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VOLUME 4, NUMBER 146
Latest Shooting by Police May Cause General Quiz
CA P PISTOL
CAUSE OF
SHOOTING
Quiz on Shootings by
Police May Come as
Result of Gunplay
VICTIM MAY DIE
A toy pistol, pointed at a police
man when ho was attempting to
make an arrest brought grief to
Wiley Cook. who was probably
fatally wounded Sunday night by
Officer J. W Anderson.
Hospital attaches reported to the
police that Cook is expected to die
from the gun shot wound of th
right side. It was announced at the
office of the chief that the .shooting
will be thoroughly investigated
Already the homicide squad of
Ginn and Evans, chief detective,
are investigating the case. Due to
the many shootings of Negroes by
policemen the department is spar
ing no pains m investigating the
shooting.
According to reports, the officers
had answered radio call to 533
Robbins street, where George Tho
mas. operator of a stand, said that
a man known only as "Shorty" had
been loitering around the place
brandishing a gun. The officers
were in the act of arresting Shorty
when Cook is said to have walked
up and pointed a toy cigarette case
shaped like an automatic in his
face.
Officers Make Statement
Both polices signed a statement
that read as follows: "We were
parked in front of 542 Robbins
street when .George 'Thomas and
Wiley Cook, rear 533 Robbins
street, stopped in front of the
place. About that time, unknown
woman walking on the side walk
was meeting Shorty. They had
some words and Shorty told wom
an to go on or else he would shoot
her and I (J. W. Maddox) asked
Shorty if he had a gun and went
to search him. J. W. Anderson also
drew his gun and then Shorty
threw up his hands. About this
time Wiley Cook walked up behind
Shorty and said to Maddox, ‘Don’t
start nothing, white folks; and
pointed a toy pistol in his face
Maddox got in a tussle with him
and at this time he was shot by
Officer Anderson. Wiley Cook was
then carried to Grady. George
Thomas was a witness to the shoot
ing and he said that Shortv had
been armed in that section with a
pistol all day and we do not know
if he had one or not as we were
not able to finish searching him
before he could have done away
with it."
Cook Makes Statement
The wounded Cook at the ho
pital claimed that he did not point
the pistol at the officer but that he
was pointing it at a woman when
the officers, just passing by. leap
ed from their car and shot him.
Waycross Cops Seek
2 Vampire Autoists
(S. N. S. News Service)
WAYCROSS, Ga, Dec., 30
County police seeking two colored
men. who Monday crashed into the
rear of a car driven by D. B. Lar
risey and then veered into a col
lision with Mrs. R. C. Harris, both
white. Mrs. Harris, it is said was
seriously injured.
The two men, police say. after
crashing into the cars, jumped out
of the automobile in which they
were riding and fled Their ma
chine was completely demolished.
The
Weather
INCREASING CLOUDINESS, fol
lowed by rain in the west and north
portions Wednesday afternoon; rain
Wednesday night and Thursday
morning; colder Thursday after
noon and night.
C. F. von HERRMAN,
Meteorologist,
Weather Bureau.
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INTERVIEW DARROW, HAYES ON 8 BOYS
mmi i s
FREED II
lIOBESI
Decide Wife Killed
by Her Hand and
Not by Hubby
DESPONDENT, SHE
As the result of the verdict of
coroner's jury Monday. Robert
Andrews, alleged wife slayer, was
freed from the city jail where he
spent the merry Christmas a pri
soner. Andrews wife was slam
Christmas Day in her home, at 225
Corley street Her husband the
only person in the home at the
time, was arrested for the crime
after he had accompanied the body
of the woman to the hospital
At the inquest it was learned
that the wife, Mamie Andrews had
•m several occasions tried to blow'
her brains out with the same ^ot
gun with which she took her life
on Christmas Day and her hus
band, fortunately, was around and
wrestled the weapon away from
her each time. The last time, it
was said, was Christmas a year
ago.
The husband also said that it was
generally known by him and all
neighbors that his wife drank ex
ceedingly heavy and dm ing her
drunken spools she would become
very despondent In one instance it
was cited that Andrews searched
in vain for her, and nnally found
(continued on page two)
MARBLE STOPPER
SENT TO GRARY
Tuesday morning Albert Leslie,
13. 556 Pullman street, playfully
with his foot, stopped a marble
from rolling. An hour later he ap
peared at Grady hospital with a
deep cut over his left eye. which
he said was administered with a
stone in the hands of Nace Clark,
of 630 Pullman street, who had
shot the "aggie."
