The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04

montgomery, July o.-\ope- cial) Arrests in the Foukal lynching case at Bay Minette totaled 21 Thursday when five men, who are alleged to have either participated in the kill ing of Frank Foukal or knew of the existence of the agree ment to storm the jail at , o'clock in the morning, were taken into custody in Baldwin and Mobile counties.
 Horace Wilkinson, special assistant at torney general, who was detailed to the lynching case more than a week ago, ac- companied by deputies arrived in Mont gomery shortly after o'clock Thursday with nine men. They were taken to the county jail, where MT. Wilkinson cross examined them at length, taking the confessions of Lewis Bishop and others.
  cry jail are said to have told straight stories of their activities in the case. admitting they were members of the small mob that overpowered the sheriff and killed Frank Foukal as he slept in his cell at the Bay Minette jail Lewis Bishop. showing little concern in the case. is alleged to have told the assis- tant attorney general and other officers that he sought and killed Foukal because he believed "the law would release Foukal on bond.'' Foukal was in jail on a charge of Killing man named Bishop. relative |os Lewis Bishop. Names of the men follow:
 Capt. Herman Pierce, steamboat cap tain on Mobile bay; George Nelson. Dev- ereaux Nelson, John Johnson, Hudson Wright. Albert Lipscomb, Louis Bishop and Ciecero Nelson.
 Captain Pierce and Wright were ar rested in Mobile by the sheriff of Mo bile county assisted by deputy of Bald win county. Pierce is said to be widely known as a steamboat pilot, while Wright is in the grocery business of the Gul1 City.
 MT. Wilkinson said the two Mobile mer were in mob that agreed to go to the Baldwin county jail the Tuesday pre- vious to the lyncning of Foukal on Satur. day night. They at the eleventh hour re- fused to become parties to the crime and did not accompany the mob
 MOST SENSATIONAL CASE With the arrest of the five men Thurs day another dramatic chapter is writer in one of the most sensational murder cases in the history of the state Othei chapters are vet to be written. Th' grand jury of Baldwin county convenes in special session at Bay Minette or Monday to go into all the details of th' case It is said that almost all the in | habitants of Barnwell beat, Baldwin county have been summoned to appea ] before the grand jury and tell wha they know of the case.
 | Horace Wilkinson spoken of as one 0 1 the most powerful criminal lawyers in tn, state, will be at the grand jury ses l sion, assisting the jury in the detail and explaining the difficult phases o | it. He has been on the job at tn scene of the Iynching for more than week. His task is not complete until ; ! jury of Baldwin county citizens hav passed on the guilt or innocence of tn | members of the mob. The men will g 1 to the trial knowing they have confessed to having taken part in the killing o l k been thus shattered at the very be ginning.
 It developed Thursday that the mob hat ] planned to storm the jail on Tuesda. prior to the lynching on Saturday nigh about ? o'clock, June 21. Plans had beer laid, and at a fixed time the men wer' to ride to the jail in an automobile. Tim l came for the men to depart and ther' were only F. it is stated, of the 2l wh' had agreed to take the chance at tn jail.
 The 12 took the chance, it is alleged, ant killed the prisoner as he slept in hi cell
 | That the ''backbone" of the mob hal been broken, is the statement of the as sistant attorney general. There are othe , details to be worked out, he said. ane probably other arrests will he made. MT 1 Wilkinson will return to Baldwin coun | ty on Friday, July 4.
 The nine men were taken from tn Louisville and Nashville handcuffed to gether, and accompanied by the depu ties. went to the jail in three automo piles. They were smoking cigarettes an' laughing.