The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
MAJORS INDICTED
FOR TRAIN WRECK
Formal Charge Made Out By
Grand Jury
HEARING UNNECESSARY
Indictment Charges That He Caused
Death of Two Men Mt Cunning
ham-other Indictments
Are Brought in
HEARING UNNECESSARY


Nashvilel fireman who has been in the
completely In the wreck of northbound
passenger train at Cunningham has been
indicted by the Jefferson county grand
jury on a charge of the murder of two
men, William Young and Harry Wilson,
who were killed in the wreck.
The true bill against Majors was re-
turned by the grand jury among nine
other indictments included in a partial
report submitted by the grand jury to
Senior Criminal Judge W. e. Fort yes
terday morning.
Nabors' preliminary hearing was to
have come up before Inferior Judge L.
not now be necessary.
The true bill returned by the grand
jury, which is considered among the
most important acts of the body, is in
full as follows:
True Bill Found
THE Criminal Court of Jefferson Coun-
ty. September Term 1910.
THE grand jury of said county charge
that before the finding of this indict-
ment, William Majors, alias VIII Ma
bors, unlawfully and with malice and
aforethought. killed William Young, alias
Will Young by causing him to be scald-
ed or burned with steam or hot water. in
the manner following: The said William
Majors opened a certain switch connect
ing a side track with the main line of
railroad known as the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, and thereby caused
passenger train, upon which the said
William Young, alias VIII Young, was
riding, to diverge from the main line of
said railroad onto said side track, and to
collide with a locomotive engine, then
and there standing on the said track,
whereby steam or hot water was caused
to escape from said passenger train, or
from one or both of said locomotive en-
gines, and to burn or scald the said Will
liam Young( alias Will Young, wherefore
he died.
And the grand jury of said county
further charge that before finding this
indictment, William Majors, alias VIII
Majors, unlawfully, and with malice
aforethought, killed Harry Wilson, by
causing him to be crushed or mangled
in the manner following: The said VIII
liam Majors. alias Will Majors, opened
a certain switch, connecting a side track
with the main line of a railroad known
as the Louisville and Nashville railroad,
and thereby caused a passenger train
on which the said Harry Wilson was
riding, and which was being moved and
propelled by a locomotive engine to d.
verge from the main line of said railroad
and to collide with locomotive engine,
which was then and there standing on the
said side track, whereby the said Harry
Wilson was crushed or mangled by a car
or cars of said passenger train, or by one
of said locomotive engines, or tender
III. P. HELM,
Solicitor.
~. A. EASTIS.
Foreman of Grand Jury"
Detectives who were working on the
case claim they have decisive proof that
Majors was implicated or directly guilty
of a series of wrecks by switches being
thrown and fast trains being run into
sidings. Threatening letters are said to
be in the possession of the detectives
which were written by Majors to Off
clals of the Louisville and Nashville.
Majors was In the employ Of the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad for eight
years prior to the wrecks. having work
ed for three years in the shops at De-
catur. and having for the last five years
been employed as a fireman on 1ast
freights on the main line between Mont
gomery and Decatur.
The accused fireman is member OF
the Brotherhood of Locomotive F1remen'
which organization has employed for him
as counsel Attorney Jere c. King Of Biz
minsham. The Besesmer law firm OF
GOODWIN & Ross will also take part in
the defense.
others Indicted
Ten true bills were returned In all by
the grand jury yesterday, five Of which
are made public, the men indicted being
already In the county jail.
The other four true bills returned be-
sides that of Majors we're two against
Jim Brown, charged with highway rob-
berry of Nose Howard and T. l. Jones !;
one against Abe Bowen, and one against
Scott Bowlin and Warren Rogers, charg-
ing assault with intent to murder on
Griffin A. Black.