The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-22
SHAkE-UP IN LIST.
OFFICIALS RESULTS
IN BLOW IN FACE
B. [. Belts Relieved by Mime
sofa Officer to Establish
Complete System
at Prison"
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us man for use during the organ
ization period.
Temporary Change
Mr.. Sullivan recommended Mr.
Talley and agreed to lend the state
his services for short time, it being
understood that Mr.. Talley would
cons to Eiiby prison and remain
here not longer than January 1. Mr..
Tallsy Is = native of South Carolina
and has been connected with the
Minnesota prison for Is years He
arrived Monday and Mr.. Pittman no
titled Mr.. Belts that Mr.. Tallcy
would become deputy warden tenn
porarily and Mr.. Belts would be made
night captain of the guard. the
change being effective December /
Mr.. Belts regarded this as de-
motion and rendered his resignation.
Later In the afternoon / went TO
the prison and Mr.. Belts called me
into the corridor of the administers
ton building, said something which
did not understand and then struck
me one time. Warden Pittman was
nearby and prevented further blows
Mr.. Belts statement was that he
had not been advised that another
man would take his place until 4
o'clock Monday afternoon, three
hours after Mr.. Talley had reported
for duty.
AT that time Warden Pittman ad-
vised me that he had been instructed
by Warden General Feagin to tell
me that had been denoted to night
captain of the guard and that Tai
Law ~ a nv Nv
warden I at once handed the war
den my resignation. sri
I waited at the9prison until Ward
en- General Feagin arrived about s
o'clock. I told the warden general
] felt like he has not trated me right
in putting another man In my place
without any previous notice and
after I had been serving tho state
scme time. then told the
warden general had resigned. The
warden general told me he felt like
/ had received square deal.
Struck In Face
II then grabbed him in the collar
with my left hand and struck him
in the face with my. open right hand
and his hat fell off. Then Warden
Pittman grabbed me. Mr.. Feagin
after I struck him. told me to get
out or he would have me arrested"
Mr. Belts said he had been reliably
informed that Mr.. Talley would be
made warden of the prison when Mr..
Pittman resigned to become sheriff
of Bullock county, position to
which he was elected November z.
He further said he had been connected
With tho prison since construction
work was started and was promoted
from Foreman of<a gang OF conuicts
10 deputy warden about seven months
ago by Warden General Feagin on
The Recommendation of Warden Pitt
man. 49,
Warden General Feagin said the re-
portss that Mr.. Talley would be made
warden to succeed Mr.. Pittman was
not correct as the state had only
obtained his services temporarily
and Mr.. Talley would return to the
Minnesota prison when the proper
system has been established at the
Alabama prison. He also said 1t was
not correct that Mr.. Belts had ever
been appointed deputy warden. but he
had been acting as deputy warden
for several months.
The warden general said specifical-
" that the change at the prison had
no connection with the investiga-
tion of the escape of Roy Dickerson,
bank robber. from Kilby prison last
week.
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