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16th Street Church Bombing — Part 11

69 pages · May 22, 2026 · Broad topic: Terrorism · Topic: 16th Street Church Bombing · 69 pages OCR'd
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FO-350 (4-3-62) (Mount Clipping in Space Below) 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.} THE BIRMIN GUAM POS T-HEKALD BIKMENGHAN, Date 10/20/6 RED STA eavion JEN Wy BAPBONB BM Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: ALABA 3 R FINAL BLOOMER 46THE BIKMLNGHAM Mowe MA 1AX
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