The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27
SAVING ON ROAD $l2,OOO;; CLAIM
Etowah Builds Road ProfitabIy With Convict Labor, County
 Commissioners Declare
tGADSDEN BUREAUD

GADSDEN, Ala, Jan. 26-The board of county commissioners is pre- pairing statement to show just how much the county made out of it's con tract to construct the paved highway between Gadsden and the St. Clair county line, known as Rainbow drive just completed. Chairman JefferS states that the profits will be close to $12.0o0, deas lte the fact that many are predict ing loss. The county undertook the S2J0,000 job to prevent delay and built the road with convict labor. The final payment of S100,000 will be made by the state highway department next week, it is said
 Sues Husband For Damages
 More sensations developed in the Dave Erwin domestic tradegy Saturday. toincident with tine announcement that the wealthy Alabama City real estate dealer was leaving for vacation of several weeks in the east, his wife, as an answer to his deeding certain prop erty for the benefit of herself and chil- dren, filed suit against him for $25, 900 damages, alleging personal injury. She ayers that on December 24 he beat her with a pistol, shot her left eye out and fired a bullet into her back. Her at torney, w. J. Boykin. states that he had nothing to do with the deeds, has not signed them and had not been con- suited about any alleged settlement. He declared that the suit for divorce and alimony and the criminal prosecution would proceed as originally intended.
 Escape Is Recaptured
 Walter Jones, who escaped from a hospital Tuesday night despite tine fact that he was suffering from a bullet ,I l,,. I at the home of q friend near Attalla Friday night but he was too sick to be moved Sheriff Leath said that the wounded man had been neglected and I high fever had developed. Jones was shot by the sheriff last Sunday, when he is said to have been trying to es- cape.
 Boy To Go On Trial
 Theron Nolan, 15-year-old Cherokee county boy, is to be placed on trial at Centre February on second degree murder charge. He is alleged to have shot and killed his father. Tom Nolan, last summer when the latter was chas- ing Mrs. Nolan with an ax. The boy claimed at the time that he fired to save his mothers fife. Tine spring term uf Cherokee cGuuty circuit court will convene Monday. The grand jury k expected t0 investigate the killing nf HurcEa Helms by Susie Lee, his IT. ycar-old siste:in-law, at BallplaS last September, as well as two other homi- eide cases.
 Boy Injured By Truck
 Hudson Moon, 13-year-old boy, is in a hospital as the result of being knock ed down by truck when he was skat- ing on Twelfth street Saturday. He is suffering from severe bruises an, shock it is said several children were holdjny on to the rear of one truck when Moon Saddci,ly dropped iI front of another.
 N,ntrDgod Under Dgy iaW
 State l.aW Euiurrcmclr OA'i"tr; Cole man aa,i Camp and Policemen Wise and Curry Frila, n.@hi arrested G!or- er lieitoa and .!ehl ban"@H with "5 gailons of Wli.Ey m an automobile, according, to ttr officers report. The alleged rum runners were driving along Eorrot uNrnuc Whcn arrested. The c%r will b2 coniiStatcd iu ip.irn court ijurcaa aaI lIrIleu were each fined %lt0 an-i ~nte&ccl [, aJ ,'a.S.;.t hard .I"uf.
 Two Are }a;lcI
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