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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1922.
8EMI-WEEKLY TIME8-ENTERPRI8E, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA
PAGE THREE
MRS. ROSIER GIVEN
FREEDOM BY JURY
Philadelphia, Nov. 4. Mrs. Cathe.
rine Rosier was yesterday acquitted
by the jury which tried her for‘kill,
ing Miss Mildred Geraldine Reekitt,
her husband’s stenographer, and
freed of the indictment which charg.
ed her with killing her husband,
Oscar Rosier, at the same time.
As the foreman pronounced the
words ‘‘not guilty" the 22.year.old
defendant uttered a piercing shriek
and fainted. She was carried from
the court room by her chief counsel,
John R. K. Scott, and a court officer,
but was quickly revived. This was
the fifteenth day of the trial.
Tremendous applause swept the
crowded eourt room on the announce,
ment of the verdict and the cheering
continued despite frantic efforts of
court attaches to restore order. At
least six women fainted and in the
case of some of them, difficulty was
experienced in restoring conscious,
ness.
Later Mr. Scott made a motion to
release the prisoner pending the
action of the district attorney in the
second indictment—that charging
Mrs. Rosier with causing the death
of her husband. District Attorney
Rotan and Assistant District At
torney Seier, with Mr. Scott and
other members of defense counsel
held a conference. "Since she was
adjudged insane at the time of
killing Miss Reekitt," Mr. Rotan told
the court, "she was insane when she
killed her husband.”
"That is quite right,” said Judge
Barratt, and bills were then sub.
mitted to the jury, still sitting in the
box, with instructions from the court
to find Mrs. Rosier not guilty, which
was done.
Mrs. Rosier, who had returned to
the room, was stormed by those eager
to congratulate her when freed.
Wives of several of the jurors were
among those who offered their
felicitations.
She was profuse In her thanks to
the jurymen for their action.
Asked what she next inteded to do,
Mrs. Rosier said:
“Rest and forget. I am so happy
HEAD OF MAN FOUND
ON STATEN ISLAND
New York. Nov. I.—The head of
man, apparently about 70 years old,
was found yesterday in a patch of
woods on States Island, near Travis,
villa.
The eyes had been gouged out and
the teeth extracted. A white cross
had been chalked on. a tree at the
spot where the head was discovered
From the condition of the skull de.
tectives thought death had occurred
a month ago. Scars on the bearded
chin and a hole in the top of the
head evidently made by a bullet indi.
cated foul play.
The discovery of the head records
the fourth disxiembered body found
In the greater city within little more
than a month. Detectives of the
homicide squad were impressed by the
fact thsit In two cases parts of bodies
found were wrapped In oil cloth,
which recalled the unsolved Gulden,
suppe murder of twenty-five years
ago and the Long Island mystery of
1921, when the torso of an unidenti
fied woman bound in linoleum
discovered in a pool of rainwater
near Jamaica, N. T.
The police are still without an
identification of the headless body
of a man found floating hi the East
river in the latter part of September.
On Oct. 1, a man’s head, wrapped
in an Italian newspaper, was found
in the woods near Bronx Zoological
Gardens. A few days later the torso
was found snapped in oil cloth about
a third of a mile from where tns
head was found. On Oct 10 the left
arm and the left leg were found in
a vacant lot four miles from the
gardens.
Two legs and an arm of a large
woman were found wrapped tn news
paper and oil cloth in Brooklyn on
Oct 9. No identification has been
mads.
SHOULD OBEY DRY
LAW-ROCKEFELLER
Tarrytown, N. Y., Nov. 3.—It la the
duty of everyone to obey the prohibi
tion laws, according to J. D. Rocke-
I cannot realize it All my love will feller, Jr., who spoke at a father and
be centered in Richard.’ [son dlnner at the local Y. M. C. A. on
She was then asked about Oscar, | “The Four Foundation Stones of Use-
Jr., an eleven-year-old son of Rosier ful Life-Work, Thrift Obedience and
by a former marriage.
