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.. ■ Birmingham Trust &. Savings Co. Trust Department. I ; 1 « Acts as executor, administrator, guardian, trustee under private contracts, trustee under bond Issues, transfer agent of stocks, and is a legal depository of all trust funds. Back of every trust to guaran tee its faithful execution Is Capital, - * $500,000 Surplus, / 150.000 HENRY PETERSON STRUCK BY BULLET REVOLVER ACCIDENTALLY DIS CHARGED AND BALL STRIKES THE TEMPLE OF WELL-KNOWN SALOON OWNER—NOT SERIOUS. Henry Peterson who runs a barroom at First avenue and Nineteenth street, shot airaself in the right temple yesterday morning. The shooting was accidental, although there were sensational rumors to the effect that he had attempted to i commit suicide owing to ill health and nervousness. Mr. Peterson lives at 2406 Twelfth ave nue, north, and yesterday morning was In his room by himself. He states that he went to move ^ revolver in his bureau draw and that it accidentally exploded, j Tne bullet grazed his right temple and he was unconscious for some time. It 1 was reported in town that he was dead end several people were in search of Coroner Paris. The wound is not serious and he will be out in a few days. It seems that Mr. Peterson has been 1 in ill health for some time and his ner- | vousness was greatly increased by the fire which destroyed the Hemp's beer ' depot. He was agent for that beer here. | It was on account of his health that j the report was circulated that he had attempted suicide in a fit of despond ency. SIXTY-NINE TRUE BILLS. Four Indictments Returned Charging Murder In First Degree. Sixty-nine true bills were returned to the clerk of the criminal court yesterday morning by the county grand juty, which has just adjourned. The following in dictments charging murder in the first degree, were made, the defendant in each case now being in the county jail: John W. Ramsey, charged with killing John P. Warren on the North Highlands several months ago. Frank Adams, charged with murdering Have Lee, a fellow convict, with a pick at slope No. 6, Pratt City. John M. Sanders, charged with killing ■William Patterson, at Woodlawn, with a knife several weeks ago. Toney Gardino and Joe Gardino, Ital ians, charged with killing Salvator Salino at Pratt City. Other indictments are as follows: Frank Adcock, charged with killing Marvin Varner, was indicted for murder in the second degree. This killing oc curred at Sandusky, near Pratt City. Charlie Ballew, charged with killing Robert M. Terrell at Blossburg, was in dicted for manslaughter in the second de gree. William Rutherford, the negro who is now serving a forty-two-year term in the Btate penitentiary, was indicted for bur glarizing the residence of Robert P. Mc Havid. FIRE ALARMS STILL COME. Two Unpretentious Blazes Yesterday Made Firemen Suffer From Cold. There were only two fires yesterday to j occupy the fire department, and fielther of them amounted to very much. The first was at 6:45 o'clock when the shin gles on the roof of the house of Jim Walsh on Avenue D, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, were discovered on fire. About an hour later the shingles on the one-story frame building occupied by T. N. Balabanos on First avenue, between Twenty-second and Twenty-third streets, were discovered on fire. The damage was only a few dollars In each Instance. The firemen experienced considerable Incon venience on account of the cold weather. Insane Woman Taken to Asylum. Annie Hunter, a negro woman, who has been in the county Jail since last Jan uary on tHe charge of murder was taken to the Insane asylum at Mount Vernon by Deputy Sheriff William Love last night. She has been Insane for several months and became so bad recently that It was felt necessary to remove her to the asylum. I l GRANDJUPY REPORT IS COMPLIMENTARY Books of County Officials Are v Neat and Well Kept 284 TRUE BILLS RETURNED It Is Recommended That Police Offi cers Keep Record of the Facts In Arrests, as Many of Them Forget Circumstances. The county grand jury, which has been in session for several weeks, adjourned yesterday morning and submitted the fol lowing report to Judge Samuel E. Greene of the criminal court: “To Hon. Samuel E. Greene, Senior Judge of the Criminal Court: “The grand jury organized at the pres ent term of your honor's court, ask leave to make our final report, as follows: “We have been in session forty-one working days, and have docketed 454 cases, which we have investigated with a few exceptions; have examined about 1693 witnesses and returned into court 284 true bills, many of them, we regret to say, of a serious character. Books Well Kept. “We have examined as best we could the bonds of the different county officers, and, in our Judgment, they are good and sufficient. 