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QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT WM. COUPER
VICTIM: OF MURCERQUS ASSAULT
While Aiding Officer Re
~ceives Frightful Gash
In His Neck.
Frank Bannister a Negro in Jail For
The Crime. Taken to Atlanta
to Escape Angry Crowd.
About 9 o’clock Saturday night, Of
fieer White, of the police force, was at
tracted by the quarreling of two negro
women, Gertrude Patterson and Mary
Williarag, near Rogers’ corner, on the
northwest side of the square, and when
he arrested the two women deputized
Mr. William Couper, who is sbout 22
years of age, to assist hira in Barrying
the negro women to the calaboose.
Mr, Couper started to cross the square
with Gertronde Patterson, and when he
reached the entrance to the park Frank
Bannister, a negro, rushed up behind
him and with a sharp knife cut the
back of his neck from ear to ear, inflict
ing a dangerous wound, which required
near one hundred stitches to eew up.
The negro then turned and ran down
Church street.
Mr. Couper, after being cut, secured
s pistol and shot at the fleeing negro
four times, but finally had to give up
from loes of blood.
Officer White released the negro wo
man and began the chase after Bannis
ter, who ran into the railroad yards and
escaped the officer, but as he crossed
the tracks and started down Kennesaw
Avenue, Messrs. Floyd Northeutt and
Fletcher Reynolds saw him running,
and Mr. Northcutt fired several shots
at him, but none took effect. However,
the negro, seeing they were close onto
him, surrendered.
It was with considerable difficulty
they reached the jail with the negro, as
a large crowd of citizens had gathered
on the square, and threats of lynching
were heard on all sides. Captain Fred
Morris soon had the Marietta Rifles out
and dispersed the crowd that had gath
ered about the jail.
Mr. Couper, after the cutting, was
hurried to Dr. Nolan’s Sanitarium, on
Church street, where every effort] was
made to save his life, and after some
heroie work on the part of the staff of
physicians of the ssnitarium, it was an- {
nounced that there was gome hope for
his life, and up to this time Mr. Couper
is resting as well as could be expected
under the circumstunces. The hope of
his recovery is still entertained by tie
doectors asnd his many friends in this
city. f
At 12:50 o’cloek that] night Mr. Mor
gan McNeel drove his sutomobile
around to the back side of the jail and
the negro was placed in the machine
and taken to Atlanta for safe-keeping,
a 8 the crowd was getting larger and
pumerous threats ;were being made to
take the negro from jail and lyneh him.
Constables W. A. Bishop, M. A. Mor
ris, Oapt. Fred Morris, and Corporals
W. C. Dobbs and Wm. Attaway, of the
Marietta Rifles, accompanied the negro
to Atlants, where he 18 now in jail. He‘
will be brought back and tried at the
September term of court for sssault
with intent to murder, which offense
carries a sentence of from two to ten
years,
Mr. Couper is the son of Mr. John
Couper, deceased, and worked at his
uncle, John Stubbinger’s sutomobile
garage; on Winters street. He is Quar
ter Master Sargeant of the Marietta
Rifles, and a young man well liked by
all who know him.
The negro Bannister had been drink
ing and was in an ugly mood, and when
he saw Mr. Couper start off to the cala
boose with the negro woman he became
enraged, and before Mr, Couper knew
of Bannister’s approach, the negro had
grabbed him from behind and inflicted
the serious wound.
He will also be tried for interfering
with an officer in the discharge of his
duties, which offence carries a fine of
$l,OOO or 12 months in the chaingang or
6 months in jail.
Bannister confessed to the officers
who carried him to Atlanta that he was
the man who cut Mr. Couper, and says
he cut him with s sharp knife and
threw the knife away in the railroad
yards, but the knife hasn’t been found.
DEPUTY SHERIFF KINGAID ‘
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SPENDS A BUSY WEEK.
