The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-01
OWENTON TO HAVE
 A NEW DORMITORY
OVER s25oo ALREADY SUBSCRIBED. STIRRING MEETING OF FACULTY AND STUDENT BODY HELD YEs- TERDAY-LlRERAL RESPONSES.

The faculty and students of the North Alabama Conference college at Owenton held a meeting yesterday afternoon to consider the question of new dormitory. The Rev. J. R. Turner, president, stated the purpose of the meeting. and intro duced Professor D. B. Norton who made strong speech setting forth the needs of dormitory and the possibility of building one He was followed by E E. Rice and l.. D. Patterson representing the student body.
 The president then made a most stirring appeal and took subscriptions amounting to twenty-five hundre- and forty-five dol lars Great enthusiasm was manifested by the boys and they and the faculty eagerly subscribed in amounts ranging from $2O to s2Oo.
 It is hoped the friends of the college will come speedily to their help, and that the new building will be ready for use at the opening in 1905
 
 the originai sentence against him passed. ana the Lme set Aol oAcSu~Oii' ". will probably be in thirty days after he appears in court.
 Ring Leaders.
 Frank Duncan and Frank Miller were the ring leaders in a band of the most desperate criminals that have ever oper- ated in Birmingham. Four years ago last March the safe at the Standard oil company's office was blown up and the night watchman was assaulted and near ly killed. The police department was notified and a few hours later two men, who afterwards turned out to be Miller and Duncan, were placed under arrest 1 by Policemen Adams and Kirkley at the l saloon on the corner of Nineteenth street and Third avenue on the charge of committing the deed.
 The two men denied their guilt strong | y, but Policeman Kirkley insisted that they go around to ''see the captain at police headquarters" for examination. ] They consented to this and officer was in charge of each of the men. The four walked up the south side of Third avenue to Twentieth street thence along the west side of Twentieth street in the direction of Third alley. sust after pass ing the corner the two men opened fire on the officers and both fell, mortally wounded. They lived only few days.
 At Chattanooga. | Detectives Bodeker and Disheroon were then placed on the trail of the men. An niston, Gadsden and Chattanooga were visited and Duncan with several others making up the gang were finally taken by the Birmingham officers and the Chat | tanooga police, at lhe Haas house at that 1 place. Miller was arrested at Anniston. They were brought back to Birmingham | for trial Miller's being the first to be 1 heard He was found guilty of murder in the first degree and although the case was fought gamely the supreme court finally sustained the decision of the lower court and July 1901 he was hanged in the Jefferson county jail yard | in the presence of large crowd.
 Duncan was put on trial a month or ! so later and he was found guilty of mur- der in the 1.rst degree Pending an ap- | peal to the supreme court he made his escape as stated above. with Jefferson Van Horne who was charged with burg lary, George Bullard. charged with mur- l der, and A. J. Dye, charge- with burglary | Van Horne was captured and at his | trial acquitted. He was later convicted l of murder in Walker county and was | given a sentence of twenty-five years in the penitentiary which he is now serv ing Bullard was not captured. Dye was acquitted O. the cnarge of burglary.
 Sherf. Burgin's Efforts.
 The woods were secured and every eff | fort was made to apprehend Duncan. | Thousands and thousands of circulars were distributed and every means known | to the officers have been tried by Sher- if Burgin As he expressed 1t yesterday afternoon:
 "I have spent 5000 already to effect his capture and am willing to spend 5000 more. I believe l have the right man and will stay in Florida just as long as there is any cha: to get him, if we are to have any contest over it.
 of it is not Duncan. we will continue our efforts and will not let up until he is landed behind the bars at the Jefferson county jail again"
 Chief Deputy Stradford said yesterday: "seyeral men have been arrested at diff serent times for Duncan, but am almost sure now that the right man has been captured"
 Detective Bodeker: q would bet my house and lot against s5 that Duncan has been arrested this time. The picture brought to Birmingham by Chief Jones of Tampa is surely the man."
 Chief of Police Wier: Undoubtedly he Is the right man.
 Policeman Burke: T have not the least doubt but what the right man has been captured in Florida"
 The reported arrest of Duncan was the leading topic of conversation yes terday and last night. While there are a number who have doubts about 1t be- ing the right man. still there are hun dreds of others who are equally confi-