The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-21
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REAL SLAYER OF COLE
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| lutely was not the man who killed
| Kirby Cole. and / hope to be able to
prove it within the next 4s hours,
| MIR. Patton declared with emphasis.
| In discussing issues which would
play large part in saving the life
of the youth. Mr.. Patton said that h
had an affidavit from f. F. Puryear
sheriff of Limestone county at the
! time of the murder, to the effect that
the former sheriff has confessions
which are expected to reveal the true
| identity of the murderer of Kirby
| Cole. That affidavit, which Mr.. Pat
ton produced, is as follows:
The State of Alabama, Limestone
County:
Personally appeared before me,
Mary Harlow, notary public, in and
for said county and state. e. F. Pur
year, who. being by me first duly and
legally sworn, deposes and says. that
he is resident citizen of Limestone
county, Alabama; that he has served
as sheriff for Limestone county fer
two terms; that he served Limestone
county as sheriff from 1900 to 1907,
stone county, from 1918 to January
I, 1923; that he was sheriff of Lime
stone county at the time Kirby Cole
was killed and for the time inter-
vcning between the death of Kirby
Cole and the trial of Tom Wilson,
charged with the murder of Kirby
Cole
Affiant being further sworn says,
that while he was sheriff of Lime
stone county in 1922. he arrested or
caused to be arrested a woman by
the name of Annie Hippo, and man
by the name of Cameron Coulter,
charged with the murder of Kirby
Cole; that the said Cameron Coulter
was kept in Jail in Limestone county
fo, or he
abouts, charged with the killing of
Kirby Cole; that Annie Flippo was
kept in Jail in Limestone county,
Alabama, charged with the said Of
Tense.
That while the said Cameron Ceul-
ter was in Jail under the charge of
killing Kirby Cole. he, the said Cam
eron Coulter, called to this affiant
and stated that he wanted to make
confession, thereupon this affiant
called Hon. r. L. Thomas. the then
clerk of the circuit court and one
Hobart Glenn: to go with him to hear
what the said Cameron Coulter had
to say. That the said Cameron Coul-
ter then stated tG this affiant in the
presence and hearing OF the above
named parties that he was in the
car the night Kirby Cole was killed;
that Annie Flippo was also in the
car with him: that the said Annie
and had her hair bobbed or cut short,
and that the said Annie Flippo fired
the shot that killed Kirby Cole, and
that he, the said Cameron Coulter
removed the body from the car and
robbed same.
Affiant being further sworn says
that the said Cameron Coulter and
Annie Flippo were kept in Jail for
several months, and were discharged
from his custl dy only after the grand
jury of Limestone county had in
dicted Tom Wilson for the otfense
of killing Kirby Cole.
Affiant being further sworn says
that Cameron Coulter and Annie
Hippo were summoned as witnesses
for Tom Wilson in his trial. that
summons were placed in his hands
for evacuation. and that he was I'M
able. to locate the said Cameron
Coulter and Annie Flippo and serve
the summons, and the same were re-
turned marked mot found"
L. +. PURYEAR.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this the 10Th day of May. 1928.
MARY HARLOW, Notary Public.