"I am very proud of him," she an.
swered. "I am going to bring him
up."
The shooting took place in the
rooms of the Rosier Advertising
Agency, of which the dead man was
the head, on Jan. 21, last Rosier
Reverence.”
"It the people don’t like the prohi
bition laws,” asserted Mr. Rockefeller,
"they have a remedy In the ballot."
The young Mr. Rockefeller told of
the struggles of his father’s boyhood
and explained that he had been trained
to take care of himself. He told how
38 years old and Miss Reekitt 20. For, his father milked cows night and
nine months the defendant was in morning, and did other work, not be-
prison awaiting trial. I cause he liked it but because he was
A plea of emotional insanity was trained to do it, and speaking further
made by the defense, which produced j°f work he said:
many eminent alienists who testified ! “It I* not a fact that the fewer hours
that at the time of the shooting he' men work and the less they do the
defendant could not distinguish be- 1 mor « J° b * th °7 will create. It Is a false
tween right and wrong, a contention theory, for they discourage people In
denied by the commonwealth, which having work done. Boys, don’t be
produced other experts in mental dis-. ashamed to work and take any job
cases who gave opinions that on | *hat comes your way."
studying previous testimony they Mr. Rockefeller, Jr., told of having
were convinced of her sanity. [watched some boys playing tennis the
In his charge to the jury, Judge, oth er day. and he said he was astonish-
Barratt declared tho vital issue i n the!ed because they shot the balls high
case was sanity. If “mentally de- ! over *he net, and lost many wbifil) they
throned," he observed, the jury would ■ m #d* no attempt to find, adding, “I
acquit the defendant, but if it fining would not have them in an office, for
that she was sane, conviction should j thSy would be equally wasteful of pen-
be the verdict ells, paper, pens, pads, etc.”
The case went to the Jury yester- Discussing the miners’ strike, Mr.
day afternoon and the jurors were ' Rockefeller said when he recently vis-
out one hour and forty-five minutes. \ Red a mining community and visited
Jurymen said that while there was a store there he was surprised to find
some discussion, only one ballot was there were no stocks of ready made
necessary. gbWJs to wear. When he asked the
Vealon he was Informed that the min
ers preferred to have their clothes
biade to order, for which they had to
pay higher prices.
He said he bad visited also a West-
THOSE 10 GOME A! GO
SATURDAY'S LOCALS
Mrs. F. C. Barrow and Mrs. J. J.
Hill, of Pelham, were visitors here
yesterday on a shopping expedition.
Mr. T. W. Bowen, of Cordele, after
spending a short time with his daugh
ter, Mrs. H. E. Isaacs, returned home
yesterday,
Mrs. Sutton, of Adel, formerly Miss
Julia Daniels, Is spending a short time
here, the guest of the Misses Merrill
on Jefferson street.
Mrs. Grover Balfour and little
daughter of Wlnterhaven, Fla., are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Balfour
on Hansel! street.
Mrs. Humber Patterson and Mrp. T-
A. White came In this morning from
Atlanta, to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Sarah Everett Mardre this morning at
Laurel Hill cemetery.
Mrs. John K. Ottley, of Atlanta,
chairman of the Georgia State Library
.Commission, Is expected to arrive In
ThomasvIUe on November 9th. While
here she will be guest of honor at the
Rotary luncheon and will speak at an
afternoon meeting in the Study Class
rooms, to which the public
dlally Invited.
Quite a large number of gentlemen
are In Columbus today, attending the
Georgia-Auburn football game. The
party includes Mf. and Mrs. Harold
Turner, Messrs, W. H., Joe and Rob
ert Flowers, Heeth Varnedoe, Jr., John
Searcy, J. B .Mott, D. C. Ward, James
Hatcher, Bill Hall, Lee Grantham,
Worden Hack, and several other par
ties.
FRIDAY'S LOCALS
Mr. J. L. Jones, of MUltown, Is
among the visitors here for the day.
