The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-13
LAWRENCE COUNTY FARMER GETS
 THIRTEEN YEARS.
A Morgan County Jury Declares Him X Guilty of the Murder of Po- ] liceman Lem Jones I've
 Years Ago.

Decatur. Jan. 12.--(Special. )--A Morgan County jury last night found Gift Way guilty of the murder of Policeman J. Lem Jones, and fixed his punishment at thirteen years in the penitentiary.
 The jury was out about three hours. Nine members of the jury wanted to give him thirty-five years. but the other three held out for lesser number of years, hence his punishment was com promised at thirteen years. It is un- derstood that the case will be appealed to the Supreme Court.
 Way was defended by Judge O. Kyle. late United States Judge in the Pan- anna Canal Zone, and Col s. T. Vert. both of Decatur. The State was rep- resented by State Attorney David c. Almon and William W. Callahan. More than fifty witnesses were examined in the case.
 The crime with which Way now stands convicted by a Morgan County jury was committed just few nights before Thanksgiving in November, 1906. Policeman Jones had gone to the home of Alice Williams, in the red light dis trict, to arrest some men who had been reported to him as creating a disturbance and trying to kick down the door of the Williams woman's home. According to the testimony of the wit | uGsSeb m LnS Cd5Ss EOtlCctnaus JOneS found Gift Way and a young man named Waymond Moore at the Will Hams woman's home when he went there. He at once placed Gift Way under arrest, and had him out in the yard when three shots were heard to ring out on the still air of midnight. When the occupants of the house went out they found Policeman Jones in a dying condition and unconscious. Way and Moore had lied. Later Way and Moore were arrested in Lawrence Coun-y ty, where they lived. After being arr rested each accused the other of the crime.
 Soon after the killing waymond Moore was convicted and given twenty years in the penitentiary. He is now serving out his time.
 Gift Way was refused bend on a preliminary trial before Justice D. B. Morrow. Later on he was allowed bond by Judge D. w. Speake on habeas corpus trial. He made bond in the sum of $3,000 and has been out of jail since. Once his case resulted in a mis- trial aud at the last term of court the case was continued by the defendant.
 Gift Way is a prominent farmer. re- siding near Moulton, in Lawrence County He was born in Indiana, but has lived in Lawrence County, Ala, since he was small boy He is about 37 years of age. His wife has been dead a year or more and he has two or three small children. His father is dead, but. his mother is still alive.
 Policeman J. Lem Jones was one of the best known officers in this portion of the State. He was related to some of the oldest and most prominent fam flies in Morgan County. He left a wife and several children.
 Waymond Moore, the young man who was convicted some time ago charged with being implicated in the same crime, Is but poor. ignorant country boy.
 The trial of Gift Way has been one of much interest throughout this DOT tion of the State on account of the standing of the murdered policeman and of the man, Gift Way, who has just been convicted of the crime.