Leslie said ho was hold by
Clark's two brothers while being
struck in the eye. He told doctors
that F r e d Gofer, 636 Pulliam
street, wast the third party in the
fight He was released after being
treated in the emergency clinic.
Lawyers Blank on Forgery Charges
Against Re-arrested Dr. Mitchell
(S. N. S. News Service)
OGLETHORPE. Ga.. It was
was revealed Tuesday night that
lawyers who had petitioned ’.he
governor for the par-e of Dr M
Clarence Mitchell, who was rc
leaserl from the state prison at
Milledgeville Christmas Day from
a life sentneo for murd’r, only To
bo rearrested and brought here to
the Macon county prison on an old
charge of forgery, had no know
ledge of the forger charge
Prominent white friends of the
Macon physician who had interest
cd themselves in his case, said that
an immediate appeal would be
made to the governor for a parole
on the old charge, which besides a
year's sentence in prison carried a
fine of $l,OOO, Had it been known
at the time about the charge.
Macon attorneys say. the governor
would have been asked to include
that in the first parole.
ATLANWWWORLO
DI X STAHOARD *
"Entoied H « Heoond-claaH matter at the post office «♦ Atlanta, Ga. under the act of March S. 1879"
Will Investigate
Mystery Ure on
Ashby Circle
The West Side near the vicinity
of Ashby circle was thrown into a
state of chaos as several five com
panies swept madly by an effort to
quench a fire at 1008 Ashby circle
early Tuesday morning The resid
ence was that of Gabriel Holmes.
According to police, the fire war
of an incindiary origin and broke
out in the altir. They ariived after
the firemen had placed the flame,
under control.
Firemen reported to police th it
the house had been set afire as
kindling that had been saturated m
kerosene had been placed m th
attic and set afire. They were aide
to quench the fire arid found the
tell talc evidence
Holmes told Officers L O As
kew, .1 W Ector and Lieutenant
O R .Jones, that he and his wife
had been av.ay from home the
earlier part of the evening and had
built a fire in the heater When
they returned later in the evening
they discovered smoke coming
from the attic. Police are planning
further investigation of the case.
ATLANTA DRIVER
KILLSNEGRO
(S. N. S. News Service)
LOUISVILLE, Ga, Dec., 30—
Struck by an automobile driven by
Charles I. Kinsey, white, of At
lanta. Charlie Gibbons, colored far
mer. was dead upon arrival at the
city hospital here.
Kinsey said Gibbons was cross
ing the road, and app^wntly had
not seen his car. The white men
said he was unable to stop before
striking the farmer. After hitting
the man, Kinsey placed him in his
car and rushed him here to the city
hospital. The accident occurred
three miles out of the city limits.
Kinsey was released by local po
lice.
WHITE FARMER MUSI PAY TO
PROSECUTE NEGRO
RALEIGH. N. C. Dee. 30 'AN
P> When Judge Walter L Small
learned that James Glnver had al
ready been tried and acquitted of
stealing apples from (' W Poole,
white farmer, and that Poole had
contrived to have Glover brought
into court and tried again for the
same offense, he stoppd the trial,
being held in the Superior court,
and ordered Poole to pay the costs
of the new' trial before proceeding
Poole claimed that when Glover
was tried the first time, he (Poolet
was unable to assemble the proper
w'itnesses.
Dr. Mitchell had served nine
years of a life sentence after being
convicted of poisoning his nephew',
to get his insurance which totaled
more than $40,000, including a $lO.-
000 war risk policy.
The next step in the case Maron
| officials said would he to again
interest the state prison commis
sion which had already twice reco
; mended to the governor that the
doctor be released Macon county
prison officials will also go before
the prison commission, it is said, m
an effort to get that body to assign
Dr. Mitchell to a prison camp.
MILLEDGEVILLE. Ga . Dec 25
-Dr. M. Clarence Mitchell was ।
downcast and disappointed man
Christmas Day as he was turned
over to Sheriff W. T. Jolly of Ma
con county, after being released
from the state prison here.
