The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-12
SLAIN CONV|CTS
HADD|RKSAND
ALSODYNAM|TE
Plan of Men to Escape Only
Learned Ten Minutes Be-
fore-AIl Had Long
Records
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD.
Montgomery. Ala. Nov. II

An official report of the kill
ing of two convicts and the wounding
of three others in an attempt to es-
cape from Flat Top mines Friday
night, was not received at the convict
department Saturday but Charles R.
David, warden, reported on the tele-
phone that the plan to escape was
discovered less than 10 minutes be-
fore the convicts made their dash for
liberty. Dirks and dynamite were
found in the possession of the men
after the escape had been prevented.
Montgomery county sentenced one
of the convicts killed, while the other
was sent up from Mobile county.
H. A. johnson, the Montgomery man,
was convicted in 1920 of burgarly in
four cases.
George Matthews, the other con-
Wet killed, was convicted in Mobile
county. He is wanted in Texas and
during his operation in Alabama went
under the aliases of John Burke and
J. T.. Barfield.
Another convict who figured in the
stunt was Lemmie Kinney of Dale
county, who was convicted OF statu-
tory offense and sentenced here to
rs years after trial that attracted
statewide interest.
Life and As Years
Clarence Reeves. one of the
wounded, was looked upon by the
public department as one OF the most
desperate men in the state prison
Reeves total sentences aggregated
lime time and As years. He was given
life sentence for murder and sem
fenced to As years for robbery in two
cases in Jefferson county. At one
time Reeves was confined in the fed
40. 4. -
Leayenworth. He escaped from the
penitentiary in September, 1921, but
was recaptured four months later in
Little Rock.
Frank Cook, alias J. M. Cosby, who
was slightly injured in the fight,
was convicted of highway robbery
and given life sentence in the JEFF
ferson circuit court. Cook had led
two unsuccessful attempts to escape.
CONNECTS RECAPTURED
The three state convicts, Floyd
Moseley of Jefferson. Paul Jones of
Mobile, and Monroe Daley of Mon
roe, who escaped from the Wetump-
ka prison Thursday night were be-
hind the bars again Saturday. AZ
ter being trailed "a hours Jones and
Daley were captured late Friday
night, while Moseley was taken Sat-
urday morning. Moseley was serving
rs years for robbery; Jones Is years
for burglary, and Daley 20 years for
statutory offense.
CELEBRATE ARMIsTICE
Montgomery quit business Satur-
day and celebrated Armistice Day
with the greatest number of visitors
to the city in many years. The Wis
itors were attracted by the football
game between Auburn and Tulane,
which resulted in a victory for Au-
burn by score of 10 to o.
The celebration started with . pa
rade through the streets of Mont
gomery, arranged by the Montgomery
post of the American Legion. A
crowd estimated at more than TO-
900 lined the streets during the pa
rade. Students of Auburn and Tu-
lane attracted to Montgomery by the
game. Joined in the parade, as did the
Auburn band.
Following the game, the Mont
gomery post of the American Legion
staged THE Battle of No Mans
Land" which was arranged to por-
tray tho realism OF the battle front
just preceding the armistice. The
demonstration was held at Cramton
Bowl.