The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
WILD SPECULATION NOW RAMPANT IN
 JASPER SECTION
Scores of Witnesses Are Sum- moned and Startling Informa- ton Expected When Cor
 oner's Jury Reconvenes

Jasper, January l5.--(SPe- cial. )-The situation in Jasper and throughout this section of the strike zone as a result of the lynching of William Baird, young miner charged with the murder of James Morris, guardsman, is becoming more tense because of the absolute lack of announced develop ments.
 Speculations of the widest char
 acter are rampant, but throughout
 the confusion of guess and rumors
 the sheriff, coroner, solicitor and
 military officials are working si- < lentIy. They positively refuse to in-
 timate possibilities. Whether nr-
 rests are contemplated within
 short time, or whether reported
 swarm clues- have proven entirely
 wrong cannot be learned. It is cer-
 tain, however, that the strain will
 shortly snap--just where is prob
 IematicaI.
 PRISONERS REMOVED
 Sheriff Claude Cutlery has trans ferred seven other miner prisoners those held in connection with the kill ing of Leon Adler and Earl Edgili last September--to the Jefferson county jail in Birmingham.
 There is n general sentiment here,
 also that the examination by Gov
 ernor kiIby and the attorney gen.
 eraI at Montgomery today of Clyde
 Springer, soldier. and Leslie West
 taxi driver, taken into custody in
 connection with the affair, devei-
 oped material information. This,
 too, K but speculation, but it is
 known that William Dodd, an uncle
 of the murdered hoy, vHs in long
 distance communication with Cow
 ernor Kiiby today. although the re
 suIt of their conference hns not
 been announced.
 AWAIT INQUEST
 The streets in Jasper were filled to- day with more than the usual crowd of miners. Their conversation was al most exclusively concerning the lynch ling. The citizenship, outside the min ing element, are equally excited and are determined that the guilty must be brought to adequate justice It is thought that the inquiry of the coroner's jury Monday will de- veIop some startling information. Scores Of witnesses have been sum- ,poned to appear. These witnesses, it is understood, reside as n whole along the route taken by the lynch CTS and those who live In the yi- cinity of the spot where Baird was riddicd with bullets. It is rumored that many of those subpOenaed ac- tualIy saw the fynching cars and heard the fusiilade of 25 or more
 shots.
 There was a general discussion here today of subscribing to reward which might encourage quicker action in ap- pretending the slayers- Baird, the vic tim has a large number of wealthy reIa lives living in Walker county, and these relatives, like their victim kins- man, have a large number of substan- 1 tfal and influential friends. It is prob able the reward will be offered in the event that the authorities fail to an- nounce some progress.
 EXAMINED BY GOVERNOR ! Montgomery January b. (Special) Clyde Springer national guardsman, l and Leslie West, chauffeur, held as material witnesses in the investigation 1 of the lynching of William Baird, .union miner who was taken from { the Walker county jail and shot 1 to death early Friday morning, were i;ntarrox-atod h., Governor kilby at the