'We have examined the books of the various county officers as best wfe could, and as far as we can ascertain they are neatly and correctly kept. We have ex amined the feed book of the sheriff for feeding prisoners and, as far as we can ascertain, the accounts are correct. In a county like Jefferson, where there are so many records, it is a difficult matter for the grand jury, in its limited time, to give a careful examination to such a volumin ous work, and in view of the fact that under existing laws these accounts are carefully examined by the county auditor and state examiners, we deem it unneces sary to go into an extensive examination of said books. Jail Is Neatly Kept. “We examined the condition of the county jail and find it as neat, comforta ble and well kept, in our judgment, as conditions will admit. We find also that the prisoners have a sufficiency of whole some food. In this connection we desire to recommend the building of a separate ward for white female prisoners in the county Jail, and also the installation of an elevator in the court house. We also desire to further recommend that sash bo placed in the windows of the jail In order that the inmates may be made more com fortable during cold weather. Almshouse a Credit. “We have carefully examined into the condition of the county alms house, and take pleasure in saying that Its splendid | management reflects credit on the coun ty and those to whom the management j is intrusted. The only recommendations we have to make in this regard is that a larger and more complete laundry be built, and either build a new or improve present barn as soon as practicable. We also desire to recommend a colored ma tron to look after the inmates of the col ored wards, to be subject to the orders of the present management. We recom mend that a modern operating table be installed at the hospital at the alms house. Want Records Kept. “We recommend that police officers of the county be required to keep a record of facts and dates concerning parties ar rested. and further that the attention of the chiefs of police of the various cities and towns in Jefferson county be directed to this recommendation. We make this recommendation in view of the fact that so many officers tome before the grand Jury, and, not having kept memorandums are utterly unable to give the grand Jury sufficient facts concerning the cases in which they are witnesses. “There has been some complaint made In regard to some of the railroad cross ings ii* Jefferson county, and we desire to call the attention of the board of rev enue to the same. Expressions of Thanks. “Finally, we desire to thank your honor for the clear and explicit charge given and the interpretation of the law. We desire to extend our thanks to Mr. John T. Heflin, our efficient assistant solicitor, for his constant and helpful assistance and his efforts to bring to light the vio lations of the law. To Mr. C. D. Eber sole and Mr. E. Shepherd, members of the grand jury, our efficient clerks, is due, in p great measure, the lightening of our many labors, and to them we ex press our thanks*for their services. To Mr. Jack T. Stallings, our proficient sten ographer, for the correct and accurate account of all of the testimony before us, and to our faithful and obliging bailiff, Mr. Reeves, for courtesies extended. “And now. having fully performed the duties for which we were called into ses sion. we respectfully request that we be discharged. “Respectfully submitted, (Signed) “T. G. MACKEY. “Foreman of the grand jury, September term, 1903." HERR BEBEL NOT COMING. Distinguished German Socialist Cannot Leave Sessions of Reichstag. August Bebel, the distinguished German socialist will not lecture in Birmingham this year as was expected. Herr Bebel. Is the leader of the socialist party In the German Reichstag and was Invited to lecture on sociological questions In six cities in the United States. The Invita tion was accepted and an Itinerary ar ranged, in which the city of Birmingham was included. The lecturer expected to leave Germany after the final adjourn ment of the Reichstag which was looked for several weeks ago. That body is still In session and unlikely to adjourn until late in December, hence the postpone ment of the lectures. E. Lesser, editor