The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
FIFE HAD AGENTS
 TO GET HIS SUITS, WITNESSES STATE
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 prosecuting attorneys, stated that there was chance of the case go- ing to the jury before Saturday night.
 Miss Rose Charles was the last witness examined Friday She took the stand 1t 4:45 and remained there until adjournment. She testified that she had served as a solicitor for cases for Fite and that she had re- ceived money for this service. She testified that while seeking to get a damage suit in Pratt City, NJ. E. Morris, election registrar of Jeffer- son county warned her to be care- ful because she was liable to get them all in trouble If she didn't watch outr
 Miss Charles testified that Fite had agreed to give her one-third of the fee of every damage suit she got for him and that he paid her expense money. She was also ad- vaneed money. she testified.
 battery of prominent attorneys and men from over the state were offered as character witnesses by the defense during >the afternoon session. Among those testifying as to the character of Fite were: Judge James J. Mayffeld of Montgomery; :; J. c. Milan, attorney of Lamar coun- ty: J. K. Barton of Montgomery; Lu- ther Lloyd, sheriff of Marion county, Hamilton; Judge Robert l.. Blanton circuit judge of Jasper; l. T. Quinn. game and fish conservation commits sloner, of Montgomery; Frank Mar quis, member of the state tax com- mission, of Montgomery; George John son, tax assessor of Tuscaloosa conn ty; c. B. Werner, attorney of Tusca- loosa, and Rubin Wright, attorney or Tuscaloosa, a farmer law mariner of Fite.
 Say Morris Talked For Fite.
 During the morning session Friday John Ellenburg, Maurice Allen and Yrs. Frances Jones testified that they mad been approached by Morris and had given damage suits through him to Fite.
 Ellenburg, who was a blacksmith, stated on the stand that he was in- jured in a railroad accident last De cember and shortly after being dis charged from the hospital he was visited by Morris at his home. Nor ITS brought with him bag of apples which he passed around to members of the Ellenburg family, he testi- fled. He further testified that Nor ITS IT, asked nm to sign up to give the damage suit to Fite and stated that "Fite stood in mighty fine with Judge w. l. Grubb and that Judge Grubb liked him, too."
 Morris made several visits. Ellen burg declared, and stated that Fite would want one-third of .he iudE- ment he would get in Eilenburgs 8 suit.
 Maurice Allen of Pratt City testi- fled that Morris came to see him about damage suit and stated that he had made "$15,0 ,000 already in commissions out of the cases he se- cured for Fite," He stated that Nor ris promised to come back on the following Saturday and give him $250 for the. use of himself and his fam fly in his damage suit.
 Mrs Frances Jones' a sister of Miss Katherine Elkins, who Testified on the first day of the trial Thursday that she served as an agent of Fite's testified that Morris came to her in the Baptist hospital and solicited her damage suit for Fite. She stated that she was given $500 to give the tied her case for S3000. She admit ted the bar association paid her ex- renses to the trial from a town in Missouri
 The Fite case has developed into what has been characterized by at torneys as "one of the bitterest fought legal battles" in the court annals of Birmingham.
 c. P. Beddow. Horace c. Wnkin- son and Solicitor Jim Davis are prosecuting the case, while Fite is being defended by Walter s. Brewer. John w. Altman and A. H. Car michael. Charges against Fite were preferred by the central committee of the Alabama Bar association, al- leging that Fite used unethical prac- tices in securing c9Ses