During Sheriff McKinney’s absence,
on aceount of his trip to Massachusetts,
where he weat to bring back the negro
Williams who stabbed Mr. Northeutt,
Deputy SBheriff Kincaid has been qoite
busy, looking after the duties connected
with this office.
He went to Roswell Monday and ar
rested Lon Sheriff. ccl., who is charged
with asgault and battery, and Tuesday
arrested John Miller, col |, of Kennesaw,
charged with a misdemeanor. but Miller
made bond in the sum of $l5O and was
released.
Mary Williams, one of the negro wo
men who wae connected with that cut
ting affsir Saturday night, was released
on $l5O Monday. There are at present
fourteen in jeil. awaiting trial at the
SBeptember term of court. -
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WILLIAM A. COUPER.
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Praise for The nilitary
Boys.
Former Governor Northen has writ
ten Captain Fred Morrie, of the Mari
etta Rifles, commending the military
company for the part they took in pro
tecting the negro Bannister from mob
violence.
- Capr. FRED MORRIS. :
Marietta, Ga.
My Dear Sir: ¢ ~
I have just read with interest
and the very warmest commenda
tion the record of your heroic and
successful maintenance of the law
in the desperate case that occured
in your city last Saturday night.
Whenever our people can be
brought to know and understand
that such gallantry as you and your
men displayed is never undertaken
for the defence of a criminal negro,
but solely to enforce the righteous
administration of the law, then the
tendency towards violence and need
less crime will cease and our civil
ization will be advanced and our
gocial system will be made secure.
~ You and your brave men have
' given to the state and to the South
a commanding object lesson that
all good men will approve, and all
brave men will loudly applaud.
Your heroic conduct and the loyal
ty of your men, have done service
to the state that will be conspicu
ous and helpful for years—many
years to come.
With unqualified admiration for
you and your brave boys,
I am sincerely,
W. J. NORTHEN.
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PICNIC, SEPT, TITH,
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AT OLIVE SPRINGS.
Senator Clay and Hon.
Hoke Smith Slated
for Speeches.
The Olive Springs Literary Society
will hold their annual pienic on Sep
tember 11th, 1909.
Hoke Smith will be the orator of the
day. Senator A. S. Clay will be with
us, too. This promises to be the largest
gathering that has been in Cobb county
this year. Three thousand people are
expected to be present.
This place is three miles south of Ma
rietta, half mile from car line, and near
Chief Joyner’s.
The program will be published in the
next issue of the Marietta Journal,
J. P. Yorkg,
Chm’n of Committee.
RUBBER TIRES put on baby car
riages at John S. Dobbins’ store.
E. Earl Field, a prominent plant
er of Cherokee county, was in the
city on business, Tuesday.
The ladies of Rose Lane Baptist
chiurch will give an ice cream sup
fper on Kennesaw Ave., Friday even
ing. We trust a large crowd will go
!out and enjoy an evening’s enter
tainment with the good ladies.
Frank W. Oldson, who has been
gpending his wvacation with the
home folks for the past month,
takee up his duties Thursday, as
isinger in the music department of
the Kress store, in Afanta.
LOCAL NEWS [TEMS
-~ PARAGRAPHED,
Matters in City Briefly
Chronicled for Jour
nal Readers.
Get a can of herrmg roe at Gatlin’s.
Miss Clive ¥nw has returned from
Europe.
Choconel, the newest cereal. Get it
at Gatlin’s.
Miss Louiee Anderson is visiting
friends in Atlanta,
Miss Leila Mae Tsalley is spending
several weeks in Atlanta.
LosT—A gold bead necklace. Reward,
if returned to Mrs. J, J. Dariell.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. McClatchy are at
home, after a trip to New York.
Mansfield butter is the best, At Gat
lin's.
Mrs. McDonald Dunwody and Miss
Charlotte Dunwody, of Vidalia, visited
Mrs C T, Dunlap Sunday.
