The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-07
DAYS WORK IN THE
 CRIMINAL COURTS
Fort Nolle Presses Case
 Against Mary Cole, Who . Shot Weltz

Inside of p minutes the jury in the cast of Jennie Rowland, charged with assault with intenet to murder. returned a yer diet of guilty as charged in the indictment yesterday in the division of the criminal court presided over by Judge H. P. Hefin The woman was accused of being impll- cated in the shooting of Former Deputy Sheriff F. L. Clayton last summer al Warrior, while he was assisting in the arrest of Tom Bain a negro desperado
 The negro was barricaded in d house and as the deputies approached they were met by a volley and Mr Clayton fell badly wounded. As he is well advanced in years it was thought the wound would prove fatal but while permanently in- jured he recovered. It was charged that the woman took part intthe shooting, as she was in the house at the time the at tack was made.
 Circuit Solicitor Joseph R. Tate repre- scented the state and Attorney Murphree and Richardson the defendant. Judge He1in will impose sentence Saturday.
 Allen Whitney, charged with assault with intent to ravish. and Tom King charged with grand larceny, were con victed in Judge Mier's division of the criminal court yesterday. Assistant So- licitor James Davis represented the state.
 In the case of w. P. Piper of Tuscaloosa, charged with larceny from the person, the state failed to make out case and on motion of Walter Brewer, assistant solicitor, the jury was instructed by Judge Miller to return d verdict of not guilty. The defendant had quite a number of prominent citizens of Birmingham sum moned as to his good character, and at the conclusion of his testimony the case was given up by the state. He was rep resented by Brown Ward of Tuscaloosa and Alex M Garber of this city.
 Judge w. E. Fort, senior judge of the criminal court, nolle pressed the case ously wounded Robert A. Weltz at the Capital Park inn several months ago, at the request of Assistant Solicitor Walter Brewer. The young woman was indicted on charge of assault with intent to mur- der shortly after the shooting of Weltz and has been called for trial twice. MT. Brewer informed the court yesterday that Wetz, the principal witness for the state, had left Alabama and could not be in- duced to return and that under the cir sumstances the case might as well go off the docket,
 The shooting of Weltz by Miss Cole is said 10 have occurred as he was leaving the Capital Park inn after they had re- turned from walk together. Weltz was very badly wounded and for time his life was despaired of He ralied however, and on his recovery left the state for New York, his former home. At no time, even when he was thought to be dying. did he say anything against the girl. and stated that he would not under any circumstance prosecute her or appear against her in trial.
 Solicitor Hugo l.. Black is attending the session of the grand jury which was or ganized by Judge Heflin on Monday. It IS understood the grand jury will complete the cases now on the docket by Thursday and will go into recess Friday. Court officials state this will be the shortest opening session of the grand jury since the organza tion of the court.