The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1905-11-08
ARMSTRONG UNCAPTURED
AND VOLTZ YET UN1AKEN

five men were gathered together. a
boat was chartered to take them 70 MO.
bile, and the slogan was we won
have to 70 to Bay Minette any more
After this those people come 10 W..
Mobile perhaps was more excit9o
over the proposed invasion than We
Bay Minette. The members OF tne
posse mingled with the people On sns
streets of the Gulf City and there were
limitations of dire doings. II 10 saio
that before the party left for Bay
Minette they were called into con-
ference with a prominent Mobile at
torney, who is recognised to be Judge
Brownies strongest ally. and by him
advised to give up the expedition ana
wait until the Supreme Court hanos
down a decision.
In the meantime, the ardent fire of
the Daphne posse had to an extent
subsidized. and they followed this adj
vice, II 1t was given. At any rate yes.
terday morning they were homewaro
bound.
Excitement ut Nay Minette.
In Bay Minette excitement was AZ
fever heat. but 1t was the excitement OF
the suppressed kind. Outwardiy the
men were cool and collected. They
made no secret Of the fact that they
were determined to resist any effort on
the part OF the Daphne posse to take
the court records or the prisoners
from the Jail. There were those, or
course, who advised the people to let
the Daphne people go ahead. treat them
cordially and fight them to finish in
the courts, but these advisers at the
same time sympathixed with their fei-
low townsmen.
At the court house. everything was
quiet. Practically no records are in
the building. They have disappeared
with the sheriff ami the clerk There
are a few stub books in the assessors
once, and in the other offices are only
those things which are absolutely es-
sential to the transaction Of business.
At the jail yesterday, however,
things had more martial appearance.
The TALLER declared that the Daphne
posse would have to take the prisoners
from the prison over his dead body. and
he had with him q number Of deputies,
who were we'll armed and seemed will
ling to aid the jailer In any way he
should call on them. Among these was
Deputy Cooper. who is pointed out In
Bay Minette as the man who attacked
Acting Solicitor Rittenhouses Smith
when he attempted to compel Sheriff
Armstrong to 20 to Daphne.
Citizens Hold 4 Meeting.
Last night a meeting OF citizens was
held for the purpose of considering
plans for the emergency. 1t was de-
cited to act cautiously and to attempt
nothing rash. This seemed to be the
prevalent idea around Bay Minette, but
there Is little doubt but that should the
posse have arrived In Bay Minette
there would have been pitched battle
Of the streets.
The conservative people at Bay Mi.
nette seem to think that yesterdays
developments ended all chances of q
clash between the people of the riva
towns They believe that after the ex'
element of today the Daphne people
will act cautiously and the Bay Minetts
people have given lip all idea of fur,
Their trouble. This afternoon the towr
was as calm as the usual country vii
lage. The school children meanderet
home from school in the usual nannei
and the merchants piled their trades.
In Mobile, people who are well In
formed seem to think that Sheriff Arm.
strong and Clerk vvfrz have strong
financial backing in refusing to go t.
Daphne. 1t is intimated that II would
seriously affect the Baldwin County
land companies should the court house
be removed. People In Mobile believe
that Baldwin County's great prosperity
will suffer from the rupture, II having
the effect of driving immigrants from
her doors.
A rumor is current that the Daphne
people will march to Bay Minette to.
night and take the town by surprise
Little credit Ia given to this story.