The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
The Father Notified.
Wetumpka Protests.

Hearing that the negro was going TO
be taken there l.. A. Spear of Wetumpka
called up an afternoon paper and said
that the people there did not want him
and would not thank the sheriff for taking
him there.
Another noticeable thing was the alb
sence from view all day of Sheriff Wal
Ter. Although it was reported that he
was in tGe city, he could not be found
and it is thought that possibly he had
the negro hid out or had sent him away
where he would be safe, in case there
was any excitement.
Many people have criticised the officers
for taking the prisoner away, saying
that he would be safe here from any
effort to mob him, the idea being that
there will be no such effort So far as
can be heard the people are willing for
the law to take its course. Mr.. Cain, the
father of the child, seemed disposed to
lean that way though he was very much
worked up this morning.
Governor Jelks being out of the city,
Private Secretary to the Governor Jack
son was notified of the situation He came
down to the Jail and had talk with
| the officers, but did not see any reason
| to fear that the chief executive would
have to be called in. However, he wired
the governor of the situation so that he
| might be kept in touch with everything
| that has happened.
| Mr. Cam was seen as was the mother
| of the child, and they say that the story
| told above was the same as told them
when they reached home.
Reached Wetumpka.
Constable George Lamar met Sheriff
Robinson at the Alabama river and de-
| ivered Thompson to him there, and that
officer had him In Jail at Wetumpka by
| o'clock. AS soon as he was in jail after
| noon papers in Montgomery were called
| up and protest made that the negro had
been sent there 1t was related that they
| did not want him. and the papers were
asked to print the desires OF the people
| that he be removed.
1t was also said that the negro was to
| be taken to the walls of the state peni-
| Tertiary, as he was not wanted at We
| tumpka The Age-Herald correspondent
called w Warden F. X. Bunkley at the
| walls and asked If the negro would be re-
| ceived. His reply was this way:
Not on your life, unless it be so or
| dered by the governor | have no author
| ty to accept men save when they are con-
| victed of crime, or on the order of some
one over me. will not have anything to
do with that Mr.. Negro
Lots of Talk.
| There was great deal of talk and ac-
| tive speculation all the afternoon, and
| several times it was reported that the
| negro had been hanged on the way either
TO Wetumpka or back. However this did
not have any foundation in fact.
Several of the friends of Cain went to
MIN and suggested that inasmuch as there
| had been no harm done the child he let
| il drop. He did not seem overly demon
strative about It. but there was a quiet
| say-nothing way about him that Indicated
| that he was feeling very deeply lie was
not willing to say that he wanted the
| law to take its course unless that course
| was the death of the negro. That Is no.
| provided for In the Alabama law, the ex-
trenle penalty being twenty years.
Removed From Wetumpka.
| The negro was taken from the Jail at
| Wetumpka this afternoon and escorted
| by Marshall Collier to half way ground
and delivered to Sheriff Walker of Mont
gomerv. II was thought in Wetumpka
| that he was to be sent back to Montgom-
! cry. but at midnight he had not arrived.
II was reported mat he was to be sent to
Birfnilgham but late in the night ii