Palmer Removes Richardson from the County Jail

PALMER REMOVES RICHARDSONI FROM THE COUNTY JA!L Sheriff Hurries Prisoner to Birmingham Saturday Morning, ABSOLUTELY NO TALK OF ANY MOB VIOLENCE Reports of Attempted Lynching are Current in Birmingham- Judge Foster Talks. Frank Richardson, the negro who was sentenced to hang Friday De- cember 22 for the murder of Brown Horton but was granted a respite for sixty days, was carried to Bir- mingham by Sheriff Palmer Satur- day morning. The Sheriff left Tus- caloosa at 10:30 on the A. G. S. ar- riving in Birmingham shortly before 1 o’oclock. It was stated that Sheri- iff Palmer was afraid that an effort would be made to lynch the negro and as a precaution he hastened him to Birmingham. A very delighted search and muelz inquiry failed to reveal any efforts to organize a mob, or inclination to interfere with the law in the case. Everyone seen Saturday was greatly surprised at the action of the Sheriff and stated that there was absolutely no foundation for the report that an attempt might be made to lynch Richardson, Little interest had been manifested in the granting of the respite of 60 days to the negro pen- ding the decision of the Supreme Court on the question of whether the condemned negro was entitled to a new trial. The action of the Sheriff in removing Richardson at this time was criticised by many people Sat- urday. Judge H. B. Foster of the Jounty Court who presided at the negro’s trial and passed sentence 201 him. was greatly surprised to know the prisoner had been moved. He considered the action a mistake and said there was no danger of any trou- ble. “It was an absolutely unnec- cessary precaution said-Judge Foster “and I regret that Sheriff Palmer removed the prisoner. There was no danger of any attempted violence. The removal of Richardson to Birm- inham will only serve to place Tus- caloosa in a false light.” Saturday afternoon it was report- ed in Birmingham that a mob hal attempted to lynch Richardson and Sheriff Palmer had narrowly escaped across the country in an automoblie with his prisoner, Reports were rite in the magie city of a frenzied mob ready to storm the Tuscaloosa jail, and there were rumors of an immi- nent race war. “The Birmingham News,” desirous of obtaining the facts about the mob telephoned the Tuscaloosa News” and was greatly surprised when informed that there was absolutely no foundation for the report of attempted mob violence. The following is from the Birm- ingham News: “Sheriff W. C. Palmer and Depu’.y Sheriff Clements of Tuscaloosa coun- ty, arrived in Birmingham Saturday afternoon, bringing in, under heavy chains the negro who killed Tom hoper. a former deputy sheriff di that county, and Brown Horton, a deputy sherlff, and who was to have been hanged Friday but was givea a sixty day respite by the governor, The negro is being brought to the county, jall here for safe keeping, Sheriff Palmer stated that he was in- formed Friday that a mob was be- ing organized for the purpose of thing the negro, and that through little diplomacy he prevenSed any action being taken Friday night anl Saturday morning early started with the prisoner, heavily chained, DE Birmingham. “The statement is made that the governor gave the respite with the understanding that evidence would be produced why the negro should have a commutation of sentence to that of lifetime in the penitentiary PALMER REMOVES RICHARDSONI FROM THE COUNTY JA!L Sheriff Hurries Prisoner to Birmingham Saturday Morning, ABSOLUTELY NO TALK OF ANY MOB VIOLENCE Reports of Attempted Lynching are Current in Birmingham- Judge Foster Talks. Frank Richardson, the negro who was sentenced to hang Friday De- cember 22 for the murder of Brown Horton but was granted a respite for sixty days, was carried to Bir- mingham by Sheriff Palmer Satur- day morning. The Sheriff left Tus- caloosa at 10:30 on the A. G. S. ar- riving in Birmingham shortly before 1 o’oclock. It was stated that Sheri- iff Palmer was afraid that an effort would be made to lynch the negro and as a precaution he hastened him to Birmingham. A very delighted search and muelz inquiry failed to reveal any efforts to organize a mob, or inclination to interfere with the law in the case. Everyone seen Saturday was greatly surprised at the action of the Sheriff and stated that there was absolutely no foundation for the report that an attempt might be made to lynch Richardson, Little interest had been manifested in the granting of the respite of 60 days to the negro pen- ding the decision of the Supreme Court on the question of whether the condemned negro was entitled to a new trial. The action of the Sheriff in removing Richardson at this time was criticised by many people Sat- urday. Judge H. B. Foster of the Jounty Court who presided at the negro’s trial and passed sentence 201 him. was greatly surprised to know the prisoner had been moved. He considered the action a mistake and said there was no danger of any trou- ble. “It was an absolutely unnec- cessary precaution said-Judge Foster “and I regret that Sheriff Palmer removed the prisoner. There was no danger of any attempted violence. The removal of Richardson to Birm- inham will only serve to place Tus- caloosa in a false light.” Saturday afternoon it was report- ed in Birmingham that a mob hal attempted to lynch Richardson and Sheriff Palmer had narrowly escaped across the country in an automoblie with his prisoner, Reports were rite in the magie city of a frenzied mob ready to storm the Tuscaloosa jail, and there were rumors of an immi- nent race war. “The Birmingham News,” desirous of obtaining the facts about the mob telephoned the Tuscaloosa News” and was greatly surprised when informed that there was absolutely no foundation for the report of attempted mob violence. The following is from the Birm- ingham News: “Sheriff W. C. Palmer and Depu’.y Sheriff Clements of Tuscaloosa coun- ty, arrived in Birmingham Saturday afternoon, bringing in, under heavy chains the negro who killed Tom hoper. a former deputy sheriff di that county, and Brown Horton, a deputy sherlff, and who was to have been hanged Friday but was givea a sixty day respite by the governor, The negro is being brought to the county, jall here for safe keeping, Sheriff Palmer stated that he was in- formed Friday that a mob was be- ing organized for the purpose of thing the negro, and that through little diplomacy he prevenSed any action being taken Friday night anl Saturday morning early started with the prisoner, heavily chained, DE Birmingham. “The statement is made that the governor gave the respite with the understanding that evidence would be produced why the negro should have a commutation of sentence to that of lifetime in the penitentiary