The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-17
TEN MEMBERS OF
 COMPANY IN JAII,

Ten members of Company N,
 Alabama national guard, including
 five noncommissioned officers, are
 in the county jail following n two
 day investigation by state military
 and civilian authorities of the
 lynchinE of Will Baird. a miner,
 which occurred in Jasper, in Wall
 ker county, Iast Thursday morn
 Ing.
 The arrest of seven of the men fol- lowed statement made by a young private of this company whose name was withheld by Judge Wilkinson. The other three men were arrested at the terminal station just before midnight, following confession which Leslie West made to Judge Wilkinson.
 The seven men lodged in jail early in the evening are: Sergts. Glenn l.. Stephens, Robert J. Lancaster, Corps. Joseph W. Key, Manley F.. Sexton and Privates William r. Hanby, James Franklin and Ernest w Speed, all 10 7 Tuscaloosa.
 The three who were brought
 back from the terminal station as
 the company was about to leave
 for Tuscaloosa are: BugIer Rich-
 ardsOn, Private Roy Patton and
 Sergeant Cox.
 The investigation, which has been in progress here for two days, also re- suited in the rearrest of Private Claude Springer. whn vas arrested the morn- ing after the 1ynehing but released Saturday night. Private Springer was taken into custody by members of the state law enforcement department shortly after nightfall Sunday, as he was preparing to leave the city for the military camp at Redwood park
 INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
 Mem he of "a fnu ri mittee appointed by Gov Thomas E. kilby, consists of Assistant Attorney General Horace c. Wilkinson, Brig Gen. Robert E. Steiner Chief Law En- forcement Officer Conrad w. Austin and Maj. Lucien Brown
 Every member of Company M.
 who was on duty i'm the Walker
 county coal fields mt the time Win
 Baird wns lynched, was closely
 questioned by the investigation
 committee throughout Saturday and Sunday. Several civilians re-
 siding in the Jasper vicinity were
 nlso questioned. hut no evidence that members of Company M par- ticipated in the Iynehing wns pre- scented until the statement of the young private was made shortly
 after o'clock yesterday after noon.
 This youH.s soldier furnished the committee with information which led to the arrest of the seven soldiers and the rearrest of Private Claude Springer Several hours after the body of will Baird was found near Jasper, Private Springer was taken into custody along with Taxicab Driver Leslie West. whr is now confined in the county jail
 Both of these men were carried before Gov. Thomas E. Kilby and Attorney General J. e. smith. Friday, and re- turned here Saturday night. Will Baird. the lynched striking miner was being held in the Walker county iai following the murder of private James Morris of Company M, who shot nd lkisled miner nAtntd Northcutt. father. in-law of Baird's. in December Following the~double tragedy. which re suited in the death of both the, soldi4, and miner, Baird was arrested by Sherss Claude Guttery of that county. ens lodged in the county pail.
 l Last Thursday morning at an eart, hour the Walker county jail was stormer lby armed men who overpowered the jail Ter, secured Baird, and shot him to deatI Ion the outskirts of Jasper. After the arrest of Springer and West 1.-the governor ordered former Judge Hor
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