Mr. P. Fleet, of New York, was In
the city today on business for a tew
hours.
Mr. W. C. Holder, of Valdosta, was
among yesterday’s business visitors in
town.
Mrs. W. B. Seymour has returned
from an extended visit to her daugh
ter, Mrs. Kirk, In Philadelphia.
Messrs. C. E. Martin and A. A Wil
liams, of Fort Valley, were among the
visitors here yesterday for a short
time.
MONDAY'S LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Scott, ef Quincy,
are visitors here tor the day.
Mr. O. Poller, of Cairo, spent yester
day in town with friends.
Mr. F. W. Woodcock, of Philadelphia,
was among the visitors here for Sun-
toy.
Hr. J. S. Slappey, of Fort Valley,
was among the business visitors here
for a short time Saturday.
Mr. Daniel Gober, of Atlanta, is
spending a short time here on bust-
MS.
The latest reports from young Steve
Cook are that he is much better and
It la hoped now that be will soon be
on a the road to a speedy recovery.
Mr. J. B. Lockhart left last night
for Dahlonega. Mrs. Lockhart and
little Julia will remain here for some
time longer, with the Misses Merrill
on Jefferson street.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Beadel, of Talla
hassee, were among the visitors spend
ing Sunday tn the city.
Miss Mary Mack left Friday night
,fbr New York, where she joined a par
ty of friends and will sail for Europe
to be gone several months.
Phone 844, or write for appointment
to have your eyes examined. Get
glasses that are correct give comfort
and look well, of Lawhead.
The frlonds of Mr. Artis Rigsby will
regret to learn of his serious illness
of pneumonia, at the home of his
mother.
Miss Katherine Page of Phlladel
pbla, arrived today to spend
short time with Mrs. Campbell Ansley
on East Jackson Street Mias Page is
enrouto to Fort Myers.
Judge and Mrs. R. G. Mitchell, of
Blackshear, and Mr. Carl Mitchell, of
Tallahassee, were here Sunday with
relatives to attend the funeral of their
aunt, Mrs. Williams.
CURRENT NEWS NOTES
INTEREST TO COMMUNITY
Mrs. T. D. Ellis, of Louisville, Ky„
Is In the city on a visit to her sister,
Mrs. W. M. Bryan, on North Dawson
street.
ALBANY HIGH DEFEATED
STRONG MOULTRIE TEAM
Albany, Ga., Nov. 4.—Albany High
defeated Moultrie High here yesterday ern mining town where they couldn't
afternoon in a game that was consld- build garages fast enough for cars the
ed crucial in the contest for the South
Georgia championsnlp, 82 to 13.
There was greater Interest in this
game than any yet played here this
season, the two teams being Intense
rivals for several years and neither
team having been defeated before this
season. A special train came over
with a big crowd of fans from Moul
trie, and the attendance was large.
Moultrie scored two touchdowns In
the first period. The first was made
on the first formation of the game,
Redfearn breaking through the line
for a 70-yard run and touchdown. The
second was scored by Summerour on
a forward pass thrown by Aycock. Af
ter getting away to such a good start,
Moultrie failed to score again, but Al
bany failed to overtake Its rival team
until the last quarter. Albany scored
one touchdown In the second period
and neither side scored in the third.
In the fourth, Albany made four touch
downs, tumbles by Moultrie contribut
ing two of them. Royals was the
bright particular star of the game,
though Joe Freeman, just recovering
from sickness, played part of the game
in a brilliant manner. Cook, Rouse,
Johnson, Pate, Davis, Bozeman and
Brlsbois also played .well for Albany.
For Moultrie, the stars were Red
fearn, Belvin, Aycock and West Duck
Swann, of Macon, refereed the game.
miners were buying, and he observed
they weren’t all Fords, either.
