The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-06
CHARGES TO BE
FILED TODAY
Brought Against Mobile
|: Sheriff.
no IMMEDIATE ACTION
Supreme Court Wal Hold First
Session Today.
Met Ns-i.sliy Yesterday At Nes., Bst
m A1seur..s.t was I~.ssisteIy
Take. ana Real B..s.s..
PIT on for Day.


with the nrst session Of the Supreme
Court today 1t 10 o'clock. the charges.
as drafted by, Attorney General Oar
Der at the behest Of Governor Conner
against sheriff Frank casaias Of Mo-
bile. will be formally presented to the
body. Statutes require that the charges
court. In person. and not filed with
There win be no Immediate action.
az many expect, IL the case goes to
the end A date. probably twenty days
hence, will be set for the defendant
to answer the charge. He will answer
by his attorneys. In all probability. and
the further progress Of the Aese wiz.
depend on the action Of the lawyers.
whether they move to quash, TO de.
muir, or 90 on, through any Of the ie-
gal possibilities.
Meanwhile, q copy of the charges
will be served on the sheriff by Coro-
ner tFIirschfield Of Mobile, the ranking
officer merit to the sheriff.
The charge u lengthy, comprising
nearly six pages Of typewritten paper.
and covers the complaint as set forth
In the letter, written by Governor
Conner to Attorney General CARRIER.
II Il known that Gregory and Harry
Smith OF Mobile will represent Caxalas
In event Of . trial, while Attorney
General CARRIER will prosecute. ~ the
states attorney.
Solicitor stalIworth Of Mobile To- in
Montgomery. but he says that, though
Interested. naturally. In the Caxaias
case. he Is here. not for the purpose
OF entering actively into it's working.
but on private business with the su-
preme Court. ~
Impeachment lmprobabIe.
That the charges as drafted, to be
presented today, contain evidence
enough to substantiate the letter of
Governor Conner in most Of its COM
plants, 10 practically conceded, but
whether or not enough 10 gathered to
result In an impeachment remains 70
be seen. as the outcomes OF the hear
ting, II there IL one. Mcbilians. or at
least, more Mobilians. contend that Ca
zalas's impeachment. as result of
the charges which win be made today.
IL an improbabiltty.
The Supreme Court convened, nomi-
naily, yesterday ct noon, as required
by law, though adjournment was taken
immediately. and real business, ~ far
as the public III concerned. will not
be undergone until today. There is
ing been In consultation yesterday. be-
sides working. each In his chamber.
much OF the day. -
Tt will probably be. all In all. one OF
the most arduous sessions OF the body,
Momentous in the extreme II promises
from. the present sgutlopk to be.
The prohibition dscisicn ercuses
comment and speculation. There IL
the general opinion that the decision
WIN make the statute out as uncon-
stitutional. but when II will be hand
ed down is the question. Some look
immediately for 1t. some expect that
Il will not come during the week, or
probably not for the month. There are
many who will be on pins. and needles
until the thing il over,
A docket Of fair length has been
compiled Of cases to be submitted to-
day, none Of which. however. are OF the
greatest interest. st