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BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1924.
tion, the convicts well fed and cared
for. The cage in which the convicts
are kept at night is not in as good
condition as to make it a proper
to Butler last night and in open
court , pass another order deferring
the McCants cases to next Thursday,
and go back to Columbus at an early
hour this morning to proceed with
the "Willis case.
All petit jurors in the box were
drawn'by Judge Munro and will be
summoned to appear here one week
| from today.
The official order of Judge Munro
is as follows: j
. . ; - • •
In Taylor Superior Court, Octo
ber adjourned term, 1924.
- R appearing that, at the reg
ular October term of this court,
Court recessed until October 23, 1 -i
and it now appearing that it will
be impossible to hold the court
on this-date for the reason that
the presiding Judge is engaged
in hearing: a case in Columbus, ;
^ Ga., it is ordered and adjudged
by the Court that Taylor Su
perior Court, be recessed until
October 30th,. at which time it
will convene for the purpose of
trying such Criminal -and Civil
business as remains: on the dock
et. 1
In open court, this October
23rd, 1924.
GEO. P. MUNRO, J. S C C C.
Following the passing of the above
order Judge Munro assessed- a new y-jgj
bond in the sum of $20,600.00 being
an increase of $5,500.00 over the'
one previously furnished.
McCants was re-arrested this ’
morning and is in jail awaiting an
effort to make, the bond. .
Reynolds, Ga.
PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK
JURY BOX WILL BE EXHAUSTED
IN EFFORT TO GET TRIAL
JURY HERE. SECOND CHANGE
OF VENUE MAY BE NECES
SARY.
; Ocilla, Ga., - Oct Ifc-EhsSgn Mer-~
ritt .J. Flanders, who was killed in an
airplane accident Oct. 16 at San
Diego, Cal., was an Ocilla boy; the
son of. Editor J; J. Flanders. He was
a graduate of the United States Na
val Academy at Annapolis, having:
received his degree as ensign from
that institution in’1922
He was first attached with the bat
tleship'Oklahoma and later with the
transport ship Vega. He" had been,
cruising in the waters of the Pacific
for several weeks but was on his
way back to the Atlantic and .had
stopped.at. the naval base of San
Diego, While there be went up in an
airship and as he “and Kerr, the pilot
of the machine in which- he rode,
cleared out of a cloud hole in a
downward stride at a rate of speed
of 115 miles per hour, his machine
collided with another driven, by Pilot
Cole at a height, it is reported, of
13,000 feet-above Coronado, a small
California 4own.
When the two machines collided,
the impact was so great that it was
heard for a mile around, even though
the accident occurred so high in the
which young
FRIDAY, OCT. 24
"THE HUNCHBACK' OF
NOTRE DAME”
With Lon Chaney and cast. The
strangest romance of all tome, Set
in scenes of splendor, The great
est love story,:told—-Written’ .-by
Victor Hugo. This picture has
been endorsed by a nation—mam-
wants to see it because it is - the
moth master picture. Everybody
greatest screen attraction of the
age. You are going to Be asked to
pay an increased admission to the
Grand Theatre, during this en
gagement of “The Hunchback of
Notre Dame,” this being due to
the fact , that we in turn had to
pay a staggering sum to secure
this production for your enter
tainment. We- were glad to do it,
and after you have seen this, pic
ture you will discover why. Added
Attraction:—' - .
Comedy, “Jus .Pass-In Thru”
Admission: 25c & 50c
Children 5 to 12 years, 25c
We the Grand Jurors selected,
chosen and sworn to serve at the
October ".term Taylor Superior Court
1924,; beg leave to make .the follow
ing pesentments:
We concur with the Grand Jury
serving at the April 1924 term Tay
lor Superior Court, recommending the
adoption of the Australian Ballot
System , of voting in all elections
held in Taylor'County, said;system
being, set forth in: the Acts of. the
State of Georgia 1922, Page 97, No.
