St. Lu-Lu?

Louise Alexander and attorney U.W. Clemon this morning.

Bessemer Councilwoman Louise Alexander has been on the witness stand all morning explaining how checks for city charitable events managed to find their way into her personal bank account.

In one case she blamed City Hall for not having enough money to cash a check, which sent her stepdaughter to Colonial Bank to deposit it. This was a mistake, she said.

The rest of the testimony was about how she spent tireless hours putting together gift baskets for children and arranging banquets for senior citizens.

Someone remarked that she must be vying for sainthood.

The prosecution will cross examine her this afternoon.

She also reiterated that if she is set free she will run for mayor this summer.

—Tribune staff report