The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
JURY STILL AT WORK
NO MORE PEoNAGE INDICT-
 MENTS RETURNED.
One Juror, Avert Walker, Has Been Excused-Pointed Out That All Officers of Court Are
 AIabamians.

The United states grand jury investigating the alleged practice of peonage in Coosa and day and adjourned until today without return ing additional indictments.
 It is believed that the grand jury has turned Coosa County in and about Goodwater. J. L.. London. a Justice of the Peace at Goodwater.
 came to Montgomery yesterday morning and spent the day here He said he hoped to be able to return to his home today.
 Justice London was indicted for peonage by l trict in Birmingham. He has not been in- dicted, so far as known, by the Montgomery eral times since the grand jury has been in ses- sion. J. L. Carmichael and 4. R. Lauderdale Goodwater Justices of the Peace, have also been at Montgomery but they have not been
 Capt. H. c. Dickey. secret service agent in
 charge of the peonage investigations n the field, and A. B. Colquitt and Hiram Gibson,
 field deputy marshals. spent yesterday in Mont,
 gomery. They were busy with witnesses and with office work. It was said that they would | scatter out of Montgomery today. It was said yesterday that the members Of
 the grand jury. who are % nesinniag e,,sr,s sne 1n
 given when they viii adjourn finally. several
 library at the State Capitol during leisure hours where they have consulted legal volumes and read opinons on peonage.
 Of the twenty-two who were sworn in on the jury i've weeks ago. but one has been excused from duty. wirt Walker, young business man or MUntSOnerys was IcACNcu from duty by Judge Thomas c. Jones. The remaining jurors are as follows: John
 T. Moses, foreman, Montgomery County; T: A.
 Bullock County; J. M. stuckey. Montgomery County; W. T. Tenant, Randolph County; Will
 liam Watkins. covington County; James Hall.
 County; w P Mcqueen. Lowndes County;
 Frank Nix. Randolph County; E. c. Reese. | Robert Carson. Lowndes County; John W. Pow ell. Montgomery County; w. B. Garrett. Mont
 County ser Mse1rs esansy
 A. sternfeld. Montgomery County; J. P. | Knabe. Montgomery County; James F. Arm | strong. Montgomery County; Luke Hill. Mont-
 The three negroes on the jury are James Hall, Montgomery barber: e. w Jeter' 2 young farmer of Lowndes County and son of C. C. Carson, well-to-do negro who once
 figured in Alabama politics .. .,u ors but several Montgomery business men are
 in the number. A. sternfeld. a member of the jury, is the father of Julius Sternfeld, As sistant District Attorney, who is one of the | active prosecutors of the cases.
 In view of the published statements of cef. | tain Eastern newspapers 1t has been pointed
 out that all of the grand jurors are Alabamians and with the exception of the three negroes
 Judge Jones, who presides over the court, is
 Democrat and former Governor Of Ala bama.
 Hon Warren S. Reese. District Attorney, who is directing the investigation, Is native of Montgomery, who was educated at Sewanee University Tenn.) He is son of the late Col. Warren S. Reese, who. although at his
 death was a Republican. had twice served as
 Democratic Mayor of Montgomery. Mir. Reese l is a Republican
 Julius sternfeid and Capt J. H. Judkins, | Assistant District Attorneys, are native South | erners. MT. Sternfeld was born and reared in | Mont tgomery. He is alunnus of Harvard | University and is a Republican Captain Jud- kins was an officer in the Confederate army. | Thus it will be seen that the investigation of I the alleged practice of DeOnAQe in two COun- ties of the State is being conducted by Alaba- | nanse.