530. ' : - - ,
. ..The; committee appointed from this
body to examine, and report as to
the condition of the Court Housfe and
Jail report as follows: First,- that
the court house building be re
covered; that the walls and ceilings
of - thg court house be calcimined
Where needed; that the plastering of
the jams beside the several grates in
the fire places be repaired; that
where necessary^ the btvken window
lights be replaced** by new ones, and
such other repairs that. the- window
sashes may need to have. We find,
that the jail-is in' need of the fol-
After • an unusual busy session of
fwo weeks the October term Taylor
Superior court took a recess Satur
day morning about 10:00 until this
morning at 9:00. The last business
transacted before taking a recess
was passing' upon the-petition of
Solicitor General Walker R. Flour
noy asking for a change of venue
for inquisitorial action in the cases
against 0;-G. McCants, former "cash
ier of the Butler Banking. Co.,
charging him with embezzlement,
forgery and making false entries- on
the hooks of the hank. -
Col. C. B Marshall, one'of the de
fendant’s attorneys, demurred to the
petition on the grounds that .the
move was unconstitutional. The pe
tition as prepared and presented by
Solicitor Flournoy was passed bj
Judge Munro and reads as follows:
“It appearing- to the court
that there is now pending in
said court the case of the state
vs. O. G.* McCants, charged with
.the offense of embezzlement and
forgery, and that a petition has
been- filed by W R. Flournoy, so
licitor general'of the Chattahoo;
chee circuit, setting forth that
the grand jury box . of said coun
ty had been exhausted in an ef
fort to obtain an indictment in
above stated matter ; and it fur
ther appearing that - said Mc
Cants is out on bail and that
said petition was read in open
court one day before this hear
ing and. that a rule ni si has
been issued by this court direct
ed to said O. G. McCants, re
quiring him to show cause, if
any he. had, why this case should
not be transferred to some other
county-in the circuit, for" the
purpose of obtaining an indict
ment in said matter and that
the hearing in said- matter was
.set at Butler at 8:00 a. m- this.
s@l for the statetand the defend-,
ant were unable to. agree upon a
county to which said matter
might be transferred, it is there
fore ordered -and adjudged that .
the said case of the state vs. O.
G. McCants be transferred from
said county of Taylor to Musco
gee county for the purpose of
obtaining an indictment in said
matter ,
- “It is further ordered that the
grand jury of the said county of
Muscogee be convened at an
early date to investigate said
matter. In open courtr this 18th
day of October.
~ “JUDGE GEO. P. MUNRO,
J. S. C. G C.”
Indictments were found against
McCants by the Taylor county grand-
jury week before last, but when the
case was called for trial Monday of
last week a legal fight was institut
ed by counsel for the defendant
founded on a lack of opportunity by
the defendant to challenge three new
grand jurors who were substituted
for three who were disqualified- by
reason of their connection with the
bank to pass upon the case. It. later
developed that the entire; Jury were
themselves depositors of tee bank or
related to depositors or stock-holders
of the bank. Only 16 men, two short
of the required number, could be
found in the grand jury box, who-
could qualify to pass on the cases.
The indictments thus found were
quashed.
The change of venue for inquisi
torial action is said to he without
precedent in Georgia courtr, being
intoxicated "condition, as well as
liany cars and . trucks being operated
Without a State License Tag in all
of which cases we recommend that
*ACdbunty officers see.to it that the
,«w is more rigidly enforced, also
ask’ the public to • co-operate with
tee'officers' in reporting ' such viola-
■&ns~ihat tee law may he. more rig
idly enforced
r With the almost
unprecedented
jjumber of matters brought to our
attention, it is with sincere regret
we find that there seems to nave
been considerable crime committed
in our county. We would Urge upon
our people the matter of a better ob
servance : of all our laws.Our officers
have seemingly been vigilant; other
wise many of these matters would
never have reached this Grand Jury,
and'we highly- commend them for
SATURDAY*, OCT. 25
' “THE HUNCHBACK OF
NOTRE DAME”
(Last showing)
With Lon Chaney and Patsy
Ruth Miller and cast. The story
“All for the. love of a woman.”
Every mother, daughter, wife and
sweetheart should see it. You will
thrill to the appeal of this splen
did story of ove and sacrifice; its
pathos will strike straight to your
heart. You must see the picture
and then yoO too, will indorse it.
Added Attraction:.
“40th Door,” 7th Chapter
Admission: 25c & 50c '
sir. The machine in
Flanders rode fell to the ground a
total mass of wreckage, from which
the two bodies were recovered. The'
ma; bine
driven by Cole- cruised
around crazily, gradually descending
until it finally fell upon the golf
links and caught fire and burned.
