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APBIL 21, 1906.
WHAT THE COURT T
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The Ruling in the Rawlings Case is
One of Wide Importance, Holding
That the Exclusion of Names of
Professional Men From Jury Box
Is Not Unconstitutional.
(From Tuesday’s Dally.)
In delivering the opinion of the
court in the Rawlings case and ex
plaining the reasons therefor, Mr.
Justice Holmes after citing the facts
in tfte case, said: ‘‘When the grand
jury was organized each of the ac
cused filed a written challenge to
the array on the grounds that while
there are in Lowndes county many
lawyers, many preachers, many min
isters, many doctors, many engineers,
and firemen of railroad trains, and
many dentists, as many as ten of
each class named or other large
number of each of said class, all citi
zens and residents of said county,
and being competent and qualified jur
ors as to age and unrightness, exper
ience and intelligence and as to all
the legal qualifications of a juror, yet
each and every member thereof in
the county, is expressly and purpose
ly excluded from the grand jury ser
vice by the commissioners falling and
refusing to put any or said names in
the box so that not benig in the box
they cannot be legally drawn for ser
vice.
“This is a Mistake.” ,
“At the argument before this court”
continued Justice Holmes, ‘‘the not
uncommon misconception seemed to
prevail that the requirement of due
process of law took up the amend
ment for the purposes of the case so
that this court would revise the decis
ion of the state court that he local
provisions had been complied with.
This is a mistake. If the state consti
tution and lawr-as construed by the
state court are consistent with the
Fourteenth amendment, we can go no
^ further. The only question for us is
whether a stato could authorize the
course of proceedings adopted, if that
course were prescribed by its consti
tution In express terms.
Not Result of Prejudice.
Minister Returned the License and
Walked Away When She Said Her
Age was Fourteen—But Groom had
Good Luck When he Went to Bar
ber Shop for a Shave.
(From Tuesday’s Daily.)
A romantic wedding was nipped, in
the bud last Saturday night at the res
idence of Mr. Will Simms, who as',
slats his father as ordinary of the
county.
A young widower and a young lady
went to Mr. Simms’ residence to get
a license to he married, and Mr.v
Hamilton, the rector of the Episco
pal church put in his appearance a
few minutes later. The marriage was
to have been performed by him at Mr.
Simms' home, and all was ready for
the nuptial vow3 to be taken when
the minister began to ask some ques
tions, which threw a change over the
spirit of the couple's dreams. The
license was bought from Mr. Simms
with the understanding that the
young lady was eighteen years of age.
Before the minister began with tha
ceremony he asked her her age, and
she promptly ropiled fourteen.
1 “Didn't I tell you to say eighteen,"
w-hispered the man by her side.
The minister returned the license
to Mr. Simms, stating that he could
I not perform the ceremony and Mr.
I Simms promptly tore it up, returning
the money to the young man.
I A right funny thing occurred in
collection with the attempted mar-
! riage in one of the barber shops that
Jealous Father Set a Trap Which
Invited a Man Whom he 8uspected to
Hi* House and Then Left, Return
ing Later and Opened Fire Upon
Him, a Stray Bullet Killing his 10-
Year Old Son.
(From Tuesday’s Dally.)
The Times has received a com
munication from its correspondent at
Morven giving additional particulars
of the tragedy that occurred at the
home of C. E. Lloyd Saturday night
when Lloyd’s child was killed.
It is said that Lloyd was jealous
of a young man named Alex Davis,
whom he thought had been too inti
mate with Mrs. Lloyd.
Lloyd wrdte to Davis to come to
his house Saturday night, as he want
ed to see him on business. Late Sat
urday afternoon he left home, telling,
his wife that he would he unable to
get back that night. He returned
later, however, and found young Dav
is with his hat and coat off and sit
ting on the bed in Mrs. Lloyd’s room.
Without asking any questions,
Lloyd began firing and one bullet
crashed through the door of another
room and entered the head of thdir
ten-year-old son, killing him instant
ly.
Young Davis fled from the scene,
but returned to the house Sunday
morning after his hat, coat and $30 In
money which he left in his flight but
Lloyd would not let him have it.