of the Birmingham Courier, said yesterday that the Indeflnate postponement of this illustrious German statesman's tour had caused gTeat dis appointment in the whole state of Ala bama. ‘'However," said Mr. Lesser, “the tour will ultimately take place and when It does It will not be under the auspices of any socialistic body. SLOSS-SHEFFIELD OFFICI.AL8. Party Will Go to Sheffield Today on Inspection Tour. Sloss-Sheffleld officials, Including Pres ident J. C. Maben, First Vice-President Joseph Bryan of Richmond and Directors W. H. Goodby and W. E. Strong of New York, will leave today for north Alabama to Inspect the properties of the company. They will go direct to Sheffield and on their return to Birmingham will stop at Russellville, where the brown ore is mined. TWO NEW INDUSTRIES TO BE ESTABLISHED HERE SOON Commercial Club Directors Have Plans Linder Consideration But So Far Have Not Made Them Public—Prospects Bright for a State Exhibit at St. Louis. nLMOST the entire meeting of the board of directors of the Commer cial club was consumed in discuss ing the report of Frank Nelson. Jr., chair man of the manufacturing committee. The report was concerning two new in dustries which the club is endeavoring to have located in Birmingham. The nature of the industries and the size of the plants, with the details, have not been given out for publication. One of them, however, is a steel casting plant, and this was thoroughly discussed. The proposition made the club is considered a very good one and some final action will be taken on it in a few days. It involves an outlay of about $25*000. The other plant sought after is much larger and it seems from the reports that it is sure to be located in Birmingham. None of the details of the nature of the plant, the amount of money to be invest ed or the men back of it have been given. President F. M. Jackson reported on the methods and progress in securing the money for the Birmingham district ex hibit at the St. Louis exposition. Sev eral letters were read from J. A. Mac Knight, who is in the east arranging for the sculptor and the casting of the giant Vulcan. He has several propositions and will probably have a definite report to make soon. It will require an outlay of about $0000, which will Include the pay of the man who designs the Vulcan, his superintend ing the molding of It In Birmingham and the construction in St. Louis. Mr. Jackson reported that $5000 had been given by the county for the fund, and that he thought the city would make an appropriation. He also stated that the committee which had the matter In charge would appear before every city council in the county and urge that they make an appropriation according to the size of the city. This, he thinks, will be done in all the cities. After this is se cured the corporations and individuals will be called on, and Mr. Jackson be lieves that there will be no trouble In getting the $20,000 desired. The following new members were elect ed yesterday: Lawrence Jones, J. A. Vann, A. M. Myatt. It. H. Robertson, J. M. Morgan, J. C. Halstead, Lucian J. Walker, H. C. Carson, B. O. Watkins, C. W. Austin and J. C. Gould. PLOT TO MURDER END BOB FOILED Special Officers Prevent Crime at Woodlawn Depot TWO NEGROES ARRESTED One of Them Makes Confession, In Which He Says It Was the Plan to Kill Agent Selman and Burn Building. An attempt to burglarize the depot at Woodlawn, probably kill Station Agent W. N. Selman and set Are to the place, was made Thursday night by two ne groes, West Warren and George Jones. The attempt was unsuccessful, as Special Agents Steve Wiggins of the Southern and J. W. Ball of the Alabama Great Southern haa discovered the plot and were hidden near the depot. When the negroes appeared the officers made an attempt to capture them, but escaped after four shots had been fired from shot guns by the detectives. Yeslerday morning the two special of ficers caught the negroes at Kingston and they are In the city jail, where they are charged with conspiracy and attempt to burglarize. Warren Is also charged with carrying concealed weapons. The negroes will he taken to the county jail today on warrants. Officers E'new of the Plot. It seems that for more than a week the officers have been hadowlng thfse two negroes, and were Informed of a re ported plot to rob the depot, kill Station Agent Selman and his assistant Will Deese. The negroes have been hanging around the depot every night for a week, but have been unable to carry out their plans. Last night It is alleged they determined