The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-23
YERBY IS ARRESTED
ON TWO CHARGES.
WHILE IN HOSPITAL.
Dairyman Makes Bond in
Daniels Case at 2::30
O'clock Thursday
Afternoon

W, NJ. VERIFY, Mt. Pinson dairyman,
infirmary at 2:30 o'clock Thursday
afternoon by Deputy Sheriffs Bad
ger, Jones and Ball on two charges
for alleged implication in the kid
naping and attempted flogging of
Ed Herman Daniels, North Birming-
ham, negro taxi DIR er, the night of
February ~. Yerby Immediately
made bonds totaling $4,000 for his
appearance in criminal court to an
swer the charges.
Indictments charging assault with
intent to murder and kidnapping We're
returned against VERIFY by the grand
jury last week. He is also suspected
of being a member of the party
which abducted aid flogged DR.. J.
d. Bowling, county and city health
officer, last May. His connection
with this case is under investigation
by the grand jury at the present
time and a report Is expected when
that body convenes Monday.
1t was through VERIFY that the al
legged adbuctors of Daniels were dis
covered and the investigation Of the
Bowling flogging reopened. Late on
ceived a report from Daniels that he
had been kidnapped by four men rep
resenting themselves rs officers. Ac-
cording to Daniels he was blind
folded and placed in an automobile
where two men held pistols against
his head He seized one of the pis
tolls and made his escape when the
car in which he was held prisoner
struck a rough spot in the road. He
leaped from the car and engaged in
a gun battle with his alleged adj
buctors.
simultaneously police were in
formed that VERIFY had been taken
to the South Highlands infirmary
suffering from pistol wounds. Inves
tigating officers learned that Yerby
had been taken to the infirmary by
Porter n. Newman. Acipco plumber.
Newman was arrested as a danger
Gus and suspicious character and
guard was placed over Yerby. In
dictments We're returned against
them Saturday by the grand jury.
Downing Case ReOpened.
Meanwhile the investigation of the
Bowling flogging was reopened.
Newman was identified at the city
jail Friday afternoon by Annie
Laurie Lghtner. negro maid, en-
ployed by DIR. Bowling, s the man
who asked for DIR. Bowling the night
he was abducted Saturday New
man was arrested for his alleged
connection in the Daniels kidnap-
ing and removed to the county Jail
by Chief Deputy Sheriff Henry Hill.
The grand jury. which had been
released until March 5. following its
return of 40 indictments in open
court Saturday, was resummoned
Monday by Solicitor Jim Davis. It
undertook an investigation of the
Bowling flogging. Tuesday after
noon Newman was released on bonds
aggregating $4,000 after a writ of
heabes corpus had been issued by
Judge Harrington p. Hefln direct
ing city authorities to release him
on a charge of suspicion which had
been placed against him on the coun-
ty Jail slate.
Following its investigation Mon
day the grand jury recessed until
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock to
reconvene to hear additional testi-
mony and vote on indictments in the
Bowling abduction This plan was
abandoned and the meeting post
poned until Monday, when Solicitor
Davis was called from the city We'd
nesday night. Nothing could be
learned at his home or his office
Thursday as to his whereabouts. 1t
is understood that he will return
Sunday night.
VERIFY is convalescing at the South
Highlands infirmary and is recover
ing rapidly from wounds alleged to
have been inflicted by Daniels, hos
pital authorities stated Thursday. He
has made no statement since enter
ing the hospital except to declare
that he shot himself accidentally.
His trial and the trial of Newman
for the alleged kidnapping of Daniels
probably will be set during April.