The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27
COY, JELKS GUARDS
AGAINST LYNCH|NG
Wants Precautions Taken in
Lawrence County
C0NvlCTS ARE THANKFUL
President Carmichael Receives Letters
Expressing Gratitude for Treat
Now Accorded Various
Con of State.

Montgomery, June 26.-(Special )-Gover-
nor Jelks, who is at Blount Springs
called up Prive Secretary j. Kirk Jack
son this morning and instructed him to
notify Sheriff Stevenson of Lawrence
county that in case Frank Daniels, who
Is being chased by men and dogs through
his county, is captured he wanted every
precaution taken to prevent a lynch
ing. Daniels killed c. w. Wright at
Leighton Saturday and is thought to be
making his way back into old haunts
OF Lawrence county. 1t has been sent
out by the newspaper men at Decatur
ana other nearby places that If the negro
Is caught he will be hung to the nearest
tree.
Sheriff Stevenson has been told to get
men and be ready to protect the negro if
he is caught. This instruction carries
with IT, OF course, the implied assurance
that troops will be hurried to the res
cue II 1t is found that they are needed.
Ihere is a company at Florence and one
at Decatur and either could be gotten
to the scene of the arrest in very
short time. Governor Jelks is anxious
that there be no more lynchings in Ala
bama and he will give every help in his
power to ward off any that may be
threatened.
Governor Jelks, who went to Blount
Springs last week after addressing the
convention of locomotive engineers at
Birmingham. will remain there ten days
longer, as he seems to be very well pleas
ed with the accommodations and the
company. He sent for his recording sec
pretary, Mr. William j. Coniff this morn
Ing, who went this afternoon on the
| Louisville and Nashville to help with
whatever of clerical work has developed
during the stay of the executive.
Convicts Are Thankful.
In letter to Judge J. M. Carmichael
President of the State Convict Board
State Mine Inspector Gary gives good
reports of the mines at Flat Top owned
by the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron
company and operated by state convcts.
lie says the record of output was broken
last month and that the mine is now a
model of safety. The full text of the re-
port of Mr. Gray was given out in Br-
mingham last week.
For some time there have been receiv-
ed at the office of the state board of con-
Wet inspectors letters of thankfulness
of the convicts for the way they are
being treated, and this is in the face of
the fact that the earnings of the convicts
| are larger than at any time in the history
of the state. The following is a fair
sample of the many that President Car
michael has In his files:
rea~ "Dolve. Ala, June %. 1905
Judge ]. M. Carmichael, Montgomery
Ala
Kind Sir:--It affords me pleasure to
appeal to you for your much kinoness
to the convicts of our state since 1901.
/ am glad to say that we have been
treated better than Heretofore, and | Tank
God that we have men to look after us,
for can recall the time when we could
never see an inspector. But God has
| fixed II so as to give us a president of
| the convicts who feels our care and l am
| glad to say that we have a God-sent war;
den, Capt. J. A. Dudley, and truly hope
| that we will remain with our same Of
ficers. | can say that we still feel treated
better since we have been restored to
our Father, for we know that a ia
Their will treat children better than a
stranger though we are marked with the
state brand of shame. but such a man
cannot say that he or she is lost God
bless our country and state for We were
born in the south and raised in the south
and rocked In southern cradle. So af-
ter all, I will say that our wardens have
promised us good barbecue on the
| Fourth of July, and l wish you and
| Capt r. r. Poole and the governor
and Captain Robert TAFT would come
down. Also DR.. Bragg.
"Wishing you much success in life,
| we still remain your humble servants.
THE CONVICT ORPHANS"