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL FILED
BY COL. JERE MOORE, COUN
SEL FOR DEFENDANT.
YEGGMEN BLOW SAFE,
ESCAPING WITH $900,
AT PLANT IN MACON
women prisoners. We also recom
mend that a garbage can be placed
in tee jail house yard, and all refuse
be placed therein, so teat conditions
around tee. jail may. he kept in_ a
-more sanitary condition. W e recom
mend that toilets be installed in the
court house...
^The^committee appointed tp ex
amine the hoolS^o¥«ie various doun-'
ty officers, exclusive of those of the
County Commissioners, make, the
following report: The hooks of the
QitBnaiy, Sheriff and Clerk of the
Superior Court, Tax Collectpr, Tax
Receiver and several Justices of
Peace and Ex-Officio J. P.’s through
out the county ."have been-examined
and we find teat they are correctly
kept so far as they have been able
to ascertain with the exception of
the criminal docket of J G. Hill,
Justice of Peace and Ex-Officio J. P
of the 741st District -'ST which he
fails to fill out blanks giving num
ber of witnesses examined, therefore
rendering it impossible to verify the
calculation as to cost in such cases.
We also find the docket of W. W.
Douglas, J. P. of the 757 District in
which he fails to; fill in blanks in
docketing a case rendering the case
improperly made out .
A special committee having been
appointed from this body' .to examine
into tee hooks of the County Board
of Roads and Revenues has made as
Complete examination as time would
allow and find as follows: We- find
that the books are being neatly and
correctly kept so far as we could
ascertain. ■
Werecommend that Tax Collectors
collecting Commutation,. Tax he put
under bond.
We recommend that County Com
missioners turn over to the Treasurer
all Commutation Tax collected ; and
such moneys as they now have^-on
hand.
.: Wo recommend that County Coni-.
missioners advertise and receive bids
on supplies; of all kinds for the use
of'the county each'monte and accept'
the lowest hid on each item.
- We- recommend that County Com
missioners rednee from five to- four
mills tax levied this -year to work
roads under the alternative road
The fourth trial of A. H. Hen
dricks came to .a close Thursday
night of last week about 8:30 o’clock
when the jury returned a verdict of
guilty and fixing his penalty at two
to three years in the penitentiary,
Mr.; HendoitiKwwaS ?ch.
embezzling funds from the Bank, of
Mauk, while cashier of that Institu
tion, lo th& amount of approximate
ly $22,000.
On tee first trial Hendricks -was
given one to two years, and was
granted a new trial. The second time,
a mis-trial was declared. As the^re-
suR of the third trial he was found
guilty and his sentence fixed by the
jury at from two to three years, the
jiiilgment of the low^r count -being
reversed by the supreme cd'u'rV ' %
Mr. Hendricks’ bolid which was- as
sessed at $5,000.00 previous to the
last trial and furnished by relatives,
was increased last week to : $10,000
which he has thus far been unable to
make and is now incarcerated in the
Taylor county jail "pending action on
motion for new trial which will be
heard early in November. -
Macon, Oct. 21.—Using nitro
glycerine, -and the company’s tools
in their operations, burglars entered
the plant of the Macon Coca-Cola
Bottling company, Monday night,
blew open the safe and escaped with
$m ,.. ; . iJ-,;':.
We recommend that Mr. J. G Hill
be j-e-appointed Notary Public and
Ex-Officio J. P. for the Reynolds
District, No. 741, G. M -
,. W? recommend that Mr. J. W
GKotstoh - be'' '1 - e : Sphbinte3 “*'' " ’
Public and Ex.-Officio J. P.
rille, 743 G. M.
Wq recommed that Mr. J.-- H.
Brown be appointed N, P. and Ex-
Officio J P. for Howard District, 853
G M.. .
We. recommend that Mr. R. M.
Suggs' be re-appointed N. P-and Ex-
Officio, J P. of Daviston District, 737
G. M. ;
We recommend that Mr. • J. T
Adams he appointed N P. arid Ex-
Officio J. P. Butler District, 751 G.
