The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
CHANGES PLANNED
At THE CAPITOL
Election Results viii Cause
Some Switching
TRUSTED NEGRO ESCAPES
Hanah Rembert Has Been Given All
Sorts of Liberties for Eleven Years,
and Now She Is Gone With
Charles Thomas.

Montgomery. August a.-(Special) 1.-The
nominations made at the primary on Mon
day last have already begun to bring
1t is anticipated, cause a number of men
to enither go out or be transferred to
other departments than those they now
serve Some of the changes are taking
place today.
In the morning Cyrus B. Brown, son of
former Attorney General Brown, will re-
lieve A. C. Sexton at the desk of the chief
clerk to the secretary of state, and some
man, not yet known, will fall heir to the
very good place of chief clerk to the COM
missioner of agriculture. At any rate
Jesse C. Adams, now holding the place,
is out, Assistant Examiner Wilkinson hay
ing checked him up. He will give his
whole time to the state fair, of which he Is
secretary.
It has been reported that Capt. G. r.
Sedberry, now one of the examiners of
accounts, was to be successor to MI
Adams, but chat will hardly be so. 1t is
thought that If relieved by the governor
as examiner Judge w f. Wilkinson may
take the place, holding on to the coming
in of the new man, who is his brother. In
that case it will be up to the governor to
appoint an examiner If he does not take
it there will be chief clerk to provide.
1t is expected that the transfer of Mr.
Brown to the office of the secretary OF
state means that he is to remain there
in the employ of the new man, Frank
Julian for whose election he worked very
industriously. 1t is also fair presumtlon
that Capt. A. C. Sexton, who recently left
the place of chief clerk to become deputy
insurance commissioner, is to hold on with
the new secretary of state, who makes
the appointment.
It is understood that j. Kirk Jackson,
private secretary to the governor, will
hold on to his place for the balance Of
the term of governor Jelks. though he is
in business down town incidentally, having
become a partner in the real estate and
insurance firm of Thomas & JacS<cn, as
related by handsome new sign on the
Commerce street Offices Mr.. Jackson has
served several governors in the office he
now holds and is one of the best men that
ever nelu the position III any sldte-
1t is not known who will relieve Mr..
Brown in the office of the state auditor.
Auditor Carmichael said today that this
position had not been filed and that he
was having trouble getting the kind of
man he wants for the place.
Why Did They Leave.
Hannah Rembert, for eleven years a
member of the state convict family, and
xarho I'M made her
into the confidence of every member of
the department forces, has left the ranks
of the prison walls and is wandering
somewhere over the face of the earth. The
reason Is found in the escape also OF
Charles Thomas, a Montgomery negro,
who went along with her. They got away
from Warden Dawson at Flat Top, and 1t
rs a wonder either was 30 foolish as TO
do so.
Thomas was serving a sentence for
burglary and would have been free in
three months. Hannah might have run
away any time she cared to in the last
few years, as she has been trusty that
long. And the question now is, did Han
nah take Charley away or did Charley
entice Hannah from the place where she
is charged by the law to stay. Most of the
officials seem to blame Charley. Hannah
is a hard working negro, who attends TO
her own business" said Warden Fields
of the Speigner prisons. II sent her over
to Dawson for a cook some days ago.
Hannah was in for life. She was sent up
in 1895, from Marengo county for killing
a negro man. and has never given any
trouble. Thomas had two years for bur-
glary, and his time would have been out
in December.
News of Capitol.
1t is hard to get county officers posted
nm the election laws. The probate Judge