The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
Someone's Bloody Clothing Is Found Near Scene of
 Lawler Murder
EVIDENCE FOUND IN
 MALLS LOCKED DESK
Daly Hurries to Birmingham and Has Important Talk With Brooks. Posse Scours the
 M0untainside
By JACK BETHEA

Huntsville. June 20 - Special Charles M. Nails circuit clerk of Madi son county, surrendered this morning to Sheriff Phillips and tonight was on the way to Birmingham, where he will be lodged in solitary confinement on a warrant charging murder.
 Nails is wanted in connection with the murder of Judge w. T. | awler last Wednesday night
 A party of citizens, led by Detective James R. Daily of the attorney general $ office. this afternoon located hidden in the mountains two miles from the spot where Judge Lawler's body was found, DOT tions of half burned clothing which, it will be alleged were worn by a prin- cipal in the killing of Judge l.awle- on the night of the murder.
 CONTENTS OF DESK
 Solicitor Joseph R. Tate this morning forced open the private office of Nahs in the courthouse and found therein four revolvers. several pairs of brass hnucks, several heavy iron weights, a raincoat hat. tow sack. a pair of shoes end box of underwear. Papers in the desk were searched and some con- fscated by Solicitor Tate. officers de- clare that within the nea. "A hou.s D. D. Overton will be captured or will give himself up upon assurances of pre- tcotion.
 Valuable evidence was gfven by Percy Brooks, held in Birmlngha,n, to James R. Daily of, the attorney senerais of flee. who went to BirminS ham vester- day. s
 Such were the days developments in the Lawler case. In anothe- column is presented the death. undec mysterious circumstances, of Shelby s. Pie 4sants, wealthy lawyer of Hunts vile. News of the surrender of Nails was taken very calmly and had largely been dis counted by advance reports whi.h h said that he was willing to surr renGer. T,.e morning by conference he'd between c. T. Nails. father of the circuit court clerk. and Sheriff Phillips MT Nails was summoned in the regular panel of jurors. but was excused by Judge Fos- ter
 PREPARES TO SURRENDER
 MT. Nails told the sheriff that his son was prepared to surrender to the authorities if assured that adequats 8 any possible mob. His son, MT. Nails said, was perfectly innocent of what he was charged with and did not fear the law. He did fear, however. the feeling of the crowds on the Huntsville streets MT. Nails was assured that his son would be given adequate protection by the troops and that. in fact, he would not be brought to Huntsville at the present time. Arrangements were then made for his surrender.
 Shortly after noon Sheriff Phillips buckled on revolver and. accompanied by Deputy Sheriffs G. H. Taylor and w. P. Hampton. went out the Whites burg pike. on which the elder Nails lives. In the meantime party of po- lice officers left Huntsville for an un- known destination and passed the sher- ifs car going at high rate of speed. They did not stop at the Nails resi- dence, however, but continued past and were out of sight when Sheriff Phillips N. Nails walked out of the house and sur rendered without a word He was placed in Deputy Taylor's care and the sheriff with Taylor left immediately for Birmingham via Guntersville and Albertville.
 Solicitor Tate this afternoon notified Sheriff Batson that no one was to have access to the prison except on presen- tation of an order signed by Solicitor Tate and Solicitor Thompson. He will to be allowed to communicate with no one.
 SEARCH MOUNTAINSIDE
 Chief Bodeker. Solicitor Tate and De- tective Daily accompanied by a posse of citizens, perhaps 50 strong, went out on the Whitesburg pike this afternoon to a
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