The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-03-03

would be taken I am informed l believe
reliably, that knowledge of these ru-
more was given to the sheriff of Mobile
county by a reputable citizen of Mobile
many hours before the said entry into
the Jail; that the prisoner was in custody
for the unprovoked murder of a popular
and highly esteemed deputy sheriff; that
within the last three years there have
been two lynching in Mobile county: but
that despite all these facts the sheriff
left the jail and went to his home four
miles distant therefrom, and took no pre-
caution to prevent the entry, of the dam
ger of which he had notice, and which
entry was actually thereafter made.
1 am further informed that the deputies
on guard in the guard room of the jail
suffered entry to be made without re-
sistance. but that the sheriff has retained
these men in his employ, and the grand
jury reported that the sheriff's forces
have not ordered or undertaken. any at
tempt worthy of name to apprehend the
murders of Richard Robertson, or to
give to this grand jury any informa-
ton to aid 1t In its endeavor to ascer-
tain the offenders.
81 have been requested by a number of
reputable citizens of Mobile to institute
impeachment proceedings against the
sheriff of Mobile county to remove him
from office because of his conduct in the
ter should not be passed over without
action, and after conference with you, 1
consider such proceedings shouIu be in
stituted; and l now, as governor of the
state of Alabama, hereby Lirect you as
attorney general to commence impeach-
ment proceedings against Frank Cazalas.
Sr., the sheriff of Mobile county, and
prosecute the same as provided by law in
such cases Yours very truly,
"B. B. CONFER Governor"
DR.. Eliot Coming Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. C. w. Eliot, who come to
Montgomery for a short stay next Sun
day will be entertained in the home of
Maj. and Mrs. r. E. Steiner, both Major
Steiner and R. E. Steiner, Jr., being grad
yates of Harvard, from the presidency of
which DIR. Eliot has retired. There will
be no public reception, the doctor speak
ing at the Grand theatre on Monday at
noon. Among the prominent men who
will come to have part in showing honors
to the great educator will be Presidents
Thach and Abercrombie of the Polytech-
mic and the university, respectively.
Alabama News Notes.
Gov B. b. Conner left Tuesday morn
ing for Washington, where he will have
part in the exercises incident to the m
auguration of President w. H. Taft.
Or. w. M. BrOWQer, many years ago a
member of the state senate from Hale
county, was with the friends of other
days at the capital this week. He is now
residing at Key West Fla.
A company of the Third regiment, A. N.
G., has been mustered in at Florence.
Officers have not yet been named.
j. D. Travis has been appointed tax
commissioner of Escamba county.
A. H. Carmichael of Tuscumbia has
been appointed judge to sit in the cir
cult court at Tuscumbia during the abb
sence of Judge E. B. Almon, whose wife
is very i'll.
Receiver Named.
On a showing made by State Insurance
Commissioner Julian Thomas M. Nc
Laughlin has been appointed receiver of
the Alabama Mutual Live Stock Insurance
company. After an examination by Dep
uty Insurance Commissioner A. G. Sex
ton it was decided that the company was
| not able to meet its obligations, so Cap
| tain Sexton urged the receivership be-
fore Judge William II. Thomas of the
| city court who granted an order stopping
| business and named the receiver tenn
porarily, pending an investigation.
Political Club.
| Headed by S. L. Field, a number of
| young men have agreed to organize po-
| litical club to study the best methods
| of government and find out how to get
| the best out of citizenship.