The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-23
SPEAKERS ARRESTED
SOCIALISTS WE'RE FINED w Fo-
 LICE COURT.
Mayor ward Directed the Arrest sf Waldhaust, one of Leading Socialists cf Alabama for
 BiocktnG Streets.

Birmingham, July 2a.--tSpecial. )-- e. H. Goebel and F. x. Waldhorst Socialists. were med $50 each in the Police Court here this morning on charges of violating the city laws against blockading streets and mak- permit from the Mayor. A meeting was held on one of the prominent streets last night and a big crowd was listening to speech being made by Goebel. who is a speaker sent out by the national organization of the so- cisiists. waldhorst Is the Socialist candidate for Mayor of Birmingham. The Mayor called City Detective Thofn- as Williams and ordered him to place the speakers under arrest. but the de- tectfve did not want to take orders except from the Chief. whereupon the Mayor called on Patroiman Pete New man and ordered him to arrest the speakers. which was done The Mayor has preferred charges before the Police Commission against Williams and the same will be heard Thursday aftcr- noon Judge Feagin imposed the fines on Goebel and Waldhorst. The latter took an appeal. The me on Goebel was remitted by the Mayor with the understanding that the defendant ing speeches. The Mayor stated that he did not believe this was an oppor- tune time for .Socialistic speeches with big strike on in the district.
 Phillips Hearing.
 The preliminary hearing of Deputy Sheriff Frank Phillips. charged In warrant with nineteen other deputies with the killing of Allen Dennis. q negro striker at Republic last Thurs day afternoon, took place before Judge I. H. Benners of the Inferior Grim. inal Court Wednesday morning. All of the deputies except Mr. Phillips were allowed bond in the sum of sloo when the blanket warrant was sworn out by Mrs. Lucy Walker. near whose house the shooting took place. The hearing was in the main for the pur- pose of determining whether or not Mir. Phillips should be allowed to make bond. Solicitor Henin refusing at the time the warant was sworn out to in- be specifically stated who might be convicted. ,s
 One of the principal witnesses Wed nesday morning was W. M Burton. Secretary of the Miners Union at Re- public. He said he was with the crowd of union miners which went to Coal burg for the purpose of meeting some non-union men with a view of getting them to join their ranks. He said that the non-union men were not at CoalburE and the miners heard that they would drive through the country. On the return trip Mir. Burton said the crowd met Afr Phillips and some deputies and that MT. Phillips told them joke. The witness said that he then turned with some others to so on their way when he heard MT Philips call to them again, saying he had another story to tell. Mir. Burton says he did not stop but that he turned in time to see Phil- lips shooting at the negro named Webb, also at Allen Dennis. The witt ness said several deputies shot at him and that his gun was shot out of his hands. ss
 Several other witnesses testined, in- cluding CurtIs Cornelius. q rodman for the Republic Company. He also told of Deputy Phillips telling a joke be- fore ordering the men to lay down their guns. The witness said he saw Phil- Iins shoot at an Italian lying on the ground, also at the negro Webb. He said ha did not see the shot nred at Alten Dennis, the dead negro.
 On cross examination the point was naaaa that the witness saw both Webb ana Dennis before the shooting and that hoth were armed The witness also testified that Webb did not lay down his gun when the order was Btv- en He said that Webb, howevey. was going away from the officer when he vas shot. The witness also tesunee that MT. Burton was going in an op-. noaite direction. Judge Benners VIII decide whether Or not Mir. Phillips is entitled to bond just as soon as all the witnesses have been heard