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VOLUME NO. 9
MANLEY TRIAL BEGINS WITH FIGHT ON INDICTMENTS
FRIEND LURED
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Lt DEATH TRAP
DEMURRERS SET AND LEGAL
RESTRICTIONS ARGUED BE
FORE COURT.
ATLANTA, Nov. B—(AP)— Judge
C. H. Howard today overruled the de
murrer offered by the defense in the
case of W. D. Manley, charged with
“fradulent failure” of the TFarmors
& Traders bank, and the court re
cessed for an hour before beginning
the selection of a jury. The demur
rer attacked the validity of 'hcv bank
ing act of 1919, under which the in
dictment was drawn. |
ATLANTA, Ca., November 8—(#)
—W. D. Manley, president cf thc:
defunct Bankers Trust Company,
was arraigned in Fulton superior!
court today on charges of larccn)’i
after trust embezzlement, and other
charges growing out of the proceed
ings several months ago against thoi
Atlanta banking institution. 1
The Bankers Trust company was:
fiscal agent for a string of small
Georgia banks which closed their
doors following the failure of the
Atlanta company.
Arraigned with Manley were three
other officials of the bank, J. D.
Russell, Paul Baker, and J. A. Sas
ser.
Manley Is Ready
ATLANTA, Ga. November B—(4
—Counsel fer W. D. Manley, former
president of the defunct Bankers
Trust Company, of Atlanta, charged
with the fraudulent failure of the
Farmers and Tradeds Bank of At
lanta! declared him ready to go on
trial in Fulton Superior Court to
day. A .
They cnte!m_l‘n demurrer setting
forth the claim that the indictiment
was insufficient in that specific
charges were not listed, that the
charges contained in the indietment
did not constitute crime, and that
furthermore indictment was predi
cated on a statule which was un
constitutional. 4
Gossiping wives of Custrin, Bel--
gium, are jailed by husbands who
invoke the revival of an old medieval
law to keep their wives in hand.
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HERRIN, ILL., RECORDS TWO MORE DEATHS BY GUNMEN
CORONER SEEKS TO FIND
IDENITY OF THREE CAR
LOADSS OF GUNMEN.
HERRIN, Til, Novemebr 8—(@)
—Gangsters equipped with machine
guns and riding in three big automo
biles Saturday night sped down the
main street of Colp, a country town
three miles west of here, paused at
the main intersection just long
cnough to let loose one round of
one hundred shots from a machine
gun and then sped away.
In their wake they left: The dead:
Jetf Stone, 51, mayor of Colp, ob
ject of the shooting; John (‘“Apie”)
Milroy, 21, a bystander.
The wounded: John Keef, chief of
police of Colp, shot in hand. |
Leg Practically Shot Off
Milroy’s leg was practically shot
off by the stream of machine-gun
bullets. The lower half of his leg
was hanging by a shred of skin and
he would have bled to death in a
fcw moments had he not been in
stantly killed by the rain of the
bullets, several of which hit him in
the chest and head. |
Cartridges picked up at the scene
of the battle were of 45 and 30:39
caliber, indicating that heavy pistols
in addition to the machine - guns
were uscd.
No warning was given,
It is presumed that the gangsters
had arranged their schedule, know
ing what time the mayor and his
chief of police would appear on the
street, an their way home from the
city hall. Milroy, the other victim,
appears to have been the usual “in
noccnt bystander” and perished bhe
cause he was in range.
PREACHER - EDITOR IS
- GIVEN TEN
YEARS
HATTISBURG, Miss., November 8
—(#)—Dr. G. S. Harmon, erstwhile
newspaper publisher and minister,
was senaenced in circuit court here
today to serve ten years in prison
after he entered a plea of guilt
on seven counts of an indictment
charging forgery of notes totalling
thirty-five thousand dollars,
The sentences will run concurrent
ly.
ON TRIAL FOR DEATH OF
CONVICT IN ALABAMA
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., November 8
—(P)—State’s counsel today called
C. E. Foxworth, Flat Top Mining con
viet warden, to the witness stand as
the second week of the trial . of
Charles R. Davig, his predecessor,
bhegan in circuit court here.
