The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-10
MANAGERS PLAN
 WEEKLY MEETING
Problem of Trustees Sys- tenn of Industrial Bank
 ing to Be Discussed

Department managers of the Trustees Loan and Guaranty company have per fected organization of a club which pro- poses to meet weekly for discussion of the problems of the trustee system of industrial banking. The first meeting will be held Monday night at the Hotel Tutwiler, when J. G. Born, manager Of the loan department of the trustee com pany, will be guest at a dinner.
 A new chairman and secretary will be named at each consecutive meeting.
 Charter members of the organization are: J. G. Born and F. D. Nicholson of the auditing department, E. M. Law of the sales department, w. C.. McLane, manager of the travelling representatives; S. P. Bragg, manager of the service contract department; Thomas M. Allen, manager of the advertising department, and w. k. Hammers, adjustment man. ager.
 J. c. Corcoran, president of the Trus- tees company, and G. J. Badger, general manager of the securities department, were present at the organization meet ing of the managers and made ad- dresses
 ploye that gave the officers the where abouts of the negro girl and led to the ultimate arrest.
 'The negro who gave me the informa- ton deserves a lot of credit said MT. Rochester last night. His information saved a good mans name"
 MRS. WILKES FUNERAL
 HELD YESTERDAY
 Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Fred Wilkes were conducted yester- day at noon from the private chapel of John Undertaking company. Interment followed in Walnut Grove cemetery. She is survived by her husband. who is em- ployed i'll Anniston; her father, J. l.. Nails, and two sisters, Miss Edna Nails of Birmingham and another who resides in California. Mrs. Wilkes had been for the past five years recording clerk in the office of Probate Judge J. P. Stiles, and was regarded as quiet and unas- suming and an excellent clerk.
 Circumstantial evidence received body blow last night by the arrest and con fession of Bertha Ridgeway to the killing of Mrs Wilkes, according to the frank statements of police and county officials.
 We believed Wheelock guilty" stated Detectives Brown and Cartwright, we dc not wish to make any excuses. If ever there was circumstantial evidence pointing to the guilt of a man it was in the case of MT. Wheelock. We are more than glad to admit that we have made mistake, and we congratulate Mir. Wheelooz on the fact that the negro girl was cal tured."
 His friends may say what they please" said Deputy Chris Hartsfield, at the courthouse last night, but tunes are changed, according to the occasion. It was my opinion that circumstances pointed to Wheelocl's guilt and now that he is proved innocent make the frank statement that it Will take me long time before I ever again take any stock in crcumstantial evidence
 WHEELOCK TALKS
 AMONG HIS FRIENDS
 As for Mir Wheelock, himself as he stood shaking hands with his friends he said:
 "Gentlemen, truth is indeed stranger than fiction. I know that all my friends believed my statement but to the world it perhaps was doubted. However want to thank everyone for standing by me. never knew I had so many friends until I got in frouble. It was my friends that got me out. and it is to them that I give all the credit. I thank you, thank you, thank you.
 And Wheelock with his arms around his nearest companions greeted his friends warmly. His voice shook and while there were no tears in his eyes there were in the eyes of his friends.
 To the newspaper men present MT. WEeelock said
 Boys you have treated me fairly and kindly. Tell that little lady, Winnie Free nan, of my sincere appreciation for her be lief in my innocence which she printed in The Age-Herad this morning. Her story helped great deal and all of your efforts helped me as I got fair shake tLrous shout
 BRADLEY'S STORY WAS REALLY CORRECT
 While the officers were piecing together the story of the negro girl and that of Wheelock it was adduced that J. L.. Bradley, of ii90 Twenty-fourth street.
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