ATLANTA, GA , WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 30, 1931
Emancipation Will
Be Celebrated on
New Years Day
In accordance with the custom
of many years, the Emancipation
[Celebration exercises will be held
I under the auspices of the Atlanta
Branch of the National Association
for the Advancement of olored
People on New Year's day
The principal 'peaker of the day
will bo th" Reverend Mr C K
1 Brown, pastor of Warren Memorial
'M. E Church, who has the repufa
I Hon of being a forceful and plea
I sing speaker The Atlanta Letter
[Carriers Band, the Dokies Bind,
and Wheat Sheet Baptist Church
Choir will furnish the music Un
usual effort i being put forth to
[ make dial day a go at one in th"
! history of Atlanta Negroes The ex
ercises will bo promptly at twelve
o’clock and end at 2 30.
The' meeting will be held at
[Wheat Street Baptist Church. Those
[desiring seats are v.'grd to he on
i time as standing room is usually at
a premium on such occasions.
OUT SUMO FINDS
ALKY.EMPTYTIN
A liquor squad winch swooped
'down on residence in the vicinity
of Piedmont avenue between Gil
mer and Armstrong streets, netted
the prohibition officers only a gal
lon can of corn whiskey, which was
found faked between two build
ings at 69 and 71 Piedmont avenue
No arrests were made. The of
i ficers made a through search for a
quantity of alcohol, which w < op
posed to have been delivered in the
neighborhood Monday morning
The contents of the gallon can
were dumped into the street
The uncovering of a water-meter
hole in the sidewalk, disclosed an
empty can which officers say had
once contained alcho] However
there was nothing in the can when
found.
ROBBE.' OF $4
Monday at the corner of High
i land avenue and Boulevard. W R.
I Tanner, 580 Highland avenue was
। robbed of $4 by two large men
। weighing about 200 pounds. The
; robbers not only took the money
[ but cut Tanner on the arm and
'sleeve. .
Man Is Stabbed
I Another stabbing occured Mon
day at 256 Eleventh street when
Henry Jones of that address was
stabbed over the heart and in the
arm. Police were unable to learn
what the motive of the stabbing
[was. Sam Mathews. Dorsey. Math
ews and Annie Mae Wright were
all arrested on suspicion.
He was highly recomended as a
model prisoner by Superintendent
B H. Dunaway. who in delivering
the doctor to Sheriff Jolly said.
You do not need handcuffs on
him. In fact if you should turn him
loose and tell him to show up at
Oglethorpe he would be there — I
have that much confidence in him."
Dr. Mitchell was permitted a
brief talk with Ins wife, who had
come from Macon with the parole
signed by the governor, only to be
down and cried He was carried
away shortly after 12:30 p. m. in an
told that he would bo held for an
automobile, his hands free or hand
cuffs.
His wife took his personal effects
from the state prison here and left
saying that she had not given up
her ten year fight for his freedom,
and declaring that her husband
was innocent.
PENNIES Fill
UHM
SOUGHT
Employment I or 256
Given by Pennies
Donated Here
100 BOXES OUT
(’ompi । -mg .‘.me of the laces
most repro: entativi women, the
colored division of the penny club,
recently organized m the city, re
ports that all of its workers are
going ahead very enthusiastically.
I The organization ba., made very
i successful reports
; It was also announced that tins
'organization has. under the able
[leadership of Mrs. Dolhe J Alex
lander as chairman, placed more
'than 400 penny boxes in the various
|churches, stores, and public places
throughout the city for the con
।venicnce of the public to contri
! bute a penny a meal to the unem
[ ployed.
This club plan of a penny a meal
is a universal one. and its appeal
is to everyone, man. woman and
child, to give one penny a meal or
three cents daily to the cause of
the unemployed. The organization
through this daily method of con
tributions is able to provide work
for those unfortunates who arc un
employed.
Workers Get $7.50 Weekly
Already the organization has
gained employment for 256 men
'with salaries of $7.50 a week. 75.000
I pennies. The nature of the work
iis usually unskilled and is for civic
'institutions, hospitals, schools, etc
I Great precaution is taken to seo
I that it does not interfere with La
•bor union regulations.
Everybody is urged to do his or
her bit and is reminded that one
penny each time a meal is eaten
will provide those less fortunate
with work Quite a remarkable
I feature of this organization is tiie
I fact that not one of the persons
[ working in the organization re
■ ceives any pay for their services.
| all are working for a charitable
cause. The headquarters of the
[colored division is located in the
Butler street Y. M. C. A. building
\on the second floor.
Sidewalk Flies Up and
Hits Charley in Eye
New Christmas roller skates,
brought only a black eye to Char
ey Martin 11. 351 Auburn avenue,
and star newsboy for the Atlanta
World.
