The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-06

has accepted position as pflhclpal ol the Jonesboro school.
 Mir and Mrs. Vincent of Woodlawn were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Don alson today.
  guaranteed unto him. fair and im- partial trial? Turner's counsel informed me that the suggestion that another judge would be asked to try Turner was never heard of until Turner agreed to the terms offered by the government. Let Turner himself be heard He says that the secret detctive of the government, MT Dickey, had been for two days wor- rying him about pleading guilty, saying; If you will plead guilty in this case 1 will guarantee that the other cases against you. the cases against your son and your foreman will be mol pressed, and your fine shall not be over S250." Whereupon Turner says be told him, T am not guilty and 1 am not going to plead guilty to something that 1 am not guilty of" That then Diekey said, Alright, we've got it in for you, then. If you won't plead guilty we will keep trying you; we may not convict you but when We get through with you, you won't have a cent to your name.a Turner had mort gagged his home for S250O and had spent nearly 5000 of this on the former trial he informed me. The judge having said that he was guilty, the awful treatment of the jury, the threats of DicKey 10 bankrupt him, the lack of money all conspired to force him to accept the proposition of De- teetive Diekey, which MT. Turner says was carried out by the court. That the agreement was that he was to pay $250 and not s1000.
 Who autbarfzad Dialrov tn prn fo Turnpr as he did?
 Is it the policy of our government to threaten a man into pleading guilty, when the law presumes him to be innocent un- til he is convicted? Does our government delight to reduce her citizens to state of pauperism because he is charged with crime and maintains that he is inno- cent?
 General Gordon is a great and good man. l am sure that he does not under stand the facts in this case. l am sorry that he suffered himself used in the man ner he did. l do not know who inspired his letter, but l suspect who did it. Of one thing l am quite positive, however the veterans of Alabama endorse the right of trial by jury.
 One of my critics declares that the jury had already announced mistrial, and that, therefore, Judge Jones lan- guage was not calculated to coerce verdict. l wish 10 reiterate my former statement that it was two or three days before the jury made a mistrial that the judge delivered that cruel, caustic charge.
 Judge Jones' evidently acting under the impression that the jury would not con vlct Turner, arraigns them at the bar e his own mind, and informs them tha t in the court of God Almighty they will stand convicted of perjury should they fail tv convict Not only that. but taas they would stand dishonore1 among men. Who constituted the Federal judge are oracle of the Almighty to tell a sworn jury of American citizens, or Alabama e!tzeus, how they would appear in the col1ts of Divinity? Whence comes the inspiration that caused him to see the unimpeachable manhood of those Ala bama jurors reflected in the mirror of disgrace, should they fail to find ver- dict to his liking? By what omnipotenee of instinct could he read at the bar of their conscience the base reason" for their failure to see as he saw? Upon what meat doth this, cur Caesar, feed, that he is grown so great?'
 In the name of all that is sacred to an American citizen, I ask if any man, in this land of liberty, ever heard just such a charge fali from the lips of q presiding judge?
 Judge Jones and Others on Bruce.
 Members of the city council of Mont gomery were fined for contempt by Judge John Bruce August 8, 1878, for refusing or failing to pay judgment of one Hart against the city of Montgomery.
 Where men act conscentiously under advice of counsel and guilty intent Is