The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-06
J. |. M'KNIGHT IS
AGAIN UNDER ARREST
Steel-Miller Employe Taken to
Aberdeen
INDICTMENT RETURNED
Effort Was Also Made Yesterday to
Arrest J. H. Miller In Decatur.
Grubb Issues Order for
Removal
INDICTMENT RETURNED

L. Mcknight, formerly employed by the
cotton firm of Steele, Miller e. Co., of
Corinth, Miss, was arrested in Birming
ham. He was at the home of friend
when J. M. Coker, deputy United States
marshal placed him under arrest. The
warrant here was based upon a certified
copy of an indictment returned by the
grand jury In Aberdeen, Miss.
1t Is alleged in the indictment that
Mr.. Mcknight, who is said to have been
mails to defraud. After being arrested
he was carried to the office of the mar
shall in the federal building. Last night
he was sent to Aberdeen, Miss. In charge
of Deputy Marshal Coker
Grubb's Order of Removal
The removal order. which was issued
by Judge Grub, follows:
United States of Americar-Northern Dis
trict OF Alabama. The President of the
United States of America to the Mar
shall of the United States for the North
ern District of Alabama, and to His
Deputies, or Any or Either of Them:
Whereas. James I. Mcknight has been
brought before me upon certificate made
by R. B. Watts, United States commits
sioner In this district, for the purpose of
obtaining a warrant of removal of said
James l. Mcknight to the Northern dis
trict of Mississippi, In which district he
is charged with having committed the
offense of frauduently using the malls in
violation of section 215 of the criminal
code of the United States and in which
| CT ri dafa tc 10 he fria
"And whereas, the United States district
attorney for the Northern district of
Alabama has made application to me I'M
der the provisions of section 1914 of the
revised statutes of the United States for
a warrant for the removal of said prison
er to the said Northern district of Mis-
sissippi, and an examination of the mat
ter having been made by me;
Now, therefore, you are hereby COM
manded to remove said prisoner, now in
your custody, forthwith to the said North
ern district of Mississippi, Eastern d.
vision, at Aberdeen, and there deliver
him to the United States marshal, or
some other proper officer authorized to
receive the said prisoner, in order that
he may be dealt with according to law.
"Given under my hand and the seal
of the District court of the United States
for the Northern district of Alabama,
at Birmingham, Ala, this, the 9Th day
of October, 1910. w. I. GRUBB,
District Judge"
The warrant issued here for Mcknight
was sworn to by Joseph H. Montgomery,
| special United States district attorney.
| He assumed the role of prosecutor when
| he received copy of the indictment
found against Mcknight. L. c. Steele, j.
H. Miller and c. H. G. Linde, who have
been under official Investigation The
indictments received here were directed
against Miller and Mcknight. The for
mer was said to be in Decatur. Yester-
day Deputy Marshal Smith was sent to
that city to arrest Miller Il was planned
to carry both the accused men to Aber-
deem from Birmingham. However last
night 1t was announced from the office
of the marshal that Miller had not yet
been arrested
Charges In Indictment
The indictment against Mcknight car
rled a copy of the alleged forged bills
of lading issued for cotton to broker
age firm in New York. 1t was alleged
that he conspired, combined, confed-
Grated, agreed and entered an agreement
to commit an act or acts which are
made an offense under section 215 of the
criminal code of the United States.
According to the indictment, bills of
lading were forged and issued as good
ones, and deposited in the government
mail for transmission to New York. To
these bills of lading 1t is alleged that the
name of a railroad agent was forged,
making them appear genuine. 1t was
further alleged that various sums of
money were collected from the New York
firm on the bills of lading which were
forged These are alleged to have been
deposited by Mcknight in the postoffice
in Corinth, Miss, where he was en-
ployed by Steele, Miller & Co.
The same wording is used in the indict-
also received here. He is said to have
agreed or combined to defraud persons
and used the mails of the United States
to further these designs.
The arrest here of Mcknight is under
the same charge upon which he was ar
rested in this city several weeks ago.
At that time he was arrested upon q
mere warrant based upon findings of In
spector Watson of the postoffice depart
ment. The defendant In that case gave
bond here for $4,000 for his appearance
in Aberdeen. The arrest yesterday is
the result Of an examination by the fed
era4 grand jury Of the facts relating to
the operations of Steele, Miller & Co.,
whose failure followed that of Knight,
Yancey & Co. of Decatur.
Remained In MarshnI's once
When Mcknight was arrested yester-
day he was not placed in the county
jail The marshal permitted him to re-
main in tho federal building until last
night. when heswas carried to Mississip
ri. In speaking of the case last night,
Mcknight said that he did not care to
mako bond In Birmingham. He stated
that as the government had the matter
in hand he would allow the officers to pay
his fare to Aberdeen and make bond in
that city when he reaches there
IT have nothing to say for publication"
said the accused when asked for state
ment yesterday. ''All l know Is that /
have been arrested and will be carried to
Aberdeen tonight 1 refuse to answer
any questions and will not dictate any
formal statement In regard to the case"
Mcknight purchased four sacks of to-
bacco and was seemingly unafraid OF the
results. He was smoking necessarily
r..lca Cr,,,h and others weut tv<~