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16th Street Church Bombing — Part 11
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inesstegntors had testtiad tbat al ole him
hambliss, at the time, of hisjof explosiv $,
ices and ‘fines of '$100 “each fol-jarrest, ‘denied ownership ‘of’ the|Mocking)
ig conviction in Recorder's;
ion of dyna-
eon $300 0 appeal bonds at
it E, Chambliss, 99, of 2505, stantial but that he felt theré was issued to Cagle
sufficient proof the three had had bliss.
North; John W. Hall
ndale, and Charles Ca-
22, Gardendale. .
dynamite but that three days Inter eng hi
admitted making the purchase. “
they took the case,
» Judge Latigner said he realized ry testified thal
dynamite’ in their possession with-
out having a permit. -
During the Cagle trial Tues: trial Tues-
R. W.
fludge Earl Langner imposeds—aaePact
‘imum sentences on Cham- +
and Hall Wednesday ‘after
Smeting out the same punish-
Rent for Cagle Tuesday night.
one of the defendants took” the
and defense attorneys called
‘witnesses.
"The state based much of its
Seon an alleged statement
fipned by Cagle in which be suid
"trunk of Chambliss’
night of Sept. 4.
name .
S€AGLE WAS QUOTED as siy.
fhe he showed’ Hall where to
hide the dynamite. Investigators:
‘spot where the dynamite was'
ide:
Bill Jones, head, of state
aw Hail take a box fromjrested by
car on night oft Sept. 29. Hall was ar-|
investigator a
“testified that Hall tort Tim that
he (Hall) and Cagle hid a_case *
«most of the evidence was ciredm- transporting dynamite” had bed
Hall or: Cham-
“Murphy "Jee
who represented “Cagle “and 4s
_ also attorney ie Hall, objected
j to. admissio: f° the
* fession, “a
|_whotiecathe slatement-sas
voluntarily, and said Cagle had
‘of dynamite in a wooded area |"beerherd without charge
the night of Sept. 4. ,
Hall's oral account.,”-
Chambliss and Cagle were ar-
slate investigators the|
rested later.
Tuesday night,
torney William Thompson addgd
prosecuting__at-!
in illegat possession of dynamite
to each defendant.
Capt. Godwin testified that Halt
tigators, testified that Cham-! and Cagle admitted attending a
admitted to officer's that Mer TR Klan rally ‘at Bessemer
Burtt a
re Ponts said Chambliss contend-
‘€d he bought the dynamite to |
-plast stumps on property where
Ku Klux Klan planned to
erect a byjjding.
SChambliss also” Said the man
Who:sold him the ‘case of -dyna-
mite gave him three loose sticks
of the explosive, ‘accoFding ~ té
Jones."
sydones said Cagle later led the
westigators tp an area at Gar-|
i dendale where 133 sticks of dyna-;
ite’ Were found in an open case.
; Two and one-half sticks of the’
' explosive were found ‘in a paper
j eek, nearby. he said.
case of dynamite!
| EyULs PARRISH IR., attor
ney’ for Chambliss, argued that it!
‘had: not been proved that his
; Client had. gossession oLthe dun |
| mite.
Sept. 4 and afterward gathered
at Cash's Barbecue on Third Ave-
nue North. ‘That was the night
Negro attorney Arthur Shores"
home was bombed.
Hall and Cagle Said they lis-
tened to a Birmingham police
radio report of the , of
Shores’ home, Godw'
Hall. said he. left, the. restaurant
land drove ‘to ‘Chambliss’ house;
followed by Cagle, ‘according to
Mrs. Chambliss’ fave mi keys
to a car, parked. outside the. house,:
Hall said, and he removed: a case{
of dyneeite from the, trunk, God
writ.
hours after his arrest.
The state introduced a signed) Murphy said ‘a writ
statement by Cagle corroborating corpus to show catise why Cagle
should not be released had giready.
been issued before Cagle led state,
investigators to where the cyna-'
mite was hidden.
said the state was
vba
Chambliss Was given a ‘idaete
‘tor test by Birmingham police,
but the results have noi, be
Soirdcte-public. Sirens
fied that Cagle led them it charge of aiding and abetting
The _ attorney:
re of ie
(indicate page, name of
newspaper, city and state.}
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