to make the effort, and the two officers were aware of what was coming. They hid In a little out build ing and waited until the negroes came. They attempted to capture the negroes, but was unsuccessful. After he Was arrested yesterday War ren confessed. He said that the plan was to get Mr. Selman out of the depot and knock him on the head with a heavy Iron bar, then cover hiB assistant with a pis tol, burglarize the depot and set fire to It to hide the crime. He said that they would not have stopped at anything to accomplish their purpose. Had Iron Bars Hidden. The negroes had two iron bars about half an Inch in diameter and three feet long hidden under the steps of the depot ready to use as weapons. These were taken out Thursday morning by Officer Wiggins and marked, so that he could identify them and prove conspiracy. The negroes were going after the bars when they were shot at Thursday night. For some time these two negroes, ac cording to the confession, have been bur glarizing frelfht and passenger cars and stealing grips off the depot platform. A large quantity of stolen property has been recovered, and the officers expect to get more. The depot at Woodlawn Is used jointly hy the Southern, A. G. S. and the Central of Georgia roads, and there is always a quantity of valuable freight and much money in the office. The negroes went so far on another occasion this week as to call Mr. Selman to the door to knock him in the head, but he was cautious and did not come. RUN OVER BY A CAR. W. O. McDonald la Probably Fatally Injured at Dolomite. W. O. McDonald, a roller boss at Dolo mite, was run over by a car and prob ably fataly injured injured yesterday morning. He was engaged In putting some rollers on a car when the accident occurred and the car broke loose, running over him. It is said that his right leg was badly crushed and his shoulder broken. It was the intention of those In ctjarge to bring him to Birmingham, biit^t was feared that the trip would hasten his death, while there was a chance to save him If he remained quiet. He Is a brother of C. W. McDonald, assistant general de livery clerk at the postofTice. Your Telephone will bring you anything you want from the A. & P Tea Co. Alabama Brewing Co. “Bohemian Baer." JEFFERSON 10 HUE J STEELSCAFEOLD More Modern Structure Needed for Execution of Criminals MR. LOVE INVESTIGATES He Thinks the Gallows at Montgomery the Best In the Country and Will Build One Exactly Like It. Arrangements Unique. Jefferson county Is to have a new steel gallows and the old frame scaffold that has seen so much service in the jail yard is to be discarded to make way for a more modern and up to date apparatus for the execution of criminals. The next execution to take place in Jefferson county will be on December 17 and an effort will be made to have the new “steel structure” completed in time to he used on that day. The scaffold will be built under the supervision of Deputy Sheriff W. I. Love, wjio has conducted a number of execu tions and probably understands the re quirements of a first class scaffold better than any man in the state. He will leave for Montgomery tomorrow morning accompanied by Pit Milner, where drawings of the trap and trigger of the Montgomery county scaffold will be made and the plans contemplate the erection of a scaffold here that will be identical with the one in Montgomery. Has Inspected Many Scaffolds. Mr. Love says that he has been In all the largest cities of the country where hangings take place, and he has always made it a point to inspect the scaffolds. He spent some time at Fort Smith. Ark., wrhere more men have been hanged than In any other city of the United States. There is one man in that city, who has hanged eighty men and all of the execu tions made there have been made on the same gallows. Mr. Love says the scaffold at Montgom ery is the best arrangement he has ever seen in his life for hanging criminals. He has conducted twenty-one hangings himself in the Jefferson county Jail yard and is considered a good judge of such matters. In addition to the fact that the scaffold there is of steel the arrangement of the trigger and trap is unique. Jt is an auto matic arrangement so that when the I trigger is pulled the trap falls and Is I caught and held rigid instead of swing ing loose as on most scaffolds. When the trigger is put back in position the trap is again automatically swung into posi tion and is ready for another execution. Can’t Be Taken to Pieces. The new gallows will be placed where the old one has always been set up In the jail yard, but it will not be built so that it can be taken to pieces and stored away as can thp present structure. The negroes at the jail have alluded to the old scaffold as “Mr. Love's pony” and have said of those about to be exe cuted that they were going to ride “Mr. Trove's pony.’’ Some new name will prob ably now be “framed up” by them for thp steel horse. Naval Recruiting Station. The United States government will open ’ a naval recruiting Btatlon In the Metro ' polltan Annex building on Monday next. Recruits for the United States navy are sought and the station will be open for one week only. In the matter of achieving suc cess consistency is a paste Jewel compared with persistency. ; —Savings Bank Maxim 72. There's nothing like persist ency for winning out on a propo sition. Try it on a savings ac count at the American Trust & Savings Bank 1923 Fi birmingh STRONG PLEAS ARE MADE FOR WM. WISE Case May Not Go to the Jury Before Tomorrow CHARGE WILL BE LENGTHY Speakers Yesterday Were Col. Cald well, Senator Morrow and Captain White—The Latter Will Con tlue in His Argument. There ts some doubht ns to whether the Wise case will go to the jury today or not. It was thought yesterday that all of the arguments would have been finished by noon today but most of the speeches have been longer than was expected. Capt. P. 8. White was speaking when court adjourned last night and he will continue this morning. Solicitor H. P. Heflin has yet to close the case and if he does not finish by noon or soon after it is not probable that the case will get to the jury before court adjourns for the day. The charge of the court to the Jury will probably require several hours, and this will be made immediately after Solicitor Heflin finishes. Many Charges Asked. The counsel for the defendant handed to Judge Greene during the afternoon two hundred and seventy-five written charges wnieh he Is to pass upon and decide up on those that are to be submitted to the Jury. As the trial draws nearer its close the Interest in the case seems to Increase. During the afternoon yesterday every seat In the large court room was filled and even the aisles were crowded with standing spectators. Col. J. M. Caldwell. Senator Hugh Mor row and Capt. P. S. White spoke during the day. Col. Caldwell began on Thursday afternoon, but spoke for about an hour yesterday. He maintained that It would be almost Impossible to find a train of facts that would more conclusively show a conspir acy than the facts as they had been brought out by the evidence In this case, lie dwelt at length on the. part played In the affair by the billy, which had been proved to be the property of Havis, the intimate friend of the defendant. Why Didn’t He Send Card? "Why did either Wise or Havis have to go tip to room 67?" he asked. "Why didn't Wise send up his card in the reg ular form if he wanted to see n guest of that hotel? He went through that hotel twice hunting for Hathem. Instead of either sending his card or going op him self. he waited until Havis came and then sent him. when, according to Ills story, Havis had come simply for the purpose of keeping Wise from getting into trou ble. “If Havis had found Hathem in room 67 when he went up there, the facts in this case might have been very different. "Would you believe any witness who would say that Hathem had a pistol In his hand In the Inelplency of Ihc diffi culty? Would a rain allow his glasses to be knocked off. Ills head beaten to a Jelly by two men, beaten almost to insensibil ity. when he had a double action pistol In Ills hand? When he had that pistol In his hand would he seize Ills assailants with his hand instead of shooting? "Gentlemen, it was an unequal fight, wasn't it? it was not necessary for a life to be taken was It? There was not a time during the difficulty when either Havis or Wise was in the least danger of his life. "Now, in my humble way. I have at tempted to draw a picture to aid you in arriving at the true facts in the ease. Mr. Shtigart has told you to exercise your sympathy. Sympathy Is a great thing, but the jury box is not the place to ex ercise It. Sympathy Is one of the sweet est sentiments of the human heart, but It is justice that must be your guide In the Jury box—Justice to the living and justice to the dead. "You must not justify surli acts as this. The murderer and the assassin are abroad in the lHnd. A sea of blood Is lashing the very walls of our court houses. The preuchers can't stop It; judges can't stop it. it is with the juries of our