The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-04
JURY INDICTS
ALLEGED SLAYER
OF RAGLAND Man
First Degree Murder Is
Charged To RagIand
Man
(Anniston Bureau

ANNISTON, Ala, Oct. 4.--Bud
Thompson, sawmill hand Of near, Lin
coin, was ipaieted for first degree muir
: der In cohiiSSliSn with the killing. of
Lawrence Curd, prominent young Rag
land business man, this afternoon by
{ the Calhoun comfy grand jury. After
returning this indictment the grand jury
recessed. 1t had been called in special
session by Judge 8. w. Tate for the
purpose of investigating the Curd kilir
ing.
The shooting is alleged to have oc-
. Cured almost two weeks ago in the
western part Of this county. Thomp-
son and two of his sons were arrested
J, and later placed in the county jail
Before his arrest In pistol battle
I with officers, he was slightly injured
) and one Of his sons was struck by nine
buckshots. Deputy Sheriff Perry Camp
bell of Talladega county was shot IN
the leg. None Of them were seriously
injured. sess.-,. - Z,
It is not expecfsd That Thompson will
be. Dried until gth3 spring term OF cir
scuit court. His Two sons have been
held in the Tallsdega county jail on
charges Of assaultywith intent to muir
der.
brothers Sentenced Willie and Alon-
"a Hubbard, brothers, were given SEN
fences aggregatingyib years in the pen
/ itentiary this afternoon by Judge >.
NV. Tate ii; circuit court. The two
young men were convicted of grand lar
ceny early this week. They filed pleas
Of guilty to d second. charge of grand lar
ceny after the jury had convicted them
ON the first.
Willie Hubbard was sentenced to two
I years onsthe first charge and five years
. on the second. Alonzo Hubbard was
sentenced to three years on the first
charge and five years on the second
5 More than $1,000 worth of stolen goods
were recovered from the room OF the
boys in q home b e when officers ar
Budget Fixed financial budget for
next year was paksed Friday night at
an adjourned meeting Of the city coun-
ell. The budget for next year will to-
tai $261, 49, The superintendent OF
/ this amount among the various city de-
partmentss has nottyet been made pub
lie. The budget for 1924 totaled $3.50
! 600. The difference exists in the tact
that the. 6-mill tax figures in the bud
Ii get for this year whereas in next year
budget only 3-miil tax exists.
Brothers Fined 70. w. and J. G..
Haywood, brothers, of Birmingham,
were fined 500 al given hard labor
sentences Of three onths each IN coun-
ty court this mor4Shg by Judge Ihom.
/ as w. Coleman, When found guilty OF
violating the prohibition law.
To Visit Neutrality-suspicious. are be-
ing completed by the local tent OF the
Nfaccabees for the trip to birmingham
Monday night when Admission fraternity
workers are to be honor guests at Luckle
tent which has prepared a special An
niston night prograza. +
win, Thrift PrizAs-Carl w. Pruitt
and Hester Ledbester won the thrift
contest staged for The summer months
Nv local bank and were awarded prizes
I This morning at special ercisss at each
sBf the schools. Young trulfEssNorkS ~
a,,r;nr the summer holidays and banked
out Of his own earning a tot41 O 4sl:aS.
while Hester Ledbetter laid aside $z0sSO.