The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-25
BAIRD LYNCH|NG PROBE REbEGINS
 AT JASPER TODAY
Reindictment of Accused Men and Probably Several 0th- CTS Expected-Final Re-
 port Due Saturday

Jasper. February Special )-The special Walker county grand jury, inn paneled to investigate the lynching of William Baird, young miner, who was taken from the local county jail Jan- nary 13 and shot to death by a band of masked mobbers, will reconvene at g o'clock tomorrow morning. From all indications the following results may be expected:
 approximately 20 witnesses, includ- ing Major Fallow, Lieutenant Page and four other soldiers will be ex- amined.
 Indictments will be returned against Sergt Robert Lancaster, Sergt. Glenn Stephens and seven other members Of Company M, Tuscaloosa guards, now in jail and formerly indicted for muder- ing young Baird.
 Also, there is probability that three or four others, not previously in dieted. will be included in the batch of indictments to be returned at the pres ent special session. The identity of these prospective defendants has been too closely guarded to even admit of speculation and there is a probability that they will not be accused of first degree murder.
 REPORT SATURDAY
 The report. it is expected, will be returned to Judge Thomas F. Sowell of the Walker county circuit court shortly before noon Saturday, and, it is believed. the jury will be finally dis missed at that time.
 This forecast. of course, is based solely upon rumors in circulation in Jasper today but they apparently have logical bases and are generally re- garded as substantially correct The witnesses will be hustled through the inquisitorial mill with speed that has caused the present special grand jurors and their advisory attorney. Judge Horace C. Wilkinson, special attorney general appointed to prosecute the al- legged lynchers, to become famous for thorougnness and strict and impartial attention to duty.
 It was announced here today that Judge Sowell had arranged the crimi- nal docket of his court for the two weeks beginning March z. That means that the defendants in the lynchins case will not be tried for at least 30 days. There also is probability that the delay will be much longer in that it is understood, Judge Sowell has docketed the trials of the state against the 23 men now in prison, charged with murdering Leon Adler, general manager of the Corona Coal company ana lepuly EdTi EuSll, QuIiIS pdtlle near Patton Junction last Septenber. These trials, it is believed. will re- quire several weeks if the state dis poses of all the cases.
 JASPER RELIEVED
 Also there is possibility that even further delay will be caused in the argument of motion for a change ol venue, assuming that the counsel for the accused guardsmen seek change It is known that Judge Wilkinson is thoroughly convinced that a fair trial can be had in Walker county. and that he will resist the motion with every legal recourse at his command. He permitted the motion for a change to go by default at the time the prisoners originally were arraigned, and the cases sent to Hamilton, Marion county.
 Jasper was a busy, bustling com- munity today as far as uniforms were concerned. Military neadquarters, which have been under command of Col. Dallas Smith at this point for the last several months, broke camp pre- paratory to reporting at Birmingham for final demobilization. All the sol- diers, with the exception of the few subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury tomorrow. were sent to general headquarters at Birmingham.
 Jasper, the central point of the min- ing zone, feels and shows freedom of responsibility. Business men and citi- zens generally candidly admit a xenu- inc relief. And the reasons are mani- fest.