land to put a stop to crime.” Mr. Morrow Speaks. Senator Hugh Morrow for the defend ant spoke next. He first addressed him self to the court, laying down the two propositions of law which the defendant wished to submit for the court's consid eration. "Jn the first place, gentlemen, T want to say I don’t want to do anything to hurt the feelings of the relatives and friends of the deceased. But I am going to talk frankly and am going to try to talk the truth. "This is a remarkable case. The state w'ould try to make you believe that a con spiracy was framed to commit a murder In one of the most public places In this the largest city in the state, to commit a murder so close to a man that he could reach out and touch them on the shoul der, to commit a murder right at a bar ber-shop door, where people are con stantly passing In and out. "The state, with Its gallant array of counsel, and the solicitors of the county, assisted by two detectives, ex-Chlef of Police Austin and W. II. Pinkerton, has raked this town with a fine-toothed comb to put stripes on this defendant and now their whole case depends on the testimo ny of two black negro witnesses. Try this case on the white testimony, gentle men of the Jury. Some Peculiar Facts. "What does the testimony of a negro amount to who has to hold his paper w-lthln two Inches of his eyes to read, and who swore that he did not hear the shot fall on the floor, but he saw them; who stood up and seriously said when I asked him the question that he didn’t know whether I was a mile away from him or not. Let’s try it on the white testimony. "Mow, about that billy. If that 36-year old bootblack and that near-sighted negro are the only ones that saw that hilly, don’t you know he didn’t have It? There has not been a single white witness on the stand, Clifford, Cross. Lynch. Askew or any other, who testified that the billy was In Wise's hand. A Little Learning Is Dangerous. "A little learning Is a dangerous thing. Burrel Wilksey had Just enough educa tion to be dangerous. He has just reach ed the point where he parts his hair in the middle, wears a high standing collar, presses his pants, wears patent leather shoes and red socks. Vassar has gone just one step higher; he wears a white vest. You are not going to believe any such witnesses as that. “My friend. Mr. Caldwell, drew a pic ture for you but it was painted with black paint—with the testimony of Vas sar and Wilksey. But the picture painted by John Shugart Is the one for me. Give me the picture of those four little curly headed boys and that young wife at home waiting for papa to come home. • John Shugart didn't use any oratorical Alabama Brewing Co. “Bohemian Bear. * 4 IT HAS THE CALL-WON ON ITS MERIT. MURRAY HILL CLUB WHISKEY MBLLOWBD BY AOB this particular brand . FOR PARTICULAR PEOPLE. Has caught the taste of the miit existh ? JOS. A. MAGNUS & CO. _CINCINNATI._ sky rockels; he didn't give you any am brosia and sylabub or flights of fancy, but he got right down to the corn bread and pot liquor of this case. And after all that Is what ybu want. "They ask you to put stripes on Wil liam Wise for no other reason than that he went down there to that hotel to pre serve and protect the chastity and virtue of his own sister. The Idea of basing a conspiracy on surh evidence Is preposter ous! It Is the greatest exhibition of nerve that has been made during this trial. Didn’t Bring Lathem’s Pistol. "Why haven't they brought that pistol of Lathem's here? You dont' know whether that pistol failed to work or not. You know that the cartridge did not ex plode but you dont' know whether the hammer of the pistol ever snapped or not. Of course the state believes that this defendant is guilty. Brother Iletlln has been in the business so long that he can't believe anything else than that a man Is guilty. "You couldn’t make them hclleve that there is any virtue In William Wise after fifty leading citizens of this city came and testified to his good character. And Brother Weakley says such testimony as that reminds him of wasp nest light bread. What you want Is meat. They have given yott a little thin slice of black meat, cooked up to suit them and I don t blame you for holding your noses. Two ne'gro witnesses! And then to wave aw’ay all that character testimony. Why, you wouldn't use that meat they have thrown at yott as bait for a cat fish! "Whv didn’t they show' some good char acter for Elias I.athem? We gave them a chance. We brought out that he was car rying a pistol for his own father-in-law. Why Didn’t He