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PRISONERS HELD
AT PISTOLS POINT
TROUBLE IN COUNTY JAIL.
DETECTIVES WANTED To PHOTO
GRAPH SAFEBLOWERS.

Men Didn't Want II Done and Fell
low Prisoners Pulled Them from
Officers Detective Murphy's
Threat TO shoot Drove Them Back.
Miller and Kline Were Photo
Rraphed Under Disadvantages.
Negro Burglar Also Showed Fight.
Looking into the muzzle of a revolv-
er held in the steady hand of Detec-
tive j. ]. Murphy, several mutinous
white prisoners We're forced into a
corner in the county Jail Saturday.
In an effort to prevent Detectives
Murphy, Wall and Bostick from taxi
ing Frank Miller. and Frank w. Kline,
the convicted Guyton safe blowers.
from the third floor of the prison to
the top floor to be photographed, the
white men in custody seized Miller
and Kline and tried to get them away
from the officers.
The two men were recently SEN
fenced to serve ten years each in
the penitentiary and the Pinkertons
asked for their pictures. The detec-
tives went to the Jail for the purpose
OF taking these pictures and one of
Willie Pollard, a negro burglar. The
officers had trouble in photographing
Miller and Kline at police headquar-
ters several weeks ago and anticipated
that the men would object to going
through the performance again.
Both Men Were backward.
AS had been expected. both men
were backward in leaving the floor
with the officers. The detectives were
using persuasive means and were try
ing to lead Miller and Kline down the
corridor, when FIVE or six of the other
prisoners caught hold of the two men
and began puling them back.
Detective Murphy whipped out his
revolver and backed the prisoners into
a corner of the corridor, while Wall
and Bostick lead Miller and Kline out.
Determination was stamped on the
face of the plain clothes man, when he
announced that he would kill the first
man who made a move forward.
Cursed by Boy Burglar.
In the foulest language imaginable
the officers were cursed by Thomas j.
Lockamy, boy burglar who is serving
six months for robbing the store of
w assn q hcytI. EVEN While he was
looking down the muZzle of Detective
Murphys pistol he continued his abuse.
The other prisoners who interfered
with the detectives were sullen and
mumbled, but showed no disposition to
test Detective Murphy's nerve or aim.
The officer kept them covered until
Miller and Kline had been taken to the
floor above. Later the unruly prison.
ers were confined to their cells and
haNF Iaxr 4 1f
dom of the corridor.
Some trouble was had with Miller
and Kline when they were being photo
graphed, but neither resisted. Kline
after considerable argument, submitted,
but Miller had to be held by Detectives
Murphy and Wall while his picture was
being taken. One of the officers held
his chin up, and the other held him by
the hair. in the same manner that he
was photographed at the police station.
Negro Also Objected.
After Kline and Miller had been dis
posed of. Willie Pollard. alias Shorten
Bread, charged with burglarizing the
Planters Rice Mill, and we'll known
in police circles. was taken in hand.
Pollard, too, announced that he did not
propose to be photographed.
Considerable difficulty was experience
ed in getting Pollard to the floor above
and ne fought hard against having MS
picture taken. He squirmed and fell
on the floor, and endeavored in every
way to wear the officers out. After
considerable difficulty his picture was
taken. Pollard cursed and threatened
the officers and took a blood curdling
oath that he would kill them all If he
ever regained his liberty.
Trouble Was Kept Secret.
Because the county officers are
averse to making public affairs of this
sort that occur in the Jail the matter
was kept a profound secret.
None of the officials would discuss
the subject and even the city detec-
tives refused to tell just what had
happened. The trouble, however, was
witnessed by all of the prisoners.