The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-12
STATE KICKS ON
LARGE PAY ROLL
Hold Up Mon y for Services
on Sunday
WOULD MAKE FULL WEEK
Decatur Provisional Company Was
Ordered BY the Governor to Re-
port for Duty on Mon.
day Morning.
WOULD MAKE FULL WEEK

The matter of one days pay for the
Birmingham soldiers who spent last week
in Decatur, upon orders of Governor
Jelks. has evidently blocked the forward
ing of checks for the men from Mont
gomery Already there has been some cor
respondence between Capt Robert l..
Gregory of the Jefferson volunteers, who
commanded the provisional company, and
the authorities at Montgomery.
Before leaving Decatur where they spent
the week attending the trials of John
Collier, Harvey Smith and William Jack
son, all negroes charged with murder
the soldiers from Birmingham signed the
pay roll which called for seven days pay
Immediately upon arriving in Birming-
ham Captain Gregory had his first SER
geant forward this pay roll to Montgom-
cry with the proper endorsements.
Word came a few days ago that the
state objected to paying the soldiers for
the Sunday previous to making the trip.
II seems that Captain Gregory received
instructions from the governor to prepare
to leave Birmingham for Decatur on Mon
day morning a week ago, at $50 o'clock
and remain there until further orders.
In order to get the complete enrolment
of his provisional company, Captain Greg
DRY issued instructions to his men to re-
port at their armory here on Sunday af-
ternoon. All of the men obeyed orders
and their names were taken, equipment
was issued and the men were assigned
to squads In charge of non-commissioned
officers. The officers of the company con-
tend that this was necessary to military
discipline The men were then excused
until $50 o'clock Sunday night. They
reassembled at that hour and after fur
Their instructions retired on arms for the
night in the armory.
Captain Gregory and the other<officers
of the company now contend that the
men are entitled to seven days pay in
stead of six Captain Gregory has written
letter to Governor Jelks thoroughly ex-
planning the matter and it is believed by
local military men that he Will receive
favorable reply from the governor with
the original pay roll approved either to-
day or tomorrow.
The Alabama National guard especially
the Birmingham organizations have made
a splendid showing during the past year,
and the record of the soldiers is being
commented on favorably all over the
state. 1t is said that the guard is up to a
better standard now that it. has been
for many years past During the past
eight months many of the local boys have
seen service for a total of thirty-nine days
This includes the annual encampment at
Owenton, the trip to Manassas, trips to
Huntsville and the recent weeks trip to
Decatur.
1t is understood that the county officials
of Morgan county will make request upon
the governor for troops at Decatur on
June 16. when the three recently con-
victed negroes are to be hanged. At that
time the Third regiment will probably be
in camps at Montgomery but it is more
than likely that Governor Jelks will
order one of the Birmingham companies
to proceed from Montgomery to Decatur
to be present at the hanging.