The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-07

Tended that troops be sent. which was
te1egraphed you by the secretary.
telegraphed that I would try the men
under military guard II you saw At to
order military guard. o. J. Semmes.
Received a. m. Oct. s.
Montgomery. Oct. 9Th. 1906. 9:15 a. m.
Hon. P. J. Lyons, Mayor. Mobile. Ala:
/ am willing to send to Mobile a
sufficient military guard to preservs
order absolute II requested to do so by
the civil authorities. Troops are never
sent until requested by the civil au-
thorities. VIM D. Jelks.
Governor.
Montgomery. Oct. 9Th. 1905. 9:15 a. m.
Hon. o. j. Semmes. Judge. Mobile, Ala.
l am willing to send to Mobile a sur
fictent military guard to preserve order
absolute II requested to do so by tn.
civil authorities Troops are never
sent until requested by the civil au-
thorities. VIM. D. Jelks.
Governor.
Montgomery. Oct. 9Th. 1906. 9:15 a. m.
John F. Powers. Sheriff. Mobile, Ala:
l am willing to send to Mobile a
sufhcient military guard to preserve
order absolute II requested to do SO By
the civil authorities. Troops are never
sent until requested by the civil au.
thorities. VIM. D. Jelks,
Governor.
Mobile. Oct. 9.
William D. Jells. Governor
Montgomery.
We have received the kilograms in
which you intimate your purpose to-
await request from the civil authori-
ties at Mobile before taking any fur
tner action for the preservation OF
order and state that the members OF
the bar association being sworn Of
hA 10 40
could united furnish q guarantee Of an
orderly trial and for a legal execution
of any sentence that might be impos.
ed the maintenance Of order by
other persons at judicial trials and the
execution of legal sentences are now
amongst the official duties Of the bar
but belong exclusively to the executive
duties were as you assume within the
official oath of the lawyers they are
within the oficial duties of the execu-
tive department. The lawyers would at
tempt their performance whether they'
were requested to SO do or not
H. T. Smith. chairman.
Robert e. Gordon. Secty.
Received 1890 p. m.
Mobile, Oct, 6.
Hon. W. d. felix's.
Governor Of Alabama,
..--. Montgomery. =
am OF the opinion that the ex-
ecutive branch Is the one to make re-
quest. have submitted telegram to
the mayor and the sherfffs ONCE.
o. ]. semmes.
Judge.
Received 1884 p. m.
Mobile. Oct.
Hon. w. D. felix's, Governor.
Montgomery. Ala
Negroes lynched near the city.
J. H. Webb.
Solicitor.
Received 3:11 ?. m.
Mobile. Oct. q.
Governor W. D. felix's.
Montgomery. Ala.
Mob 1ynched negroes four miles from
city. Everything is quiet in city.
John F. Powers.
Sheriff.
Received 3:45 p. m.
Governor Jelks declined to discuss
the tragedy enacted near Mobile.
1t is known that the Governor. Pri-
vate Secretary Jackson and Adjutant
General Brandon were awake practi-
cally all of Friday night. They were
in touch with commanders of the mill
tary companies of Montgomery ex-
pecting that Sheriff Powers would
bring his prisoners through Montgom-
cry and would ask for an escort
No request for soldiers ever came
from the civil authorities Of Mobile.
While the Governor would not talk
of the Mobile tragedy and incidents
leading up to 1t men at the Capitol de-
clared yesterday that the Governor felt
some resentment at the action of the
Mobile Bar Association.
1t is said that in the great mass
meeting held in Mobile Thursday night
for the preservation of law and order.
there were only three Mobile lawyers.
This meeting asked the Governor to
withdraw the soldiers which he did
under a pledge that the law would be
upheld
Late Friday evening the Bar As
ISOLATION telegraphed the Governor to
send troops His answer shows his
feeling in the matter.