‘ Save 5% on_your cash purchases by
trading at Faw & Rogers. tf,
. Mrs. Harry Wentworth Young, of At
lanta, spent several days last week as
‘the guest of Mrs, C. T. Dunlap.
| Miss Margaret Prince, who has been
visiting friends in Atlanta for the past
week, returned home Tuesday.
Miss Effie Hipps returned home Sun
day, after spending two weeks with
Mrs. Willis Hay, in Dallas.
We sell the best blacksmith coal
mined. 15¢ per bushel. Phone 270.
Marietta Ice Co.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W, Setze and family
returned yesterday to their home in
Atlanta, after a visit to their mother
and sisters in Marietta.
Office at Mr Chuck Anderson’s stable.
Jellico coal. Satisfaction guaranteed.
MEINERT & MILLER.
Mrs. J. R. Dobbs and her small son,
J. C. Dobbs, have returned to their
home in Calhoun, safter a visit to Mrs.
J. T. Corley.
There's a sanitary store and meat
shop in town, Are you patronizing it?
If you are not, you should be.
W. A. Gatlin.
"Mrs. R.C Bush and little daughter,
Luey Lane, of Birmingham, Ala., sre
guests of Mre. S. M, Prince, at the Ken
nesaw House.
Avuro Livery BgErvice —-First-class
care ; careful, courteous drivers ; reason
able rates, BrumßY Garace, Church
street. Phone 345; Night Phone 284-J.
Mr. 8. D. Bquites, representing the
National Paper Company, is in the eity.
His family will return to Marietta from
Franklin, Ohio, early in September.
Wanrep—Three furnished or unfure
nished rooms, suitable for light house
keeping, bgemln. wife and eleven-year
old son. st of references. Address
‘‘Rooms,” care Marietta Journal.
Mrs. L. R. Gilreath, of Cartersville,
made a brief visit to Mrs. J. T. Corley,
on her way home from Blue Ridge,
where she made a beautiful address
especially to the young people.
Monzy 10 LoAN.—We can make loans
at eeven per cent. on good real estate as
security. Loans on farming lands s
specialty. It costs nothing to see us
at our office in Mariette and find out all
about it. R. N. HorraND & SoN.
Hon. Thomas C. Crenshaw, of Holly
Sprihgs, has sold his gold mine to
northern capitalists, and on Saturday
passed through Marietta with his fam
ily on his way to Weatherford, Okla
homa, which will be their future home.
For SaLe—New nine-room, two-story
house, on Church street, nice‘lot, ad
joining Presbyterian manse. Houaze has
all modern conveniences, such as lights,
water, etc. Servants’ rooms in base
ment; walls and ceilings hard finished
and beautifully tinted. Oan give im
mediate nossession, J. J. Braok.
Professor H. R. Hunt, who iz at the
head of the Seventh District Agricul
tural School, reports thet the school
will open on September 7th with a fine
attendance, Mr. J. N. McEachern has
given 200,000 brick te be used in the
construetion of the dormitory,
Bor SALE —Best improved aairy and
cotton farm in Central Georgia. Con
eiets of 500 acres, adjoining thriving
town of 800 people. Will lefi as whole
or divide in three sections Will have
to sell at once, due to failing health,
Write, giving reference, vq-\(). M. San
ders, or apply to Homer R. McClateby,
Marietta, Ga.
Mr. O. L. Hall, manager of the Hay
erty Furniture Company, is suffering
from a severely sprained arm, an injury
which he received Thursday, just as he
wae leaving home in his furniture
wagon. The horse started unexpected
ly, and Mr. EHall was thrown violently
ta the floor of the vehicle. Itie hoped
the coneequences will not be serious,
though the sprain is a very bad one,
| Mr. Len Baldwin has his samples,
| from Pettebone Bros., of the uniforms
| the Georgia colonels appointed by Gov
raor Brown wiil use during the next
{ two years. He has taken an order for
ft fall rega ia for Colonel V. L. Starr, of
his eity, and also Colonel 8. V. San
'ford . formerly of this city, but now of
chpm. ik
JOHN P. CHENEY MAKES
CLAY A PROPOSITION,
Object is to Prevent Cam
paien of Factiona!
