The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-07
ROBERTS WOULDN'T PERJURE HIMSELF Passenger from New Orleans Tries to Get Off Here HAD HEALTH CERTIFICATE Wouldn't Swear He Hadn't Been Ex- posed to Yellow Fever In Past
 Seven Days-Detained
 Under Guard.
HAD HEALTH CERTIFICATE

Because he would not swear to a lie, T. G. Roberts, a passenger on the Louis vile and Nashville train that arrived in Birmingham yesterday noon, win spend seven days under guard on car in the Louisville and Nashville yards.
 Roberts was one of large number of passenger who came in on the Louisville and Nashville train from the south yes- terday. He wanted to get off the car in Birmingham.
 Inspector Toe happened along and put him in the quarantine sweat box MT. Yeo drew out copy of the quarantine questions and asked Roberts to read and sign them.
 Had a Bill of Health.
 i've got a bill of health." said Roberts. That won't do," said Toe. Read those questions, answer them in writing and sign your name"
 The man began to read.
 At what station did you get on this train?p
 "Elmore' was the answer.
 Have you been In Montgomery?
 No"
 One after another he continued to write
  the answers until he come to this ques- ton:
 Have you. to your knowledge. been ex- posed to yellow fever in the past seven days?"
 When Roberts read the question he baked. skip that" said he. "till we get through"
 When the remaining questions had been answered by Roberts, he signed his name to the document.
 "You'n have to go back and answer that fifth question: said the Inspector. Here's my bill of health," pleaded Rob- erts. Wont that do?" He was told 1t wouldn't do. Wouldn't Lie About It. Roberts took the paper in his hand and read aloud these words printed on it: q ----- do solemnly swear that the answers to the foregoing ques- tons are true, so help me God"
 T can't swear to lie before my God. said Roberts. quietly. T can't answer No to that fifth question: Inspector Toe promptly put Roberts back into the car and sent him, under guard, out to the Louisville and Nash ville yards, where he will be detained for seven days.
 Roberts was dressed like working man and is evidently railway employe. The authorities here say they have req son 10 believe that he came from New Orleans
 This Roberts case is not exceptional said Inspector Toe, in commenting on 1t last night. Plenty of men and women come to US armed with health certificates, but balk when they are required to an swer the questions under oath"
 Trains From South Crowded. Trains from the south--New Orleans and Montgomery--that got in yesterday. were crowded The Alabama Great Sou thern train carried two sections, all the cars being we'll filled. The Louisville and Nashville also had heavy passenger service.
 The strict quarantine enforced by h. srector Toe and his assistants is dis couraging passengers from trying to get off here in Birmingham
 County Quarantine Helpful. Inspector Toe said .ast nigh. that the action of the board of revenue in quar- sntning Jefferson county against New Orleans and Montgomery facilitated his work He said that in the absence of county quarantine it would have been difficult if not impossible to enforce the city quarantine.
 Dr. Sanders. the president of the state board of health came up from Montgom- cry yesterday morning and spent the day in Birmingham.
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