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FD-350 (4-3-62) BY BILL “MORLEY Feet wo men “convicted of iliegal possession of dynamite yesterday} a, Recorder's Court have appealed their fines and jail senténces| ircuit Court.’ PeRobert E. Chambliss, 39, 2505 32nd-av, fall, 36, Gardendale, were given and 180 days in ji by Ear! Langner. n; and John Westey animum penalties of $100 and) basse sepia . Cagle, , Rt. 1, Box 205 Gardendaie, jas given an identical sentence oe a written confession which’ is introduced as evidence, Cagle’ ald State Investigators, Capt. B. Painter and Capt, R, W. that he saw John Wesley. jalf take a box from the trunk’ of Chambliss's car on the night of pt, 4, fe said he showed Hall: where le the case of dynamite in fdendale, and the investigators” were later taken to the spot by Cagle. The three men, all with Ku Klux. = in the wake of several racial bombings including one which ‘killed four Negro girls as they at- tended Sunday school. The three men were freéd on - appeal bond. The three men were’ arrested lon the night of Sept. 29 a few hours after Governor George W: Jace made an announcement that “arrests were imminent” in con- nection with recent bombings in Birmingham. ~ Confession Told j. Bill Jones, head of state testified that mbliss,, admitted to. officers at he bought a case of dynamite Sept. 4, the morning prior to the pombi hey Arthur Shores’ home. 2 a: Jones quoted Chambliss, a truck fitiver, as saying he bought the’ texplosive to blast stumps on, pr erty. where the KKK, ‘ect a building. Jones said that Cagle later led je investigators to an area in: Gardendale - where sticks of dynamite were found ii an open: fase. Hh artish In, ‘Serorney—for; ‘Cagle. and Halt, investigators t e's e [Chambliss at the time of. his ar- rest denied ownership of the dyna-| mite, but changed his story three. days later and admitted making the purchase. Matt Murphy .Jr., atlorney for pedi, his court, e _Judge Langner_ conceded, most, the evidence was dircu he felt there’ was Langner heard the trials. with- out a jury. None of the defendants took the stand and the defense (Inaicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) —THE BIRMINGHAN N BIRME NGHAM POST -HLKALD 1 THE BIKMENGILIM, 10/10/63 FIN! Author; BILL MOBLEY eaitor JAM'S BF. MILES Title: BAPBOMB BM ALABAMS Date: Edition: Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: B List AES Gt 1AM SG Shee SER . : |