The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
ALLEGED LEADERS OF MOB WILL BE
 TRIED THURSDAY
Seven Men Arrested and Placed Under BOnd-Ne- gro In Serious COndi-
 tion and May Die

City officials continue to round up men who are charged with being the ring leaders of the mob that attempted to lynch Ephram Hardin. thirty-year-old negro, Saturday night following his ar rest.
 Earl Davis of East Lake was arrested last night by Detectives Brewer and De- Groat on two charges of disorderly con- duct, aggravated. He was placed in the city jail and his bond was fixed at s6oo automobile and attempted to speak to the mob in front of the Hillman Hotel Davis states that he did not come to town until after most of the rioting was over.
 Seven men have been arrested in con- nection with the rioting. The cases are set for Thursday afternoon at 80 o'clock before Police Recorder Henry J. Mar tin. Detectives stated last night that other men would be arrested in connec- ton with the rioting today or tomorrow.
 ALLOWED BOND
 William H. Alexander, who runs a col lection agency in connection with law firm. was allowed to make bond in the sum of s60o yesterday after being de- night. Officers claim that Alexander was the spokesman of the crowd that gathered in Woodrow Wilson Park after the mob left the city hall and made the rounds of the hotels, demanding that negro bellboys be discharged. Alexander. affirms that he was trying to quiet the mob
 Oscar V. Hunt. photographer, at 2l9ls North Twentieth street, was arrested shortly before noon yesterday by Detec- tive Sergeant C. c. Giles on a charge of disorderly conduct, aggravated. Officers state that he was one of the leaders of the mob that stormed the city jail. He was allowed bond at $200
 Pierce Fleming, Ernest Cawthorn. Wal ter Honeycutt and w. o. Goodman were also arrested on disorderly conduct charges in connection with the rioting. They have been allowed bond
 CONDITION SERIOUS
 E,phriam Hardin, the negro who was shot in the back and badly beaten up by the mob Saturday night. is still in a st rious condition at the Hillman hospital. It was found necessary by physicians Sunday afternoon to perform an opera tion He is at the point of death and little hope is held out for his recovery.
 Other persons injured in the trouble on Second avenue and at, the city jail were reported better last night. A.. W. smith. 25lS Fifth avenue. north. who received a dangerous stab in the breast when the negro ran amuck. is rapidly improving at the Hillman hospital. where he was carried following the trouble Saturday night.
 Mrs Charles Baer of the Whitfield apartments on Fifth avenue, who received a bullet through her ankle, was able to be up and about yesterday. Mrs. Baer Is believed to have been hit by the same bullet which passed through the body of Hardin, the negro. C. A. DeFuniak, dep- uty constable, 704 West Twentieth street, fired a shot which is believed to have been the one that struck the negro and then passed through the ankle of Mrs. Baer.
 GRAND JURY
 When the Jefferson county grand jury is empanelled early in July it will be called upon to investigate the lawless outbreak on Saturday night. In the mean time Solicitor Joseph R. Tate and his as- sistants are working in an effort to place the responsibility for melting the riot
 As many witnesses as possible will be before the grand jury. ac- ccrding to MT. Tate, who declared follow ing a conference with Chief of Police T. J. Shirley and Chief of Detectives Eddie Lyons that the police force would handle the cases growing out of the visitations to hotels by gro1ps of men who demand- ed the discharge of beliboys, while the grand jury will take charge of the riot proper
 I've realize we are fighting hard but we are making every effort to place the blame on the person or persons responsible for the lawlessness, said Mr. Tate "and every possible clue will be run down relatives to the in- ;tigators-"