The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-02
Montgomery is Shocked bY Mysterious OisCOVcg+:"
 .<s559s WAS ROBBERY 7 . 2 sgdOTIvE ]?
Body Was Found on Top of Building Adjoining Bank-Burqlar's Tools Were Also Found
 Near Him.


 The dead body of James H. Hendrix, well known society man of Montgomery, was found on the roof of the front ve- randa of a building near the American National Bank budding early this morn ing He had been killed by contact with a large electric light wire leading to the arc light in the main room of the bank A full set of burglar tools was found at the back of the building The lights in about thirty other places went out at the same time. about o'clock this morn- ing, so the one at the bank must have been extinguished
 The dead man laid on the roof near the edge, indicating that he had met death while trying to cut the wire and had received 450O volts directly through the body. Hendrix was a member of one of the finest and best known families Of the state He was c son of Mrs. D. H. Hen- drix of Montgomery, and nephew or Bradford Hardie of the wholesale drug firm of Gay, Hardie and Durr. A stick of dynamite was in the outside coat pock- ct of the dead man.
 The discovery of the body of Hendrix was made by members of the police de- pertinent early this morning and was sent to the parlors of Undertaken and Coroner w. II. Tice before being iden- tified The only mark or bruise was on the inside of the right hand near the thumb. There was a small black spot at this place. made, it is supposed by the police. by the pliers with which the wire was cut. The pliers, if brought in contact with a bare wire. would have completed circuit through the body of man hold ing them. The dead man had on a mill tary coat a pair of light shoes small black cap and a blue shirt. All of these things save the shirt belonged to other m .bers than Hendricks of the Montgom- cry greys, with which he was identified Tie hat and shoes were the property or Hunt Taylor, member of the greys, and the coat of some one lese. The citizens suit of the dead man was found in ms locker at the greys' armory.
 The burglars tools were at the back of the building suspended into she open court below by a piece of rope brought lfrom the armory of the Greys Close py was a blanket and heavy comfort. The supposition is that thers were two men in an attempt to rob the bank. They went back to the rear of the building 1nd found that there might hs chance to enter from that way They left ons there while the other went rward to cut the wire and put out the light in the main room of the pildlng, and which shed a bright light on ,he safe that sat near the front window and contained the money of the institution. 1t Is thought l ,aI fLfsf.f fl.o. .fcrhf was extinguished the man left in the rear came forward, saw the dead Dody or Hendrix and fled.
 The dead man has been since gro~irg up one of the popular young mon of the city, He has had a host CT friends and always made plenW to keep him com fortable. His relatives are well to do and there was no reason for Etm to be in want He had many friends, having been out only last Sunday night calling on some young ladies with MT. Arthur Tyson, a clerk in the bank where he was found dead this morning. He has been mem- Der of the Montgomery Greys for some time and was well liked by all his tnli- tary associates.
 The dynamite found on the person of Hendrix was sufficient in quantity to have blown up the building in which the bank is located. If it had been placed in the door of the safe 1t is quite likely not only the door would have been blown off, but the whole building wrecked as we'll The burglars tools were new and contained the stamp of a Cincinnati firm They consisted of a brace and bit, plate used in the boring of the dial plate on the combinations of safe and number of smaller instruments. They had never been used A pistol and glass cutter were also found on the body.
 There is theory that Hendrix was the 1 victim of four play; that he was killed | and placed on the roof where his body was found This idea has found many ad- | herents. because of the immense popular | ity of the young man and his relatives. It | is regarded as possible that some one was trying to get into the bank and were dis | covered by Hendrix and that to save thems alves he was killed and placed in the position found to allay suspicion from | themselves Take 1t as a whole the theory | that Hendrix and an associate were try | ing to rob the bank has some weak places In the first place the money or | the bank is kept in the front Of the build | ing near big window and right at the | sidewalk. The safe Is one Of those patent | circular affairs that screw into the man apartment and then lock with four bolts | in such way as to make the attempt to I blow it very doubtful of success. Then the
 tools were of inferior quality not of
 enough strength, says an expert safe man, to have gotten into the safe Of the | bookkeeper, where only the papers are kept.
 l A strange man was seen in the city | yesterday whose actions were so sus | picious that the chief of police set a
 watch upon his movements. He was seer
 to make several trips through the city
 building and to give quite a lot of his
 attention to the city treasury. To out
 wit anything in the nature of an attacl, | of the strong box of the city Chief oi | Police Gerald stationed two men inside | of the room fast night and they did not 1 come out until morning.
 The coroae1's jury rendered a verdict | in accordance with the above facts.
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