The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-01
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN LEW|SBURG CASE Two Weeks Ago Today El- lard Was Assassinated PUBLIC IS IGNORANT State and Law Enforcing Officials Very Active But If They Have
 Solved the Mystery They
 Keep Their Secret

Two weeks ago this afternoon at 1 o'clock the murder of Felix J. Ellard, which is supposed to have ben the cul- imitation of the fearful carnival of crime" which has existed in Beats 22 and 50 for the past two years, ,~occurred on the Eilard road between Lewisburg and Ei- lards home Ellard was shot from am- bush with one load of buckshot. death being instantaneous, 1t is thought.
 The two weeks have passed and as Tar as the interested public is concerned no real, hard, concrete developments in the case have appeared There has ben the greatest activity among the state, county and city authorities. but if they have solved the problem they are keeping the secret to themselves.
 The effect of this murder was magical. The state was aroused and the many trag- edies and foul murders which have oc- cured there for so many months were recalled with startling force to the minds of the officials, but as far as the pub lie is concerned the two weeks have passed without real developments.
 to the scene of turmoil--a most extraor- dinary happening. He, inspected every inch of ground which was then included In thls most recent murder. He detailed a spe- cial attorney to assist the state solicitor in prosecuting the case.
 A coroner's jury was impaneled In which the discretion of both the coroner and the sheriff was exercised as regards ability and integrity. For the pasc wek they have, been making exhaustive inves- tigations of conditions existent in this ter ritory. The scope of the jury was not limited to the murder of Felix Ellard alone, but by special ruling of the govern or it was broadened, giving them full au- thority to investigate every tragedy which has occurred there in recent years.
 Witness after witness has been ques- toned by the jury but the actual progress made by them is not known, and will not be until they make their report-one and final Even the sheriff and the chief of police, who are engaged in conducting the investigation of the case and present. ing witnesses to the jury, were excluded from the bearing. Only those absolutely ne ecessary were admitted, Coroner Brasher presiding.
 Chief of Police Bodeker and some of his detectives have taken a hand in the case, assisting the sheriff and his forces in the investigation, although the seene of the troubles is beyond the limits of the city. The police have the full indorsement ana cooperation of Judge A. Q. Lane, who is the head of the department, in their part of the matter.
 Things have not yet reached head, but it is supposed that before the week has ended there will be most startling reyela- tions made in regard to the conditions of that community. There have been mur- murings of all descriptions in connection with the case, but none of them have been officially confirmed. It is thought that the coroners jury will bring most of them to light when they make their in- ves0gations and in the meantime the newspaper reading public is anxiously waiting.