Martin, while testing his Christ
mas skates, a present from his dad.
slipped and fell and according to
Charley "the sidewalk flew up and
and hit me in the face."
He wants it known that no one
struck him in the eye. as many of
his friends, he said, have thought.
Jazzin* The
News
FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS
Noted Lawyers quizzed on Eight;
they both denounce the Reds
Latest shooting may draw fire on
cops who lose their heads;
'Skeegee says 13 were lynched;
press service says two more
Dr. Mitchell still in jail; this act
does daily score.
Probe is asked on Haiti's case; the
facts have gone to Smoot
Penny club asks all aid cause; three
cents a day will suit:
S. C. has large student roll; but
only few go far
Every World you have to read to
keep your knowledge at par I
Fights 2 Holdups;
Saves ( ash But
Is Injured
A hand-to-hand tussle with two
holdup men on Peachtree street
near Third Satin day night, landed
F. W. Sweet 244 f > 1 L-mon St .
in Grady hospital v. .'I a deep cut
on his left hand and a badly
bruised head J
Sweet told police that Wagen i
assailant commanded Lni m hold
up his hand, he struck tec man m ,
the face with his fist Th" ."l ondJ
man. whom he said he had not
seen at first, then rim up from the ’
rear and struck him over the hear) :
। with a blunt instrument While
struggling with the second, the
first drew a knife and cut him on
the hand
The men. fled, he said, without
getting any money He was admit
ted to the hospital.
[BUTTS JIIL BARS
-NOIN IN
Zack Woodall, address unknown,
and booked in the city iail on a
charge of intoxication, apparently
thought while in his semi-con
scious condition that he possessed
the "butting" ability of the billy
goat.
He conceived the idea that with
the use of his head he could break
the steel bars of the Decatur
street bastile.
Shortly afternoon Tuesday, po
lice delivered Woodall to the
Grady hospital, where it was
I found that he was suffering from
a severe case of cerebral hemor
hrage. Admitted to the hospital, he
had not regained consciousness late
Tuesday night.
Stabs Man in Jail;
Then Slays Himself ।
MAYS LANDING, N. J Dec. 30
' —(ANP) -There was confusion in j
[ the Atlantic County jail on Satur- ’
■day when Albert Bunting, severe
ly injured William Rice, a robbery
| suspect. Bunting was serving six |
i months on a disorderly conduct!
i charge, and became enraged at [
। some remark made by Rice. He;
[ grabbed a knife which was used [
, for cutting soap and is alleged to
'have stabbed Rice repeatedly. Rice;
I was taken to the Atlantic City hos- .
[pital where physicians entertain
slight hope for his recovery. Bunt-)
I ing committed suicide by hanging
■ himself in his cell. He made a
I noose of his belt
I
CHANGES PLEA; GETS
“FRIEND RELEASED
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 30 'AN
P) Helen Roberts who had her
friend Louis Cole jailed for break- )
ing and entering her home and
, with assault and battery following i
!an altercation in her home just [
; outside of Media, changed her I
) testimony and pleaded with the
j court to release Cole, who had
) been in jail for several weeks. She
; admitted to the court that they
i were both sweethearts The court
' vielded to her plea
Not Stalls, But Pegs Needed
ANOTHER BIG TALE FROM MISSISSIPPI
GOOLA, Miss., Dec. 30—Bob Whitmore, who has a
farm near Chitlin Switch, does not tu -'tai’s in his barn
for the mules. In place of stalls, he uses pegs or leaning
places.
It seems that all of the Whitmore mules have no joints
in their legs and therefore have to lean against things or
or be thrown across some object before they can rest at
night. A veterinary doctor from this city who was once
called in by Bob swears that each of the mules has wooden
legs-.
The only explanation the farmer has been able to
made this far is that several years ago his b rnyard ani
mals got too friendly with a wooden saw horse stored in
the stable for the winfer.
Thrown Off Train,
Youth Receives
Broken Leg
Thrown off a fast Chattanooga
railroad frieght train by the brake
man. James Hamilton, who says he
lives at Route 4, Box 15. Abbeville.
S C. was found by doctors at.
Grady hospital to be suffering from
a broken left leg.
Hamilton said he wanted to go
home to spend the holidays with
his mother, but could not afford the
regular train fare. He chose to
travel " । la hobo.” Hamilton de
clares he was thrown off the train
about a mile from Barnesville. Ga..
tymilcs from Atlanta.
