The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-23

| Admission, December 22.--(Special. Al
the request of the Attorney General al
Washington, the bonds of the four alleged
| Illicit distillers, who were recently cap.
| tured in ClebGrne county, and charged
with being implicated in the shooting OF
| Revenue Officer j. B. Edwards has beer
increased from $4,000 each to $4,000 each
| The men are Newt Terrence, John Lor-
| rim, Will Lorrin and John M. Anderson
| They were committed on December l;
! by United States Commissioner G. B.
| Randolph and are being held in the coun-
| ty Jail pending the action of the federal
grand jury The revenue men who cap
tured the dlstil1ers came near losing their
lives when the wagon in which they were
! riding turned over into mountain stream
| The two horses were killed and four rev.
enue officers were almost drowned by be-
ing pinned down in the water under the
horses and wagon.
Deputy j. B. Edwards of Gadsden, who
was shot, is recovering, although his ply
sicians say that he will probably always
carry a few buckShot in his neck as a
reminder of the adventure
A chase for murderer that started at
Riverdale, Ga, the Sunday following last
Easter, and kept up through the spring
summer and fall, was finished last night
when Deputy Sheriff w. I. Pruatt of this
city captured Louis Crow, negro at
Pine Mountain, Sumter county, near the
Mississippi state line after a desperate
fight in the negros cabin.
Crow was brought to this city early
Wednesday morning by Deputy Sheriff
Pruatt and lodged in the county Jail
where he will be held awaiting the ar
rival of the Georgia authorities, who will
! charge him with shooting and killing
! Grady Chandle, another negro, at River
dale. about five miles from Atlanta last
! spring. Grow admitted to Deputy Pruatt
| that he had killed Chandle but said he
| did it in self defense. When seen at the
| jail he said he knew they would hang
| him when they got him back in Georgia
| Crow came to Admission Immediately after
| the shooting, and managed to get a job
| in the pipe shop, and stayed here until
about three months ago, when he found
that the Georgia detectives had got or
| his trail, and the night a deputy from
Riverdale arrived in Admission Crow left
| for parts unknown.
Congressman Fred L. Blackmon
who returned from Washington Mon
day. stated before leaving for Biz
mingham Wednesday that he will con-
tinue his fight for the repeal of the
| federal bankruptcy law, which has
1 been condemned by the Alabama Bank
ers' association, and against which
Mr.. Rlackman has been working for
| two years in Congress
| Il am meeting with considerable
| opposition from certain sources in the
east in my efforts to get the law re-
pealed." Mr.. Blackmon stated, but ]
| hold to the opinion that it is one of
| the most abused laws on the statutes;
and I have notified Chairman Webb
| that # the bill I introduced is not re-
| ported soon after Congress reconvenes
! l shall make a move to have the COM
mittee discharged in the consideration
| of the measure. If | can get 1t re-
ported I believe that I can secure
! enough votes to assure its passage in
| the House."
! Mr.. Blackmon states that he will
| also lend his ardent support to one
! Of the rural credits measures to be
! introduced after Christmas, and that
! he is working on another measure that
| he hopes will materialize in time to
| make an excellent New Year gift to
| the people of Admission, his home town.