Foxworth identified the record
card of James W. Knox.', convict,
who died August 14, 1924 at Flat
Top, for whose death the former
warden is being tried for first“de
gree murder.
BOYKIN DISMISSES WARRANT
CHARGING LANCE WITH MRDER
ATLANTA, Ga., November 8—(/)
—The warrant charging Jack
Lance with murder in connection
with the fatal shooting of Bert
Donaldson, Solicitor General John A
4Boykin’s 'special investigator, l:was
dismissed by Judge Luther E. Mow
ser in municipal court today on m>-
‘tion of Solicitor Boykin.
CORDELE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1926
ALLEGED COFFEE COUNTY LYNCHERS TO BE TRIED
COURT ON NOV. I 5
LYNCHING OF DAVE KRIGHT
SOUGHT IN TRIALS WHICH
WHICH WILL BE HELD,
DOUGLAS, Ga., November 8—(/P)
—The trial of nine defendants for
lynching Dave Wright here August
twenty-third will take place at a spe
cial term of court called to convene
Monday, November fifteenth, it was
announced by Judge IHarryD.Reed
today.
Wright was held in jail for the
killing of a wcman when he was
taken and lynched by a number of
masked men. Major Brown was the
first arrested in connection with thg
crime and later cizght others were in
dicted and arrested to answer the
charges.
THREE SOUTH CAROLINA
BANKS ARE ORDPERED CLOSED
GREENVILLE, S. C., Novemter 8
—(&)—Three Greenville county
banks, two of them located at Foun
tain Inn and the other at Fork
Shoals, failed to open their doors
for business this morning as the re
sult of a decision by State Bank Ex
aminer, Albert S. Fant and his as
sistant, W. Royden Watkins, to
close the institution for thirty days.
The banks closed are the Bank of
Fountain Inn, the People’s Bank of
Tountain Inn, and the Bank of Fork
Shoals. :
MARTIN DURKIN IS GIVEN
FIFTY YEARS IN PRISON
CHICAGO, Nov. S$.—(AP) — Fitty
years in prison confronted Martin
Durkin, dapper desperado and auio
mobile thief today when Federal
Judge Cliffe sentenced him to Atlanta
federal penitentiary after he pleaded
guilty to interstate transportation of
a stolen automobile. He wag previ
ously convicted of murder in the
state courts and sentenced to prison
for thirty-five years.
The sentence came twenty - four
hours afterr the plot to escape by
Durkin was discovered.
IMPERSONATING OFFICER
GETS HIM MUCH TROUELE
SAVANNAH, Ga., November 8—
(P)—Charles H. (Pop) Nesle, con
victed in federal court here Saturday
of impersonating a federal officer
and accepting a bribe, failed to ap
pear this morning for sentence.
Judge Barrett issued a warrant
for his arrest. Nesle’s whereahouts,
since he left his hotel yesterday
morning, are not known,
'NARROW ESCAPE FOR MIAMI
| WOMAN IN CAR ACCIDENT
Mrs. J. P. Harvey is at the local
hospital suffering from severe in
juries to her left hand as a result
of an accident to the car she was
driving on the highway near Arabi
last Friday afternoon. She and her
father and two others were in the
car she was driving, When she lost
control, the ecar turned over. She
‘was the only person injured. The
‘party was on their way from South
Carolina to their Miami home. She
s steadily improving and wll be able
to leave n n few days,
MRS. JANE GIBSON SUDDENLY
REMOVED FROM i:ll-: 103
PITAL TO ANCTHER,
JERSEY CITY, Novembcr 8—(4)
-~Four specialists today began ex
amination of Mrs, Jane Gibson, a
state witness in the Hall-Mills case
who was suddenly removed from the
Somerset county hospital to Jersey
City l}ospital by Special Prosecutor
Alexander Simpson yesterday. ‘
Love Affair Well Known
SOMERVILLE, N. J. November 8
—(A)—Crussel Gildersleeve of Jer
sey City, N. J. first witness called
today at the resumption of the Hall-
Mills murder trial, testified that he
saw the late Rev. Edward Hall, pas
tor of one of New Brunswick’e lead
ing churches, in New York City, in
1921 with Mrs, Eleanor R. Mills
choir singer in his church. This was
more than a year before the minister
and Mrs. Mills were found slain on
the Phillips Farm, near New Bruns
wick, he said.
