The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-14
WARRANTS FOR THE WOOD BROTHERS ID BE SWORN OUT TODAY Men Charged With Murder. ing Ruth Nell Kinds by
 Drowning in River OFFICERS VISIT THE SCENEOF HER DEATH Coroner Claims Water Is But Three and Half Feet Deep at Point
 Where Girl Drowned
 on July

Chief of Police Martin Eagan has i'm structed Detectives Pittman and Ia ylor to swear out warrants this morning be- fore Judge H. B. Abernethy of the court of connnaofl pleas, ,h argng the murder of Ruth Nell EIlnds, against Charles Wood a paperhanger, and Rs F. CPete) Wood, a meat cutter. who were arrested Sa-tu r. day night in connection with the alleged crime.
 The Wood brothers will then be trans ferred to the county jail
 Coroner Charles l.. Spain returned about g o'clock last mig mt from EIurd Shoals, where he conducted an investi- gation in the dro 4ning of Ruth Nell Hinds. the 15-year-o1d daughter of R. F.. Hirds machinist. who resides at 2la Avenue G. Miss Hinds, who was stll- dent of the Wheeler Rr siness college, Is alleged to have drowned while wadng at the shoals on the morning of the Fourth of July.
 We found out, said Coroner Spain. that Miss Ruth Nell Hinds was drown td in about 3le feet of water, and that the Wo cd brothers made no effort to rave the girl. We also found out that the Wood brothers left the sc,ne of the drow nj ng
  bocy, and also that when the body was rescued the Wood brothers were not near the scene. end that a camping party fur rished an automobile so that the body could he taken to Ensey. We found that sentiment at H.rd Shoals Is Very much again st the Wood brothers and the lhtief Is generally expressed that Charles land R P. W ood drowned the little girl "I will conduct jury inquest into he drowning within few day and there all the facts in the case will be brought out"
 On the trip to Hurd Shoals yesterday rloipi ing Cotener Spain was accompanied | by Chief of Detectives Sydney H. Dar- nell and Detectives Day and Pittman On the road to Hurd Shoals the core ners Tary met Judge Zell Gaston, who Is the attorney for the Wood brot hers Judge Gaston had been to the scene of the drowning to seek evidence for his clients It was stated that persons ir the Gaston party went in the water al Hurd Shoals with long poles and at tempted to show that the water in the vicinity of the droW ming was over Ss feet deep.
 The detectives and the coroner, how eyer when they arrived on the scene stripped off their clothes and waded ir the shoals to the place where 1t was posi- lively stated the yo dng girl had drown ed The detectives also wadod for 1t0 feel in all directions from the fatal spot ano they claim that at no place within tha1 radius was the wa ter oyer four feet ir depth, Then after taking the affidavits of several witnesses the coroner's parts returned to Birmingham.
 The swearing out of the warTa mt: charging muI der agai nst the Wood bro tn CTS this morning by Det ectiv es Pit tnlar and Taylor is done at the request o1 Judge Zell Gaston. who will attempt tc have a bond set by the county authori- tlcs-as the municipal authorities hav' refused the Wood brothers any bond. It is understood that the warrants vll be sworn out before Judge H. B. Aber nethy, and that an early preliminary tra will be sough by both sides
 The solicitor office is also interes tee in the case and 1t Is probable that So lcitor H. P Heflin may. take charge O the prosecution of the Wood brot hers ir zeTson-