The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

the question of the number of prosecu- tions was discussed; as to whether Lacy s offense if any was more than one. and it was decided that there was but one offense. but might possibly be two MT. Seibels stated first he did not want to have the indictments thrown out of court. We said that W ewere willing for him to have the indictment drawn as strong as he could and let the case be tried before a jury on it's merits. Before this last meeting broke up, Mir. Seibels requested that We give him the original agreement made that morning. and that he would mail it to us the next day. with the copies of the indictments and the forms of the bord, and we left with him the original agreement
 The next day, Ar. k. w. I'ettus re- ceived a letter from Mir Seibels in closing the original agreement. hut he failed to send the copies of the ;ndictments or the forms of the bond. copy of which letter is as follows:
 January 12, 1914
 Hon. E. w. Pettus. Selma. Ala.
 Dear Mir Pettus: have thought carefully over the suggestions made in reference to Laey's return, and have had a full discussion Of the entire subject with Judge Brown. and as result have reached this conclusion. That if Lacy returns and surrenders, l shall endeavor to -dIlH obt tue SuSEtStiobS fpntGlned Ill he enclosed memorandum. as far as is consistent with the states interest, and / might add that Judge Brown will do what is reasonable in the promises. All matters mentioned in the memorandum made by you will be taken into ccnsidera- ton. I am inclosing the paper contain- ing the memorandum. Yours very truly
 WILLIAM T. SEIEEBs, Solicitor"
 Received Monday Night
 This letter was received on Monday night, and on the next day F. O. Miles called c. Patterson over the telephone and arranged another conference OF Wednesday of the same week as said let ter was not satisfa ctory to iis which was held at the Exchange hotel in Mont gomery. At the conferenee there were present the governor, MT. E. O. Miles Mir. Troy and MT Johr sfoffett and our selves. MT Seibels was not present dur ing that conference. bus was hunting. all that afternoon was spent practically in | trying to locate Mi. Sebcls to have a | conference with him that night, but we failed until late that afternoon or early ! part of the night
 MT. seibels then had conversation | with MT. Troy, MT. Miles, MI. Moffet, | and ourselves near the Mcntgomory stree, | door of the Exchange hotel. MT. Seibels had just left an automobile and the auto. | mobile was waiting fos him during this 1 conversation. The matter was again dis | oussed and at this time Mir Seibels agreed that if Lacy would come back to l Montgomery there would be but one | prosecution of him. and that he would l recommend q bond of SEQ 3Go or less and
 Called on Patterson
 that the terms of the agreement made the Sunday previous which he had sent | to us through the mail was ali right and would be carried out We asked Mr Seibels if we could rely cn there being but one prosecution and the bond fixed at S20.000 or less. Mir. Seibels said vS could, but that the judge might possibly want the bond at $o5.O0C as the aggregate or ail the bonds. This was the last con versation had with MT Seibels prior to the return of Lacy to Mon n.gomery. on the next morning MT. Miles called ID C. A. Patterson over the long g-distance telephone and asked him if we were satis- lied with the conference that we had had Inc previous evening; Patterson replied that we were. Mr. Miles then said if we were not fully satisfied in every particu- lar, that the governor himself would call MT Patterson over the phone and give his personal guarantee that the agree- ment was all right and would be carried out in every particular There was no agreement that Lacy was to plead guilty. We did not employ any attornev to repre- sent Lacy until after re returned and the trouble came, up about the amount Of his bond'