The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-16
H|GHWAYMEN ARE
NOT ALLOWED BOND
Remanded to Jail by Judge
Feagin in Police Court
STATEMENTS ON STAND
All Three Have Been Positively Iden.
titled BY One or Another of Their
Victims of the Past
Weeks.

Jim and John Blackstoek, cousins, and
Jim Lathem were yesterday remanded to
jail without bond to await trial in the
criminal court on the charge of highway
robbery. They were given a preliminary
hearing before Judge Feagin yesterday
afternoon in the police court. several
people who were held up and robbed tes-
titled against them and positively iden-
tifying them.
On the stand Lathem proved the best
witness. He told, seemingly without hes
itaton, about the robberies that they had
committed, and he implicated all of the
other three, including John Patterson,
who is in Jail in Atlanta on two charges
of assault with intent to murder Pat
terson will be brought back to Birming-
ham If possible
e. |. Simon, B. NJ. Brazeal ]. II. Will
liams, who lives at Rising station on the
Bessemer car line, negro named Ken
nedy. who lives at Fairview, and f. D..
Owens, a negro, have Unidentified various
members of the gang. They appeared as
witnesses against the boys yesterday af-
ternoon in court.
Positive Identification.
Mr.. Simon has identified Jim Lathem
positively, also Jim Blackstock as two
of the three who robbed him. Lathem on
the stand swore that he, Blackstock and
Patterson held Mr.. Simon up on Highland
avenue and robbed him. Blackstock
hot ba 70 10 in fhp
holdup, although he was present. He
walked ahead and Mr.. Simon called to
him for aid, and Lathem said, yes, John,
come on up" Mr.. Simon states that
Blackstock went through his pockets, but
Blackstock swore on the stand that he
did no such thing.
Mr.. Brazeal stated on the stand that
Lathem and John Blackstocx, the one
Detective Hamilton brought from At
lanta, held him up He positively iden-
titled both of them in court yesterday.
Blackstock and Lathem both swore that
the former did not participate in the
robbery, but that it was done by Lathem
and Patterson. However, Mr. Brazeal
was very positive in his statements.
JOnll dtultd pOSiliNtly Oi
the stand that he was implicated in any
of the robberies. He admitted being in
Birmingham with the gang but swore
that he did not commit any crimes with
them. He denied that he held up Mr..
Brazeal.
Negro Held Up.
The negro, Kennedy also identified
7 athau and John RIackstocl nc the fwn
who held him up near his home on the
South Bessemer car line. and Mr.. Will
lams has identified Lathem and Black
stock.
The three will probably be indicted by
the grand jury at once and their cases
set for an early hearing in the criminal
court There is much speculation as to
whether the boys will be hung If they
are convicted, or whether they will be
given a lighter sentence on account of
their ages.
The detectives have not yet recovered
Mr.. Brazears watch, but expect to do so
today or tomorrow. Detective Bodeker Is
going to Atlanta tomorrow night to
work on the case there and see If he
cannot get Patterson and bring him to
Birmingham at once. 1t is probable that
Patterson will make bail in Atlanta at
any time and If he does the detectives
here hope to get him and bring him to
Birmingham at once so that he may be
indicted and tried with the others.
Jim Blackstock and Lathem have laid
most of the blame of the affair at Pat
tersons door.