The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-04-15


Gays and I certainly trust that they Will
| summons tn ebrother of Mr.. Waits, the
president of the Henderson Lumber COM
rany, whose name is George or Virgil
Waits, whose postoffice address is sum-
raj, Miss, and who runs u commissarv
for the Newman Lumber company at
that place, and also for the third or
fourth time resummons Mr. Waits of the
Henderson Lumber company, who swore
before the examination committee on Sat
Urday last.
Suggests Questions to Be Asked
II suggest that these men be summoned
and examined separately and apart and
asked these questions: is it not a fact
that Mr.. Waits, who is connected with
the Henderson Lumber company, stated
to his brother, MIR. Waits from Sumral,
Miss, in Mobile, Ala. something like u
year ago that the Henderson Lumber
company were compelled to pay a great
deal of money to secure a renewal OF the
contract for the employment of state
conyicts in Alabama Then ask Mr..
Waits from Mississippi if his brother
didn't in substance make this statement.
Should these conversations be denied by
either of the Mr.. Waits stand ready to
furnish as good citizen as lives in Ala
bama, who isAready to testify that Mr..
Waits from Mississippi stated to him that
Ill SUBSTANCE lfllS COHNeTSdttCn LOOK place
between him and his brother on or abou.
September. 1872
ASK Mr. Waits of the Henderson Lum-
Der company further il he didn't state
that he and Mr.. Henderson both thought
they were asked to pay this money be-
cause they supported Mr.. Mallory for
governor in the last democratic campaign
or words to this effect. had heard slight
rumors of this before. but only today did
it become so plain that I believe every
word is true and should be investigated
This shows plainly that many other men
stand ready to furnish damaging evil
dence in regard to the mana cement of the
convict department If new committee is
appointed as suggested by me, which will
be committee not appointed or influ-
cnced by the governor of Alabama. I
certainly hope and trust that the investi-
cation at Montgomery will summons a
certain representative OF the Atlanta
Stove company of Atlanta, Ga, to APP
pear before them and see ii they We're
not held up, or else demanded a certain
attorneys fee for renewal CT a certain
contract for the hire of convicts for a
period of one or two months held by a
branch of the Atlanta stove works in
Birmingham, and that IL they were not
referred by an official of the state con-
Wet department to a certain attorney in
Birmingham, and if the attorney didn't
QeuHIu at llTSI IL lee OIL something Ike
5000 for the renewal of this little CONTRACT
for very short period, and if they didn't
afterward compromise it with him on II
basis of about $500 and If this amount
was not paid. These facts 7 am informed
today are already in the hands of the
governor. doubt not but what they will
be investigated I heard additional ru-
mors about 1t today and l insist that
this be done if not already done. I am
a private citizen of Alabama and should
the governor proceed to take the hide Off
of me he is liable to get some jars that
will make Rome howl if there is anything
in rumors.
''All Bible readers are familiar with the
third to eleventh verse of the eighth chap
ter of the Gospel of st. John. This story
relates an incident wherein certain scribes
and pharisees We're preparing to stone d
poor unfortunate woman to death. Our
Blessed Saviour appeared on the scene
and said iii substance, Let he who Is
without sin cast the first stone The
crowd vanished and took. Ia my mind,
to the thickets; therefore If I need my
hide taken off the gang that proposes to
take II off and stone me to death to wit
the governor, Colonel Bowman and his
lunch are the last men on Garth to try
to take it off. They too, should take to
the thiclxets when confronted by prop
os.tion of Let he who is without sin cast
the first stone"