The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-04
FINE IS UPHELD
 IN STRIKE CASE
EtOwah Man Must Pay $500 For Part In
 Whipping Man
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MONTGOMERY, Ala, June 3.-The case in which Shelton Summers, Eto- wah county, was fined $500 for his al- legged activities as member of a party which assaulted man who worked on job during a strike, was affirmed by the court of appeals today.
 The record proved that the victim, Charles Dumas, was working for the Gadsden Car Works during strike. He was taken from a bus, denounced as a 'scab" with several profane pre- fixes, bruised, beaten and finally tossed into a creek. Summers was fined $500 upon conviction on a charge of assault and battery and the court of appeals affirmed the conviction.
 Another case affirmed by the court today was that in which Horace D Courson won a judgment against the Alabama Fuel and Iron company, in St. Clair circuit court. It was alleged that W. L. Painter, deputy sheriff of St. Clair county, and also an employee of {! the company, acting as such employee, maliciously assaulted the defendant
 
 premises. COurson sued for $100, 900, won a verdict of $1,O0O, and this was sustained by the court of appeals today. Northern Lakeys case came up on appeal from Clay county fO- the third time. The first time he was convicted of murder and given 40 years; the su- preme court reversed the case, and on second trial the sentence was reduced to IS years. This decision w:s reversed ! by the court of appeals, and Lakey tried a third time and given one year, which was affirmed today by the court of appeals.
 1 The court also affirmed the convic- ton of John Orr, Fayette county, con- victed of manslaughter; Fannie Tate, Jefferson county, second degree murder, and Mansfield Jones, Jefferson county, convicted of manslaughter.
 In affirming the case of Robert Smith versus the state, from Greene county, the court upheld the legality of an ordinance of the Greene county court of commissions levying a tax on vehicles used in transporting slaves, spokes, logs and other timber and lumber.
 Damage Suit Argued-The case of the Alabama Power company versus LangdOn Jones, appealed from the EtOwah circuit court, was argued and submitted before the supreme court to- day. Jones sued for $100,0O0 in the lower court as administrator of the es- tate of Ralph Jones, who was said to have been killed by coming in contact with wires of the power company, and won a judgment of 12,5O0, the power company taking an appeal.
 Commissions Issued-The following commissions have been issued by Sec retary of State s. H. Blan: H. I. Nor gan, justice of the peace, precinct No, 1, Franklin county, Phil-Campbell. E. W. McCleskey, constable, precinct No. 19, Morgan county, Albany. A. R. Wilkinson, notary public and ex-officio justice of the peace of precinct No. 12 Barbour county, Eufaula. H. G. Slade notary public and ex-officio justice of the peace, precinct No. 13, MarengC county, Magnolia. J. E.. Ramey, jury commissioner, Hale county, Greensboro | Notary Public COmmIssiOns-H. J Nash, Keener, Etowah county; F. NJ House, Anniston; M. F. Brewer, Tony Madison county; J. E. Williams, Bell. amy. Sumter county; Thomas A Cough, Melvin, Choctaw county; Ben s. Evans, TuscaOOsa: T. NJ. Davidson, Birmingham; Miss Kathleen Film, Montgomery; Miss Mae Christian, Bir- mngham; Clarence F. Thomas, Bir- mingham; Charles Boschung, Cullman H. R. Cox, COlumbiana; A. C. Smith, ClantOn; J. E.. Dennis, Maplesville O. L. Tompkins, DOthan; E. o. Hall, Montgomery county Miss Elizabeth J. Martin, Selma; c. B. Kirk, Thoam. vile; Nathan Alexander, Montgomery.