The remains of the little boy were
carried up the Georgia Southern road
for burial. Lloyd is a woods-rlder for
Its\j)rdiWform ifhe aflSWi
need much discussion. The nature of
the classes excluded was not such as
was likely to affect the conduct of the
members as jurymen or to make them
act otherwise than those who were
drawn would act. The exclusion was
not the result of race or class preju
dice. It does not even appear that
any of the defendants belonged to
any of the excluded .classes. The
ground of omission no doubt was
that the business of the persons omit
ted was such that either they would
have been entitled to claim exemp
tion or that probably they would havo
been excused. Even when persons
liable to Jury duty under the state
law are excluded it is no ground folr
challenge of the array. If a suffi
cient number of unexceptionable per
sons are present. But if the state
law itself should exclude certain
classes on the bona fide ground that
It was for the good of the community
that their regular work should not be
interrupted there is nothing in the
fourteenth amendment to prevent it.
The exemption of lawyers, ministers
of the gospel, doctors and engineers
of railroad trains, in short, substan
tially the exemption complained of, is
of old standing and not uncommon in
the United States. It could not be de
nied that the stato properly could
have excluded these classes had it
seen fit, and that undeniable proposi
tion erds the case. Judgment affirm
ed.”
afternoon, when the man in the case
rushed in and announced that he had j the Oglesby Lumber Company
just a half hour in which to get a ■
shave and a hair cut. as he had to Dr. Guerrant Leave. Valdosta,
marry in that time. He asked some | After ten days of untiring work,
one to give him their place in one of i Dr. Edward O. Guerrant left over the
the barbel' chairs, and under the cir-1 Georgia Southern yesterday morning
cumstances one man offered to ac-1 for his Kentucky home
commodate him. I His sermons Sabbath morning and
Strange to relate, that man happen-' evening were powerful expositions of
ed to be his intended father-in-law jthe plangrf salvatlpn and deep impros-
'who was bitterly opposed to the we’d- elons were made on two of the larg-
I ding and who is now keeping a close eat congregation* seen In the'.Pres-.
I watch on hts diught^flU-prevent the 'byterian thnreh^i many^ day*;, The
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Death of Mr' John F. Lewis’ Mother.
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Lewis were
I called to Montezuma yesterday morn-
ling by a telegram announcing the
|sudden death of Mrs. J. F. Lewis,
Sr., who resided In that place. She
• had been In bad health for a year or
j more, and her death was not a sur-
| prise, though It was a great shock to
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Will open their large and handsome new
store on the corner of Central Avenue and Patter
son Street on Tuesday, April 17th, with the largest
and best selected stock of Clothing and Dry
Goods ever brought to this section of Georgia.
On account of the delay in getting our new
store ready for us, and the lateness of the season,
we; will make the price on every article and every
garment in the store, exceedingly low.
We still have the agency for the leading
Shoe and Hat manufacturers in the
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Cures Biliousness, Siclk
noon to near ns bpiemnn . tecum;- on
the ‘‘Atnerica* Highlanders,” • the
work to which his great energies-are
consecrated. A liberal contribution
was given him.
In company with Rev. 0. C. Car-
son, he went to see the Rawlings men
in the prison and with peculiar ten
derness spoke to them of the love of
Christ for all men.
He made an effective address at
_Spur Stom-J
and 1
Cleanses the system
thoroughly and clears
jjld Liver and 1 *** W K. complexions of
gjCT Laxative Print Symp It Is guaranteed
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Mr. Lewis’ family. It occurred ■ the union services yesterday morn-
about six o’clock In the morning. jins Just before leaving for the train. •
Her funeral occurred today at °n saying good-bye, the congregation
Montezuma and the Citizens Bank, of i 8an S ‘‘God be with you till we meet
this city, remained closed from ten J again.’’ His visit here was a bene-
to twelve o’clock in token of respect diction to the city. A great and good
for her.
The deceased was a very old wo
man and had lead an active and use
ful life, and is survived by six chil
dren, all of whom hold high places
in their respective spheres,
children are Congressman E
Lewis, Mr. John F. Lewis ol
man has been in our midst.
