The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-27

climbers and other species; that he had
had about 300 or 400 Migrants tried in his
court in the last month or two and had
convicted about half of them; that he
would estimate from reports that there
were about 100 gamblers in town; that
conditions had been about the same for
the past 10 years; that gamblers might
be run out if properly gone after" tina
the way TO Id il was to arrest them as
Migrants; that gambling could not be
stopped. possibly. in higher social clubs;
that he had done much of his work in
remedying such conditions by aid of the
police department; that Migrants usually
easily make bond; that pickpockets gem
orally make cash bonds and always dis
appear; that cash bond practice Is very
bad and that pickpoekets' bonds should
be made at $4,000 or 5000: that large num-
bers of pickpockets are arrested by po-
lice; that thousands more questionable
strangers and ex-eonvicts come to Bir-
mingham now than 10 years ago. that,
comparatively, conditions are no worse
now than then: that commissioners had
given him the two policemen to arrest
vagranta after Bodelxer had told him to
go to the commission.
w. H Sudduth stated that Chief Bod
exer had informed him that he had to
give up his police badge because he was
making 100 many arrests anu Tilt nv
had been arresting blind tigers near
Avondale mills. Captain White took the
witness, who stated he had not been dis
charged from the police force on account
of having taken So from person in the
Birmingham hotel: that he had not been
discharged as special officer at the Flor
ence hotel because he had taken some
girls to house of Ill repute; that he did
not know whether or not his brother ran
f0er on n "a IN A had
asked his dismissal on this account; that
he was a deputy constable at Avondale
and was working ON fee system.
The hearing adjourned from l o'clock
until g.
At the afternoon session w. r. Star
buck formerly mayor of Avondale. was
examined by Judge CASTOR and stated
there was a blind tiger near Avenue A
and Thirty ninth street run by man
named Southgard; that he reported it
to police department but so far as he
knew police had done nothing. Cap
tain. White took witness who stated
Southgard had been at the present To-
cation about one year; that he did not
know whether he had ever been ar
rested: that South gard had been in
"'blino tiger" business about three
years that he thought Erckertis pool
room on Spring street was a blind
tiger; that he had not reported South
gard to Bodeker; that his evidence was
only hearsay; that he had opposed Bod
eker In the past two elections; that lie
thought Mr.. Bodeker an able man but
opposed his policies.
c. f. Little, who lives in Woodlawn
stated that he knew Mr.. McAdams and
A. Mr.. Dice or Mr.. Hisey were gamb-
ling house "steerers;" that Dice had
invited him to a gambling house; that
two of his friends, II. F. Blake and q
Mr. Perry had told witness that they
lost their money and were beaten up
in Dick Wray's place" Captain White
took witness, who stated that he had
never reported anything to Chief Bod
eker; that he had heard for 10 years
that there was gambling In Birnling-
ham and also that the officers had tried
mighty hard to keep 1t out" Witness
stated he knew of his own knowl-
edge there was a gambling house over