Politics.
Some of my political opponents in
my race for Mayor have intimated that
my entry into the race in opposition
to my friend. Clay, who is also a can
didate, would tear our town to pieces
and revive the factional feeling that
once existed. :
I would most earnestly urge that
these parties refer to my announce
ment, in which I have stated that I
would have nothing to do with such.
I pledge you my word of honor that
I am just as anxious as any citizen of
this town to do away with factions.
It has hurt our city badly in the past,
it will keep us from prospering in the
future, No town can grow as long as
one side is fighting the other, I want
to put Marietta’s interest foremost in
this race, and if my election as Mayor
would be detrimental to our peace and
prosperity, I would rather be defeated
at the polls,
Now, to show my opponents my
interest in maintaining peace and
quietude in our city and do away
with all possibilities of a factional
fight, I offer this solution, which I am
gure will accomplish what the inter
ests of all our people demand, and do
away with factions:
My opponent has not announced
his ticket. I have not announced
mine. I hereby make him this open
proposition, viz: Let him select five
of the best citizens of the city and I
will select five of the same class.
Then let these ten men get together
and name a ticket consisting of one
man from each ward for council, who
shall be elected without opposition.
Let it be understood that these ten
men selected place any one or more of
themselves on this ticket and have it
further understood, that the ticket so
selected shall take no part whatever
in the race between my friend Clay
and.myself. In this way many good
men would go on a ticket and serve
our people, who would not wish to do
8o if they had to go on a partisan
ticket with opposition. The only
fight would then be on the question of
Mayor.
. If my friend Clay should be elected,
he would have a good council, and on
the other hand if I were elected I would
have a good council. They would
be entirely free of that abominable
factional spirit, and would be in a po
sition to give Marietta a fair and
profitable administration.
If there was ever a time in the his
tory of our city that a level-headed,
unbiased set of men is needed to face
and solve the problems that confront
us, it is for the next two years.
This is my proposition, prompted
by my desires for the welfare and
prosperity of the city I am proud to
call my home,
What say you brother Clay ? It’s
up to you.
- JOHN P. CHENEY.
MR, F. BOWLES DIES
IN CHARLESTOWN, W, VA,
Well Known and Popular
Citizen Expires of Ty
phoid Fever.
Mr. F Bowlesdied at Charlestown,
west Virginia, Sunday night, of ty
phoid fever, and hiz remains arrived
here Wednesday morning and will be
interred Thursday at Shiloh cemetery.
Mr. Bowles had been in that section
for the paet year, operating a merry-go:
round, and had only been sick a short
while when his wife was notified that
he could not live. She left Sunday
morning for his bedside, but he Jied a
few hours belore she arrived.
He leaves a widow and four children
to mourn his death, besides a large cir
cle of friends.
Mr. Bowles was 8 prominent Odd Fel
low and a good man, and had many
friends in Marietta and Cobb county,
who will be grieved to leéarn of his
death.
Phone 299 for fresh fish.
Large mackerel at Gatlin’s for 15c.
Mr.and Mrs.J. W. L. Stovall have
returned from Norerose.
Mrs. James Anderson, of Macon, is
visiting the family of Mrs. W, D. Ander
son.
Phone 270 and get the best Jellico
coal for cooking, only $3 50 per son.
Mauarietta [ce Co.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Rogers have re
turned from a visit to Mra. Rogers’ pa
rents and brother, near Lilburn, Gwin
nett eounty,
SHERIFF AKINNEY
A
Negro Who Cut Mr. How
ard Northcutt is Iden=-
| tified by Him.
Sheriff McKinney returned with Dave
Williams from Norfolk navy yards
Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock.
