The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07
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 The charges are:
 To the Honorable Supreme Court of F. Assbama.
 l Aiexander N. Garber, Attorney Gen eral Of Alabama. who for and in the name of the state Of Alabama. in this person. comes into the said Honorable Supreme Court ct Montgomerys on the fsth day of April. 1909. and for said state and upon the written direction State of Alabama, \dated the 1st day of March. 1909, duly directed and trans mitted to the said Attorney General. which said written direction of the information of the Supreme Court; l gives the court to understand and be informed that Frank Cazalas ST.
 Sheriff in and for the County Of Mo,
 bile and State of Alabama. unmtndiul
 of the duties of his said office while holding said office prior to and down to the time Of the giving Of the saio
 direction by the Governor, has curing
 the term Of his office as such sheriff
 able conduct. to-wft:
 I. Neglect of him, the said Cazalas,
 as sheriff owing to which Q prisoner
 was unlawfuliy taken from aaae tne ,aii ol I g. Grave fault in the conduct of ms office as sheriff owing to which prisoner was taken from the jail of
 Mobile County and put to ,x death. 4 Incompetency. @ Charre First.
 That the said Frank Cazalas, Sr., Sheriff of Mobile County was. while m which d prisoner was taken from the jail of Mobile County and put to death. in this:
 [ the early morning of January 2srd; | 1909, unlawfully taken from the ynnn n | of Mobile County and put 10 dea Ithat the said Robertson had on the 1ise Patch. by shooting him. under circum- stances likely to provoke popuiarr tnn dignation; that the said Philip Fatcn was one of the said sheriff's deputes anu was held ,s, in h,sa ars estssM sfficient of ficer; that the said Richard hooerssoh' | after he had shot the said Pniiip Easch, was taken and placed In the aopLv County Jail; that during the s,d d Phiiip Patch and preceding the taking iaom | the jail of the said Robertson uhiaws fully, and for many hours peLore sre taking from the ,ha 1ait s,tn eneo os Mobile that men would take the said hichxLu s,.a Robertson from the jail during tns ensuing night: that during tho s
 day and while said rumors ws.s yars axistent was conveyed to the sherift | by a citizen of Mobile; that noSW l standing this fact the snerlIi trss ss evening left the jail ana s ven d,S do not
 during that night stay at the Jan ln person. nor did he take any nnusua. precautions nor. any steps Wnaesx out of the ordinary to resis, or prc 1 CT from the jail and the prisoner was taken from the jail by persons wno ientered the guard room or tne Jaii anu procured the keys thereof witnout re- sistance on the part of the JalIors. against the peace and dignity Of the State of Alabama-
 And -the said Attorney General Tn ms own proper person and for and in tne name of the State of Alabama giveth the court further to understand and pc l informed that the said Frank Cazalas. Sr., Sheriff of Mobile County, Alabama. sheriff unmindfuI of the duties of his direction by the Governor of the state of Alabama to the said Attorney Gen.
 eoa conduct %as of Sis ofsics if ss sheriff owing
 to which a prisoner was taken from
 the jail of Mobile County and put to death; which grave fault consisted ID
 the following particular:
 | ThatS one Richard Robertson was in
 the early morning of January 2srd
 1909, unlawfully taken from the laii
 of Mobile County. and put to death; that
 day of January. 1909, killed one Philip
 Patch. by shooting him. under circum-
 stances likely to provoke popular in-
 dignation; that the said Pniii2 2t.os ratos
 and was held in high esteem by the
 public as a faithful and efficient of-
 ficer; that the said Richard Robertson
 after he had shot the said Pnilip n,,n EStSn
 County jail; that during the day tol- lowing the killing of the said Philip
 Patch and preceding the taking from
 the jail of the said Robertson uniaW s, taking from the jail. there were rumors prevalent in the city of Mobile that men would take the said Richard
 Robertson from the jail during e the
 day and while said rumors were preva- lient the fact that such rumors were | existent was conveyed to the sheriff
 by citizen of Mobile; that notwith.
 standing this fact the sheriff that evening left the jail and went to his home four miles distant and did not
 during that night stay at the Jan in person. nor did he take any unusual
 out of the ordinary to resist or pre-
 vent an effort to take the said prison
 CT from the jail. and the prisoner was taken from the jail by persons who
 entered the guard room of the Jail and procured the keys thereof without re-
 sistance on the part of the jailors:-
 against the peace and dignity of the | State of Alabama.
 Charge Third.
 I ,. And the said Attorney General in@ hts
 own proper person and for and in the
 name of the State of Alabama giveth
 the court here further to understand | and be informed that the said Frank Cazalas, Sr., sheriff of Mobile County, | Alabama, during the term of his of
 flee as such sheriff, unmindful of the duties of his office before the giving
 of the said direction by the Governor l Attorney General. was guilty or wilful neglect of duty in these particulars: Il Specifications.
 | That one Richard Robertson was In | the early moiN,ing of January 23rd. l 1909 unlawfuTly taken from the jail of Mobile County and put to death; that Il the said Robertson had on the 21st day l of January. 1909. killed one Philip 4 Patch. by shooting him. under circunn- I stances likely to provoke popular ln- dignation: that the said Philip Patch ! was one of the said sheriff's deputies
 and was helJ in high esteem by the | public as a faithful and efficient of | ficer; that the said Richard Robertson I after he had shot the said Philip Patch was taken and placed in the Mobile i County jail; that during the day fol- II lowing the killing of the said Philip /, Patch and proceeding the taking from the jail of the said Robertson unlaw- taking from the jail. there were 1 rumors prevalent in the city of Mobile | that men would take the said Richard Robertson from the jail during the