The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-21
John Wren Swears Out War rant Charging Him
 With the Crime
COLE NOT WORRIED
 OVER HIS SITUATION
Says if They Have Anything on Him It Is a Frame Up"-Can Easily Prove His
 Innocence

Deputy Sherin C. Henry Cole was placed
 in the county jail last night upon a war
 rant charging him with the murder of Felix J. Ellard. The warrant was sworn
 out by John Wren, private detective,
 who has been employed to work on the case for several weeks.
 The warrant was sworn out yesterday afternoon before Judge T. H. Benners of ' the first division of the court of common pleas. Deputy Cole was notified yester- day afternoon of the issuance of the war ' rant and directed by Sheriff McAdory to come in to Birmingham at once, which he did, arriving at the jail about s:9o o'clock last night. The warrant was served by Deputy Sheriff Jack ". Brown.
 Since the early stages of the recent in- vestigation of conditions about Lewisburg and Coalburg it has been common talk among officers that Deputy Cole was sus- pectad of being implicated in the killing of Felix Ellard. Recently this rumor reached cut further and only this week Deputy Cole caused Justice of the Peace Amos sharritt of Beat P to be arrested, charged with criminal libel. It Is thought that Cole charged Sharritt with making state-
 ments rehecting on him in connection with the killing.
 Wren and Sigsbee on Case The arrest, it Is understood, had been looked for daily for the past two or three weeks, but was not made until last night Detective Wren was employed on the case shortly after the converting of the coroner's jury and took charge of it. He immediately secured Detective Will S. Sigsbee, who has been assisting him on
 fhe case.
 Wren was formerly connected with the police detective department of Birming- ham, as was Sigsbee, and Is regarded as . one of the best detectives in the state. There have been rumors several times during the investigations that Burns de- tectives were working on the case. This was denied last night.
 While he would give no information as to what he based his charge against Cole upon, Detective Wren stated last night; T have the evidence to convict him and lave not the slightest doubt as to the au. -henticity of it. l have gone over each phase of the case carefully an1 this action of arresting Cole has not been made with out due reflection and consideration upon the part of MT. Sigsbee and myself" Chief of Police Bodeker. who has also been working on the Lewisburg investiga- tion case, has done much toward making the arrest of Cole possible. When the case first opened up, owing to their inti. .macy with matters in that territory, nc tailed Detectives John and Paul Cole who, however, are not related to Henry Cole, upon the case. These have been largely instrumental in bringing out many of the startling facts which have been disclosed. Chief Bodeker and Detective Wren have worked in conjunction on the case.
 Deputy sherins Chris Hartsneid and Fred McDuff have also entertained the same belief as to Coles connection wirn the case as have the private detectives and the police officers.
 Cole Makes Statement i. At the county jail last night Cole said regarding his arrest to an Age Herald re- porter: T don't know what dope they have on me, if any, but whatever they \ have it as a frame up. Of that 1 have nc doubt. did not kill Felix Ellard and don't know who did 1 thought that made an explicit explanation before the coroners jury. When 1 was notified to come to town on this case I thought that possibly the grand jury had gotten an in. ulctfnenl aSdinsl He, put ma that one John Wren had sworn out a warrant |@eharging me with the murder of FelIa Ellard. l don't know MT. Wren except when see him. 1 knew of him when hs sfas on the police force and may haye greeted him time two since then. will have no trouble In proving my abso- lute innocence of what I am charged with. I can prove just where l was every minute of the day that Felix Elard was killed. If they have anything on me it's g frame up."
 al Cole appeared last night to be perfectly Ift his ease, smoking and reclining in This chair in apparent comfort. He discussed his case with alacrity and did not seen to mind in the least answering questions propounded him by the newspaper man He seemed bit puzzled, however, as rc what the charge against him was based upon, but it did not seem to worry him. Bodeker Makes No Comment Chief of Police Bodeker would make ne comment on the arrest. He merely said No, l had rather not say anything just now. This is not all We have coming We have more sensations to be sprung