The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02
SWIFT DEATH VISITED
 UPON JAMES HENDRICK

| (Centinued from Page one.) the iights being out in the First Na- ltional Bank about 2:30 o'clock and he went through the. building making careful inspection ol the premises.
 Patrolman P. J. Sweeney testified that in company with Mac. Beale and Campbell Jones. he found the body of Hendrick on the roof over the side- walk at 3l Commerce street. The body was near the ledge of the ver- anda roof, with the feet toward the street and the head toward the build ing. On his person were a stick of dynamite. several dynamite caps. dynamite fuse, a glass cutter. an oil can. and a pocket book containing. newspaper clippings. visiting cards and a pawn ticket for ring and watch Ichain The dynamite was in the top pocket of the coat.
 Capt. Hunt Taylor was called and formally Identified the deceased. He stated that the black skull cap, which the young man wore. the patent leather slippers, the two ropes. which had been found in the court yard in the rear of Il the bank had been taken from his locker in the armory. of the Montgom- cry Greys.
 r.. The young man wore black coat a blue army shirt and blue army trous-
 
 1 gomery Greys and in his locker in the Greys room at the city hall was found. his hat, his trousers and another | wrench.
 PatroIman J. Lon Taylor testified | that he was called by Arthur Tyson, a clerk in the American National Bank and was told of the discovery of a bundle in the rear of the bank build ing. This bundle was tied with the 1 ropes, identified by Captain Taylor and contained two blankets. one the prop erty of Hugh D. Cook, who Is out or other the property of a wetumpka miiitiaman. Within the blankets were a brace and bits. burglars jimmy" and several drills.
 John Todd, a safe expert testified that the dynamite was of the Aetna brand and contained 50 per cent. nitrogly- cerine. It was of the most dangerous l sort and would have demolished the en- tire bank building. had 1t exploded. He l said 1t would not have harmed the safe. l In his opinion the safe could not nave been entered with the tools found on Hendrick and in the rear of the bank. A safe of the make used by the bank has never been entered and 1t Is prac- tically burglar proof. Verdict of CorOner's Jury.
 The jury then retired and in few moments brought in the following verdict:
 we. the jury, called and summoned this day for the purpose of viewing the body and holding an inquest thereon, | said. body being at this time at the office of W. H. Tice, coroner, upon in- l vestigation, find first, that 1t Is the body of James H. Hendrick. second, that he came to his death on Commerce Street by coming in contact with an electric light wire that was heavily charged with current of electricity"
 The body was immediately prepared for burial and was taken to the home of the widowed mother of the young man, 12 East Jefferson Davis Avenue She was almost prostrated. At the residence at 4 o'clock yesterday after noon, the funeral took place. The ser vices were impresslvely conducted by Rev. Neal L. Anderson. D. D.. pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church, of which the young man was 8 member. A large concourse of friends attended.
 The interment was at Oakwood Cemetery. The pallbearers were as follows: John w. Durr. Jr., s. Cas- sells, Percy Black. c. W. Barnett and Ray Rushton.
 Il Throughout yesterday speculation was rife on the streets and 1t was generally conceded that Hendrick was not working alone in the attempted crime. For awhile his friends stoutly maintained that he had been murdered and his body placed on the veranda roof, but the cauterization of his hands the discovery of his usual clothes in the Grey's armory and the lack of signs of exterior violence exploded this theory.
 May Have Been Led Astray. Another theory advanced was that Hendrick was being used as a tool for expert cracksmen. Criminal experts of Montgomery do not consider this seriously. The work was hagrantly amateurish. The tools were noticeably inefficient and had the dynamite been exploded, Hendrick and whoever might have been, with him. would have been instantly killed There was enough of the dynamite to have demolished the entire building.
 Another thing that points to the fact that no professionals had hand in the affair Is that the safe is situated in the front of the store. not a yard from t'the street. Had Hendrick succeeded in cutting the wire connection and darkening the store, the illumination from the street lights would have made the prospective cracksmen easily seen from Commerce Street.
 The bank proper was not entered The deceased secured access to the roof through a stairway. which leads to hall above the bank. This hall opens on the roof The passage ex- tends through the building and 1t is evident that from this point the tools were dropped to the ground behind the bank. It is believed that in the hallway. tho accompiices waited for Hendrick to darken the interior of the bank by cutting the wire.
 There is little motive apparent for the attempted cirme. The young man by profession was textile worker. hay ing studied that industry at the Geor- gia school of technology, and for some time he followed his profession at the Peoples Cotton Factory but re- gently lost his position He had only recently returned to Montgomery from Birmingham. where 1t is said he was in reduced circumstances.
 Hendrick was not what's ordinarily termed fast young man On a few occasions he was seen with bad com panions but 1t is said he was not ad- dcted to gambling or unusual vices.
 He was a member of the Tech chan ter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fra ternity and was a private in the Mont gomery Greys. He had large circle l of friends.
 Chief of Police A. g.. Gerald said last night that he was of the opinion