The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-04
Governor is Ceasured for Bring-
 ing in Troops
MORE MEETINGS ARE HELD
Committee Is Sent to Jail to Assure Indignant Residents That the Negro Robinson Is Not
 There.

Mobile. October s-Mobile passed a day of great excitement due to the incl dents of last night when mob went to the county jail to get the negro Dick, alias Cornelius Robinson. charged with assault upon the little Sossaman girl, and some persons unknown fired guns through Nln koen gate at the jail and wounded Special Deputy Roy Hoyle, from the eff fleets of which Hoyle died at 1;20 o'clock this morning. It was definitely shown that the negro was not in the jail at the time. He is now in jail in Birming- ham having been conveyed there last night under guard.
 Much Talk Is Heard.
 The people who were bent on lynchng the negro finding themselves baked have ndulged in all sorts of declarations of intentions to punish the authorities for having spirited the man away. This is the second case of the sort, there being another negro from Mobile in jail in Bir. mingham, William Thompson by name who would have been lynched here about a I month ago had the mob been able to get hold of him.
 At 1 o'clock this afternoon a meeting was held near the jail and the commit tee visited the jail and reported that the negro was not there The crowd dis persed. About the same hour the grand jury in session brought in indictments against both negroes and set their trials, that of Thompson for next Wednesday, and that of Robinson for next Thursday. This being made known had calming effect upon the people,
 Meeting Addressed By Citizens.
 At o'clock there was another meeting held in Benville Square that was ad- dressed by several Citizens. chief among them being Judge o. J. Semmes of this city before whom the negroes will be tried. He called attention to the fact that the negroes had been indicted and would be tried, and if found guilty would be hanged The meeting was not very larga but there was a good deal of feeling shown.
 There have been large gatherings in Royal street. corner Dauphin, all the early part of tonight and many threats made by the more excited persons present, but it is not believed that there will bs
 
 of iopinion as to what should done
 Judge Semmes says tonight that the trial must be conducted with military guard as that would be placnig justice under duress. He believes that the public will stand by him in giving the accused a flair trial,
 Jeks Visits Coden.
 Gov. w. D. Jelks has been here all day with the exception of five hours spent in Coden where he inspected the relief work there for storm sufferers The Mobile ml- litia have been in charge there and were worn out. Colonel Dune wired the adJu- tant general yesterday for a company of the state troops from any nearby point. When the governor arrived last night and heard of this request and also that ow- ing to employment of local soldiers In relief and police work in the storm dis trict there was no adequate force here, he ordered the companies from Fit. De- posit, Evergreen and Brewton to Mobhe and they arrived on a special train early this morning. The Ft. Deposit company was sent at noon to Golden to relieve the local soldiers. The other two companies were chartered in the armory subject to call.
 Papers Score the Governor.
 For taking this action the evening papers scored the governor in severe lan- guage. The effect or the diSturDance upon the negroes Is marked. Last night they had wholly disappeared from the streets. Today most of them were engaged Tn their usual occupations but again tonight they have sought the seclusion of their homes. A wedding party tonight could not get the use of any carriages, the drivers being afraid to venture in public. Automobiles wer used instead. A leading colored citizen, James T. Peterson, pub fishes an address to the public stating that the best colored people repudlate in the strongest manner the awful crimes committed by members of their race and they will do all they can to bring crim- inals to justice. He censures the rumors that the negroes have behaved badly, and says he has made a personal investi- gation of the rumors and in no Instance has he found them melting public animos- ity, but on the contrary are staying quiet ly in their homes.
 Relief funds are coming in from many quarters and are promptly made use of for the benefit of the storm sufferers.
 The reports first received of damage and loss of life on the lower coast have been more than fulfilled by more re- cent news.