The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-23
|GIJY O'REAR |F ACES END INDICTMENT New Impeachment Move To Be Made Against
 Walker Sheriff DAVIS WILL ACT
 ON LATEST PLEA &To Recommend Ousting Before Former Case
 Is Disposed Of FIRED ON WOMEN,
 ONE COUNT SAYS &Official Alleged To Have Aimed His Revolver At Prisoners
 In Jail Cells
DAVIS WILL ACT
 ON LATEST PLEA
FIRED ON WOMEN,
 ONE COUNT SAYS
Estate Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala., Sept. |22. = Another impeachment proceeding will be instituted by Attorney General Harwell IG. Davis against Sheriff Guy W. O'Rear of Walker county, |as ia result of the sheriff hav- ing been indicted and his inn |peachment recommended a Second time by the Walker |county grand jury.
 Impeachment charges were filed 5aSainst O'Rear several months ago, fol Rowing action by the grand jury. At storney General Davis received Monday Sanother grand juhy report, recommend Eng the removal from office of the sher- Eff for acts occurring since his first ln- sslictment. Hearing of the charges al zreafly filed against the sheriff Is set for zSsptelnber g. 1t is stated to be very fuhusual occurrence, when impeachment zproceedings have been instituted against zan official, for his removal to be recom- smended again by grand jury on separate charges, as in this case.
 Shot Woman, Charge
 The latest grand jury report, copy ] pf which has been received by the at korney general charges O'Rear with in- competency, wilful neglect of duty. and commission of an oftense involving moral turpitude. Shooting of two ne gro women priosners are among tne Specific charges. # It was stated in connection with this @ Il ; first day of September, 1924, conducted himseH in a most disorderly, disgrace tul. careless, inhuman and incompetent smanner by wilfully firing pistol into khe iail where prisoners were kept or ,onfined for safe keeping; that he fired seyeral times into cells where women were kept or confined, which was highly ziangerous to the lives of such prisoners, eausinx them to retreat under the cots and beds for safety" Two negro wo- Inen were struck by bullets, it was stated,
 Another charge set forth was that pne of O'Rear's deputies engaged in personaI difficulty with a citizen in the coiirt house, and that ORear, when asked to separate them, not only refused ko do so, but threatened others in case they should intervene:
 Justice At Standstin"
 q It was further set forth, in the grand zkury report that O'Rear because of his &infitness and incompetency for the Of- Nice of sheriff of Walker county, re- Elects upon the dignity of the office, kenerates disrepsect for the law, through
 want of worth, moral or intellectual, creating dissatisfaction among the peO- sble with our government, thus seriously
 rippling the administration of justice
 That jurors will absolutely not believe
 he testimony of the said Guy V. O'Rear
 in cases in which he appears as witt less in prosecutions for violation of our
 laws and the administration of justice
 s at standstill in Walker county if
 jurors must rely upon evidence that he hnd certain of his deputies give, unless
 t. is corroborated by some other evil
 Hence; that whatever good the said Guy ". O'Rear is doing in the attempt to enforce the law is done for personal kain and not in the high spirit that the office demands for the welfare of the
 county at large"
 The grand jury report quoted from
 was made by a grand jury with a diff
 erent personnel from that which first
 Recommended the impeachment of
 Rear several months ago.