The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-18
GOVERNOR JELKS
 WILL GRANT AID Desires Conviction of the GadS-
 den LyncherS TO GET LARGER PENSION Confederate Veterans Will Get Maxl- mum Amount Allowed By the State
 This Year-Reward
 Is Offered.
TO GET LARGER PENSION

GONGTUOI JGikS Sdlu llll5 dlltinOOn AAAeAN neither the citizens nor the oficiers of Gadsden had called upon him for aid in the attempt to indiet members of the mob which lynched Bunk Richardson, a negro. there some months ago. He fur ther said that if aid was required he would grant 1t in every way possible, though of course. he would not go there. That was the business of the courts.
 It will be remembered that just after the lynching the governor sent George Bodeker, a detective of Birmingham to Gadsden and the latter made a report, which was furnished the officers of the county The governor said that he un- derstood that the grand jury now in ses- sion is a very strong one. and he hopes that 1t will indct the "murderers" of Richardson and bring them to justice. Some believe the governor points out, that the offenders in this connection are known to the people of Gadsden.
 This case Is one in which the governor has taken the greatest interest. The lynching followed closely after the com- mutation of one of the alleged assaulters of Mrs. Jane Smith, white woman mur- dered near Gadsden, and is supposed to have been in revenge for such executive clemency.
 Money for Soldiers.
 The .old soldiers of Alabama who fol- loved the Confederate flag will be given the maximum pension by the state this year. The governor, as he has a right to do, has set aside s1OO.000 to the fund This is in. response to a statutory provision which allows the governor every year. if the condition of the treasury will allow, to set aside s1OO,0OO to be added to tho other appropriations for this cause.
 This year the one mill tax will give the old soldiers about $326O00, the regular appropriation $50 900 and the special appro- priation, $10O000. making a total of $4l6,- 0OO This will insure to each pensioner the maximum amount, as follows: First class, $6O; second $50; third, $40; fourth, $SO.
 Abe Hunter, au escapted convict, who got away from the Durham Lumber com- pany in 1905, has been captured in New Orleans He was serving a fourteen year sentence from Mobile county. for burglary
 s. P. Jones of the Alabama Manufacture ing company at North Birmingham. was nere lOudy tO ItHcW hiS SOAei"Ss ANA SS' enty-five convicts.
 Reward Offered.
 The governor has offered reward or S1O0 for the arrest and delivery to the sheriff of Conecuh county, and convlc- ton, of Jack" alias J. c. Campbell, who shot and killed Abbie Kemp, a negro wo- man. at Evergreen last week. The solic- itor says that the evidence shows that Campbell followed the woman from Mont gomery to Evergreen and killed her be- cause she would not return with him.
 H. F. Lee, the newly appointed as sistant state examiner, has taken over his office and will be ready for work right away.
 w. L. Clark has been appointed a Jus tice of the peace at Dixon Mills. Redmond Jones. at Mulberry, and A. Olmstead have been made notaries public and ex- officio justices of the peace.
 Eugene Bowling. charged with assault and attempted assault on his own daugh- ters. was not tried today on account of the absence of the solicitor.
 Grays Expenses.
 Henry B. Gray of Birmingham. who was nominated in the recent democratic primary for lieutenant governor, certi- fies to the secretary of state that he spent in the canvass for the office the sum of s319O J. A Wilkerson, who was nominated for commissioner of agriculture and in- dustries spent s1549.70 and w. B. Craig, nominated for Congress in the Fourth district, SETS. .12
 MT. Gray says that his expenses were divided as follows: Committee assess ment, $40; travelling expenses, railroad fare, hire of teams and hotels, $4OO; pos tage stenographers, printing and news paper advertising. s2750; total, $319o.
 MT. Wilkinson makes the following times in his list: Newspapers, s3S6. 15; com mittee assessment. $S5; postage $337 70; printing and stationery, $3l3. 35; clerical help, $57. 50; hotels, railroad and livery, s2GO; incidentals, $90; messages $2o work CTS, S59: total, s1549.70.
 MT. Craig had the following statement: Committee assessments. state and coun- ties. s210; postage, s65.6 announcements, printing and stationery, s614,27; travelling ss55. .35; telegraph and telephone, s17; sten- ographers, $116; total, Sl37S.12
 New Corporations.
 The following new corporations have been reported to the secretary of state:
 Caldwell. the Woodsman Decorating Co.,, Evergreen. capital, 5000. George w. Cald- well. A. c. Wilson, w c. Crumpton and G. o. Stoddard, incorporators
 Southern Skating Auditorium company, Birmingham; capital, s15,000. 1ncorporators A. A. Gambill, R. D. Burnett, F. H Hickman, J. D. Elliott
 Calhoun Jewelry company, Birmingham, name changed to the Burn Jewelry com pany
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