainder of the stolen goods were found
hloden under the stairs at the home of
Joe Stevens on Fourth avenue, between
ETWenty-first and Twenty-second streets
The evidence in the case was worked un
by Detectives Ross, Parrott E. Houston
and Bob Childress. The men will he
carried to Birmingham and placed I'm the
county Jail. Both negroes have served
terms In the mines on charges of larceny.
There will be no court in Bessemer next
week as no docket has been set in the
besseiner city court. the adjourned week
pelhg caused by the call of cases in the
supreme court for this division, Several
or the Bessemer attorneys will go to
Montgomery.
Among the cases that will go up from
TINS court are: j. A. Simpson VS.. the
birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company. This is the second time This
case has gone to the supreme court a
verdict for $3.50 having been returned
a. l.. Finley VS.. the Woodward Iron
company verdict for $4,000 having been
returned in this court; Joe C. Coleman VS..
L. F. Murphy; Pinkney r. Parsons VS.
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company: William Burns VS.. the Jefferson
Fertilizer company; w. C. McCombs VS..
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company; Henry Penny VS.. the Tennes-
see Coal, Iron and Railroad company: J.
I. Crofford VS.. the Alabama Terminal
railroad; w. Il. Benus VS.. the Atlanta.
birmingham and Atlantic railroad; Mary
l.. White VS.. the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and
Iron company; Mary E. Knight VS.. tho
Woodmen of the World; II. NJ Cash VS..
A. j. Smith; ]. T. Ridgeway VS. the city
of Bessemer.
The following suits We're filed in the
Bessemer city court today:
NJ. s. Tyler VS.. the Southern Railway
company for $1,000 damages for alleged
personal injuries.
Tom Estes VS.. the United States Cast
Iron Pipe and Foundry company for $1,000
damages for alleged personal injury.
L. S. Ashcraft VS.. J. E. Hurst for $3.50
for alleged personal injuries.
Louis Goodman against the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company for
$25o0 damages for alleged personal in
juries.
Durnard Johnson, pro ami d. IT, john
son VS.. the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company for S25Oo damages
| for alleged personal injuries.
Mildred e. Lane. the 4-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Adams, died
| yesterday afternoon at the family resi-
dence on Dartmouth avenue, after two
weeks Illness of diphtheria The funeral
services will be held tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock from the residence. the Rev.
l. r. Swallow officiating. Interment will
be at Sadler cemetery.
Mrs w. ID. Taylor will entertain the
Ladies' Card club next "Wednesday aft
ernoon at her home on Fifth avenue
Mrs. Taylor Is taking the club out of
her time to compliment Miss Helen Nc
Adory, whose marriage will take place
at an early date.
The Woodward Iron company has be-
gun to build a large number of cottages
at Lipscomb to accommodate the en-
ployes Of the Woodward ore mines The
work will be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible, as number of the men are now
having to live in Bessemer, while a few
are in Birmingham
In the rest room of the Roberts school
the Roberts School Improvement associa-
ton has installed long lunch table with
benches, for the convenience of the pupils
A set Of reference books with a large
copy of Websters dictionary. has also
been placed in the school Several inn
provements will be made this winter by
the association
Tuesday AFTERNOON, November 25 Mrs.
William III. II. Judson, Mrs. Lee Moody,
Miss Verdin and Miss Grace Judson will
| entertain at a reception at the Judson
home on Clarendon avenue, from TO
o'clock.
| Plans have been completed for the play,
! "BrOther Josia n 4" which will I,e piven at