Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-14
SHERIFF RELEASED.
Governor Seay Endorses Sheriff
Smiths Course.
He is Released on $4,000 Bond and Resumes
the Duties of His Offfee-More Arrests
for the Halves Murder.
EXCITEMENT ABATED .

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Dec. IL THE ex-
element over the affair of Saturday
night has abated. The troops are still
here and will remain several days. The
governor of the state came up from
Montgomery last night. He says he will
keep.troops here as long as it is necessary
foE them. They may remain rn:n after
the coroner's investigation which will be-
gin this afternoon or tomorrow. There
are no new developments in the Halves
murder mystery.
OUT ON BOND.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA 8, Dec. II Govern
or Seay had an interview with many gen.
tlemen this morning on the subject of the
tragedy of Saturday night The governor
afterwards had an interview with Sheriff
Smith and said he Endorsed the sheriff and
was glad that Jefferson county had high
sheriff who nO matter how painful his
duty would uphold theilaw and protect the
county jail. The coroner 3 jury to inveSti-
gate the shooting met and adjourned till
Tomorrow i'll order to procure witnesses.
Sheriff Smith was released on S25 ,0G0
bond and will take charge of his office
again at once. Beginning tonight troops
will be sent away, one company ut time
until all are gone. Martin Walker and
JEFF Brown, coiored, have been arrested
as supposed accomplices in the Halves
murder, but the evidence against them is
only circumstantial None of the wound
ed have died to-day.
HAS NOT CONFESSED.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Dec. II Halves
has made no confession, but still protests
his innocence.
THE SHERIFF s TROUBLES.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Dec. II There
have been but few developments to-day,
and those not very sensational Cover
nor Seay is still in the city, and so are
the military. The latter are in active
charge of affairs, and are behaving well
There is no evidence of any immediate
intention TO withdraw them, though
there have been no outward expressions
amongst any class of intention to do vlo-
lence.
The event of the day was the release of
Sheriff Smith on bond. Judge Winkley,
who committed him, was applied to, and
he took the matter under advisement,
Acknowledgement Hawkins gave to
Winkley written opinion that
the facts in the case would war
rant the release of Smith
Oh DOlu VI HOI Jess llidn ClU ,UUU. Wink
ley thereupon fixed the bond at S25 900
and the sheriff was released. No sooner
had this fact gained street currency than
it created a profound sensation. People
gathered about the streets and gave
vehement
EXPRESSION TO THEIR INDIGNATION.
1t was openly asserted violence would
surely follow this action, and predictions
were made on all sides that Smith would
not be alive at midnight. A new turn
came to affairs when another warrant,
charging Smith with the murder of Nc
Coy, was sworn out. The warrant for
his first arrest was for the murder of
Throckmorton
The coroner and acting Sheriff Babbitt
have been for several hours in search of
Smith, but up to this time he has not
been found. 1t is understood,
however, his friends have already
made up another bond of
$50, ZOO to secure his release in the second
warrant. Then still another warrant
will come and in each case Judge Wink
ley will require a similar amount of Sc
curity. Where the arresting and bond
ing process will stop it is hard to tell.