*'Called by the nrosecution to re
inforce previous testimony to show
that the love affair between Hall
and his choir singer was generally
known before the double slaying and
that Mrs. Hall, one of the three de
fendants, must have known of the
affair herself,
Refused to Give Name
SOMERVILLE, N. J.,, November
8—(/P)—Chivalry, momentarily be
licved dead in the Hall-Mills trial,
today apparently was revived when
Robert Ehrling, a millwright and
once a truck driver, refused point
blank to testify as to the name of a
eirl compainion in De Russey’s Lane
the night of the slaying of the Rev.
Edward B. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor
Mills.
“Sh has two children and a hus:
band,” he said under fire of the at
torney’s questions, “and I refuse to
give her name.”
Ehrling finally g¢ave way before
insistence that he reveal the name of
his companion at that time, and said
ghe Wormerly was Jenny Ignfort.
He refused to tell her married name.
FASCISTS ATTACK AMERICAN
POCTOR FOR SLIGHTING FILAG
ROME, November 8—(#)-—Dr. C.
L. Rau, a physician of Lawrence,
Long I§land, was attacked by a
group of fascists on Wednesday
evening for neglecting to take off
' his hat to a passing fascist flag, it
was learned today. The doctor told
the Associated Press that he intend
ed to make an official protest to the
state department.
Dr. Rau, who is 65 years old and
Mrs. Rau had just arrived in Rome
and were leaving their hotel for a
walk when a parade of black shirt
militia passed. The doctor did not
see any flag., Suddenly one man hit
off his hat while another struck him
in the temple, Mrs. Rau shouted
“Americano” which resulted in the
retreat of the ascailants,
P
i Mountaineers who send their chil
'dren to mountain homes college of
Evening Shade, Arkanszas, often pay
a portion of their tuition in buckets
of sorghum molasses, slabs of home
cured, hickory-smoked, bacon, ham,
| butter and eggs:
MANILLA REPORTS 300 DEAD
- FROM TYPHOON AND WAVE
IS NOW PROMISED
GEORGIA WILL PRODUCE MIL.
LION AND A HALF SAYS CEN
SUS BUREAU.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8— (AP) —
Production of 17,918,000 bales of cot
ton this year, based on November 1
indications, was announced today by
the department of agriculture,
A fortnight ago 17,454,000 bales
were indicated. Last year's crop was
16,103,679 bales,
The indicated production for Geor
gia was 1,490,000 bales; for South
Carolina, 1,160,000,
ASSN. MEETING
SESSIONS WILL BE HELD TO
MORROW AND WEDNESDAY IN
PINEHURST CHURCH.
The Houston Baptist Association
will be in session Tuesday and Wed
nesday at the Baptist church in
Pinehurst. Rev. T. W. Tippett, mod
crator of the association announcedl
today that Dr. T. W Aycrs, return
ed missionary from China, would
speak at eleven o’clock Tuesday.
Rev. W. E. Howard will preach the
introductory sermon and President
Rufus W. Weaver of Mercer Uni
versity will be heard during the af
ternoon speaking on christian educa
tion,
: On Wednesday Superintendent of
the Baptist Orphanage in Atlaita
and Editor Louic . Newion of the
Christian Index wiil be heard on
Wednesday morning,
ROBBERS GET AWAY
WITI $12,000
IN CASH
BIRMINGHAM, November 8—(4?)
—Five robbers. with sawed off shot
guns held up cight employees of
the Security 'l'ru.&;tr:uul Savings Bank
of North Birmingham today and es
caped with oporoximately twelve
thousand dollaps.
Bi s s
NEW YORK COTTON
OPEN CLOSH P. C.
A o 12RT 1246 1282
oale L 1300 1316 1301)
DB . .. 1210 1234 1290
PO i B 0 1234 1290
CORDELE COTTON
MIGIIING elogelt i ind 1118
LOCAL CREAM MARKET
Standard butterfat ........ e 483500
PEANUT MARKET
Haamuts winialbiinanmennay slooioo
COTTON SEED MARKET
Cotton seed ... $20,00 & $23.00
ESTABLISHED IN 1908
GARAGE OPERATOR AND ME.
