The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-10
GUILTY OF LARCENY
WILEY HUCKABEE SENT UP FOR
ROBBING BRADFORD HOME.
Huckabee is the Man Whom the Ford
Brothers Claim Was with Them
when Bradford Was
Murdered.

Linden, May e.-(Special. wiley
Huckabee, the white man whom the
Ford brothers say with with them at
the time old man Luke Bradford was
murdered, near Octagon In october,
1907, but who was acquitted at the fall
term OF the Circuit Court Of that year.
was yesterday afternoon found guilty
of grand larceny In connection with
the robbery OF the Bradford home the
night that Bradford was murdered.
Judge J. T. Lakeland Immediately
after the verdict was rendered by the
Jury. sentenced Huckabee to serve ten
years in the penitentiary as punish
ment for his crime.
1t was a very great disappointment
to the citizenship OF Marengo County
on November. 1907. when the jury rem
dered a verdict clearing Hucisabee OF
numbering old man Bradford, and that.
too, after the Fords had turned States
evidence and told the whole story OF
the awful crime. At the May term Of
the Circuit Court last year Huckabee
was indicted for larceny and burglary
in connection with the alleged robbery
of the Bradford home. This case came
TO the strong feeling that has been
running in the public mind against
Huckabee, nearly a whole day was con-
sumed in securing a jury to try the
case,
The Ford brothers were brought
from speigners. where they are now
serving sentences. TO testify against
Huckabee. They again went over the
narrowing details of the Bradford
murder and told how the defendant at
ter the killing of the old man. went
into the house, secured q trunk, un-
locked II with some keys taken from
the pockets of the murdered man. took
out q considerable amount of money,
and also how he helped to dispose OF
the body of the unfortunate pnissr..
The trial was concluded at noon yes
terday. The attorneys took mp about
four hours in speech making and the
case went to the jury little after
o'clock. The jury was out only about
twenty minutes before verdict was
announced. It was learned that the
fury stood unanimously for conviction
on the first ballot taken.
Judge Lakeland Immediately after
the reading OF the verdict, sentenced
the defendant to the longest term pos
sible for the offense OF grand larceny
and there was pleased expression
upon the face OF everyone In the court
room. except the defendant and his
able counsel. solicitor o. Il. Gray was
assisted In the prosecution by Judge
William Cuninghame. The defense was
represented by I. I. Canterbury and
Rhett Kimbrough.
It Is understood that the case VIII be
appealed to the Supreme Court. While
the appeal Is pending, the second case
against Huckabee win not be tried.
A negro by the name OF Junius VIII
hanson was last week given life
sentence in the State penitent1ary for
the murder Of negro girl IN the
north eastern part Of the county some
time ago, Williamson confessed the
murder and told how he had followed
the girl TO the field and while quarrel
ling with her had taken pistol from
his pocket and shot her dead on the
Henry Kimbrough, a negro. was
convicted of violating the prohibition
law. He was sentenced to thirty days
hard labor for the fine. 100 days for
the cost and six months extra for the
offense. Kimbrough Is 6s years old.
There are also two other cases against
him which have been suspended await
ing for his return after the present
sentence has been completed
A negro by the name of Tom With
erspoon was sentenced to twenty years
in the penitentiAry for murder. His
case had been TO the Supreme Court
and a new trial ordered, resulting as
above stated.
Funny lnCloeut OCCuETtu IN the
Circuit Court the past week when
stephen Aaron, a negro nearly 20 years
old, was brought into court to be SEN
fenced for the killing of his son-in-
law. He looked the part Of the old
ante-bellum negro but was full Of
talk and desired to be heard before
sentence was pronounced upon him.
His speech was miPth provoking in the
extreme. He said he was the father of
thirty-two children and had been
through the civil war, Asked IL he
had anything to say why the sentence
of the law should not be pronounced
against him he saidI "Yessir, 1edge.
hope everybody here will 9Th me
something. even IL 1t amt but a nickel
apiece" What Is your oceupation1'
asked Judge Lakeland, The old ne
gro leaning forward with his hand be-
hind his ear, as II to hear what the
court said, quickly Strengthened up and
answered: Murder, jedge." Then the
audience broke over with laughter and
Stephen was given two and a half
in ha YaPftanfiaFu