CORDELE PASTOR CALLED
TO SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
Cordele, Nov. 4—Rev. Wallace
Wear has received and accepted a
call to Shreveport, Louisiana and will
leave Cordele for hie new charge dor-
TAX NOTICE
I will be at the following places,
on dates named for the purpose of
collecting the state, county aad school
(axes for the year 1922:
Metcalfe, Oct 9th and Nov. 1st
Berwick, Oct. 10th a. m. and Nov.
2nd a. m.
Patten, Oct. 10th p. m. and Nov.
2nd p. m.
Coolldge, Oct. lltn a. m. and Nov.
3rd.
Merrillville, Oct 11th p. m. and
Nov. 6th a. m.
Ellabelle, Oct 13th and Nov. 7th.
Meigs, Oct. 13th and Nov. 8tb.
Ocblocknee, Oct 14th and Nov. 9th.
pavo. Oct. 30th and Nqv._ 10tn.
WAstoa, Oct. 31st and Nov. 13th an/
Mth.
I will be In my office at the court
house during the October term of
Superior ooart and from Nov. 16th to
Dec. 20th inclusive.
The tax books will olose Deo. 20th.
Respectfully,
P. S. HEETH, T. C.
2t-wk. Dly. 2t-Sw
(Advtrtlsuemt)
Ing the present month. His new place
is an Important one and pays a salary
of $6,100 a year with a month's vaca
tion each year. He has been pastor of
the First Baptist church in Cordele
four years and during the time the
membership of the church has been
Increased from about five hundred to
thousand. He has been a very
active worker and a progressive
church man since coming to Cordele.
Mrs. G. Gorham Garrison, and Mrs.
Emma Lee Anderson, of Ochlocknco,
were among the shoppers In the city
today.
Mrs. Francis L. Hill and young son
Master Bob Burkhcad Hill, have re
turned home to Lexington, N. C-, after
spending several weeks with Miss
Ethel Spence.
Messrs. Martin and Williams, promt-
ent citizens of Fort Valley, wero in
ThomasvIUe today in the Interest of
Peach county, which Is to be voted for
St the regular election next week.
home section, Department of Women's
Work of the Board of Missions of the
Methodist Episcopal church. South, ar
rived this morning for a visit to the
Vashtl Industrial School.
Miss Elite Picket went to Thomas-
vllle on Friday to visit with her aunt,
Mrs. A. M. Williams, who continues
ill.—Dawson News.
I FT DEPUTY SHERIFF BOUND
OVER FOR GRAND JURY ACTION
Wlght-Maclntyre—
Mr. Bfi Mrs. John Byron Wight an-
nounce the engagement of their daugh
ter, Laleah Adams, to Mr. William
Fraser MacIntyre, the wedding to be
solemnized in December.
Mrs. Sarah Everett Mardre
Dies In Boston—
Friends throughout Tnomas county
will learn with deep sorrow of the
death of Mrs. Sarah Everett Mardre
at her home In Boston Friday. She was
In her eighty-fourth year and had not
been well for some time.
Mrs. Mardre before her marriage
was Miss Sarah Everett and lived
slnco infancy at the Everett place be
low Boston on the Montlcello road.
She was connected with one of the old
est and most prominent families In the
county, being a sister of Mr. John B.
Everett, who Is visiting friends here
now. Bhs Is survived by two sons,
• -. Mf, !L B - Mardre, of Boston, and Mr.
Yirs. J. H. McCoy, secretary of the, j 00 Mardre> of Columbia, S, £. Mr
"* ” Tom Mardre, a nushltjer of tho board
of county Commissioners, is her grand
son.
The funeral services will take place
tomorrow morning at 10:30 at Boston,
after which the body will be brought
here for Interment. Although neces
sarily prevented from activity in many
ways, during the latter part of her
life, Mrs. Mardre has been a force for
good throughout her long life and
leaves behind the heritage of a well
spent life, devoted to the service of
others and In giving her full measure
of womanly comfort and love to those
about her. Verily, a good woman has
gone to her reward.
