Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-12-12
AT BIRMINGHAM.
ment After the Shock
Slowly Subsiding.

4& -4-tA-A Containing Letters OF tho Dead
Woman Found in Their Cabin--A Wall
of Damaging Evidence Closing Around
Statement to Two of His Friends.
| BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. IL Quiet reigns
| In Birmingham by reason Of force Of arms.
| II the militia should be removed the people
would rise in their wrath, and every one
connected with the horrible affair would be
made to suffer for the blood Of Saturday
night.
The unsatiety of excited people was never
more clearly shown than in this case. Halves
and the two negroes against whom the tide
Of popular Indignation was turned are now
about forgotten and the principal object of
| public denunciation is Sheriff Smith. who
only did mis- sworn duty. failure to do
which would have brought such clamor as
TO drive him out of the state.
| A sensation was created Monday night by
the arrest of Henry Martin, alias Martin
Walker and jeff Brown, who are suspected
| of having assisted Halves in disposing Of his
wife's body. Both men lived within few
blocks Of the Halves homestead, and are bad
men. In their cabin the missing trunk was
found. 1t was found to contain letters and
papers OF the dead woman, but was not
thoroughly ex anime Monday night
In answer to kilograms requesting his
presence Governor Ssay arrived here Mon
| day night and was escorted to the Hotel
Lunsford where he held u long conference
with Col Jones, too commander Of the
| IA n.A .,l,s.. 4
| Dennison, Mayor Thompson and ex-Mayor
Lane Col Jones urges the removal of both
Smith and Halves to Columbus, but the So
lcitor declares that it will be a virtual con-
fession that Birmingham is unable to take
care of herself, and that the moral
effect Of the repu.ss of the mob
will be lost. The governor, how.
ever will not act preciptately in the matter,
and even if he consented to the removal it
would have been impossible at the time, as
Judge Green, who would have to sign the
order of removal, is not in the city.
The funeral of Maurice B. Throckmert on
Monday afternoon was one of the largest
and most impressive ever held in this city.
Tho services were held at the Church of tine
! Advent, which was crowded to suffo ;ation.
The remains were escorted to Oak Hill by a
detachment of artillery, OF which he was
captain, and a large number of Elks
IL is seriously thought that Matt Kennedy
| and j. w. Gilmore, who are at the hospital,
! will die the former is shot through both
| legs and his left arm. It, will be necessary
10 amputate one of his legs. Gilmore is shot
| through the bowels.
Coroner Rabbit Monday impaneed
jury which commenced the inquest on the
body of A. d. Bryant but it will be many
days before a verdict is reached
Among the many wild rumors of Monday
was one that hundreds of the laborers EN-
! ployed in the mines and mills around the
city were quietly organizing and would
| shortly make determined attack on the
militia.
Information from Columbus Miss, the
| home of Hawes bride is to the effect that
she is completely Frustrated with shame at
being duped by Halves As soon as she re-
covers from the shock she will file suit for
! divorce.
All the newspapers urge the maintenance
Of law and order
! G. c. Tate, who was mortally wounded
and died, said: II was there out of curiosity.
/ wanted to see what was going to be done;
thought Halves would be lynched knew
nothing of the force Inside the Jail, and did
not think about the crowd being fired upon;
we were standing still wnen the shots were
| fired"
Deputy Marshal Brennan. who died, said:
81 had just arri ;ed in the city; saw the
crowd around the Jail, and hurried there to
see what would be done; had heard of the
| Halves murder case and thought the priS-
oner would be lynched; did not think about
the officers firing on the crowd; thought they
| tka tI,,.I a.
| Shoot
Matt Kennedy, who Is badly wounded,
| said: 81 was there trying to keep the crowd
| from making an attack on the jail; knew
they would be fired upon If they went too
| far, and told them so, but did not think the
| officers would shoot so soon.n
The preliminary trial of Sheriff Smith on
the charge of murder mas been sat for the
Goth inst, before Justice G. p Winkley,
! who issued the warrant. Governor Seay
may decide to remov9 Smith from this city
| lntil the excitement Is over which may
change the date Of the trial.
The report circulated on the street that
Halves had made full confession of the
! crimes with which he is charged proved to
| be untrue. He has, however, sent for two
of his best friends, and said he would make
| to them to-day an important state
ment. All the reporters who talked with
| him believe he will ultimately confess the
crime and then attempt suicide. In talk
with reporter Halves said he had lied in
some of his statements when first arrested,
but had reason for so doing, which he
would explain in good time.
Interview With May Storey.
COLUMBUS, Miss, Dec. i. Your CORES
/, 1 IL
May Storey, the young lady whom HAYES
married after killing his first wife. She is a
charming girl, about twenty, of excellent
! family and education Her eyes were red
with weeping. told her of the attempt 30
| lynch Halves She said that if he was guilty
no fate could be too harsh for him. She
added that she could not believe in his pro
testations of innocence, as after the cruel
manner in which he had deceived her she