The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-09
ANNISTON

AnnistoH April S.-(Special 1.-The jury in the case of Leland Cass. the boy charged with the murder Of Policemen Kettle and Screws of Annston force, re- ported this morning. fixing the sentence at one year A mistrial resulted in the case of Will Barton, charged with the murder of Officer Jack Holland, the lat ter jury had been out since Tuesday aft ernoon. and it is said that some of them were not on speaking terms as result of their difference when discharged
 Anniston, April S.--(Speeial) 1.-The fate of Leland Cass, charged with the mur- der of Policeman Clarence Kettle in the western part of the city on February l. is now in the hands of the jury. The trial of the case began Wednesday morn ing and all testimony was in before noon Thursday. An hour and a half was al loted to each side for the argument of counsel, and 0. NJ. Alexander, who is assisting in the prosecution, was the first to address the jury. He was followed by Attorneys Hugh Walker and E. D. Will lett for the defense, and Solicitor w. c. Iunstall made the final argument in the case, finishing about o'clock. The feature of the trial which kept the courtroom packed since 1t was started Wednesday morning, was the appearance of a female attorney, for the defendant This attorney was Margaret Hamilton Erwin. Jr., of Chattanooga. Tenn. When Miss Erwin took her seat with the other attorneys for the defense Wednesday, and was introduced by Attorney Ebert Willet to the court there was a cranng of necks throughout the large audience to get a better look at the good looking lawyer.
 Miss Erwin was in Chicago on a legal mission when she was employed by rela- tives of the defendant in Chattanooga In answer to their wire. she came direct to Anniston, and took an active part in con ductine the defendants fight for his life : She offered many valuable suggestions to the associate counsel and her appear ance in the case was plainly strong factor in favor of the defendant.
 News was received in this city Thursday of the death at Ashland, early Thursday morning, of c. S. Cornelius, solicitor of Clay county. The funeral will take place at Ashland Friday morning. and a num- Der of friends of the deceased will attend the funeral. Among those who will at tend the funeral are Circuit Judge Hugh Merrill, Attorney Walter Merrill and John Fitzgerald of Oxford. MT. Cornelius had been sick for about 10 days previous to his death
 Manager MaGee of the Anniston Ath- letic club has consented to drill about 1000 of the Anniston school children in fancy flag drills and to conduct an exhibition of this kind with the school children, when the Calhoun county school rally takes place here on April 16. Supt. D. R. Murphey of the city schools has arranged for the pupils to meet Professor MaGee at certain periods each day for practice from now until the day of the rally.
 x~xfII 1- -.4t< l. the rally, the University of Alabama school of education silver badge athletic contests. The university authorities are arranging these contests throughout the state for the purpose of stimulating in- terest in track athletics.
 Any boy qualifying for these contests. under the rules, will be offered a silver badge if he qualities in class A, and a eilver-bronze badge if he qualities in class B.