Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-07
GAVE HIMSELF UP. R. H. Hudson, Who Has Been a
 Fugitive From Justice CHARGBD- sWITH MURDER, surrenA Ss to the sheriff-Ad- n Sad to Ball in the
 SSum of $5OOO.

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 A | 10 o'clock yesterday morning Sherin Morrow, while at his office in the court house, received almessage from K. H. Hadson informing him that the latter was at a certain point near the city and desired 10 give himself up to the authorities.
 The sheriff secured hack and drove to the place designated and there found the much wanted man, who readily surren- dered himself to the. officer, who brought him to the city and placed him in the county jail. Before reaching the jail the prisoner requested the sheriff not to permit any newspaper reporters to interview him.
 Arriving at the jail he was placed in the room over the jailer's office, where he re- mained until noon, when he was taken be- fore Judge Greene of the criminal court on a writ of habeas corpus and released on two bonds of $250o each.
 Ex-Solicitor James E. Hawkins was re- tained as counsel for the defense, and during Hudson s incarceration he prepared a petition for the release of the prisoner uuder bond. In the petition 1t was averred that Hudson twas not guilty o: any offense against the laws of the state of Alabama, and that under the laws of the state of Alabama he was entitled to bail under the aforementioned charges
 HUDSON GAVE BOND.
 After consultation between MT. fraw- kins and Solicitor Little the solicitor agreed to allow Hudson bail and sigDed the fol- lowing:
 'sI, James H. Little, solicitor for Jeffer- son county, hereby accept notice of the within application, waive service thereto, and hereby agree that the judge to whom this application is made may admit the petitioner to bail in the sum of s26o0 in each case. JAMES H. LITTLE,
 ''Solicitor for Jefferson County.o
 Judge Greene, in view of the agreement between the solicitor and the counsel for the defense and after Hudson had sworn to the petitition, made the following order:
 'rhis cause being submitted upon the facts set out in the petition, the sheriff's return and the agreement ot the solicitor, it is ordered that the petitioner be released from custody upon his entering into bond in accordance with the solicitors agree ment in the sum of $2500 in each of the two cases mentioned in the petition for the ap- pearauce of the defendant at the next term of court and from term to term until dis charged by law to answer said charges Of murder with two good securities. The sheriff is authorized to take and approve said bonds. This 9th day of March, 1895.
 s'S. 9. GREENE, r'sJudge of the Criminal Court oi Jefferson
 County"
  bond, and after being in the custody of the sheriff for little. more than two hours Hudson left the court house once more free man, with no fear of being pursued by officers.
 TWO OFFICERS KILLED.
 Last summer during the mining troubles in this district Deputy Sheriffs Charley Cole and James Smith went to Hudson's house, near Coalburg, to arrest George Hudson, son of R. H. Hudson, against whom warrants charging him with par tIcipating in the Pratt mines riot mad been sworn out.
 No sooner had the officers entered the house than did shooting begin. Tne two officers received fatal wounds, Cole dying almost instantly and Smith living but few hours.
 Hudson and his son made their escape into the woods, and a few hours later were located on the top of a hill or mountain few hundred yards from their house.
 POSSE ORGANIZED.
 The sheriff was immediately notified and organized a posse to go in pursuit of the men. A detail of fifty soldiers, a portion of the state troops then encamped in the city, was sent along with the posse. Ar irving at Coalburg the mountain to which Hudson and his son had lied directly after the shooting was surrounded by the sol diers, while the deputy sheriffS, in squads of two and three, went in the direction of the spot where the fugitives were supposed to be in hiding. The Hudsons knew the better than the officers and man. aged to escape to another mountain across the railroad track, where they were lost sight of entirely. After remaining in the vicinity for several hours the soldiers were ordered back to Birmingham, and within a couple of days the search of the two men q was abandoned.
 Since that time Sheriff Morrow has had communications from detectives in differ ent parts of the country claiming to have Hudson under surveillance, but in no in- stance did they ever capture him or even attempt 1t. A reward of $400 WAS offered by Governor Jones for the arrest of either of the mon.
 Neither Hudson nor bis attorney. Mir. Hawkins, would make any statement with regard to where he had been. All they would say was that Hudson was not guilty of murder.
 R. H. Hudson was in the command of Gen. E. w. Fucker during the war. He made brave soldier, and in rememb brance of the dangers through which they had passed General Rucker went on his bond. Hudson sent in word to his friends that be was tired of hiding in the woods that his family was starving and needed his assist- ance, and that he wanted to be tried by e jury of his countrymen. He disdained to get the reward which had been offered for his capture.
 SATISFIED AS IT IS.
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