The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-25
PLEA FOR BETTER
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Grand Jury Says State Is Bor-
dering on Anarchism
FIND 100 TRUE BILLS
Twelve of the Indictments Returned
Are for Murder-BOdy Declares
Recess Until First Monday
in November
FIND 100 TRUE BILLS

morning by the September grand Jury to
Senior Criminal Judge William e. Fort
100 true bills were returned. including -
murder indictments and declaration
was submitted in writing that unless the
open violation of the prohibition law is
stopped the community will be swept into
a state of anarchism.
The grand jury went into recess until
the first Monday in November after max
ing the partial report.
The written declaration submitted by
the jury as to law violations is as fol-
lows:
birmingham, Ala, September "a, 1910
TO the Hon. William E. Fort, Judge of
the Criminal Court of jefferson Coun-
ty, Ala.-Partial report of the Sep
tember 1910. Grand Jury:
I'VE, the grand jury, have been earnest
in our efforts to seek out the many al
legged violations of the prohibition, gam
bling and other laws of the state. We
deprecate the fact that thees laws are
administered with such apparent laxity
that blind tigers, gambling dens and
houses of vice flourish with practically no
fear of molestation. We believe that the
apathy on the part of many of the best
citizens is partially responsible for this
condition, and most earnestly solicit
their cooperation. We are ready and
willing to promptly deal with such cases.
Unless we have the cooperation of the
erless to brook this tide of Iawlessness
that appears to be SO rapidly sweeping us
on to a state of almost anarchism
JAMES EASTIS,
Foreman of the Grand Jury"
Indictments Returned
Among the 1O9 indictments returned by
the grand jury in yesterdays report are
included 12 charging murder.
Officer Harry Goldstein, a member of
the Birmingham police force was indict-
ed on charge of numbering Jesse
Barnes, a negro mail carrier, about two
months ago. Goldstein was bound over
with bond by Inferior Judge l. II. Ben
ners when relatives of the negro swore
out warrant for the policeman's ar
rest.
T. B. Crane and Walter Crane were in
oiSlCo iOi tiC dit6Ou ihdi oCi VI o. w ..
Winn at Seloca several months ago. 1t
was brought out at the time of the kill
ing that Luther Ragland, with whom the
Crane boys We're involved in quarrel,
took refuge in WINS home, and that
the Cranes fired on the house when VIM
refused to admit them, killing VIM.
A true bill was returned against Gull
lom Ray, charged with the killing of
Police Officer Lonnie Camp at Elyton
during a raid on craps game. Clyde Me-
haffey was indicted for the murder of
Walter Leeman on Twenty-second street
and Second avenue about a month ago.
Following are the true bills returned
by the grand jury in the partial report
of yesterday:
MURDER.
w. f. Daniel for the murder of Will
liam Gannaway.
Charley Emory for murder of Douglas
Johnson.
Cullom Ray for murder of Lonnie
Camp.
Eugene Dunklin for murder of a man
named Buchanan.
Addie Harris for the murder of Colvin
Wilburn.
Lizzie Hubbard for the murder of Mag
gle Barrett.
Clyde Mehaffey for the murder of
Walter Leeman.
Thomas W. Hightower for the murder
of A. r. Collier
Ben Jemson for murder Of a negro
known as Doll.
ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO MURDER
Will Carson, Bessie Pollard, Frank
Strickland, Ed Weaver. John Jackson,
Frank L. Parks, Leo Matthews, Walter
Jones, Arthur Jones.
BURGLARY AND GRAND LARCENY.
Eugene Mitchum, Will Jones (2), VIII
Jones alias VIII Enow, Frank JONES alias
Harry Lowe.
GRAND LARCENY.
Ben Harris Willie Keenan,, Lyden
Moore, Will Street, Council stephens (2),
VIII Webb. George F'inney, Tom Scott,
Henry Tucker "a, Amos Mccall ~, Ed
Robinson, Allen Ferguson (2), Emma
BRYANT Euniss Russell, Redmond Gray,
w. A. Devoe, Walter Jones, Charlie Col
son.
BURGLARY.
Scott Bowlin, Eugene Cleveland, Gus
Jones alais VIII Snow. Frank Jones alais
Tinsley, George Galloway, Ran London,
Will Dozier, John Brownlee, viii Jones,
Frank Jones, Andrew Lewis, Robert Gill
liam.
FORGERY.
Tollie Brent, A. 8. Walker, Thomas
Knight 90, Willie May Love.
ROBBERY.
VIII Harris, Ed Pitts, Emanuel Pope.
PFTJT LARCENY
Ramsey Smith, George Mccall, d. d.
Smith.
OPERATING GAMING TABLE.
William Waters, James Prince.
LARCENY FROM PERSON.
Robert L. Henderson.