The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-04
Found in Cell With Throat
Cut at II O'Clock
Last Night
THE CORONER FINDS
VERDICT OF SUICIDE
Death Startling Climax to Prelim-
mary Trial When Bailey Was
Bound Over to Grand Jury
on a Charge of Murder

Admission, July 3.-(Special. with
his own hand, G. H. Bailey satisfied
the vengeance of the law.
Tonight, as startling climax to the
most sensational murder trial in the
recent history of Admission, the de-
fendant, having been bound over to
await the action of the grand jury,
took his own life.
The warden of the prison discovered
the body. The throat was cut from
ear to ear. The floor of the cell was
flooded with blood. The expression
of the dead mans face was horrible.
The warden, after beholding the
body, recoiled with shudder, and
hastened to spread the news. The
county coroner was instantly sum-
moned, and pronounced Bailey sui
eide.
The preliminary trial of the for
merly we'll known citizen was con-
cluded this afternoon. The defendant
was ordered held without bail to the
grand jury. Following the verdict,
Bailey's former indifference yielded to
remorse, or fear. He was seen to
tremble slightly and pale. He was
escorted to prison and supper sent
him, but he refused to eat.
At about II o'clock tonight the fell
low prisoners of Bailey were attract
ed by groans from his cell. Thinking
him III they struck a light. Bailey was
! lying upon the floor in dying condi-
tion with blood squirting from an ugly
wound in his throat. Their cries quick
ly brought the warden to the scene,
and although medical aid was sum
moned, the injured man died within 20
minutes after being taken from his cell
Although nothing was found either
in his cell or upon the ground below
lzvith which the suicide n;gf haxe
been effected, general opinion is that
Bailey took his life with safety razor
| blade. 1t is known that several pris-
oners in the Jail have safety razors and
1t is believed that one was lent to the
desperate man. His fellow prisoners
however, deny that this is the case.
Following arguments by E. D. Willett
and W. c. Tunstall for the prosecution
and j. J. Arnold and w. p. Acker for the
| defense. Judge II. d. Merrill this after
noon ordered that Bailey be held without
bail pending the action of the grand jury.
| He was charged with the murder of Clar-
ence W. Saunders. When the decision
was announced there were cheers in court
and it was necessary for the judge and
court officers to quiet the crowd.
| Dramatic Incident
A dramatic silence again swept over the
audience In the circuit court room Thurs
day morning when X. Y Saywell, rebuttal
witness for the state, took the stand and
related his account of the shooting. He
lives next door to the Saunders. and
was the first to reach the injured man
after he had been snot down by Bailey.
He shot me, ana as 1 turned he shot
! me again." said Saunders as he placed
one hand over his abdomen and other to
| his back, where the ball came out, ac-
cording to Mr.. saywell My Godl My
| wife and babiesi'
! Saywell. who is an elderly man OF Eng
lish extraction, leaned forward as he
spoke, his hands and voice trembling. The
spectators and attorneys leaned forward
| to catch his words, spoken in a low voice,
and the sobs of the widow of the dead
man could easily be heard as the witness
proceeded with his story. Saywel was
probably the best witness the state has
introduced.
Bailey Was Not Shaken
| G. II. Bailey, the defendant, proved his
own best witness. He spoke in a cool.
deliberate tone of voice and was no.
shaken on cross examination. He stated
J that Saunders had called him up over the
telephone, complaining about the treat
ment of the Saunders children by the
| Bailey boys. Bailey said that Saunders
cursed him in this conversation and
| threatened to whip his children. Later,
| Bailey averred, he went to Saunders
| house and called him out. The latter
said then. he declared, that he meant all
| that he had said over the phone and
threatened to disembowel him, making an
| attempt to draw a knife. He then shot
three times. He stated that it was his
habit to carry pistol on Saturday even
| ing, as he was secretary-treasurer of the
| Murphy Furniture company and handled
considerable money on that day.
| Other witnesses for the defense during
| the day were Coroner Murphy, Mr..
| Bailey's associate; j. w. Wesley an en-
/ ploye at the store who told of the con-
versation Bailey had with Saunders, over
the telephone; John Huger and Don Rus
sell, Typographical witness. Talbot Ford,
former employer of Saunders DR.. w.
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