Go Home? "Why didn't he go home that night when he came to town? Why didn't some pure guardlnn angel direct him to his home where he could turn down the covers and press a kiss on the brows of those pure. Innocent babes? Why didn’t some guardian angel prevent him from going to Reece's drug store the next morning and attempting to make an Improper engagement with another man's wife? Ah. gentlemen of the Jury, that man killed himself. lie Is the man that Is to blame. "There Is one thing that you must ad mire in this case and that Is that Will Wise has tried to conceal nothing. He admits that he 'looped the loop;' he ad mits that he went back Into the fight nnd caught Lathem from behind because It was his fight. At 13:28 o’clock court adjourned until 2 o'clock, when Mr. Morrow resumed hla argument. He discussed the bruises on Lathem's head and explained that there were none on top whore It Is claimed that Wise struck him with tho billy. He at tacked tho testimony of Tom Cox and briefly outlined that of the other Btute's witnesses. Captain White Begins. Capt. F. S. White for the defendant be gan speaking at 2:.T0 o'clock. "Gentlemen of the Jury," he said. "I had hoped that you would not have to listen to these arguments. An Innocent man Is always willing to rest his case on the testimony of the witnesses. Wil liam Wise was willing to have you Judge of that testimony without having the counsel for the two sides argue the mat ter before you. "William Wise Is charged with the un lawful, premeditated and malicious killing of Ellas Lathem." He then proceeded to define those terms and to explain how the defendant was not guilty of any one of those feelings, lie argued that the fundamental object of law was the defense of citizens, and to provide that the country could deprive no citizen of his life, liberty or property without due process of law. Many Witnesses Not Calied. Capt. White read from the indictment the witnesses who appeared before the grand jury to show that very few of them had been called to testify In this trial by the state. “Did you ever hear of a better char acter than those fifty witnesses who testified h«re gave William Wise?” he asked. “Character is the essence of life. It Is the consummation of all life’s best endeavors. It Is the cloak about a man which protects him from the arrows and darts of every malice and hatred. “Do not think you are here to convict, gentlemen of the jury. You are not blood hounds on the track of this man. You are simply to do Justice. For the law It self says It Is better that ninety and nine guilty men should go unwhipped by Jus tice than that one Innocent man should be punished." Capt. White devoted some time to the testimony of Vassar and Wllksey. He said the notion of those two negroes In walking up and standing there In range of those bullets was one of the greatest exhibitions of courage in the history of the country. Negroes Not So Brave. "W’hy If negroes had such bravery as that we made a great mistake In not hav ing them In the Confederate army," he said. “A regiment of negroes as ugly, as black and as brave as Jim Vassar would have startled the world. Now Isn’t that like a nigger? “Jim Vassar reminds me of the monkey I once heard about. An old mammy walked jup to the cage and said: 'Look here chile, yo' quit cuttln' such capers; yo’ looks enough like a varmint now; yo’ ought to he home with yo’ mammy.’ T think that must have hern Vassar In that cage when he was young. You are not going to believe those two negroes against all those white men. You know the negro too well for that." The speaker pitted the evidence of Bert Clifford against that of the negroes re garding the billy In Wise’s hand. He said that Clifford was closer to Wise than any other man. that he was on his right side and yet Clifford testified that he did not see a billy in Wise’s hand. Capt. White also showed that J. H. Lynch, who was looking directly at the fight, did not see the billy and that Cross likewise failed to see It. Askew and the defendant testi fied the same thing said Capt White, making five white men against two ne groes. At 5 o’clock court adjourned until 9:30 this morning, when Capt. White will con tinue his argument. Weak, Haggard, Wornout Women Will find a boon In Femlnala. the pre scription used by an eminent physician for ten years, in a large private arid sanatorium practice, with unvarying suc cess. Druggists now sell and guaran tee It. JUST RECEIVED A shipment of fancy Mis souri Apples. Florida Or anges and Malaga Grapes FOX SONS & SMITH