The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-08
Outrage Perpetrated as "Spotters" WereLeav-
 ing Court House Yes terday Shortly After } O'clock.
Probably 100 Men Participated in the Encounter and as q Result Five Alleged Rineleadefs Were Arrested, Charged With Rob bery.

A mob composed of approximately 100 men yesterday afternoon at 1:se o'clock, attacked J. c. Burke and s- H. steincamp. two detectives em- ployed by the Law and Order League of Montgomery, just as the two men were leaving the county court house after the preliminary hearing In the prohibition cases before Probate Judge Gaston were concluded. The two de- tectfves were badly beaten up, and the suit case containing the concrete evi- dences of the detectives mysteriously spirited away.
 Burke and Steincamp succeeded in lighting their way across the street to the county jail, where Day Jailer Fet- tus gave them refuge from the mob or angry men doing all in their power 10 get at the detectives, seemingly with the purpose of mauling them to death. No revolvers or arms of any kipd were seen. either in the hands of the de- tectives or the members of the mob, the latter seemingly wanting to beat up the two detectives with their nsts.
 The mob formed almost instantly as Judge Gaston stated at the preliminary hearing of the prohibition cases that he would take the matter under con alteration Inside the court house eV- erything seemed to be quiet. but once the two detectives appeared at the door leading to the street. shout from fine crowd of There Is Burkes the mob quickly surronnded the pair and began beating them with their lists.
 Both detectives made an effort to re gain the corridors of the court house, but the mob had surrounded the en- trance. making It impossible for any retreat. The detectives then began fighting the mob In an effort to get to the county jail. but the mob bore the detectives down In the direction or Perry Street.
 At the entrance to The Montgomery JournaPs ofaee, the two detectives ran s,n fhe stafr& with several members Of the mob in pursuit. Finding the door at the head o9 the atairs locked. the defectfves again faced the mob. They were pulled to the street, being xou8n- sly handld the whiies but nmAtaF maae their way to the entrance oz tng ,.s eoen- 'lil
 During the fight on The Journal s4aira. Sfeincamp was forced to drop fha suif case which he carried, ana rome member of the mob quickly dis appeared down Perry Street with the grip. and 1t is said, disappeared up~a flight of stairs near the D. ana D.
 The mob seeing that the suit case had been dropped by Steineamp, imme- diateIy dispeNsed at the county 1aii as ouiekiy as 1t had been formed. Burke and Steincamp were taken back Tn the office of the jail and upon the arrivaI of sheriff. Hood, deputies were sent through the crowd to md the ring leaders of the assault.
 News of the mobbing of the two de- factivas spread with great rapidity Tn the down-towu district, and within a faw minutes after the detectives had been lodged the jail. an enormous crowd had gathered in Washington Street, expressing their anger ana m. S,~ration that such proceedings should have taken place on the streets oh ."e
 ofncials of the Law and Order Taarua were teIephoned to come 70 tha county tail at once. and george S- Miles. Lee Holloway and Key. DvD Jones immediately answereo she saii'
 give Were Arrested
 Ae.sr a consultation, the officials or 4he Law and order League in com nany with the two detectives went - - $ha ofsca of Justice of the Peace D. I(. Young. where warrants were sworn out for the arrest Of krank Ssal,' % Frank wilson. Malcolm HalL Leo SAIu- wsli and John Hannon. charging roo- ls,arv Cunstables were sent out for lsba;r a@rest. and their bonds fixed at aKnO for their appearance before the sustlce for A preliminary hearing on fhe charge. The bonds were made.
 Detective 6teincamp. when seen In the ofics of Justice founss court. sfatad that in company with Burke he xvaa making his way from the court Enuae after the hearing before Judge 0aston. on the warrants issued against Siiexed saloon keepers last week.
 At inc door of the court house. he stated that he saw large crowd. and hsard theN remark. "There is Burke. steSncanap says that ho then knew somethinR was up, and that he att ssmnted 10 go back Into the court house. Turning around he saw that the door was blocked. and knew that both Burke and himself must face the music. .. ...a statncamu. ''someone hit Burke from behind with his fist. Burke turned to see who had hit him. when he was struck again in the face. We both then ran up the steps. don't know whose ofice, and finding that we could not get in. turned back. Members of the crowd had followed up the steps, and there was a cry of Pull him out, pull
 aBoth of us were pulled down the steps out again Into the street." and I lost the suit case which was carry ing. We ran into the county jail and fhe crowd dispersed. Neither Burke nor myself was armed, and with the exception of seeing one man make a movement to reach his hip pocket, saw no movement to draw a revolver or weapon of any kind"
 Steincamp's statement of facts in the case were borne out by Burke before Justice Young, and the warrants were sirned by Steincamp against Starr. wilson. Hannon, Cardwell and Hall. charging them with robbery.
 Suit Case Missing.
 Parsons who were running to the acene of the, difficulty. reported 10 Jus tics Young that they had seen Q man cumming down Perry street with a tuit case, and that the runner was teine followed by two other men who Seemed to be in no hurry to catch up Sgith the man with the suit case. When Gn suit case disappeared up a flight
 stairs. the two runners following. Mrned hack to Washington. street
 It was impossible yesterday after moon to get anyone to state the name oR the person seen running with the suit case. Those who saw him. state that they did not recognize him. He
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