The above illustration ran in the July 17, 1919 edition of The Baldwin Times with the story about Baldwin County men on trial for the jailhouse murder of Frank Foukal. The central figure is that of Judge A.E. Gamble, second judicial circuit court, …
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The above illustration ran in the July 17, 1919 edition of The Baldwin Times with the story about Baldwin County men on trial for the jailhouse murder of Frank Foukal. The central figure is that of Judge A.E. Gamble, second judicial circuit court, which included Baldwin County. He presided at the trials of the men arrested on charges of participating in the mob that killed Foukal in the Bay Minette Jail June 22. At right is J.H. Garth, the detective who discovered the clue that led to the arrest of 28 men said to be implicated in the killing. He opened up a real estate and insurance office in Fairhope and got his clue from a sweetheart of one of the mob members. At left is Henry Moorer, county solicitor, who, with Assistant Attorney General Horace Wilkinson, worked up the evidence in the case. He also assisted the state in the prosecution. The county courthouse where the grand jury met and the trial was held is shown at lower right. At lower left is the jail building where Foukal was confined. The window marked with an “X” is the one the mob entered to reach their victim. The white circle on the second floor window indicates Foukal’s cell.