The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-18
DAMAGES GIVEN
 IN SEARCH CASE
Former Police Chief May Have To Pay
 $4OO
(Gadsden Bureaul

GADSDEN, Ala. Oct. 11.-kOrmer police Chief c. C. O'Bryant may have to pay S4OO for searching the auto mobile of O. F. BatchelOr for whiskey at Alabama City a year ago, Jury awarding the latter that amount m ms shit for S2.OOO. The evidence is said to have shown that OBryant and several other officers stopped batcn- elor's car and started to search it. Bachelor objected to the procedure without a search warrant OBryant IS said to have ordered two patrolmen fo hold the car and driver until he could get a warrant. He returned with one in a few minutes but found no whlskey. The court ordered it was not legal be cause it was not procured on an aIIl- davit that there was reason to DeheVe the car contained whiskey.
 Must Serve Term-Albert J. Will Hams. prominent automobile dealer of Gadsden must serve from eight to ten years in the penitentiary for forgery in the second degree, according to de cisiOn in the supreme court Thurs day. When Williams was convicted the law provided no bond could be allowed where a prisoner was under sentence of moro than four years Rather than lie in jail Williams began his sentence pending appeal. Shortly afterward the legislature amended the law so that prisoners under sentence of less than 10 years might be allowed bond Will Hams applied for trial and when re fused he took out a writ of ~habeas corpus compelling the court to grant him the liberty of making $S,OOO bond. He is said to be the only man ever to be bailed out of an Alabama peniten- tiary.
 Freight Cars Bwn-Five freight cars, three loaded with cotton from Fort Payne and two with lumber from Louisiana were burned in the Southern yards at Attalla Thursday night, the loss being estimated at $2O,OOO. The blaze was discovered in one of the lumber cars. Two switch engines were forced to work at great speed to save the trains
 Must Pay Debts-AIen who do not pay their debts cannot remain in the employ of the city of Gadsden Mayor Wier told policeman, fireman, sanitary inspectors, clerks, engineers, street workers and others swhO gathered at the city hall at noon Friday at his call. He told them they were believed to be gentlemen and honest and they would have to live up to that reputa- tiOn.
 COmmisSary LOOted-Burglars smash ed their way into the north Gadsden eommiSsary of the Alabama company Thursday night by carrying out a sec ton of the flooring. They carried off a lot of crackers, pocket knives, hot dogs, candy and $125 in money.
 l.. & N. Officials Visit-Pleas that railroads be allowed to work out their own problems without being further hampered by unnecessary laws were made by officials of the L. & N. rail road before the Rotary club at its week ly luncheon Friday. J. J. DOnahOe, gen eral claim attorney at Louisville, c. W. TOliver traffic agent at Birming ham, A. M Stephens inspector of trans pOrtatiOn of Louisville, R. c. Ross agent at Birmingham, s. J. Brock, train master at Birmingham and T. F. Wash burn division freight agent composed the l.. & N. party.
 w. M. D0llar-W. M. Dollar died at his home Thursday.
 Plans Poultry FaFm-Dr. o. R. Eat man is planning a poultry farm in east Gadsden that will eventually boast of 10000 laying white leghOrn hens.