MICHELIN
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Saves Tire Trouble
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ORDINARY TUBES
Smith-Fleming Co.
THOMASVILLE GOERGIA
WE VULCANIZE
a number of other relatives. I ft
The funeral services will be held
tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon at 4
o'clock, at the residence on Warren
avenue and will be conducted by Dr.
W. M. Harris of the First Baptist
church.
Tho pallbearers will be Messrs. Eu
gene Smith, Emmett Mitchell, T. D.
Winn, Julian Mitchell, James T. Cul
pepper, Jr.. Edgar Brandon. R. G.
Mitchell, Jr., and Carl Mitchell .
Tifton, Ga., Nov. 6 —At prelimt.
nary hearing before Judge Eve to
night Deputy Sheriff H. G. Hardy
was bound over to await the action
of the Grand jury of Tift Superior
Court under a bond of one thousand
dollars to answer the charge of in.
voluntary manslaughter in the com
mission of a lawful act. Bond was
fixed after an exhaustive hearing and
after Judge Eve stated that the evi
dence would neither warrant com
mittee on a charge of murder, volun
tary manslaughter or involuntary
manslaughter in commission of an
unlawful act. Deputy Hardy shot
Dewey Ivester, aged 20, Friday morn
ing at five o’clock when five officers
raided a whiskey still which Ivester
and R. F. Johnson were operating.
Ivester died Friday night at 10
o’clock in Tifton hospital of his
wound. He was shot one time under
the arm, the bullet piercing his lung.
A warrant was sworn oat against
Hardy by T. A. Ivestor, the boys
father, both sides employed attorneys
and a committal trial was held. Be.
fore the hearing three physicians
performed an autopsy on the body
and found that Ivester had been shot
but once. Claim had been made that
he had been shot three times but this
was due to a fold in the skin by whicn
one bullet made three perforations.
Hardy claimed that the shooting was
accidental and expressed deep regret.
He had hla flashlight In one hand
and his pistol in the other end
caught Ivester as he ran. In the
struggle the pistol was fired.
This statement was borne out by
all evidence submitted.
Mrs. Walter W. Williams
Died Saturday Morning—
Mrs. Johnnie Fondren Williams,
widow of the late Mr. Walter W. Wll
ltams, passed away this morning at
8:46 o'clock, at her home on Warren
avenue. She had been seriously 111
for the past week, though fn falling
health for some years.
Mrs. Williams was a native of Thom
asvlUe, and her whole lire has been
practically spent here. She was born
on March 27, 1853. On November 4,
1876, she was married to Mr, Walter
W. Williams, who preceded her to the
grave several years ago.
Since early childhood. Mrs. Wil
liams had boon a member of the Bap
tist church and lived up to her pro
fession. She was essentially a home
maker and it was In her home and
with her devoted family that she was
best known, and her many fine quali
ties of heart and character appreciat
ed. Of her It may be said, “Her chil
dren shall rise up and call her blessed"
and no matter how far they were sep
arated by distance or time their lore
was ever with her.
Surviving Mrs. Williams are two
daughters, Mrs. Richard Mitchell and
Miss Retta Williams, both of this city,
and three sons, Messrs. Albert P.
(Dodle) of DetrolL Mich.; James R„ of
Mobile, Ala., and John F. (Tom), of
Jacksonville, Fla. She also leaves two
sisters, Mrs. Robert G. Mitchell and
Mr. B. F, Betjeman '■ ,
Commits Suicide—
Tho following from Dawson telling
of tho suicide of Mr. B. F. Betjeman,
Will ho read with great sorrow here
where Mr. Botjeman was for a num
ber of years a resldont, while bo was
employed as on engineer on the At
lantic Coast Line, whore he served
many years:
Dawson, Ga.. Nov. 4.—Benjamin F.
Betjeman, 71 years old, shot and killed
himself hero at 11 o'clock yesterday
morning while sitting on the steps ol
the rear porch at the home of his
son-in-law, Frank C. Hule, with whom
he had resided since the death of Mrs
Betjeman a few months ago.
