The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-30

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that the borrowers stated to him that
the money was to be given to Mr.. Evans
for getting Ben Smith out of the peni-
tertiary. However, the Hughes boys
themselves, deny that they gave any rea-
son for borrowing this money. Ben Smith
testified before the board that his
nephews had been in the habit of fur
nishing him money from time to time
since his Imprisonment. The evidence of
M. w. H. Wright, an attorney Of Bloc
ton, shows that he was paid $50 for serv-
ices rendered towards procuring parole
for Mr.. Smith. The statement of r. d.
Hughes conceded with that of Mr.
Wright
AS in the Ike Powell case, we have no
evidence from anyone who had any
knowledge of Mr. Evans receiving 500,
or any amount, from Ben Smith or any OF
his relatives or anyone else for his in
fluence towards securing Ben Smiths re-
lease from prison. Warden Evans stated
the early part of December, 1916 in COM
pany with Ben Smith, in the interest of
obtaining a parole for Ben Smith, but
that he received no compensation what
ever. The only thing developed which
had semblance of remuneration was
that Ben Smith paid both of their hotel
bills at the Exchange hotel, but that this
was offset by Evans buying their return
tickets home Ben Smiths statement cor
roborates what Mrs Evans said.
COMMON CHARGE INVESTIGA TED
Regarding Anderson Conner, upon in
vestigation, we find that this man is still
confined in Lucille mines, and is life
time convict. We questioned Justice OF
the Peace w. p Mcqueen as to Anderson
Conner having deposited $50 with him to
be paid to Mr.. Evans in the event Con-
nor should obtain a parole or pardon;
also as to Mr.. McQueen's promise to loan
Anderson Conner an additional $40 to be
paid over to Mr.. Evans, making total
of $50 in all. Mr.. Mcqueen stated that he
had no knowledge whatever of any agree
ment between Anderson Conner and
Evans, relative to Evans obtaining
parole for Conner, but that on one oc-
casion Anderson Conner deposited $50
with him for safekeeping, stating that ne
did not care to carry the money around
the prison in his clothes and that sub
sequently Anderson Conner collected this
money from him to send to his wife, who
was sick and unable to work Anderson
Conner confirmed this statement, but
states that when he went to the postof-
flee to send the money, that he received
a letter from his wife, stating that her
condition was improved, and that she
would be able to go to work, and that he
then took the $50 and deposited it with
J. d. Evans. warden, who still has the
money in his possession, subject to Con-
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a tendency to show that there was any
kind of an agreement which had existed
between Anderson Conner and j. D.
Evans by which Evans was to receive
compensation in. the event he should OBJ
tain a pardon or parole for Anderson
Conner.
Upon a thorough investigation relative
to Convict John Hall having given War
den Evans worthless check in consid-
Grafton of services. rendered by Evans to-
| wards securing parole for Hail. we
| failed to find any evidence whatever
that any such check was in existence
and that DIR. Collins ever went to Jasper
on any such mission pertaining to a
worthless check or any other check Of
any character. The records obtained from
your office and also the evidence we OBJ
| tanned does not. show that Mr.. Evans
cut any figure in securing Jonn Hall s
parole. directly or indirectly.
CRUELTY CHARGE NOT PROVED
4 Relative to cruelty reported to Lucille
Mines, we investigated the case of Win
| Wooten, who the grand jury reported as
4 having died in the mines with heart
| trouble. and the evidence showed tho t
up to the day of the mans death his phy-
| steal condition was apparently good, as
per the statement made by the local
! physician. A. X Collins. Dr. Collins fur
| Their stated that ,on one occasion. just
. prior to this conviet's death he had the
negro to strip in the hospital and made u
Thorough physical examination and could
not detect any ailment aside from the
heart trouble referred to. Warden Ev-
| ans testified that it was the rule of his
camp to have the physician in charge to
pass upon the. condition or any convict
claiming that he was sick and unable to
work, and in case the physician decided
that the convict was taking, he was re-
turned to the mine for duty. ON the 9TH
er hand. II the convict. in the opinion Of
! the physician, was sick and unable to
4 work. he was excused and sent to the
hospital for treatment; and this comedies
with what Mr.. Boone had to say in con-
nection with the case. This matter was
| Immediately investigated by DIR. r. A.
| Smith, physician Inspector. who went
| into the matter thoroughly in reference
to Willy Wooten's dying in the mines
with heart trouble.
| with reference to Joe Kendrick. who
it was reported was required to work in
the mines with a broken arm. DR.. Col
Inns. the physician in charge. discaims
any knowledge of any convict having
been required to work in the mines with
a broken arm. Warden Evans testified
that his attention was called to Joe Ken-
bricks condition and that he made an
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