The age-herald., 1899-06-09
KNOWN BY SECTION HAND Who Informed the Foreman-A
 Posse Then Organized.
LODGED IN WALKER COUNTY JAIL
Governor Johnston Has Been Request ed to Order a Special Term of Court to Insure
 Speedy Trial

Cordova, June S.-(special.) .)-Alex Hill, one of the negroes who murdered Mrs. Hubbard at Eoline Station, in Bibb county. was arrested near here this morning. The capture was made by Constable J. McNel- son, A. s. Latham, foreman on the Kan sas City, Memphis and Birmingham rail- road, and A. H. Pate. When arrested the negro confessed his crime and seemed to be. greatly in fear of being lynched. The prisoner was carried to the county jail at Jasper, where he will remain until officers from Bibb county arrive.
 The capture of the murder was effected by A. s. Latham, a section foreman. Mir. Latham works for the Kansas City, Mem- phis and Birmingham railroad, and had started from Cordova with his crew. About a mile from town the road gang stopped to do some work, and while so engaged a black negro passed them, going towards Memphis The negro was about feet 10 inches high and apparently weighed about 150 pounds. MT. Latham, who was watch ing the man, turned to one of his hands and said: That fellow looks like man used to work on this road, and he looks like he has done some meanness."
 
 said: "Yes. and it Is Alex Hill, my cousin. You remember he done some ditching for you two years ago."
 Latham Recognized Him
 Mr Latham then fully recognized tho man and tolu Gus that 1t was Alex Hill, and that he was the man who had killed a white woman down in Bibb county. By this time the negro had gotten out of sight. MT. Latham put his crew on the hand car and made quick run to Cordova, where he reported the discovery. Constable Mo- Nelson and A. H. Pate were quickly found and went with MT. Latham in search of the negro murderer. They got on the hand car with the road gang and started in the direction the. negro had gone. He had not left the roadped and was overtaken about four miles from Cordova. He was taken completely by surprise when the hand car rolled up to him and lie was told to throw up his hands. The officers searched the man and found on his person a 3S-caliber revolver. The prisoner was then hand cuffed and brought back to Cordova, where he made full confession of his crime.
 He said that he had killed Mrs Hubbard and piteously begged the officers to save him from being lynched. As a reason for his crime he stated that he had borrowed $5 from Rufus Hubbard for ninety days with the agreement that he pay him s6 in return.
 Had Fuss Over the Money
 'I carried the money to pay him." con- tinued the negro, land we had a fuss. He wanted me to do work for him instead of paying the money. didn't intend to shoot the woman, but knew MT. Hubbard was @ man that would shoot. He was sitting out on his porch when I went and he went to pick up blow point to knock me in the head. I saw Mrs. Hubbard come to the door, and she cried for her husband to go back when she saw my gun. shot at him and must have hit the woman"
 On being questioned in regard to the part his brother played fin the crime the murderer said he was innocent He de- clared that Will Hill did not fire shot, and that his lynching was unjust
 The weapon used by Alex Hill in shoot ing Mrs. Hubbard was a double barrel shot gun loaded with turkey shot
 On being asked which way he came since leaving Bibb county the negro said that he had come through Birmingham From there he walked over the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham road In the di- rection Of Memphis, passing here early this morning
 Some of the citizens fear that when the people of Bibb county learn that Alex Hill Is in jail at Jasper they will make an at tempt to lynch him.
 Te Bibb county officials have been noti-