Sheriff MeKinney first went to
Provincetown, Mass,, where the negro
was held in the navy yards there, but
the fleet to whieh the negro belonged
left there and came to Norfolk, Va.,
where he was turned over to Sheriff
MeKinney. .
The negro was tried by court martial
for killing another negro in a boxing
exhibition on board a war vessel, but
was exonerated by the officers in charge
of the court martial.
It will be remembered that about a
year ago Dave Williams seriously cat
Mr. Howard Northcutt in an encounter
at the depot, but made his escape.
Mr. Northeutt went to the jail when
the sheriff arrived with the Jprisoner
and identified him as the negro who eut
him,
Williams will be tried at the Septem
ber term of eourt for assault with in
tent to murder, which carries a sen
tence of from two to twelve years.
KEEP NEGRO WOMEN OFF THE
: STREETS AT NIGHT.
R.D. Reed, a colored man, asks that
the following be publizhed :
*“To the City Council of Marietta:
I appeal to this city to make & law
that will keep every negro woman off
the streets later than nine o’clock at
night unless accompanied by her hus
band, father, or some other proper eg
cort. I think such a law would be a
very great benefit to this town, as it
would keep them from going over the
streets until twelve and one o’clock at
night. R. D. Reep.”
The very best there is in everything
to eat, at Gatlin’s.
Miss Willie Jean Wallace delightfully
entertained a number of her young
lady friends, at her beautiful home on
Kennesaw Avenue, Tuesday evening.
A delicious course of refreshments was
served. :
Phone 270 and get the best Jellico
coal for cooking, only $3 50 per ton.
: Marietia Ice Co.
Mr. A.J. Reeves and Miss Lillian
Booker, of Cartersville, were married
by Rev. C. N. Tyndell, at his residence,
Wednesday morning, and immediately
left for Atlanta. It isegaid to have been
a ranaway match.
It you appreciate a real clean store
and meat shop, Gatlin will get your
business. s
For Rexr.—Bix-room house on Church
street, (spposite Judge Morris’. Pos
session July Ist. Will be put in first
class condition for desirable tenant.
HeNry MEINERT,
Phone 85.
The skating rink at Nichols’
Old Hall was opened Wednesday
night for the fall seasem. A large
crowd was out to the opening to
enjoy the popular amusemeént and
Ksten to the music of the Gem City
Band, which furnished the music.
Mr. Gue Edwards is manager of the
rink.
BEavuTiFuL Cur RogEs FOR SALE.
MRgs. HENrRY MEINERT,
306 Roswell street. Phone 35.
JoB PriNTlNG.—According to quality
of paper and neatness of printing, the
Marietta Journal will duplicate any fair
and legitimate price offered in Marietta
or Atlanta.
MR. LINDLEY CAMP’S HOUSE PARTY,
Mr. Lindley Camp will give a
house-party at his home, Wastena
Farm, beginning August 25th and
‘ending on -the 28th. Those four
‘days will be blissful indeed to the
young people invited to meet at
this spacious mansicn and enjoy
the delights of country life together,
The guests include :
Miss Mary Camp, Miss Elizabeth
Reynolds, Miss Josephine Dobbs,
Miss Annie Field, Miss Cora Brown,
'Mies Mildred Brown, Miss Willie
May Blair, Miss Lucy Gilbert, Miss
tAnnie Gilbert, Mr. Jamie Corley,
)Mr. Dan Blair, Mr. Pete Clay, Mr.
‘Guy Northcutt, Mr. Charlie Brown,
‘Mr. Otis Bruaby, Mr. John Rob
‘erts, Mr. Pat Anderson and Mr. H.
V. Reynolds.
Ways of women are the wavys o}
the world.
A family tree is of no use to the
iumber dealer.
Where most people have great
ealf-control is phout their gene
roeity.
A BIT OF ADVICE.
