The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
DRUG FIDDLER
 UNDER ARREST
Birmingham Man Award ed Judgment In AL
 legged Usury Case
tstate. Capital Rureaul

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 20.z- Ross Cunningham. alleged by federal narcotic officers to be one of the lead CTS of the traffic in the south, was ar rested here today on charge. of vio- lating the Harrison narcotic law. He was placed in the county jail, thus end ing a search which has been carried on by the federal government for several weeks and which has spread to several cities. & @
 Cunningham was arrested while in the act of disposing of two. grains. of morphine to a female addict, according to the officers statement. It is al legged that, Cunningham had purchased m ounce of the morphine at New Or leans for thirty dollars. and was col lecting six dollars for two grains from the addict. At this rate the thirty dollar investment would have brought Cunningham net profit of $1,2S0. / F Cunningham was arrested at one time in New Orleans but, when search ed the bottle supposed to- contain mar cotics really contained chalk. !. He was released. It is alleged that swindlers disposed of a, phial of chalk on Gun ningham on the pretense that it was morphine and that when he sought to force n yreimbt the swindlers at- tacked him and threw him out of the building. tst
 Federal agents will seek to prove that Cunningham took prominent part in the organization of the traffic in drugs, that he maintained an office in. Montgomery and that addicts come to know him as N'.Doctor," believing him to be a physician.
 Usury Law Upheld The local usury law of 1901, applicable to certain coun- ties 4of the state, including Jefferson, determined the finding of the court of appeals Tuesday in the case of South ern Finance company vs. Glide Casey, appealed from the Jefferson, circuit court. Judgment, of the lower court was affirmed by the appeals court. The opinion, written by presiding Judge c. R. Bricken, stated that this law had been declared constitutional by both the court of appeals and by the su- preme court of Alabama.
 The opinion recited that it was brought out in the trial that Casey had borrowed certain sums from the South ern Finance company, aggregating in all $50. For this he had paid interest of 10 cents, on the dollar every two weeks, until the total amount paid by him aggregated $105. Casey was awarded $60.S6 by jury verdict and judgment of the circuit court and this award was sustained by the court of appeals.
 < Road Case Appealed Certificate of appeal in the case of Bouchelle vs. the state highway commission from the cir cult court of Montgomery in equity was received Tuesday afternoon at the office of the clerk of the supreme court of Alabama. This is the case in which certain citizens of Greene coun- ty sought to enjoin the: location of the Eutaw-Livingston road via Gaines vile. ,ssS
 The following are mentioned in the certificate as being sureties for the cost of taking the appeal to the higher court Henry T. Bonchelle, Mckee c. Bouehelle, ". F. Bell, D. K Trotter, A. B. Demoville, D. H. Trice, s. l.. Thetford, N. O. Lyell, W. l.. Harsh, A. J. McAlpine, J. w. McAlpine, w. D. Johnson, R. W. McAlpine, J. Mo Kee Gould, D. G. Nave, G. P. Brugh, S.. Anderson, by their attorney, Hor ace c. Wilkinson, and the national surety company by L. Porter, its at- torney in fact.