The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-18
FORECAST OF FINDING
 Of COURT OF INQUIRY
Citizens Generally Believe That Show of Determination Would Have Averted the Awful Lynch
 ing of Horace Naples.
BY FRANK H. BELL.


 Huntsville, September 17.-tspecial.)- Although there are fifteen thousand peo- pie from the surrounding country in Huntsville today things have beeen com paratively quiet and the troops have had nothing to do except keep the crowds from congregating around the jail. This at times proved a most difficult task, as the immense number of people from the country actnated by curiosity seemed un- able to understand that the soldiers had the power to make them move on.
 The wisdom of Governor Cunningham in sending Captain Brown to Huntsville has been apparent more than once, but never more so than this afternoon, when one false step would have precipitated serious trouble. Captain Brown, how ever, kept the situation well in hand, and absolute quiet was maintained.
 Few Resist Officers.
 A few resisted the officers in the dis came so violent in his denunciation of the military and his rebellion against their authority that he was locked up for safe keeping until he james down.
 Extra guards had to be thrown out to keep the crowd from gathering on the corner where the mob commenced on the night of the lynching The guards were merely to keep the crowd moving on and not because it was nnruly to any extent. However. Captain Brown thought that he had best take every precaution to prevent a crowd of any size gathering. At nc time did more than fifty people collect near the jail, but they were promptly made to move on.
 Trouble of various kinds was expected today as there have been rumors cur rent for the past twenty-four hours that an organized mob from the Hazel Green district of the county was coming to Huntsville tonight to start trouble, and Lat l. was to be joined by the mill em- ployes who were paid o today and got off from work at o'clock The mob failed to materialize, as did the added forces from the mills However, there were a large number of mill men in the city this afternoon and tonight and many of them were drinking heavily.
 There was some loud talk of a rescue in a saloon or two. but it amounted to nothing and 1t was not even necessary to send soldiers out in the city to disperse l.-e crowds.
 Negro Baptist Meeting.
 The occasion of the immense crowd was negro Baptist meeting which was held in the city and the negroes from every part of the country poured into the city on every conceivable kind of vehicle. They thronged the streets but were most y an orderly crowd, the greater part of them being bent religious business only, although few of them became in toxicated. They were, however, the quiet est drunken negroes to be found any where. and when they came within the Jurisdiction of the soldiers they were easy to handle.
 The two men arrested last night about clock were Silas Morley, wood chop per, and Josh H. Mitchell. a peddler. The two men were arrested by Captain Brown, Deputy Sheriff Wade and several soldiers who were deputized for that pur- pose. They were lodged in jail and the only people aware of the arrest were the soldiers. The Age-Herald was the only paper telling of the arrest.
 Sheriff Gives Little Aid.
 Captain Brown has found it necessary to have himself sworn in as a deputy sheriff, and also several of his officers and men so that the warrants can be served.
 It Is said that Sheriff Rogers had shown no disposition to serve the warrants im- mediately, so Captain Brown took the matter in his hands and served them him. self. He has power from the governor and also from Judge Speake of the circut court, to take this action. Deputy Sheriff Made, 1t seems has been the only man attached to the sheriffs office, who has shown disposition to aid the officers and he has done everything in his power. The chief of police of Huntsville. MT. Overton and his men have absolutely failed to aid Captain Brown, and on the other hand have acted more as stumbling blocks to his effective carrying out of the orders he has received He has failed and so have his men, in every way to assist Captain Brown, and that has made the work harder on the military officers The deputy sheriffs have also proved more of a burden than an aid.
 Rumor of Negro Regiment.
 There were persistent rumors about the city today that negro regiment from Chattanooga or the Seventh cavalry had been ordered here by Judge David ID Shelby of the United States court of ap- heals. to protect the United States pris- nners. This the judge denied most posi- lively tonight and stated that no such notion was even contemplated. as he had thorough confidence in his marshal and deputy marshal and also thought that the military force here was amply sufficient for all purposes
 Tn speaking of the action of the United states courts in regard to the firing of a jail occupied by the United States pris- oners and endangering their lives. Judge Shelby said that the matter would have to come up for action before the court of Judge Thomas G. Jones and that the United States grand jury would act on the evidence which had been furnished it by the United States deputy marshals
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