The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-20
JEFFERSON JURY
IS EXPECTED To
INDICT FIVE MEN
Downing Case Witnesses
Heard and Adjournment Is
Taken Until Next Friday
Afternoon
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o'clock Monday afternoon he should
me released. Officers failed to COM
ply with the order.
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Bonds For Newman Filled
Newman remained in his cell at
the county jail Monday despite the
fact that bonds for his release have
been filed since his arrest Saturday
afternoon on charges of kidnapping
and assault with intent to murder.
They Will be presented, it Is said,
when the grand Jury takes some ac-
ton in the Bowling investigation, or
when the city places a formal charge
against him, for which bond can be
made.
When Newman was arrested at the
city Jail Saturday afternoon, where
he was confined on a dangerous and
suspicious" charge, lefty officials
were reluctant to give him up. Two
city officers accompanied Chief Dep
uty Sheriff Henry Hill to the county
Jail in order to rearrest Newman if
he should be released on bond. 1t is
said that a friend waiting at the war
denis office with bonds prepared re-
fused to present them upon seeing
the city officers. Newman's friends
state that they prefer to have him
in the county Jail than in the city
jail.
When seen at the county jail Mon
day Newman refused to make a
statement other than to deny any
completely with the Bowling fog
ging. He declared that he would
make a statement later and would
make proper defense to the charge
later. Newman expects to be indicted
in connection with the Bowling
flogging on the strength of the tes-
timony on the Dowlings maid. He
would not divulge the nature of his
defense.
VERIFY, who is still confined to
the South Highlands infirmary will
be arrested for his alleged connec-
at early date. 1t is believed that
capiases for his Arrest were issued
Monday.
The fourth suspect in the Daniels
abduction is being watched. Those
in charge of the investigation re-
fused to disclose his identity.
Link Up Three Incidents.
Officers are now convinced that
the men who flogged DR.. Bowling
and those who abduced Daniels with
intend TO flog him are the same.
They havAJ connected VERIFY and
Newman. ills thought, and believe
that they will soon have sufficient
evidence to warrant charges being
placed against two others. The fifth
man for whom an Indictment will be
requested when the grand jury meets
Friday remains a mystery. Officers
state there is a fifth man but will
say nothing further.
1t is also understood that the
flogging July 20, 1921, of C. S.
Cooley. proprietor of a butcher shop
at 1420 Avenue F, and Mrs. Kate
Alexander. 906 Nineteenth street,
north, is being connected with the
entered Cooley's shop on the night of
him in a car and took him and Mrs.
Alexander to spot on the Van
derbilt road where they were tied
to a tree and flogged. 1t was al
legged at the time that the two were
flogged for maintaining friendly
relations with negroes. Cooley re-
fused to talk of the incident and has
since left Birmingham.
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Review of Two Latest Cases.
DIR. Bowling was flogged on the
night of May II by band of men
who enticed him away from his home
by claiming that an autoist on the
road near his home needed medical
attention. In describing the apduc-
ton and fiogging. DR.. Bowling said
there were about 10 men in the party.
He was unable to give an accurate
description of any OF the men.
Following the arrest of Newman