CHANIC IS SHOT TO DEATH IN
SUNDAY NIGHT AFFAIR.
George Webb, native of this com
munity, former garage operator and
anto mechanic here, was slain by
John Walden, gunsmith and operator
of a small store at the bridge en
trance to Albany at cight thirty last
night, and it was said to have been
an hour or more before the slaying
was reported to police., The dead
man’s body was found with a bottle
in the front of his shirt containing
a small amount of whiskey and a
pair of knucks on his hand.
A coroner’s inquest held today ex
onorated the man who said he slew
Mr. Webb, although he refused to
make a statement before the coroner’s
jury. There were witnesses who said
they saw the slain man drunk sev
eral times yesterday. He was work
ing at Sewell's garage, almost next
door to the Walden store and resi
dence. Although Walden apade no
:stutemeut to the jury, it was said
ihc accused Webb of abusing his wife,
‘Hv said Webb had come to hiz home
and told Walden of having given his
‘(luuuhusr_ a wrist watch, Webb asked
Walden if he had seen the watch.
Walden suaid he had—that it was a
nice gift. Then Walden said Webh
began abusing his wife. The fight
followed in which Walden said he
shot Webb.
The body shows one ball entered
Webb's left cheek., His forehead and
face show several deep cuts and
gashes, which appear to be wounds
inflicted by knucks. The shot wound
in the cheek shows distinct heavy
powder burns, Webb was dead when
police were called to the residence
where the tragedy occurred. |
Friends of the dead man believed
that the fight had occurred with
Walden wielding the knucks. '[‘hut}
e had attacked Webb while the lat
ter was in drunken condition ;mdi
that after the fight had lasted long
enough for the deep bruises to Iwi
inflicted, Walden used his revolver,
apparently shooting Webh after hc‘
wag down and helpless, There was
no evidence as to whether Walden
was drinking with the dead man, but
the places of business were close to
gether and the two men were often
together and well acquainted with
cach other., Walden worked in tl.e%
store as a gunsmith while Webb
worked next door as an auto mechan
ic. Walden was under arrest, but
is said to have been released after
the inquest in Albany,
George Webb had gone to Albany
some two months ago from Cordele
and engaged in the same kind of
work which he did here. He has
one son, Carl, and an invalid wife,
His mother, a brother, W, C, W(rbl),:
superintendent of city waterworks ini
Cordele, a sister and other relatives
survive, |
The body was brought to Cordele
from Albany at noon today and pre
pared for the funeral which will be
held from the home on south Seventh
street at two o'clock tomorrow after-
NEW INDUSTR.ES
Crisp County is developing
14,000 horse power electric
plant on Flint River. New
industries are tax free 6
years,
NUMBER 306
SOUTHERN LUZON
SUFFERS GREAT
PROPERTY LOSSES
WIRES DOWN AND FULL ‘AC
COUNT OF DAMAGES NOT YET
GIVEN,
MANILA, Nov. B.—(AP)—The esti
mated number of dead in southern
Luzon, as a result of Saturday's ty
phoon, tidal wave, and floods, reach
ed three hundred today.
Incomplete reperts indicate the
property damage will run into mil
liong of dollars. Telegraph wires are
stil down and the full extent of des.
truction and death are yet unknown
Additional supplies were sent south
ward by the Red Crosg which is car
ing for the homeless. The Insular
legislature appropriated twenty-five
thousand for relief of the sufferers.
MR. FOY A. VAUSE,
NASHVILLE GA., EDITOR
IS TAKEN BY DEATH
NASHVILLE, Ga., November 8—
Mr. Foy A. Vause, editor of the
Nashville Herald, died here Saturday
following an operation for appendi
citis, which later developed into
peritonitis. Mr. Vause was born in
Kinston, N. C., but spent most of
his life in Nashville, where he was
well known and generally admired.
Funeral services probably will be
held in Nashville.
Mr. Vause two years ago, conduct
ed a subseription campaign for the
Dispatch and while they were here,
he and his good wife made many
friends.
noon. Rev. J. B. Johnstone, pastor
of the First Methodist church here,
wiil be in charge of the services, The
remains will be laid to rest in Sunny
gide cemetery.
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