The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-24
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TIE TO PROTECTLITY.
RelDards Offered FOR
Arrest Of Guilty Men.

The State Of Alabama, the city Of
Montgomery and the Montgomery Trac-
ton Company are uniting In the offer
OF rewards for the apprehension Of the
parties guilty of the dastardly attempt
to wreck the street cars Of the Mont
gomery Traction Company with dyna-
mite. The rewards cover also the ar.
rest of any parties guilty of shooting
into the company's cars.
Mayor w. M. league, on behalf Of
the city of Montgomery. yesterday Of
fered reward of $3.50 for the arrest
or any person guilty OF any one Of
the outrages of the past ten days, and
he offers another reward of $3.50 for
the arrest of any person guilty of a
similar outrage in the next thirty days
Governor Conner on behalf of the
State offers reward of $500 for the
arrest of any person guilty of shoot
ing into car and another 500 for any
person guilty of placing dynamite on
the tracks Of the street car company.
The Montgomery Commercial Club
directors met yesterday and denounced
the violence of the past ten days. They
asked the Mayor to take a firm stand
for the enforcing of the law ana de-
clared that they would furnish a re-
ward for the arrest of the guilty par
ties II II was not appropriated by the
Council.
Statement by Governor.
The statement of the Governor on
erfng the reward on behalf of the
State follows:
In view of the statements to me of
Hon. w. NJ league. mayor of the city
OF Montgomery. that there have been
repeated attempts at night to dyna-
mite the cars of the Montgomery Trac-
ton Company while in the regular dis
charge of their function of transport
ing passengers to different points in
the city. and in view of the fact that
these statements are concurred in by
Hon. s. H. Dent. county solicitor of
Montgomery county, and further state-
ment that II the dynamiting of these
cars were to result in the death of
human being, which result must be
reasonably expected then such killing
would be murder In the first degree.
And whether or not this dynamiting
of cars should result In the killing of
one or dozen persons, the offense,
assault with intent to kill. is one of
the gravest violations known to law,
and demands from every authority OF
the State that they should do all in
their power for the arrest and punish
ment of these criminals
Il. therefore, call upon the police au-
thorities of the city OF Montgomery.
and the county authorities of Mont
gomery county and of the State to use
every exertion to bring about the ar
rest and conviction of the guilty par
ties. and herewith. as governor of the
state. offer a reward of 500 In this
crime Of dynamiting the cars OF the
Montgomery Traction Company. and
consequent attempt at murder. and I
urge the active cooperation OF every
citizen to secure their arrest and con-.
viction.
win simply state to the legal au-
thorities that a man was arrested and
punished in Lee county for the killing
of squirrel in violation of the game
law of the State, and some of the high
est officials of the state were recent
ly arrested and fined for killing a
duck out of season, while here IN
Montgomery. the capital city OF the
state, we have almost nightly the ter
| rorizing of citizens in the attempts to
murder by dynamiting street cars by
! which the travel of the city is being
| conducted VIII call attention to the
| fact that cars are being shot into as
| in wanton sport, and / offer the furth-
| err reward of 800 for the arrest and
conviction of these violators Of the
law.
Governor"
The proclamation of the Mayor, Of
fering a reward for the arrest and con-
viction of the men responsible for the
violence, is as follows;
81, w. NJ league, as Mayor of the
City of Montgomery, hereby offer
reward of $3.50 for information leading
| to the arrest and conviction OF the
party or parties who have. within the
past ten days. shot into the cars OF the
Montgomery Traction Company, or
| placed dynamite upon the tracks OF
the Montgomery Traction Company.
IT also OFFER a reward Of $3.50 for In.
formation leading to the arrest ana
| conviction of any party or parties VINO
may. within the next thirty days enoot
into the cars of the Montgomery Trac-
ton Company or place dynamite upon