CO. Alabama Brewing Co. “Bohemian DRS. DOZIER & CO.’S MEDICO-SURGICAL INSTITUTE, Cor. 1st are. & 21et St. BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA Dr. 0. T. Dozier. Dr. Byron Dozier. A strictly high-class Institute for the scientific treatment of all Chronic. Nerv ous, Blood, Skin, Rectal, Female and Oenlto-ltrlnary diseases. Deformities, Tu mors, Stiff Joints, Cancer, Irupua, Malig nant Ulcere. Rheumatism, Tuberculosis and Consumption. Hemorrhoids, Varicocele, Hernia and Venereal diseases of every name, na ture, form and character are alee treated, and a legal guaran tee of cure will be given In every case. Our equipment, consisting of well-*took ed prescription department, X-Ray, Vio let Ray, Static and Oalvano-Faradki ap paratus, Super-Heated Air, Aro 1,1 gM Cabinet, Eureka Nebulizer and Ozone Inhalation for nose, throat and lungs, and a thoroughly equipped Surgical Depart ment, moTern and up-to-date in every par ticular. give us a prestige over all com petitors in Alabama In our special lint of practice. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. ■ Consultation and examination free. Terms liberal and confidences held In violate. Office hours I a. m. to I p. m. Sundays. 1 a. m. to 1 p. m. A FEW OF MANY ENDORSEMENTS FROM THE PRE88. j The Birmingham I,edger: Dra Dozier :& Co. are without doubt the bent known jspeclallsts in the south, and their fame jla due entirely to their great skill. The Birmingham News: Both Dra. O. >T. and Byron Dozier are reliable and ex perienced physicians and surgeons, who deserve the great success which has been and Is theirs. I Age-Herald: Dr. Dozier’s long stand ing and approved abilities entitle him to |the proud distinction of standing at of hie profession. _ DR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY, Physician and Surgeon* Tbree-tourthe ol the persona who come to me to get cured of Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Stricture, Lost Manhood and other private diseases have tried to get k well by using oth f er means. Why not v come as soon as P you find ‘hat you are afflicted? It w!Il not only §av® *>u dlEtreasing pain and valuable time, b t will coat you lean money. Thera la ala > a satisfaction in knowing that the vary beat possible treat ment la being given tc you by a compe tent physician who haa ivxperlenca in such matters and la capable of curing you In the quickest and moat perfeot manner possible. 1 have treated private Ulseaaea as a specialty for the post fifteen years In the city of Birmingham, and 1 am therefore known to a great many. Bui If you are not acquainted with me. i re ',<r you. with permission, to hirst Na tional bank. Alabama National bank. Jefferson County Havings bank ana Btelner Bros., bankers, os to my responsi bility for my contracts. 1 cure many pa tients by mall treatment. Writs foi prices snd terms. 1 do not use large advertisements and false statements to attract patients which merit has failed to secure. If you fall to be cured by such methods, give me a call and get well. Address or call at Rooms 1012 and 1014, new First National Bank building, cornet Becor.d avenue and Twentieth atreet Take the elevator. Oftloe Hours: 8:» a. m. to 8:80 p. r~ ftunday. 10 a. m. to U ns. AMERICAN DISTRICT TELEGRAPH COMPANY Main Office With Western Union Tele graph Company. RELIACLE MESSENGERS Furnished for any purpose. Notee and Package* promptly delivered. PI-ones 19, Either Company. BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL tD. E. WILLIAMS Manaasr I The Special E P Messenger Service. ;V Phones 30. §8 10c and 15c Note and L j / Parcel Delivery. ^ S No charge for answer. 1 OFFICE 406 N. 20TH ST., I ||j Where a lady can write a note li; [S and wait for an answer. ! : Excelsior Steam Laundry I DOES EXQUISITE WORK ■SORQE A. BLINN & SON. MM Second Avenue. 'Phone 3M U fur ( lilt HK.STKK-S KNUUSH tn I:i:J* and Holt) metallic boset. taalol ■ b <« MbNoo 'I nk* no other. Refute VJ hnlHtilBtlnot ant) lralta ]W tier,*. Ilo/ of your f> ruff let, or ten 1 4e. lit T ttan>i>t f<M I’itrtlctiU.ro. Teatlaonlata ? and ** I«rlit f fWr l a<lltM,n m letter, by r« taru Mull. I O.OoO Te-tlirwiitilv Sold hr - » an urug* < hii-h«>*tor * ht aileal t'o.. Mention this paper Madison*:* •-.. I* 111 LA., ft* A. MEN AMD WOMEN. Use Big O for unnatural (iim-h.trpra, inflammation*, irrigation* or liberations of in ii con* membrane.'. I'ainlens, and not astrin gent or poisonous. Sold b* Drnsglila or sent In plain wrapper, by express, prepaid, for • 1 00. or 3 bottles $2 75. Circular seat on ronMnaa.