The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
WALLER GOES, .'' FOR OR, TWO MEN sf. ss.." ->' Driseolla and Russell to |" Come Here. . - ., t.. r~t.. ,' ACCUSED MIGHT ESCAPE Sent to: Convict Camp by >.s '- : Mobile Court, @
 / s.i '',, -:. ..c# -.."v t.- -I On Receiving the News Solicitor Dent, 'ooyernor Jslks and Sheriff
 ;, Took Prompt Action to
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Sheriff ". R. Waller will so to Mobile this morning for J.. E. Russell and Albert Driscoll. the men accused of'robbing the safe of Hirscher Bros. on the night of December ls.g 4. .~a.HI.x >A.ss
 The decision of Sheriff Waller to 90 to Mobile today was reached after con. ference late last night between Governor Jeiks. Solicitor Dent and the sherin. This conference was due to a telegram to Tic Advertiser from Mobile stating that the prisoners had elected to- go to hard la bor and that there was a chance that they would escape. -'-'.'. % --',-
 ',".. News from, Mobile. .|
 The telegram from MDbiletto The Ad- vertiser was as follows:
 ''Albert pfiscoll and J. E. Russell, the two alleged safe-blowers, this morning wentsbefere Judge Price WtlAams,- -Jr... of hard labor, pending, their trial on two misdemesnor charges in the City Couit in Mobile Under the law Judge williams had no alternative and they will be turned over to-; the Vinegar Bend Lumber Com pany. The general, opinion is that the two men adopted this policy. with the hope 0: effecting their escape. ,s t.S ,. -. 4
 The charges against the men here are bringing burglars tools into the State and carrying concealed weapons.
 Chief of, Police Case is in, receipt of a letter from the detective bureau of New port News, Va, stating that Russell. who is known there as J. Ed Callahan. is be- ueved to sbe one of the party of safe- blowers who attempted to rob the safe of the Newport News Furniture Company on November 1. -'s -. ,- ., :. i.'
 "Drlscoll, and Russell will remain at the convict camp until the grand jury meets in February. Under the laws of Alabama persons charged with State offenses may elect to go to the convict camp instead of remaining in jail until their cases are tried. In event they are convicted the time they served before the trial is cred tied to them. If they are acquitted they are paid by the State for the labor per- formed at the rate of 90 per month";
 Solicitor Dent Surprised.
 Solicitor s. H. Dent of Montgomery County. was much surprised when he was shown the foregoing telegram by a repre- sentative of The Advertiser last night.
 T am utterly at a loss to understand it." said the Solicitor, and I shall tele- graph Solicitor Webb of Mobile County at once. I have tried this afternoon to reach him by telephone and failed" c,
 Solicitor Dent said warrants for Russell and Driscoll had been sent by Sheriff Waller to Solicitor Webb and both Gov ernor Jelks and himself had written the Mobile Solicitor. They had received his assurance that the men would be sent to Montgomery.
 II am sure," said Solicitor Dent, "there is some mistake about this. as Solicitor Webb has assured us he would look out for our interest in the matter
 Webb Not in Mobile.
 Solicitor Dent immediately got busy aliI communicated with Sheriff Waller ard Governor Jelks. Sheriff Waller reached Sheriff John F. Powers of Mobile by tel. ephone. Sheriff Powers told him that So- licitor Webb was not in Mobile and con- firmed the report sent The Advertiser. 1; is understood that Sheriff Powers assure ed Sheriff Waller that the prisoners would be delivered to him in Mobile if he came there for them.
 At any rate Sheriff Waller will go to Mobile this morning.