The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10
ID BE SENTENCED
 APRIL 30, STATED
 BY JUDGE EVANS
Number of Alabama Men Are Among Those Found Guilty of ConSpiring to Rob
 Express Company
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
 Macon, Ga, April 9.--After delih erating for 2S hours jury in fedora court late today returned verdicts O guilty on all five charges of the in dictment against 36 persons accuse of conspiracy to rob the Americal Railway Express company of propert. valued at more than $1,000,000.
 The list of defendants included
 not only express messengers and agents in Georgia and Alabama, but also conductors, baggagemen,
 nevvn butchers, negro porters, ga- rage owners and hotel proprietors. The conductors were some of the
 best known in the southeast.
 W. A Hughes, messenger. furnished ! the bulk of evidence for the govern mant. He was on the stand for nearl, week and told of transactions il goods stolen while Tn transit witt l practically all of the accused men Hughes confessed to numerous thefts Four of the 64 persons indicted wer never arrested; nine were found guilt, by the jury; nine verdicts of not guilt. were directed by Judge Beverly E Evans; five pleaded guilty, and on ! case was mol pressed.
 THOSE FOUND GUILTY
 Those found guilty are; c. n. 1 Baker. baggagemaster, Albany, Ga.; | W. w. Barbee. messenger, Albany, ] Ga.; 0. B. Baldwin, fIagman, AL
 bany. Ga; Henry Barlow. news l butcher, Macon; M. E- Bowdoin,
 messenger, Atlanta; W. F. Hummer, 1 Chancey, express agent, Hartford,
 Ala; Walter Critic, negro porter,
 Macon; Lee Dix, baggagemaster.
 messenger, College Park, Ca; R. c.
 agent. 0gietbOrpe; Troop Floyd, l Macon; K. F. Dunaway, express negro porter. Macon; William
 Hackney, bagEngemaster. Mont
 Eomery, sAIa.; King Hardy, con-
 ductor, Albany. Ga; J. 0. Hood,
 agent, Cuthbert. Ga; Charlie Hum
 ter, baggagemaster, Macon; A. G.
 Johnson. agent, SmithviiI-, Ga; J. H.. Johnson, baggaEemaster, Macon;
 Charlie Johnson, conductor, AI-
 bnny, Ga; 0. c. Johnson, transfer
 clerk, SmifhviIIe, Ga.; W. V. Kim
 breII. baggagemasterl, Albany, Ga;
 c. E. Langford, messenger. War
 renton. Ga; J. c. Arthur, messen-
 ger, Americus, Ga,;.N N. T. MeFin-
 non. conductor. Is5tsan, Ala; Dan i MeLendon, conductor, FIoraIa, Ala,
 R. $. McMichael, messenger, Mont gomcry, Ala; c. Fs McMiIIan, mes- | sengcr, Woodward, Ala; ". G. Mix | on, agent, Ozark, Ala, J. F Morris.
 fiagmnn, Albany. Ga.; c. W. Pierce,
 messenger, Macon; J. N. Smith, con- ductor, Maconj o. l.. Smith, flag
 man, Albany, Gn.; w. w. Wood,
 bagEnEemastcr, Macon; Eugene G.
 Stovail, messenger, Union Springs, Ala; R. J. Gardner, messenger,
 Hampton, Ala; Ed Knox, negro ex-
 press helper, Arlington, Ga.; II. l.. Rocker, messenger. Miilen, GH.
 FOUND NOT GUILTY
 The jury brought in q verdict of nc guilty in the cases of Charlie Burgess garage proprietor, Florala, Ala; Wi Driggers, garage man, Florala. Ala; { L. Hall, conductor. Albany. Ga.; l.. I Knight, baggagemaster. Macon; W. ' Meeks, conductor. Macon; l.. B. Roger transfer man, Albany. Ga.; M. II. sher pard, depot agent, Albany, Ga. w { Simpson, agent, Union Springs, Ala M. F. Stokes, messenger. Boston, Ga
 Judge Evans directed verdicts of nc guilty in the cases of l.. c. Cason, bal Der, Florala, Ala. c. M. Crosson, Floi ala, Ala; W. F. Hosey merchant, Al lanta; Marvin Eastwood, hotel mar ager, F1orala, Ala; w T. Prestwoo Florala. Ala; Ed Bedding, merchan Macon; Joshua Stewart, Florala, Ala J R. Radney. express agent, Columbi Ala. Carlos Jordan, Florala,, Ala
 On plea of misnomer Judge Evar mol pressed the case against w. Hodge.
 Those who pleaded guilty at the be ginning of the trial were: l.. M Aisa , brook, express messenger, Eufaul. 2 Ala. R. c. Crimson, messenger, Miliel Ga; c. H. Condrey, messenger, Atlant Ga; W. c. Greene, messenger and ager , at Eatonton. Ga; W. A. Hughes, eS press messenger, Atlanta, Ga. \ ON TRIAL MONTH
 The case has been on trial for fou weeks, witnesses from all parts of tn United States have taken the witnes stand.
 During the governments presenta tion of evidence it was shown ths there was a system of signals used the conspiracy "Will he rider was query to determine whether a perso alluded to was "all right" the "a l right" being an answering signal.
 Judge Evans announced that h would sentence the convicted person on Saturday. April 50.
 Tn sentencing you I will take int consideration that though you wer found guilty on five counts, it wa really all one transaction." Jude Evans said. q will sentence you as } it were all one count
 The maximum sentence is two year in the penitentiary or a fine of $10, ,oC or both Judge Evans told the juror that they were exempted from jur service for four years. Immediatel after the verdict two express var moved up to the federal building an began to carry away the great mass ( ''eyidence.''