The Hunter Found Good Cause to Be
| Grateful For It
“I was never so grateiul for any
thing in my life as for a bit“of ad
vice given me by a stranger, and if
I could find him now I would buy
him the best suit of clothes that
could be made,” said a Pittsburg
man. “It was some years ago as I
was starting on a hunting trip up in
Canada that I ran across a stranger
in the smoking compartment of the
car, and we got into a discussion
over sports of different kinds.
“I mentioned that I was on my
way to Canada for a hunting trip.
To this he said: ‘I will give you a
piece of advice that an old hunter
gave me a long time ago. When
ever you are in doubt as to whether
a moving object is a deer or not or
when you cannot see it clearly
enough to know either let out a
yell or wait until you are absolutely
sure of your game.” He told me if
I remembered that it might save
me feeling bad in after years. I
have always remembered it and in
several instances have found it
saved me getting into trouble.
“I thanked him, but, of course,
thought, like many others, that I
would not need aay such advice, as
I had common sense enough to
know when to shoot and when not
to. I stopped at the cabin of a set-g
tler to whom I had been accredited
and found comfortable quarters and
good hunting.
“One daygl thought I would take
my rifle and go out a short distance,
ae my host had said he saw signs of
deer when he was out the day be
fore. So I strolled off into the
woods and wandered about for an
hour or more. Then, finding noth
ing, I started for the house. Sud
denly, in a thicket just ahead, i
saw a deer. Up came my rifle to
my shoulder, and I was about to
pull the trigger when the thought
of the stranger’s advice came into
my head. It is queer, but I had not
thought of it since until that mo
ment I was not absolutely sure what
I saw was a deer, and I gave a yell.
“It was answered immediately by
a call from my host, who was out
looking for the cow, and he stepped
forth from the place where I had
thought there was a deer. If I had
fired I would have killed him. He
came over to where I was standing
all of a-tremble and so-weak that I
had to lean on the tree. He no
ticed my condition and inquired
what was the matter. I managed
to excuse®my feelings in some fash:
ion and we walked home. At ever
step I breathed a prayer of grati
tud}:a to that stranger, and so if I
ever meet him again he will get
some substantial token of what I
owe him. As for my host, he never
knew how near he came to death
that afternoon.”—Milwaukee Sen
tinel.
: One Kind of Friendship.
In the village where I live I was
in the habit of visiting two poor,
infirm old women, one inhabiting
the single downstairs room, the oth
er occupying the garret above her.
Each kept a jealous watch as to
whether I bestowed more tea or
sixpences on the other, and’each
was sure to tell me every ill trait
she could hear of the other. One
day the old lady who'lived upstairs,
thanking me egusively for my visit,
said: “You’re the only lady ever
comes near me, the only friend I
have. That one,” pointing down
ward, “has hapes of friends,” add
ing hastily, lest I should be too fa
vorably impressed by that circum
stance, “and there’s not wan of
them but hates her.” I thought to
myself that such a description of
friendship may sometimes apply to
higher circles than that“ef my poor
old friend.—London Spectator.
Take It as It Comes.
Once a smart hare met a wise
fox.
“B-r-r-r!” chattered the hare.
“What’s the trouble, my friend ?”
queried the fox craftily.
“Why, this weather is terrible. I
am almost frozen.”
The wise fox winked up at the
crow in the tree.
“In that case, my frierd,” he
chuckled, “I think you will find it
warmer inside than it is outside.”
Without further ceremony he
swallowed the hare.
Moral—lt is not always a safe
policy to com%!ain about the weath
er.—Chicago News. B
A Waste of Money.
The real estate firm of Solomon
& O’Sullivan had lots for sale in a
new suburban addition. o’Sullivan,
young, enthusiastic and Irish, was
writing the advertisement, the na
tional eloquence flowing from his
pen. He urged impending purchas
ers to seize the passing moment.
“Napoleon not only met oppor
tunity: he created it !>
Mr. Solomon read this line in the
advertisement slowly and carefully.
“This fellow Napoleon,” he said—
“what’s the use of advertising him
with our monev #” .