The bullet entered the head through
the lower lip and lodged In tho back
of tho head. Death came almost In
stantly.
Mr. Betjeman had been In feeble
health for a long time. After the death
of his wife In August, he became es
pecially despondent
Mr. Betjeman Is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Frank C. Hule, of this
city, and two sons, D. C. Betjeman, of
New York, and John A. Betjeman, of
Washington. The funeral services will
be held from the residence of Mr. Hule
on Stonewall street, probably Sunday,
the hour depending upon the arrival of
the sons of the deceased.
Mr. Betjeman’s death came as quite
a shock to the people of Dawson and
other sections of the state, as he was
widely known.
“Budget” Household Manage
ment
Many households are now op
erating the “budget” system
of finances — allowing so
much for the Grocer, so much
for the Butcher, etc.
By depositing the household
allowance in this Bank and
making all disbursements by
check, the housewife main
tains a record of each item of
expense and is enabled to re
ligiously keep within her
“budget.”
Your Household Account
is invited.
Bank of Thomasville
Designated Depoeltery ol State of Georgia, County of Thome*
and City of Thomaevlllo.
B. H. WRIGHT. Pres't
R. O. FLEETWOOD, VlCt-Pns't
R. THOMAS. Vle*-Pru-t.
P. C. SEARCT. Cashier.
J. 8. SEARCY. JR.. Alst. Cesbltr.
nesday afternoon.
Mr. Pitman, of Thomasville, was
transacting business here one day
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dock Green, of lone
spent last week-end with Mr. Lee
Pyles, and family.
PKOSPECT. I Mrs. Woodie Duke, ol Pavo, spent
ev. Reese of Dixie, filled his regu- Saturday in this community,
lar appointment here Bunday to a j Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wheeler, and
large congregation. I children of Thomasville, attended
Mrs. Lewis Miller, and daughter j services here Sunday and were dinner
Miss Marie, called on Mrs. A. J. guests of Mrs. Joe Jordan.
Mills, Saturday morning.
Mr. P. M. McKinnon, and son Will
of Thomasville, were here on busi
ness Tuesday.
Mr. Sam Hart, of Albany, was in
this community, on business last Sat
urday. T
Mr. and Sirs. Bob Sanders, are
visiting their mother, in Barnetts
Creek settlement, for several days.
Rev. R. G. Jackson, representative
of the Times-Enterprise, was here
Wednesday.
Miss Eunice English, of nar Boston
Mrs. E. H. Smith, of this city, besides'was a ealler in this community, Wed-
the construction will mean a fine road
from Pearson to where the Blckley
road branches off.
Another motion brought before tho
bond commission was that of J. D.
Mitchell, clerk of the Superior Court
and member of the commission, was
one to put an asphalt surface on tho
Waycross-to-Folkston road from Way-
cross to the Ware County line, in
order that the gravel base be saved
from the continual wear of the tourist
travel that goes over the road.
Mr. Mitchell declared that the State
Highway department has bioken faith
with the county In its falluie to main
tain the roads during the period
beginning November 1st aad ending
March 1st, 1923. Maintenance wqrj
has been turned over to the depart
ment with the understands* that $
was to care for that branch of road
W0rk ‘ - A.r;-
Mr. M. C. Searles, made a busi
ness trip to Easons crossing Monday.
WARE C OUNTY TO BUILD
15 MILES GBAVEL ROADWAY
Waycross, Ga.. Nov. 6.—Friday af
ternoon the Ware County bond com
mission voted unanlmousily to con
struct a gravel road from where the
Blckley road branches oft the Mlll-
wood-Waycross read to the Ware
county line, a distance of approximate-
ly 16 miles. Atkinson county is al- “ “ ever *dge and Reed both win*
ready constructing a gravel road from t ther ® wUI not be as much pleasure a»
Pearson to the Ware county line, iO|lf both lose.