The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
F|NEDFOR CONTEMPT IN ANN|STON COURT Judge Merrill Announces
 Decision Saturday STREETS TO BE OILED Commencement Exercises of Anniston High School Concluded-U. D. C.
 Picnic-Nine Men Put to
 Work on Streets

Anniston. May 3o.--(Special)-The spe- eial investigation called by Circuit Judge Hugh D. Merrill to look into the allega- tions that jurors, had been approached while engaged in jury duty, was conclud- ed Saturday morning The specific charge was made in the case of Misses Dickert and Landt vs. Drs. Sellers X Sellers, that a juror, James R. Atkins had conferred with Attorney P. F. Whorton at Whor- tons office during the case. which was tried May 19. Judge Merrill held an in vestigation May 21 and took the case un- der advisement. announcing in court May 9 that all jurors were summoned to ap- pear May 3O that thorough investiga- ton might be made of the allegations.
 In the investigation Saturday morning, Juror J. F. Sides testified that he had been approached byNAttorney r. F. Whor- ton, after being summoned as juror and that Whorton told him if he was accepted as a juror in the Dickert & Lant vs. Sellers case ito stay there till h. closed rather than give in Whorton was fined $50 by Judge Merrill and M. w. Woodruff, an ex-sheriff of Calhoun county, was fined $50 for his activities in the case Juror Atkins was fined $5
 Attorneys for the Drs. Sellers made mo- ton for new trial in this case, argu- ments in which will be held Monday morn ing.
 Commencement exerclses of the Annis- ton High schol were held Friday night at the New Noble theatre. The address to the graduates was made by E. D. Will lett County certificates were presented to the seventh grade pupils by County Superintendent of Education H. T. Per sons. The diplomas for graduation were presented by c. D. Woodruff, secretary of the board of education. The graduates were: Miss Marie Lanning and Miss Kath- and MT. Ira Ferguson.
 The William Forney chapter. Daugh- ters of the Confederacy, will celebrate Jefferson Davis birthday with a picnic at Oxford Lake, to which all the old vet erans have been invited Walter B. Mer- Till will be the orator of the day, and special exercises will also be held. A basket dinner will be served at noon.
 Nine men started worK the city StreeIS or AnnlStOn Satur01y morning as the result of convictions in circuit court. which has been in session the past week. Every case that went before the juries in the circuit court involving the illegal sale of liquor resulted in convictions. Sen tences. have been severe Most of them sentencing the defendant to both fine and hard labor. A.4
 Officers, courts and the better element of the city and county seemed determined to stamp out tigering in this community.
 The Rev. A. Lichtenstein, superintend- ent of Jewish-Christian missions with headquarters in St. Louis, Mo, is here and will occupy the pulpits of Parker Me morial Baptist church this evening and of the First Presbyterian church this morning. The Rev. Lichtenstein is a Jew by birth. but has been preaching for 26 years.
 Residents of Anniston living on North Noble street the principal automobile thoroughfare for pleasure parties going north, placed an order with the Gulf Re- lining company. through c. S. Leyden, chairman of the committee in charge of the work, for 1000 gallons of oil to be used in oiling North Noble from Thir- teenth to Twenty-sixth street. The oil will be applied as soon as it arrives