The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-15
BUD Redo KILLED
JONES CAPTURED
Confessed Murderers of Deputy
Sheriff Reddick
JONES TELLS OF MURDER
Judge Foster of City Court of Tusca-
loosa Calls Special Session
of the Grand Jury to
Investigate.

Tuscaloosa, April 14.-(Speeial D-Quite
good deal of excitement was created here
this morning when 1t was reported that
the two men. Redd and Jones, had been
captured, and would be brought in on the
Alabama Great Southern morning train.
This train was something over an hour
late, and a large crowd had gathered
at the court house when the posse ar
rived
They had Jones with them, but Redd
had been killed. His body was brought
in the dead wagon and taken to Gardi-
ner's undertaking establishment.
1t will be remembered that these were
the two men who killed Deputy Sheriff
Reddick near Bull last Monday, when he
was making an effort to arrest them.
The first reports received here were to
the effect that Jones had been appre-
hended and shot, and that Redd had
escaped the posse. However, when Jones
was brought in he was found to be en-
tirely whole, and unhurt. He was i'm
mediately lodged in jail. The affair has
created considerable excitement here and
a most diligent search has been going
on for the murderers ever since it hap
pened.
1t seems that tlp sheriff here was In
formed Friday evening that the place
where Redd and Jones had camped the
night before had been located near Coal
ing, and that it was thought they were
still in the neighborhood. Upon investi-
cation the posse that was sent up there
became convinced that the men they were
after were in that neig'hborhood
Dogs are Secured.
Sheriff Higdon of jefferson county had
been wired, asking for his dogs, and
these came down on the early morning
train Saturday, and were with the posse
at Coaling. 1t seems that some men were
scattered pretty generally over the woods
in that neighborhood In order to preclude
any chance of the fugitives escaping.
However, the men were apprehended by
three men who had stationed themselves
in the neighborhood of a house where
Redd and Jones were expected to go last
were Deputy C. II. Cole of Bibb and AL
bert Cleere and George Villers of this
place.
They were seated in the woods near
the house about dark, not expecting any
thing before midnight, when a slight
noise was heard behind them, and, turn
Ing, they saw Redd and Jones advanc-
ing, the former In front with his gun in
easy firing position, and heard him cock
1t just as they turned. Cleere and Vii
lers fired Immediately and Jones fell on
his face, throwing his gun from him.
Redd fell also, but Immediately Jumped to
ms feet and ran off into the woods Cole
fired another shot at Redd as he ran.
Upon approaching Jones, who was kept
under cover all the time, Ii was discov-
ered that he was unhurt, no shot hay-
Ing taken effect on him, and he begged
not to be shot. He was at once disarmed
and handcuffed, and a message was sent
to the remainder of the party for the
dogs In order to take up Redd's tracks
at once. When the dogs came, however
tney circled the woods some and re-
turned, refusing to leave the vicinity
This suggested the belief that Redd had
probably been wounded and was nearby
somewhere but 1t was too dark to To-
cate him last night
Early this morning, however, the body
the effects of the gunshot wounds re-
ceived He showed signs of having been
dead nearly all night so he. must have
died soon after he was shot.
The posse then caught tie morning
train at Coaling and arrived here about
$50
Jones, who, by the way, is not Hill
Jones, as was thought by some, but
Charlie Jones, who was reared in this
community, confessed to having fired one
of the shots that killed ReddiclS He stat
ed, however, that Redd threatened to
XIII him If he didn't get his gun and shoot
Reddick. he says he shot him in the
shoulder and Redd shot him In the neck
He states further that Redd has had
him in his power for several months, and
got him into the burglary over at Eoline
He says he was sitting in the house play
ing the banjo when Redd rushed in and
said the officers were coming after them
and they would have to kill them. He
states that they fully intended TO kill
their pursuers in any attempt to capture
them and that they were fully prepared
with arms and ammunition to do so. They
intended working their way to Jefferson
county, and there taking some train to
Texas.
Jones appeared to be quite cool when
brought in this morning, and talked very
freely. He didn't seem to realize the Sc
rious charge upon which he is hell He
states that the two Redd boys who were
in the house at the time Reddicl< was
shot had absolutely nothing to de- with
the affair, and that he is glad to be IN
a position to entirely exculpate them.
Judge Foster, city Judge of Tuscaloosa
county. has called a special sess ion Of
the grand jury to indict Jones, fhnd he
will be tried at once.
The capture of these two men is con-
sidered one of the most, important since
the capture of Morrison and Tlhrasher
several years ago. Bud Redd was an old
pal of these men, and his record was
equally as bad. Redd had been fugitive
from justice for fully fifteen years, part
of the time being spent in prison.
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