A Candidate was Arrested.
Deputy United States Marshal God
win has returned from Savannah,
where he. has been in attendance
upon the Green and Gaynor trial for
the past three months. On his way
•home he came through Coffee county
and served a warrant on B. F. Gid-
'dens, candidate for sheriff in that
county, charging him with selling
whiskey without the necessary gov
ernment license.
Mr. GidJens’ bond was fixed at
two hundred dollars, which he had
no trouble In giving. The charge
against him will be investigated be
fore Commissioner Roy Powell in
this city next Friday.
Wymodausis Announcement.
On account of the revival services
in progress in the city there will be
no meeting of the Wymodausis club
until May the 2d.
Everything In paints at C. B. Peep
les. S-24-tf.
Supt. Taylor in) Charge.
Superintendent Taylor was forced
to resign his position as manager of ■
H er ithe convict gang several months agofl
3 on account of ill health. His health ;
tll | g has greatly improved recently and he
zuma. Mrs. D. B. Leonard, of yien- | has been a s aIn a PP°inted to the pOfri
na; Mrs. W. A. Dodson, of^Ameri- |** 0n be f° r merly held. He will
cus, and Mrs. John Holmes, of Ma- , be * n cbar S G °f both roads and brlvSg-
con ami Mr. W. M. Lewis, of Mon- 1“ ln the fut1iro ,BkIn B the place of
tezuma. N I Superintendent Bird, who has given
I up the place.
Broke Two Big Plate Glass. { —
Supt. Gleason, who Is In charge of
the construction of the new McKey
building, had two more large plate
glass broken yesterday afternoon in
some mysterious way. The glass
were 7x8 feet in size, and both came
packed In the same crate. The crate
was open and the glass were Kn
good condition. Mr. Gleason was
called off to another part of ihe
building for a few minutes and when
he returned, he found both glasses
broken. It looked as if some one
had passed by and hit them with a
stick. The glass cost about one hun
dred dollars, but there will be a sal
vage of probably fifty dollars.
Fire Alarm This Afternoon.
A fire alarm was turned in from
box 45 this afternoon at 1:45 o’clock
the fire being In a large pile of woo'd
belonging to the Georgia Southern
road and piled up at the'engine yards.
The blaze was extinguished by the
firemen, who made a quick run to the . -----
scene of the blaze. A huge volume of \
smoke went upward from the fire ‘ ac ‘* A °
causing many people to believe that
it was a large conflagration, though
Remove FrecKlos and Pimples
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Town & Country Mixed Paint «
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The Very Best Made
Berry Bros., Varnishes, Atlantic White
Lead, Spencer Kellog’s Linseed Oil, Atlas
and Lehigh Portland Cement. White Rose
and Hydrated Lime, Brick, Mantels. Orates.
Tiling, Window Glass and Wall Paper.
Gasoline Engines, Best Made
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A few app!ic~’!ons will remove tan or
sallowness and restore the beauty ol youth*
NA.DIHOLA is guvtntced aad money
refunded if *t faik .c remove frcck’cs,
*.», collar di-olcr-itions,
[urfer- cruptbns, etc-,
twenty days. Leuvc3 (he skin soft, clear
and healthy. Endorsed by thousands.
Price 50 cents and 51-00 by all leading
druggists, or by mail. Prepared by
National Toilet Co., Paris, Term.
C. B. Peeples sells Alabaatine the J Sold In Valdosta by
best wail coating known to science. Druggists.
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X 113 WEST HILL AVE. VALDOSTA, GEORGIA. 1
t Telephone 36-x f
SAVE THE PIECES
and bring them to us. Mo break is eo
bad but what we can repair it. We
draw the lino only at ^kindling wo.d.
But it sometime* happen* the cob* of
repairing a carriage would be as great
as the price of a new one, In which cast
we sa}* ho frankly.
We also keep a fall line of
COFFINS AND CASKETS
.. ..on hand
Out-of-town Orders Promptly
Attended to-
Call Night or Day.
Phones 232 and281x.
J. P. ULMER.