The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-10
THREAT OF DYNAMITE
LETTER SAYS JEFFERSON JAIL WILL
 BE BLOWN UP.
Frank Duncan, the Recipient of the Epistle, Says He Regards it as
 Fake-Has no Hope.

Birmingham, Oct. 9.-(Special "A letter addressed to Frank Duncan, care the Sheriff, was received in the Sher- iff's office here today and was opened. The letter was signed Partner" and among other thinks asked the con- demned man to have hope. that his friends had not deserted him and that up in order to give Duncan a chance to escape.
 Duncan when seen this afternoon in his cell, he being closely guarded by Sheriff Courson, said:
 T believe the letter is a fake. have no partner who would attempt such a thing. It's big bluf. I gave the letter to the Sheriff to be used by him as he wants to. l don't believe anything of 1t"
 Rev. Dr. J. W. Stagg, of the First Presbyterian Church. called on Dun can this afternoon and had d long talk with him through the cell door. Dun can professes no religion. but his par ents and relatives are Presbyterians. The talk of pr. Stagg with Duncan was on religious lines and the prisoner was interested.
 To the newspaper men Duncan said today that he was glad to hear that there was considerable sympathy ex- pressed for him on the outside among the citizens, but what good will 1t do?" he asked. He denied again today that he was present when Policemen Kirtley and Adams were killed. When asked why he went to an adjoining State after being at liberty, he said: Well, I was just as safe in Tampa as anywhere. I had just made arrange ments to leave Tampa when I was caught. I was considerable distance away from Birmingham, and could have gone to Alaska or some other country. but I don't like cold weather. After all, I had just as soon be dead as to have been out and bounded as I was, always on the lookout for something, suspicious of every man l passed, watching every move made by com panions and persons with whom I came in contact. It is an awful thing have no hope for my life. But I am not guilty of the murder of Kirtley or Adams. I never saw Kirtley In my life, and Adams I saw lying on his death bed in the hospital when I was brought back from Chattanooga. Then I was carried before Adams with Miller instead of all five of the gang being taken before the dying man. But it's too late now, I suppose"
 The sheriff does not place much con hdence in the letter received today threatening to blow up the county jail It is given out positively that when Duncan's wife comes to Birmingham she will not be molested unless she iu- dicates that she contemplates some | thing rash. The woman is said to be in Macon. Ga. and she probably will ar | rive tomorrow or the next day in Chat | tanooga, thence she may come to Bir- mingham. She is we'll acquainted in Chattanooga. and Is believed to he go ing there for advice and financial as | sistance for her husband.
 Judge Samuel Greene will return to- morrow morning from the upper DOT tion of the county, where he went two days ago on an outing. and 1t is possi- ble that he will have the prisoner brought before him at once to be re- sentenced. There are many who be- 'lieve that the judge will give the con demned man the full limit of life. sixty days.
 Duncan is in good health. He is closely confined now and a guard sit. near by the door at all times.