The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-08-14
NEGROES ARE ACCUSED
CHARGED WITH COMPLETELY IN
LYNCHING OF BELL.
OHicers Declince to Say What Evil
dence Has Been Found Against
the Blacks-Blacks Around
Sardis Are Much Excited
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selma. August ID.
Two negroes, Dick Campbell and
william Thompson, nave been arrested
on a suspicion that they are impl-
cated in the murder of Edmund Bell.
In Jail charged with his murder to
have been killed by a mob. Campbell
and Thomson have formerly been in
generated on the charge of murde Gan
the first degree and await a prelimi-
nary hearing.
The negroes were arrested last night
by Chief Deputy Sheriff James J. Town
send and special Deputy Durham
Blackwell who witt Sheriff r. M Black
well and deputy r. l.. Key were en-
gagged last night in search for pos
sible accomplices and evidence in the
case in which special Constable NJ. NJ
Ransom. BAF. CT D ry and D. o. StanfN
are awaiting the action of the grand
against them in the trial given by
Judge J. w. Mabry of the City Court of
Selma. What evidence the officers
have against Campbell and Thompson
Is not known. The officer@ have been
reticent upon the subject hut 1t is be-
lieved that one of the negroes at least
has knowledge of the murder ~r Ed
mund Bell.
Ransom, Stanfii and Cherry who are
in Jail have made no statements beyond
their testimony in the court During
today many of the residents of South
Side wherein the prisoners had their
opinions upon the acts of the police
and judicial officers of the county were
expressed. With al good citizens,
however, there is a cordially antagonis-
tic sentiment against the lynching and
the spirit of II.
It is probable that within a week,
SO an attorney for the defense said
today. in the case. of the State
- .w.,IA
beas corpus will be asked either of the
chancellor of the Southwest Division
of Chancery, Hon. Thomas II. Smith.
or the Judge of the Fourth Judicial
AS Judge Partridge will for only two
weeks longer be presiding over the
Circuit Court in Perry County 1t Is
probable that the Ehancery Court will
be the medium through which the
prisoners will seek their liberation. 1t
is possible, however. that the Supreme
Court will ,>be asked for assistance.
But as the grand jury of the Circuit
Court will be organized in Dallas
County in September the investigation
nv the inouisitorial body wifi doubt
less be the next movement In the
Oficers who went to the neighbor-
hood OF the lynching near sardis last
excited over the lypching and the con-
sequent trial 1t Is hoped. however.
that there will be no trouble.
SeImn's First Bale.
, The first bale OF cotton for Selma,
for the season OF 190+-1905 was to-
day sold at auction at ~ cents. II was
classed as strict low middliug.. W. r.
Walker conducted the auction, and the
Mabry Securities Company was the
purchaser.
The bale was shipped to r. II: and
W. C. Agee OF this city by A. a. Simms
of Bogue Chitto. It was received last
night and was nine days In advance or
the first bale of last season.
County Board of Education Organised.
Chairmen of the school trustees OF
the thirty-f1ve school districts in Dali
las County met today and organized a
county board of education which is TO
have general and. where occasion de-
mands. final supervision and control OF
the educational affairs of the county.
Superintendent of Education d. NJ. CAL
loway is ex-officio chairman of the
board and J. b. Ellis is member from
the county at large, and ID. 3. Edwards
from South Side, ]. A.. Carson from the
Fork. and John B. Chisolm from West
Dallas are the trustees OF the rural
I distriets Of the countx. 4