The age-herald., 1902-04-19
NOAH ALLEN BOUND OVER FOR LYNCH|NG Most of Defendants Released
 for Lack of Evidence BAILIFFS ORDERED HELD Men Were Charged With Hanging Bill Zeialer, Who Was Bound Over
 for crIminaIly Assauiting .
 Five-Year-old Child.
BAILIFFS ORDERED HELD

Troy, April 1S.-(Special.)- .)-The Bill zeigler lynching trial came up again this morning before Justices L. Reeves and R. U. Mcclure, Solicitor E. R. Branner representing the state and Foster, Sam ford & Carroll for the defense The state first took up the examination of its witnesses and at the conclusion of the examination of the state witnesses the defense announced that they did not think 1t was necessary to present their side by examining their witnesses. The justices said that they would dismiss de- fendants Beve Pinckard, Ben Greenhouse, Wes Norton, Babe Mobley, Joe Caylor and wife and Pink Mobley
 They bound over Noah Allen and also the three bailiffs who had been deputized to bring Zeigler to jail here. They are Green Gaynur, Bud Warrick and Henry Seay The bond was fixed at $500 each, which was soon made and the defendants were released. Several of those who had been in jail thanked Sheriff Reeves for his kindness to them during their incar- ceration.
 There was no very sensational evidence at the trial here today.
 Story of the Capture.
 The Messenger of this week prints the following concerning the arrest of the al- legged lynchers:
 Sheriff James Reeves and his posse ar rived here this week with the men who are charged with the lynching of the ne- gro Bill zeigler who it will be remem-
  bridge, about ten miles below Troy, on the night of March 22. Zeigler was lynched for the supposed assault or at tempted assault of a little child of Jim Maulden. At trial he had been bound over to the grand jury on that charge, the trial being before Justice John Saw yer
 The men arrested by Sheriff Reeves and posse are: rS5ah Allen, Beve Pinckard, Ben Greenhouse, Green Gaynus, Bud Warrick Wes Norton, Babe Mobley, Joe Caylor and wife.
 Plans Worked Like Clock.
 Sheriff Reeves and party returned to Troy on the Plant System and reported that their plans worked like clock work, they having no trouble at all. Those arrested offered no resistance at all and were not handcuffed.
 Sheriff Reeves carried only one man to Brundtdge, he going as driver of teams.
 Solicitor R. H. Parks, with the aid of the sherff's office, has been working upon the case for two weeks or more and they think they have very strong cases against the men arrested At the instance of Solicitor Parks several warrants were swdrn out and placed in the hands of Sheriff Reeves for execution. He left here last night on train No. 5S for Brun- didge. His posse at that time consisted of Deputies Carol Nichols, Cisna Carroll and Arnie Thomas, constable of Spring Hill beat
 At Brundidge 1t was his intention to add few more men to his posse and to leave there for the Tarentum community between midnight and daylight to make the arrests. Just how well this was done may be seen above
 Did Not Apprehend Trouble. trouble in bringing his men. but arrange ments were made to communicate with Deputy Sam Reeves here by telegraph in case of an outbreak.
 The State will likely endeavor to prove that the child was never raped and also to prove that many of the details of the lynching as 1t was reported at first were untrue.
 The Tarentum community is in a state of suppre ssed excitement over the arrest of the men, but no further trouble there is expected.