The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30
The MURDERER
STILL At LARGE
Every SO-Called Bloody Glue Closely
Followed.
HAVE TURNED OUT FlASC0S
Seen on the Road Between Birmin6-
ham and BeSSemer
SHORTLY AFTER THE KILLING
This Was Information Sent in by SUI
perintendent of the Woodward
Iron Company's Furnaces
Confide nj He is the Man.

Another day and nght have gone by and
still the murderer of Chief Deputy Sheriff
Robert Warnock is at large.
The price on the head of the murderer
is now $3.50. OF this amount $500 is offered
by Sheriff O'Brien, $100 by Steiner Bros,
and 500 by Contractor Courson. The re-
naming $3.50 is offered by the state. Sun
day afternoon at 4:40 Sheriff OBrien sent
the following message to Montgomery, adj
dressed to Chappell Cory, the governors
private secretary:
'sWill GhoIson, negro, killed Robert War
mock, my chief deputy. Ask governor to
offer reward extent of law. I offer $500"
No reply was received all day Monday
and it was o'clock yesterday afternoon
before a message came saying that $3.50
reward was offered. The amount the state
can offer by law is $400.
Sheriff OBrien was delayed in sending
out circulars and a descr ption OF the man
as fully as he desired, because he could
not state what reward was offered.
A picture has been secured of Gholson
which was taken six years ago, but is
said to look very much like him by parties
who had seen him few days before the
tragedy occurred 1t is now settled that
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that he wore blue sweater. 1t is thought
that he had on a blue undershirt.
The sheriff's office was flooded all day
yesterday with messages that suspicious
characters had been seen in different local
tiles. Deputies were kept gong wherever
anything plausible was heard, but the re-
suit of all their work amounted to moth
ing.
Today full description and picture of
-I,.N, In
the south. The state sherffs already
have the information and are on the look
out.
Some Quiet Tip
The sheriffs office late last night had
some information which they would not di-
vulge. 1t was apparent that this informa-
ton had the effect of Frightening them up.
Yesterday morning the superintendent OF
the Woodward iron furnaces notified the
sheriff's Office that he had met Gholson
on the road between Birmingham and Bes-
semer Sunday afternoon after the shoot
ing and talked with him. The superin-
tendent was confident that the negro was
the one wanted. Negroes around the fur
naces said that they knew Gholson, ana
one said that he had talked with the negro
Friday afternoon. officers are now scour-
ing that vicinity. They had not returned
early this morning and nothing had been
heard from them.
There were plenty of so-called clues COM
ing in all day. but all proved to be worth
less.
Following out the theory that Gho'son
left over the Louisville and Nashville, That
part of the country in the neighborhood
of Calera is being watched. For fear that
he cut across the country from there to
Autauga county, every relative or the
murderer and every negro who was known
to have been intimate with him Is being
closely watched.
1t is suggested that Gholson might pos
sibly return to see his wife, and two men
are keeping track of her whereabouts
Sheriff O'Brien is determined to leave no
seeming clue left unraveled, and while 1t
costs much work and worry, every one Is
being followed
News reached the city late last night
from Gurnee a small station out on the
Mineral road, that suspicious looking ne
gro inquired of Mr.. Smith, the telegraph
operator at that place, the way to mobile
Junction, This happened about O'Clock
Mr. Smith afterward found out that the
negro answered the description exactly OF
the fugitive Golson, and he Immediately
notified Mobile Junction. AT latest ac-
counts last night from that place there
were armed men still waiting for the ne
gro to put in his appearance.