The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
PAROLE OF NEWSOM |SOPPOSEDB BY MANY CITIZENS OF MORGAn

Aipanys FeDruary I5.-(SpecfHi.t-The petition to the state board of pardons for the parole of T. J. Newsom, former justice of the peace, who recently be- gan serving 8 10-year sentence for the murder of c. E. Hatchett. a newsdealer, has resulted in the filing of a strong counter petition. W. L. Hatchett a brother of the man who was killed, cir- culated the counter petition in his leisure hours and received 700 signatures to it, he stated today. This counter petition has already been forwarded to Montgom- cry.
 The trial and conviction of Newsom was tinctured with a certain amount of politics. and as 8 consequence much bit ter feeling was aroused. Newsoms friends insist that he killed Hatchett in self-defense. Judge Thomas W. Vert, before whom Newsom was tried. has re- peatedly declared that he was innocent, and has written MT. Newsom to this ef- feet.
 Vandals last night broke into ths~Ufnos of Superintendent R. w. Cowart of the Albany public schools. secured s4 in cash and scattered valuable papers about the room. The thieves entered tho office by forcing the door after they had picked the lock- An indorsed check was left un- molested.
 Col. L. IF. Thompson of Birmingham. representing the Progressive Farmer. was here today to deliver lecture in the interest of farmers, but owing to the fact fhat hfc L. H. announced that he would speak at a later date. He is leading crusade against the boil weevil. and endeavoring to arouse farmers to the necessity of fighting this pest, which invaded Morgan county for the first time last fall.
 Peter Zanvitt, an employe of the Louis- vile and Nashville railroad shops here, who died at his home in South Albany late yesterday, will be buried at the city cemetery tomorrow afternoon. Funeral services will be conducted from St. Anns Catholic church by Father Kenr~dy. MT. zanvitt is survived by the following chill dren Andrew, John, Elizabetb, Katherine and Mary.
 Resolutions expressing their appreca- / tion of the 20 yesvs' service as probate judge of Morgan county of Hon. William E. Skeggs were adopted by the compis- sioner's courts, and were formally pre- sented .o Judge Skeggs here today on his rtturn from trip to Florida.
 That. V. Carranza, the de facto Pres- ident of Mexico. is a hard man to inter- view is the statement of William Rich- ardson, nephew of the late Congressman William psichardson of the Eighth Ala bama district, and well known newspa- per mar. Mir. Richardson was hero to- day enA route to Huntsville where he vis- ited relatives. While assigned to aarvica on the border as correspondent of Tennes- see papers, MT. Richardson. in company with the correspondent of the Baltimore Sun. obtained permission to go to Mexico City and interview the first chief. The conversation was carried on through the medium of an interpreter. MT. Richardson said. and the questions which the two newspaper men propounded were in writ ing. In reply to each question. MT. Rich ardson said. Carranza would enter Into a lengthy harangue, which. as reported by the interpreter. had no bearing o0 tho question asked. After being in the Mex ican capital four days, MT. RichArdson and his companion were advised that train was in readiness to convey them to the border. They went. but the inter- view is still imprinted.