The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-05
VIZ Evans Served With
 ant At SheriffS Office < Thursday-Ardent Sup
 porter Of Brandon Is Freed OFFICERS INDICTED FOR ALLEGED STOCK FRAUDS Davis To Ask Judge To Order Convict Nutiny Principals
 To Appear As Witnesses In
 Trial Of Alleged Whip Boss

mines, came to the sheriff's office at o'clock Thursday afternoon and accepted service of a warrant charg- ing him with assault and battery and assault with a weapon, based on grand jury indictment returned at noon Wednesday. Evans immediate ly was allowed to make bond of $500. which was signed by F. D. McArthur, ardent supporter of Gov. w. w Brandon in the last campaign; s. J. Brintle, real estate man at 2220h Second avenue, north, and F. E. Butcher, hardware man, at 201S Sec ond avenue, north. He made no com ment and at once left the office for the return trip to Banner, it is un- derstood-
 official knowledge of indictments returned against officials of the Preston Motors corporation of Bir- mingham and the Walker Consoli- dated Petroleum company of Dallas, Tex, was admitted Thursday by the sheriffs office when capiases were served upon Ross Skinner, president of the Preston concern. and Hudmon Hopson, an officer of the Walker company. Skinner made bond of S2,000 on each of two indictments. Hopsons bond was S5,000 on each of two indictments.
 
 Gus Benners of Percy, Benners and Burr, who represent the Walker of- ficials in cases pending in federal court, charging misuse of the mails, conferred with Solicitor Jim Davis Wednesday, morning, following re- ports published in The Age Herald that the county grand jury indicted the officers.
 Seventeen convicts flogged at Ban ner mines September 12 for their al- legged part in the uprising of Sep tember 10, according to records of the state convict department, will be summoned by Solicitor Davis to appear as witnesses in the trial of Warden Evans, whose case will be set for early hearing probably next month. When the trial date Is fixed, Solicitor Davis will ask the judge to whom the case is assigned to order L. A. Boyd, president of the the convicts summoned. Under the law. MT, Boyd must do this. provided he Is given one weeks notice. Brandon Is Expected To Give In.
 Requisitioning of these convicts for appearance at the trial is not eX- pected to be fought by Governor Brandon and MT. Boyd to the extent that they will block their testifying, as the criminal code clearly sets forth the law on the subject. At any rate. according to the solicitor, the issue will be put squarely up to the governor as to whether he wishes to his policy of impeding the of the Jefferson county law machinery.
 When the october grand jury is sworn in October 15, Solicitor Davis expects vigorous treatment of the convict situation by that body on of the September body, which was dismissed Wednes- day by Judge H. P. Heflin. Judge w. E. Fort will organize the new grand jury. it is understood. He is expected to charge them to go to the bottom of the Banner case.
 Bond has not yet been made by Preston Orr and James T. Driver of the Preston Motor cor Doration, said to have been indicted by the grand jury for violation of the state blue sky law. Capiases have office, criminal division, it Is under stood. Driver is in Tuscaloosa and Orr in Birmingham, it is said. They are expected to make bond Friday, s2 .000 being required of each on two 
 4. w. Walker. president; Harold w. Walker, his son of Dallas Tex, and D. E. Menasco, of Indianapolis, officials of the Walker company, are expected to make bond for their ap- Dearance in circuit court Fridsy or Saturday. Visits of Mir. Benners to the solicitors office Wednesday gave rise to this report. All are reported to have been indicted by the grand jury on charges of violating the blue sky law.
 Their appearance is assured, it is believed, by the simple plan of ar resting them when they come to Bir- next March to answer charges growing out of federal in- 1ictment.
 Solicitor Davis said Thursday that ne would seek a speedy trial of the Preston officials, who will be repre- ;ented by Black. Harris and Foster, and Weatherly, Birch and Hickman.