The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
PRELIMINARY TRIAL
OF BA|LEYS TODAY
Three Charged With Murder
of Thomas BrittOn
NEWS OF COURTHOUSE
Question of Oil Inspectorship Has Not
Been Settled-Mandamu Proceed
ings Filed Against City
Comptroller

The preliminary trial of W. A. Bailey
VIII Bailey and Rosa Bailey viii be held
this afternoon before Judge II. B. Aher-
nethy of the court of common pleas.
They are accused of the murder of Thorn
as Britton, a young white man, who
mysteriously disappeared from his home
at Oxmoor last winter, The Baileys are
father and son and daughter-in-law and
all deny having any knowledge of the
disappearance of Britton. The body of
Britton has not been found.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Abernethy
bound over George Caldwell to the grand
jury on a charge of assault with intent
to murder. and Hugh Collins charged
with grand larceny. Bond in the sum
of $500 was fixed in each case.
Situation Unchanged
County Inspector of Miners Oil Wilson
Burgin has presented his bills for fees
to each of the oil companies of the coun-
ty for inspecting the oil during the month
of July The bills were mailed by Mr..
Burgin several days ago but as yet he
has received no ntimation as to whether
the oil companies would pay the bills or
not He. states that he will see the Off
cals of the several companies in the next
few days and take the matter up with
them.
At the present time the miners oil is
being Inspected both by Mr.. Burgin and
c. H. Nesbitt, chief mine inspector. The
chief mine inspector states that the law
provides that he inspect the oil and that
he will continue to do so until 1t is de-
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The inspection of oil by the mine inspec-
tor does not carry with it any fees or
emoluments. For the present the matter
is "in statu quo.r
Mandamus Against Comptroller
Petition for mandamum proceedings
were filed in the city court yesterday by
the Birmingham Title Guarantee COM
pany directed against Charles II. Abbott,
city comptroller, asking that lie be COM
PEELED to turn over to the said company
warrants signed by the city clerk of the
city of Birmingham and duly approved
to the amount of $S6S 90. The petition
was addressed to Judge Charles w Fer
guson. who set the hearing of the case
for August 8 at 10 o'clock 1t is under
stood the payment of the warrants was
withheld pending a settlement of certain
claims against the company.
Tax Raises
One of the largest raises during the
present hearing of the property tax as
sessments was docketed yesterday thar
of the Mclean Lumber company, whose
present assessment was raised $40, coo
this was by agreement betweent Capt
nd ha linn IRat.
Raises by agreement yesterday We're as
follows
j. l.. Slagger, s22O; r. l.. Stone $500;
Nettie j. Storrs, $420; o. NJ. Tompklns,
$3.50 Miss II. r. and c. Thornton $500;
Tillman Morrow, $500 Mrs. E. Edner
Todd, $500; Mrs. J. G. Vance. $500 Louis
Walker, colored $3.50: w A. Ward $1,000;
S. d. Weakley. $500; r. A. Weller. $50:
Mrs. S. A. White. so: Estell Williams,
colored, $500 r. c. Windham s2500 S.
Allhritton, 5000; W. A. l.. and w. e. ALI
bfitton $3.50; John Barr, $400: j. H. Berry
$625; DR.. j. II. Blackwell, $500: Mrs A.
B. Brown. $1,000 John and Janet Brown.
800; Frank Britner $500; Mrs Hattie e.
Call, $500 r. b. Chambers. $40; ]. W.
Chapman. $500; c. r. Childress. $3.50: w. S.
Call, Sm0; A. Cooper, 5000; Mrs M H.
Carey, $3.50; Mrs. Sarah @. Cousins, $500;
Mrs. NJ Dillon, S400; A. ". Demagan, $500.
w r. Ellis, $500: Estes Lumber company
$25o3; A. V. Fair. 800; b. f. Hagan, 800.
Mrs. NJ. Hogan, $50: S. d. Harris. $500:
w. w Harrel. 5000; IT. j. Has
kirs, 5000 j. w. Hawkins $1,000:
Mrs. s. =. Head, $500; Jennie
l.. Herd. $50; John Herman. $500.
j. p. Hillhouse Jr., $500: James Horror
guardian, $3.50; DR.. L. A. Jenkins. s400.
Mrs Annie Jett $3.50. Mrs. Mary c. John
son, $500; Mrs. M. Johnson. 500; j. E.
Jones. $780, l.. p. Hendricks, $500: John
KoKpps, Sr., $500; ]. W. Mcdonald. $500
H. o. McGinnis, $3.50; Mclean Lumber
company, $4,000; G. Malpeli, $500; f. l..
Mason. 800; Mrs. A. V. Methvin, $3.50; ].
" Methvin, $3.50; 3. L. Micham, $40; Or.
H. c. Moreland, $500: ]. f. Murphree. $780,
Susie Nichols, $3.50; Mrs. S. u. Oliver, $500:
Mrs. n. L. Orr $500: Mrs. ]. j. Pardue.
$500; A. ]. Payne $7o0 Miss S. Payne. $150
Mrs. NJ. E. Reeves, $3.50; DR.. F. u. Reeves.
$50; Mrs j. M. Richard, s400: t. s. Rich
ard, agent. $3.50; G w. Roane, slo5O; Mrs.
l.. M. Robinson. $500; G. L. Saunders, 500:
j. y. Sanders. $500; Schaefer Manufacture
ing company, 1880 dismissed, w. p
Brown.
Suits Filed
Among the suits filed yesterday in the
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