The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27
IS DISAPPOINTED
 IN GADSDEN CASE
But Governor JelkS Has No
 Comments to Make
AFFAIR NOT YET SETTLED
Supreme Court Getting Together for Work Preparatory to the Call of the Division Next
 Monday.

AOHlBO1eINs hdIEn -O.-NCDHEldlsl l-- That the Governor is very much disap- pointed at the failure of the grand jury at Gadsden to indict for the lynching of Bunk Richardson some weeks ago, is evident. though he has nothing to say about it for publication. Asked today if he cared to talk about the matter he re- piled: No, 1 do not care to be quoted just now. l have no comment to make" And that was as far as he would go. It was expected here that with the report made by Detective Bodeker some one would be accused of the offense, regard ed as one of the worst In the history of lynchlng in the State. As pointed out by one leading citizen there has been some shadow of guilt in the most of the victims of the Alabama mobs but there was not enough in this one to justify the grand jury to indict Yet he was taken from the jail and killed without a show for his life
 A peculiar thing has been pointed out about the lynehlng at Gadsden and that at Chattanooga. In both cases the victim was hanged to a bridge. It is understood that one of the men in the Gadsden mob was in mob near Rome, Ga, some time since and there the negro was hanged to azbridge No doubt when they came to the point of stringing up Bunk Richardson this adept at the busi- ness made the suggestion to use the bridge. The same thing happened at Chattanooga, showing that the members of that mob had been reading of the AL abama instance of murder.
 It is heard on the .qt" that the failure of the Gadsden jury to indlct will not be the last of the trouble by any means and that the effort to secure indictments may be deferred rather than abandoned. In other words, unless there is some mistake in the information the men who made up the Gadsden mob will not be allowed to rest altogether easy for some time yet to come.
 Supreme Court.
 The Supreme Court is getting together for the work preliminary to the call of the divisions next Monday. Chief Jus tice Samuel D. Weakley came down from Birmingham today and Associates Dow dell and Denson have arrived from their home at Lafayette. Associates Haralson, Anderson and Tyson have been here since the recess adjournment some weeks ago. This is the first time since the illness of the late Chief Justice Mcclellan that full court has assembled, there being only the six associates for some time prior to his death.
 The docket is quite heavy, though in good hand all of the justices as well as the new chief justice have been hard at work on opinions since they entered upon the vacation. Much of the week will be taken up with re-hearlngs and the justices will have also a great many opinions to put through the conference. The first division will be called Monday next composing the counties of the lower part of the State on the gulf.
 Talladeea Library.
 pr. Thomas NJ. owen. president of the Alabama Library Association, left to- night for Talladega, where he goes to meet with the new library board to as slst in the matter of the selection of plans of the new library building to be erected there Dr. J. Hal Johnson, head of the State Deaf and Blind Schools, Is president of the board. with four others. Carnegie has contributed sl25O0 to the erection of the building and the city 1900 year maintenance. In addition Mrs John Jemison has contributed a site and sl0,000 in Talladega city bonds as the beginning of an endowment. Everything is ready to begin the work. Dr. owen is having frequent calls for aid in this line of service and he is always ready to respond.
 Capital Notes.
 Copies of the house and senate jour nals and the acts of the legislature of Florida have reached the Secretary of State. They are voluminous. showing that as legisla tors the Florida crackers are not at all slow.
 The National Packing Co, of Chicago has entered the State. with offices in Birmingham. B. 0. Gibbs is the Ala bama agent. The amount of capital stock is $1O,O00. The corporation Is au- thorized by the State of Maine. and ii is noted that $500 of the capital stock has been paid in.
 The following appointments have been made by the Governor: Notares public and justices of the peace, J. l.. Foote, Hartselle; c. F. Smith. Nettleboro: J. ". Jackson. West Bend notaries, Miss Adolpha Daughdril. Montgomery; w. s. Welch. Bessemer; A. E. Gamble. Green vile; constable, w. s. Haddoek, Oakland