The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-19
LAWYER CHARGES
CLIENT KIDNAPPED
J. f. Hargr0ve Taken Back
to Atlanta Yesterday
BLACK GOES ALSO
Two Men Were Accompanied by
Three Birmingham Detectives.
Both Men Released by
Recorder Douglass

After being released yesterday morn
ing by Recorder Alvin Douglass, City
Detective j. r. Black of Atlanta and j..
F. Hargrove of Atlanta, both sbeing
charged with an affray, the men left for
Atlanta on the 20 o'clock train, escorted
by three local detectives.
According to Chief of Police George IL.
Bodeker Hargrove left Birmingham in
charge of Detective Black of his own
volition. on the other hand. G. w. Lind
sey, an attorney. whose offices are locat-
ed at 4i9 Marx building. states
that Hargrove was kidnapped yesterday
afternoon from his rooms by Detective
Black, aided by local detectives. The af-
fair appears to be very much mixed mp
and the only tangible thing now on the
surface is that j. f. Hargrove Is now in
Atlanta again. Detective Black of At
lanta arrested Hargrove last week and
kept him in the city jail for several days
until released by habeas corpus. and
then had Hargrove rearrested on the
charge of being a fugitive from justice.
Hargrove was again released, as the
charge could not be sustained.
MY client was plainly kidnapped, said
Mr.. Lindsey last night 'Of that there
is no doubt, and the affair was man
aged through the cooperation of local de-
tectives
after Recorder Douglass had nolle
pressed the charges of an affray against
Detective Black and Hargrove this morn
ing, Hargrove Informed me that he was
not going to return to Atlanta, he
was in deadly fear of Black However,
Detective Black came around to my Of
fee and told me that if | would secure
some jewery and some money from Har-
grove, which Black alleged Hargrove
owed to him, he would drop his persecu-
ton of Hargrove. as he already had spent
enough money in trying to get Hargrove
back to Atlanta. | volunteered to help
Black out to that extent, as | desired
to see my client get out of trouble.
Claims Threats Were Made
We'll. before | had a chance to ar
range things with Hargrove. l was in
formed that three local detectives in
company with Detective Black, had ar
rested Hargrove in his rooms and brought
him to police headquarters. have wit
nesses who heard the detectives threaten
Hargrove that if he put up any bluffs
and holloed they would prefer charges
of vagrancy against him and see to it
that a judge was found who would send
him to the mines for two years. Under
these circumstances | am told that Har-
grove agreed to so to police headquar-
tcrs
Il hastened to police headquarters TO
see my client, and saw him sitting In
the detectives room. well surrounded by
detectives. 1 went to talk to him, but
a detective whose name | cannot recall
stepped up to me and said mir. Lindsey.
| wish to speak to you,'' and he~led me
out in the corridor. where police officer
in uniform came up smiling, and taking
me by the arm led me further down
the corridor and talked to me voluby of
various things II was while | was being
thus cajoled that my client was induced
TO go downstairs and enter Chief Bod
eker's automobile. In, company with sew
eral detectives. 1t was under this escort
that IHargrove left for Atlanta 1t is quite
possible that he left of his own free will
and that the detectives only went along
TO see that he did not change his mind
Claim Trip Was Voluntary
At police headquarters every detective
Interviewed on the matter stated that
Hargrove was taken before witnesses.
where he stated that he was willing to
go back to atlanta The detectives stated
that they secured the witnesses because
they anticipated something might be said
of Hargrove's sudden desire TO go back
to Atlanta.
flarsrove is said to be wanted in At
lanta on the charge of selling cocaine.
After being twice arrested and released
he was again arrested in company with
his nemesis Detective Black. Wednesday
night In room at the Exchange hotel,
following a fight in which Hargrove was
badly beaten up. The charges against
Hargrove and Black were dropped yes
terday morning in the recorders court
by mutual consent