Guaranteed hosiery, Samples your
size, free tej^gen%. Wjrft^fbr propo
sition paying $75.00 weekly Mr
time, $1.50 an hour spare time, Sell
ing guaranteed hosiery to wearer-
wear or replaced free, r Quick sales,
repeat orders. INTERNATIONAL
STOCKING MILLS, 3081, Norris
town, Pa.
' ReSfdbhts"' hear tfie^plant Ye^ffgcT
hearing ’a noise like the rear of a
cannon about 9:00, and shortly after
they said they saw three men drive
up before the plant in a large tour
ing car, -pick up a well dressed man
and hurry away.
Cafson-
“Right Now Service’’
Edwards Bros.
Sendee Station
Every thing New and
Upto-theMinute
Gasoline, Oils, Auto Accessories
We recommend that the Grand
Jurors, Petit Jurors and Bailiffs
serving at this term, of Court : be
paid tee sum of two dollars each
■per day for their services .
We recommend that these present
ments be -published in The Butler
Herald and that the sum of $10.00 be
paid for same. -, - •
In closing these presentments we
wish to extend our sincere'thanks to
his honor, Judge Geo. P. Munro for
his able and intelligent charge to
our body, also-to our efficient Solicit
tor General Hon. Walker R.G Flour
noy, for his many courtesies.
Respectfully submitted,
C. E.BENNS, Foreman,
■ E. P. HODGES, Clerk. *
In opelr court ordered ; published
$15.00 to he paid for same.
. GEO. P. MUNRO,
J. S. C. C. C-
Buggies, Wagons and Complete
Line Undertakers Supplies.
C. C. COOPER, Manager
TO MEET AT VIENNA.
PHYSICIANS OF DOOLY WILL BE
HOSTS TO MEMBERS OF . DIS-
TRICT -MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
ON NOV. 19.
Knights of the Pill and Capsule in
r tee . Third District will gather in Vi- -
Jenna on Wednesday, Nov. 19th for
. their regular semi-annual conference .
the session to begin in the afternoon
at 3 o’clock and to be followed by a
banquet in the evening. The Dooly
County Medical Association will be
host to the visiting doctors who will
be accompanied by their wives.
, At a recent meeting of tee'county
physicians committees were .appoint
ed to make plans for the entertain
ment of these distinguished visitors.
Dr;.T. F. Bivins was made Chairman
of committee on arrangements, Dr.
Vi C. Daves is at the head of- tte
committee on entertainment and Dr,
F. E Williams will serve as chair
man of the invitation committee.
Vienna physicians will have the cor
dial support of the people of the city
IMPROVED SCHEDULES
Macon—Atlanta
Washington-Baltimore-Philadelphia
New York
MINISTER CELEBRATES
85TH ANNIVERSARY WITH
REUNION AT COLUMBUS
Columbus, Ga., Oct. 21.—Tire Rev
J.-'W Howard, for 47 years a mis-,
sionary Baptist minister in Colum
bus, .celebrated his -86.te anniversary-
Tuesday with .a family reunion .
Mr. Howard, who is well-preserved
and still in active, service; being pas
tor of a church on North Highlands
is known in the district as a churdii-
builder. He claims the distinction of
constructing or being instrumental;
in budding, sue edifices^
. For a number of _ years he has
been known as tee “marrying par
son,” and he lias kept a record of
the number of: marriage ceremonies
performed. He says tee number is
very near the 2,000 mark. He claims
| to have married as many as eleven
couples in one Saturday frequently
in the recent past.
Leave Macon
10:10 A. M.
11:40 A. M.
-12:00 Noon
. 8:40 A. M.
10:05 A. M.
12:20 P. M.
. 2:40 P. M.
Arrive Atlanta
Leave Atlanta
Arrive Washington
"Arrive Baltimore _____
Arrive W. Philadelphia
•Arrive New York 1.
OBSERVATION CAR—CLUB CAR—DINING CAB
Through sleeping car Macon to New York without change, af
fording excellent service from Cordele arid other Georgia points to
the East. . '
Reservations made upon application to any Agent of the Com
pany or, . - .
C. B. RHODES, Division Passenger Agent,
131 Terminal Station; Macon Ga.
from Saturday until today it—was
his belief'that the Will Willis mur
der. trial in Muscogee court would
he concluded bv this time, but the
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