He was admitted to the hospital
3 BAR L GET 36
CENTS.CUT BOTH
Three masked men who Saturday
night held up Percy Langston, and
Robert Johnson, while the pair
were walking down Jackson street,
netted only 36 cents for their
trouble.
But a stab wound which one of
the trio gave Langston, who says
he lives at 584 Houston street, will
cost him several days in Grady
hospital, where doctors say his con
dition is critical.
Johnson was also stabbed in the
right arm, but after being treated
in the emergency clinic was allow
ed to go home.
Hit-Runner Injures
Woman Leaving Car
Struck by a hit-and-run driver
while stepping off a River street
car at Ashby street, Saturday
night. Mrs. Bertha Cherry, 932
Oendle street, was brought t o
Grady hospital suffering from a
compound fracture of the skull.
At the hospital, Mrs. Cherry said
the man, who was white, was
driving a Ford sedan car. She was
unable to secure the number or the
man's identification.
Those Quicksteps
Step Too Quick
in Grid Game
Joe Brown. 72 Jackson street,
didn’t step quite quick enough
Saturday when the Lionsdale
and Quicksteps teams met in
the R annual grid encounter
He was brought to Grady hospi
tal with a fractured left leg.
Brown, who said that he was
playing half-back on tl?e Lions
dale eleven, told doctors that
he was making an End Run
when one of the Quicksteps
stepped in his way and clipped
him.
The scene of the conflict was
at White Gas field, he said. The
youth was admitted to the hos
pital.
WEDNESDAY!
CITY
EDITION
SW DEFENSE
PLANS ARE
COMPLETE
Scottsboro Case Is to
Be Reviewed by
High Court
ATTY’S TV B’HAW
By E. N. DAVIS
"Everything is in readiness for
our appearance before the Supreme
Court of Alabama this month,"
stated Aithur Garfield Hayes. New
York Monday afternoon at his
suite in the Tutwiler Hotel where
he and his colleague. Clarence Dar
row. of Chicago spent Sunday and
Monday completing their prepara
tions for taking over one of the
outstanding cases of the year that
has attracted international atten
tion. the defense of the eight young
sters condemned to die for the rape
of two white girls on a freight train
near Scottsboro. Ala . March 25.
The lawyers, renowned as the most
outstanding criminolgists in J\-
merica, consulted with a number
of local attorneys concerning me
thods of state legal procedure dur
ing their stay here and checked
over some further evidence prior
to their return for the hearing on
their motion for a new trial before
the highest tribunal of the state.
The hearing has been set for Jan
uary 18. at Montgomery.
Mr. Darrow, the veteran fighter
of many important court battles,
was leaving the hotel at the time
of the interview and introduced
the interviewer to his co-worker.
That the boys were not given a fair
trial is the firm belief of Mr. Hayes
who wishes to see justice done in
this case in which nine human lives
are involved. In event of the grant
ing of a motion for a new trial, Mr.
Darrow and Mr. Hayes will lead
the defense for the men. They are
being retained by the National As
sociation for the Advancement of
Colored People and are in the case
for the sake of the human souls in
volved.
"I do not criticize the lawyers
who had charge of the defense at.
Scottsboro at the time. I believe
that they did the best that they
could to defend the youth in the
limited time that they had to pre
pare the case. Mr. George Chamblee
of Chattanooga, former attorney
general of Tennessee, is an able
lawyer and I would have no objec
tions to his delivering one of the
arguments before the Supreme
Court if he did not do so with the
intention of spreading propaganda
and had the interests of the con
demned lads at heart'
The eastern lawyer seemed im
pressed with the fact that condi
tions in the South as th"y effect
members of our group are not as
bad as they are universally paint
ed He. as do other leading mem
bers of the other race, believes that
the country is large enough for
all races to live together in har
mony without clashing with one
another.
Judge A E Hawkins of Jackson
County, presiding judge at the tri«U.
refused a motion for a new trial.
Despite this, an appeal was made
to the Supreme Court and the exe
cution of the boys was stayed until
(Continued on Page 2!
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DEACON JONES
By I. P. Reynolds
The brother said let us sing the
Song—"WE WILL ALL BE HAP
PY OVER THERE". Brother Bell
said he would sing but give him a
little HAPPINESS over HERE.
FIVE CENTS
