The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
CAPITAL DOCKET
 HEAVILY LOADED FOR NEXT WEEK
Many Murder And High. way Robbery Charges
 Facing Court
EDWARDS CASE ON. ,
 MONDAY MORNING
John Milton, Negro Axe man, Also Scheduled
 To Stand Trial

Three death sentences are to be asked hy, the state during the hearing ot the capital week docket, which starts Mon day before Circuit Judge William F. Fort and II. B. Heflin, Solicitor Jim Dayis announced Saturday. During the week. 1G men are to stand trial on 22 indictments, making the heaviest capital docket heard at any time during the year.
 The most sensational case, and the one which is expected to pack the court room, will bring Robert Dewey Ed wards before Judge Fort Monday morn ing on a charge of murdering his lS- year-old sweetheart, Miss 1mogene Lee, in Capitol park several months ago. Solicitor Davis has announced his ln. tention of prosecuting the case himself and is to ask and fight for sentence, which will send Edwardn to the gallows
 Fed H. Woodward, Edwards attora ney, is planning to build up n strong insanity defense for his client and has announced that Edwards former wife may testify in his behalf in an effort to avert death sentence.
 Lives In Recluse
 This insanity plea has been expected by county officials because of Edwards conduct in the county jail since his ar rest. He has lived the life of recluse. refusing to have his cell and having but little communication with his fel- low prisoners. According to one county official, the case may resolve itself into battle of alienists, becoming a small
 Dr. NJ. l.. Wyman, who was appoint replica of the eb-Leopold case.
 ed by Judge Fort to examine Edwards, is expected to prove q strong witness for the state. A second alienist, appointed to examine Edwards and testify, accord ing to Solicitor Davis, is Dr. Faulk, assistant superintendent of the state hos pital at Tuscaloosa. The alienists who are to represent the defense have not been announced.
 The two other death sentences are to be asked in the cases of John Milton, confessed negro axe man, and Willie Green. negro, who alleged to have slash ed his wife's throat several months ago. Solicitor Davis is to prosecute Milton, who has admitted killing eight-month-old Maedron Collins and assdulting the baby's mother near Morris, Ala, about four months ago. Assistant Solicitor John F. Mccoy is to prosecute Willie Green.
 Because of the high feeling and ten sion at Morris after Milton's act, the courtroom during his trial is expected to be packed to capacity. Shortly after being arrested, Milton signified his in tention of pleading guilty, but when arraigned q week ago, he pleaded not guilty. His defense also is to be insanity.
 Willie Green was tried during the last capital week, but the case came up for rehearing when the jury was unable to reach verdict, nine jurors standing for death and three holding out for life imprisonment.
 Eighteen Others Scheduled
 Besides these cases, eighteen others are scheduled to be heard during capi- tai week by Judges Fort and Heflin.
 Fred Jones is under indictment for murdering Haywood Thompson Tom Mitchell for shooting Clarence Law horn John Coleman for shooting Isiah Turner; Fred Lewis for killing Will Marcus: Clarence and w. w. Clark for murder of William Vest Henry IIagood for shooting Clayton James; Riley Brown for killing Jim Watts; Sylena Gilmore, for shooting Leroy Johnson; and James Washington for stAbbinS to death James Pickle.
 Frank Iyey and Jim Taylor each face charge of rape and two robbery indict- ments in connection with their alleged attack upon Fred Chichester and his companion in a park near Birmingham. The indictments are all based on the robbery of $3.85. Henry Williams is indicted and will stand trial for rob ping Joe Williams of $11.
 In the indictment charging James Lawson with highway robbery, he is al- legged to have stolen an abstract of title of Birmingham lot from Miss Eddie Wood, John Turner indicted for rObbing? Carrie Davis. Over half of the indicted men are negroes.