The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-24
OFFICIALS INDIGNANT Efforts to Secure DriscOll ]. and Russell. DENT TO co TO MOBILE Accused Safe Blowers Sent to
 Insecure County Prison, A State ofacial Declares Conduct of Mobile Officers is Gan Internal
 Outrage" A Letter From Vermont.
 

Montgomery officials and State officials do not hesitate to express their indigna- ton over. the course pursued by officials of Mobile County in sending the alleged safsbiosyers, Russell and Driscoll, to the convict camp at Vinegar Bend which was declared yesterday by pr. Shirley Bragg, State Inspector of Convicts. to be the most insecure prison in the State.
 On the advice of Solicitor 8. H. Dent of Montgomery County. eherih Waller did not 70 to Mobile yesterday morning for the prisoners az he intended After con- sulting the law Solicitor Dent was of the opinion that the Montgomery Sheriff could not secure control of the men if he went to Mobile in view. of the fact that they had already been sent to hard labor at Vinegar Bend. >t '+
 Dent Will Go to Mobile.
 Solicitor Dent will so to Mobile tonight to see what can be done towards bring ing the men back to Montgomery.
 J. E. Russell and Albert Driscoll, 1t will be remembered, were captured in Mobile as they altghted from train from Montgomery oh the morning of December .. Their arrest was effected by Detec- tives Tier and Crawford of Jacksonville, Fla, and Detectives Lacey and Davis of the Mobile police department
 They were wanted in Jacksonville, Fla. for blowing open. a safe and securing q, 200. They were subsequently, identified positively by Police Captain W. H. Tay- Tor of the Montgomery police department as the men who blew open a safe in the office of Hirscher Bros. on Dexter Ave pue on the night of December 8. Their identification was made complete by their photograph which they dropped in the off1ce of Hirscher Brothers in their hurry to escape. They secured about $s5 in sil- yer. from Hirscher Bros. It was done up in packages containing the stamp of the First National Bank of Montgomery. The money, too, was identified by A. B. Hirscber, member of the firm who went to Mobile for that purpose.
 When arrested the men had about $t.00O said, is in the hands of Police Chief John Case of Mobile.
 Trouble With Mobile Police.
 It is said large reward had been of- fered by the Jacksonville authorities for the capture of Russell and Driscoll and the two Jacksonville detectives who fol- lowed the accused men were flushed with pride. Police Chief Case of Mobile. it is said was disposed to turn the men over to the, iFiorida officers notwithstanding the plea of Police Chief A. Gerald of Mont
 
 sentatfons of Solicitor Dent, refused to honor requisition for the men from Governor Jennings of Florida.
 1t was then thought the men would be returned to Montgomery, but the Mobile Police Chief made nlisdemeanor cases against them of carrying concealed weap- ons and bringing stolen property into the County. He announced that he would hold the men on these charges notwith- al a uAiVNar fhA fAInnXy So cry.
 At this turn of affairs Solicitor Dent, who had manifested much interest in the cases. wrote to Solicitor J. H. Webb of Mobile County. sending him warrants for the men. explaining the evidence against the men in his possession and requesting Solicitor Webb to aid him in having the men brought to Montgomery at the first Opportunity Solicitor Webb replied that he would represent the Montgomery so- Iicitor. He also wrote Solicitor Dent that he had asked the City Recorder of Mobile to dismiss the misdemeanor cases against Russell and Drisc6ll in favor of the felony cases, but the Recorder, he said had re- fused to do it.
 Russell and Driscoll, who had engaged counsel. and were evidently advised clev- erly appeared before the Mobile Recorder Thursday and waived examination on the misdemeanor cases demanding a jury trial. Their bonds were fixed at small sums but notwithstanding they were well provided with money they did not make the bonds. If they had done so they might have been rearrested at once. provided any one in Mobile felt an interest in the felony cases. They then became County prisoners.
 Webb Was Out of Town.
 It has developed according to informa- ton received by Solicitor Dent that So- licttor Webb was absent from Mobile Thursday when Russell and DriscoiI were