The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06

 cases he reported to you of prisoners ar rested who had money?"
 No, sir"
 Did you ever attempt to make such arrangements?'
 No, sir"
 Do you know MT. Lussier and Mir Gormley, both newspaper reporters, be- lieve?"
 'Yes, sir"
 It was later developed, however, that Mir. Painter had made overtures to at least one reporter k. F. Lussier. police reporter for The Age-Herald. testified that on one occasion when he had stated that he was "broke,'' MT. Painter had jocularly made n remark to the end that he would be rewarded were he to keep posted as to money" prisoners and put him next so that he could make bond for them. MT Lussier considered this of fer as one made in fun, and rejected 1t, he swore in good humor
 J. C. Whitfield, a chauffeur, who was formerly a city patrol driver. swore that about a year ago Painter told me that if acted right, he and I would be able to make some good money" and that he had been given to understand that he was to give Painter information re- garding prisoners arrested with money on their persons. Reporter Gornley of the Birmingham News swore that one lawyer, Boswell, by name. had offered him an inducement If he would copy from the warden's docket names Of prisoners with money.
 The feature of the hearing, as a matter of fact, was evidence brought out tend ing to show the keen rivalry of lawyers in securing the practice of ''money' prisoners. Warden Glover, MT Puckett' 8 assistant, related, in the course of his testimony, the story of a lawyer who had presented to him what was purported to be an order from q prisoner for the delivery of his money
 Gave Order For Money
 "The lawyer in question:" swore the warden, "gave me an order for s25 which a certain prisoner had on deposit with me. I douhted the word of the lawyer. and calling the prisoner to the door. asked if he had signed the order. The prisoner stated that he had not. The lawyer called the prisoner a liar. The prisoner retorted in like manner, and be- came so infurlated that he endeavored to strike the lawyer through the bars. The lawyer drew his knife"
 Testimony to the same effect was given by Warden Puckett. The defendant swore that he mad never given Dinsmore & Montgomery information regarding money prisoners. and had never re- ceived from that firm financial or any ether kind of reward He was unable to explain the fact that these attorneys oo big practice with money prisoners, although he stated that they appeared regularly every morning. and invariably asked to be permitted to see the prisoners who had money to their credit in his office. The warden was as much mysti- fled as the court when confronted with the problem of how these and other law yers secure their information.
 Warden Glover, in testifying further re- earding the astuteness of lawyers, told an amusing incident. 'T was endeavor- ing" he said. Ito find out how lawyers received their information. So when prisoner was arrested with 20 cents on his person, I noted on the docket that the sum was s20. Pretty soon Mir. Gorm- ley of the Birmingham News came in. He looked over the docket and imme- diately disappeared. And then came MT. Painter. He instantly inquired for the had again changed the figures so that the sum against the prisoners name was 20 cents. I don't know whether Painter undertook his defense or not"
 MT. Painter and MT. Gormley both swore that the information had not reached the former in the manner the warden supposed.
 In Behalf of Defendant
 A great deal of testimony was given III Denaf or the defendant. Detectives Garner. Moser, McGill and Christian Judge A. M. Douglass, Deputy Jack Greener, Chief Eagan Warden Glover, Flanagan, negro fiunlxy; MT. Lusser, a reporter. and others swore favorably for tho accused
 In addition. MT. Puclxett had fin his possession a number of letters written fl his behalf to the commission by as many prominent people of Birmingham. These letters were not deemed necessary by the commission, and neither was the testimony of several character witnesses whom MT. Puclsett declared himself ready to present.
 MT. Puckett was naturally elated over his complete vindication. He received the congratulations of his friends and of several of those who had given tes- timony which appeared to be unfavor- able to his cause. He agreed with the members of the commission that lawyers