The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

corpse was hanging, swaying with the wind. suspended from the limb of the tree by A piece of insulated copper wire. the feet within 12 inches of the ground, which were bound together with piece of the same kind of wire by which 1t was hanging.
 No one was allowed to approach the corpse, as 1t was thought that blood hounds would be brought to the scene with the view of being put on trail of the lynchers, but 1t was impossible to secure the dogs, and the body was cut down about noon today.
 Excitement was at a high pitch. and it was rumored around that another negro had been found dead over In a pasture near by, some saying that he had been shot and others saying that he was also hanging to a tree, but it was found to be not true.
 Coroner Paris arrived on the scene about o'clock and after some delay in selecting six competent jurors, started in- vestigations right on the spot, continuing at the city hall in the afternoon after the body of the negro had been taken down.
 Secret examination of many witnesses went on through the entire day with the result shown at the beginning Of this story. an adjournment taking place about o'clock until Tuesday, August Il, when the jury will again convene at Brighton.
 The Arrest.
 Night before last, just after the dyna- hitting of the house at Parker springs, bloodhounds were carried to the scene, and after running for some time they lost the trail where rubber-tired prints seem to show that buggy had been in walt ing, and the hunt was about to be aban- Id 414a belonging to Lou Howell of North Bir- mingham, and said to be one of the best in the district, took up the trail again and followed 1t directly to the house occu- pied by Millin, where it ran up on the front porch and bayed. It was then about 1 o'clock, but it is said that neither the negro nor his wife had removed their clothes preparatory to retiring for the night The negro was called to the door and questioned as to where he had been the forepart of the night and answered that he had not left his house since 12 o'clock noon. No arrest was made at the time. Yesterday negro testified that he had overheard Millin remark to his wife while seated on his front porch, Its a mighty long time going off, Just prior to the explosion of the dynamite. miner by name of George Taylor is also said to have testified that Millin ap- preached him and remarked that he would hate to hurt him, but if he did not quit work he was going to kill him. This was considered sufficient evidence on which to make the arrest, and he was carried to the jail about 10 o'clock last night.
 MT. Woodward's Comment.
 A. H. Woodward was seen during the day, and in referring to the matter stated that no one dsplored the affair more than did the officials of his company. Every one knows, or should know, that we Will not countenance any lawlessness on the part of any of our men, and should any of the men In the employ of the company be so unfortunate as to have become mixed up in such an outrageous aHalr they will have to stand the consequences. You could have knocked me down with a straw when I was advised of the mat ter this morning in Birmingham
 Indignation Meeting Held.
 Citizens of Brighton held a large indig- nation meeting tonight and unanimously adopted the following resolutions:
 we, the law-abiding citizens of the Brighton community, assembled in mass meeting take this means of expressing our indignation at the lynching of Will Millin. a negro which occurred between midnight and daylight this morning from the Brighton jail.
 Be it resolved, That we, condemn all such conduct and all disregard for law and all mob law of any kind; be 1t fur- ther
 Resolved, That we, the citizens of this community, do most heartily desire the arrest and punishment of the guilty party or parties and pledge our support In bringing the guilty ones to justice. Re spectfulIy submitted by your committed.
 "J. A. CASTERS.
 IS. B. SMITH.
 .'W. s. BROWN"